Isaiah 51 New American Standard Bible

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<t><p class="indent1">When<MH3588> <i>he</i> <i>was only</i> one<MH259> I called<MH7121> him, <t><p class="indent1">Then I blessed<MH1288> him and multiplied<MH7235a> him.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Indeed<MH3588>, the LORD<MH3068> will comfort<MH5162> Zion<MH6726>; <t><p class="indent1">He will comfort<MH5162> all<MH3605> her ruins<MH2723>. <t><p class="indent1">And He will make<MH7760> her wilderness<MH4057b> like Eden<MH5731>, <t><p class="indent1">And her desert<MH6160> like the garden<MH1588> of the LORD<MH3068>. <t><p class="indent1">Joy<MH8342> and gladness<MH8057> will be found<MH4672> in her, <t><p class="indent1">Thanksgiving<MH8426> and the sound<MH6963> of a melody<MH2172>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Pay<MH7181> attention<MH7181> to Me, My people<MH5971a>, <t><p class="indent1">And listen<MH238> to Me, My <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>nation<MH3816>; <t><p class="indent1">For a law<MH8451> will go<MH3318> out<MH3318> from Me, <t><p class="indent1">And I will bring<MH7280b> My justice<MH4941> as a light<MH216> of the peoples<MH5971a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“My righteousness<MH6664> is near<MH7138>, My salvation<MH3468> has gone<MH3318> forth<MH3318>, <t><p class="indent1">And My arms<MH2220> will judge<MH8199> the peoples<MH5971a>; <t><p class="indent1">The coastlands<MH339> will wait<MH6960a> for Me, <t><p class="indent1">And they will wait<MH3176> expectantly<MH3176> for My arm<MH2220>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Raise<MH5375> your eyes<MH5869> to the sky<MH8064>, <t><p class="indent1">Then look<MH5027> to the earth<MH776> beneath<MH4480, 8478>; <t><p class="indent1">For the sky<MH8064> will vanish<MH4414a> like smoke<MH6227>, <t><p class="indent1">And the earth<MH776> will wear<MH1086> out<MH1086> like a garment<MH899b> <t><p class="indent1">And its inhabitants<MH3427> will die<MH4191> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>in the same<MH3644> way<MH3651>. <t><p class="indent1">But My salvation<MH3444> will be forever<MH5769>, <t><p class="indent1">And My righteousness<MH6666> will not fail<MH2865>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Listen<MH8085> to Me, you who know<MH3045> righteousness<MH6664>, <t><p class="indent1">A people<MH5971a> in whose heart<MH3820> is My Law<MH8451>; <t><p class="indent1">Do not fear<MH3372a> the taunting<MH2781> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>people<MH582>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH408> be terrified<MH2865> of their abuses<MH1421>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“For the moth<MH6211> will eat<MH398> them like a garment<MH899b>; <t><p class="indent1">Yes, the moth<MH5580> will eat<MH398> them like wool<MH6785>. <t><p class="indent1">But My righteousness<MH6666> will be forever<MH5769>, <t><p class="indent1">And My salvation<MH3444> to all<MH1755> generations<MH1755>.” <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Awake<MH5782>, awake<MH5782>, put<MH3847> on<MH3847> strength<MH5797>, O arm<MH2220> of the LORD<MH3068>; <t><p class="indent1">Awake<MH5782> as in the days<MH3117> of old<MH6924a>, the generations<MH1755> of long<MH5769> ago<MH5769>. <t><p class="indent1">Was it not You who cut<MH2672> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>Rahab<MH7293> in<MH2672> pieces<MH2672>, <t><p class="indent1">Who pierced<MH2490a> the dragon<MH8577>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Was it not You who dried<MH2717a> up<MH2717a> the sea<MH3220>, <t><p class="indent1">The waters<MH4325> of the great<MH7227a> deep<MH8415>; <t><p class="indent1">Who made<MH7760> the depths<MH4615> of the sea<MH3220> a pathway<MH1870> <t><p class="indent1">For the redeemed<MH1350> to cross<MH5674a> over<MH5674a>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And the redeemed<MH6299> of the LORD<MH3068> will return<MH7725> <t><p class="indent1">And come<MH935> to Zion<MH6726> with joyful<MH7440> shouting<MH7440>, <t><p class="indent1">And everlasting<MH5769> joy<MH8057> <i>will be</i> on their heads<MH7218>. <t><p class="indent1">They will obtain<MH5381> gladness<MH8342> and joy<MH8057>, <t><p class="indent1">And sorrow<MH3015> and sighing<MH585> will flee<MH5127> away<MH5127>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“I, I Myself<MH59a>, am He who comforts<MH5162> you. <t><p class="indent1">Who<MH4310> are you that you are<MH3372a> afraid<MH3372a> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>mortal<MH4191> man<MH582>, <t><p class="indent1">And of a son<MH1121> of man<MH120> <i>who</i> is made<MH5414> <i>like</i> grass<MH2682>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>That you have forgotten<MH7911> the LORD<MH3068> your Maker<MH6213a>, <t><p class="indent1">Who stretched<MH5186> out<MH5186> the heavens<MH8064> <t><p class="indent1">And laid<MH3245> the foundations<MH3245> of the earth<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">That