Isaiah 51:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.”

Isaiah 51:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 51:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 51:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.”

Isaiah 51:1 — World English Bible

Isaiah 51:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged. ”

Isaiah 51:1 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 51:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hearken unto Me, ye pursuing righteousness, Seeking Jehovah, Look attentively unto the rock--ye have been hewn, And unto the hole of the pit--ye have been digged.”

Isaiah 51:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 51:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock [whence] ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye were digged. ”

Isaiah 51:1 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 51:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Heare me, ye that follow after righteousnes, and ye that seeke the Lord: looke vnto the rocke, whence ye are hewen, and to the hole of the pit, whence ye are digged.”

Isaiah 51:1 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 51:1 in Context — Isaiah 51

1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

3 For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

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What Does Isaiah 51:1 Mean?

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