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Isaiah 51:3-6
The Message
Isaiah 51:3-6
The Message
Committed to Seeking God
51 1-3 “Listen to me, all you who are serious about right living
and committed to seeking God.
Ponder the rock from which you were cut,
the quarry from which you were dug.
Yes, ponder Abraham, your father,
and Sarah, who bore you.
Think of it! One solitary man when I called him,
but once I blessed him, he multiplied.
Likewise I, God, will comfort Zion,
comfort all her mounds of ruins.
I’ll transform her dead ground into Eden,
her moonscape into the garden of God,
A place filled with exuberance and laughter,
thankful voices and melodic songs.
4-6 “Pay attention, my people.
Listen to me, nations.
Revelation flows from me.
My decisions light up the world.
My deliverance arrives on the run,
my salvation right on time.
I’ll bring justice to the peoples.
Even faraway islands will look to me
and take hope in my saving power.
Look up at the skies,
ponder the earth under your feet.
The skies will fade out like smoke,
the earth will wear out like work pants,
and the people will die off like flies.
But my salvation will last forever,
my setting-things-right will never be obsolete.
Isaiah 51:3-5
New International Version
Isaiah 51:3-5
New International Version
3 The Lord will surely comfort(A) Zion(B)
and will look with compassion on all her ruins;(C)
he will make her deserts like Eden,(D)
her wastelands(E) like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness(F) will be found in her,
thanksgiving(G) and the sound of singing.
4 “Listen to me, my people;(H)
hear me,(I) my nation:
Instruction(J) will go out from me;
my justice(K) will become a light to the nations.(L)
5 My righteousness draws near speedily,
my salvation(M) is on the way,(N)
and my arm(O) will bring justice to the nations.
The islands(P) will look to me
and wait in hope(Q) for my arm.
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