you fear<MH6342> continually<MH8548> all<MH3605> day<MH3117> long because<MH4480, 6440> of the fury<MH2534> of the oppressor<MH6693>, <t><p class="indent1">As he makes<MH3559> ready<MH3559> to destroy<MH7843>? <t><p class="indent1">And where<MH346> is the rage<MH2534> of the oppressor<MH6693>? <A><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>exile<MH6808> will soon<MH4116> be set<MH6605a> free<MH6605a>, and will not die<MH4191> in the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>dungeon<MH7845>, nor<MH3808> will his bread<MH3899> be lacking<MH2637>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For I am the LORD<MH3068> your God<MH430>, who stirs<MH7280a> up the sea<MH3220> so that its waves<MH1530> roar<MH1993> (the LORD<MH3068> of armies<MH6635> is His name<MH8034>). <span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And I have put<MH7760> My words<MH1697> in your mouth<MH6310> and have covered<MH3680> you with the shadow<MH6738> of My hand<MH3027>, to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>establish<MH5193> the heavens<MH8064>, to found<MH3245> the earth<MH776>, and to say<MH559> to Zion<MH6726>, ‘You are My people<MH5971a>.’” <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Pull<MH5782> yourself<MH5782> up<MH5782>! Pull<MH5782> yourself<MH5782> up<MH5782>! Arise<MH6965>, Jerusalem<MH3389>! <t><p class="indent1">You who<MH834> have drunk<MH8354> from the LORD’S<MH3068> hand<MH3027> the cup<MH3563a> of His anger<MH2534>; <t><p class="indent1">The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>chalice<MH6907, 3563a> of staggering<MH8653> you have drunk<MH8354> to<MH4680> the<MH4680> dregs<MH4680>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>There<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> one<MH369> to guide<MH5095> her among<MH4480> all<MH3605> the sons<MH1121> <i>to whom</i> she has given<MH3205> birth<MH3205>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH369> is<MH369> there<MH369> anyone<MH369> to take<MH2388> her by the hand<MH3027> among<MH4480> all<MH3605> the sons<MH1121> she has raised<MH1431>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>These<MH2007> two<MH8147> things<MH8147> have happened<MH7122> to you; <t><p class="indent1">Who<MH4310> will mourn<MH5110> for you? <t><p class="indent1">The devastation<MH7701> and destruction<MH7667>, famine<MH7458> and sword<MH2719>; <t><p class="indent1">How<MH4310> shall I comfort<MH5162> you? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Your sons<MH1121> have fainted<MH5968>, <t><p class="indent1">They lie<MH7901> <i>helpless</i> at the head<MH7218> of every<MH3605> street<MH2351>, <t><p class="indent1">Like an antelope<MH8377> in a net<MH4364b>, <t><p class="indent1">Full<MH4392> of the wrath<MH2534> of the LORD<MH3068>, <t><p class="indent1">The rebuke<MH1606> of your God<MH430>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Therefore<MH3651>, listen<MH8085> to this<MH2088>, you afflicted<MH6041>, <t><p class="indent1">Who are drunk<MH7937>, but not with wine<MH3196>: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>This<MH3541> is<MH3541> what<MH3541> your Lord<MH136>, the LORD<MH3068>, your God<MH430> <t><p class="indent1">Who contends<MH7378> for His people<MH5971a> says<MH559>: <p class="indent1stline">“Behold<MH2009>, I have taken<MH3947> from your hand<MH3027> the cup<MH3563a> of staggering<MH8653>, <t><p class="indent1">The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>chalice<MH6907, 3563a> of My anger<MH2534>; <t><p class="indent1">You will never<MH3808> drink<MH8354> it again<MH3254>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/51-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“I will put<MH7760> it into the hand<MH3027> of your tormentors<MH3013>, <t><p class="indent1">Who<MH834> have said<MH559> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>you, ‘Lie<MH7812> down<MH7812> so that we may walk<MH5674a> over<MH5674a> <i>you.</i>’ <t><p class="indent1">You have also made<MH7760> your back<MH1460a> like the ground<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">And like the street<MH2351> for those who walk<MH5674a> over<MH5674a> <i>it.</i>”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>excavation of a pit</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>people</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Another reading is <i>like gnats</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>mankind</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>man</i> who <i>dies</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>one in chains</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>pit</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>plant</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>bowl of the cup of reeling</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>bowl of the cup of</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Lit <i>your soul</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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