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Isaiah 51:1

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Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass [yourselves] about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks [that] ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.	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.	Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah [that] bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Hearken^H8085 to me, ye that follow after^H7291 righteousness^H6664, ye that seek^H1245 the LORD^H3068: look^H5027 unto the rock^H6697 whence ye are hewn^H2672, and to the hole^H4718 of the pit^H953 whence ye are digged^H5365.

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Original Hebrew

שִׁמְעוּ אֵלַי רֹדְפֵי צֶדֶק מְבַקְשֵׁי יְהוָה הַבִּיטוּ אֶל־צוּר חֻצַּבְתֶּם וְאֶל־מַקֶּבֶת בֹּור נֻקַּרְתֶּם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
שִׁמְע֥וּ	shim.'U	H8085	HVqv2mp	listen
אֵלַ֛/י	'e.La/i	H413	HR/Sp1cs	to/ me
רֹ֥דְפֵי	Ro.de.fei	H7291	HVqrmpc	O (those who) pursue
צֶ֖דֶק	Tze.dek	H6664	HNcmsa	(of) righteousness
מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י	me.vak.Shei	H1245	HVprmpc	(those who) seek
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	(of) Yahweh
הַבִּ֨יטוּ֙	ha.Bi.tu	H5027	HVhv2mp	look
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
צ֣וּר	tzur	H6697	HNcmsa	(the) rock
חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם	chu.tzav.Tem	H2672	HVPp2mp	(which) you were dug
וְ/אֶל	ve./'el-	H413	HC/R	and/ to
מַקֶּ֥בֶת	ma.Ke.vet	H4718	HNcfsc	(the) excavation of
בּ֖וֹר	Bor	H953	HNcmsa	(the) pit
נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם	nu.kar.Tem	H5365	HVPp2mp	(which) you were dug out

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H953 — בּוֹר (bôwr, bore): from בּוּר (in the sense of בֹּאר); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison); cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
• H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
• H2672 — חָצַב (châtsab, khaw-tsab'): or חָצֵב; a primitive root; to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave; cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H4718 — מַקֶּבֶת (maqqebeth, mak-keh'-beth): from נָקַב; properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry; hammer, hole.
• H5027 — נָבַט (nâbaṭ, naw-bat'): a primitive root; to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care; (cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.
• H5365 — נָקַר (nâqar, naw-kar'): a primitive root; to bore (penetrate, quarry); dig, pick out, pierce, put (thrust) out.
• H6664 — צֶדֶק (tsedeq, tseh'-dek): from צָדַק; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity; [idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
• H6697 — צוּר (tsûwr, tsoor): or צֻר; from צוּר; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous); edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also בֵּית צוּר.
• H7291 — רָדַף (râdaph, raw-daf'): a primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by); chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Hearken — Isaiah 46:3-4, Isaiah 48:12, Isaiah 51:4, Isaiah 51:7, Isaiah 55:2-3
• look — Genesis 17:15-17, Ephesians 2:11-12
• ye that follow — Psalms 94:15, Proverbs 15:9, Proverbs 21:21, Isaiah 51:7, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 6:33, Romans 9:30-32, Romans 14:19, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 2:22, Hebrews 12:14
• ye that seek — Psalms 24:6, Psalms 105:3-4, Isaiah 45:19, Isaiah 55:6, Amos 5:6, Zephaniah 2:3

Reciprocal references (10): Deuteronomy 5:15, Deuteronomy 6:21, Deuteronomy 15:15, Deuteronomy 24:22, Deuteronomy 26:5, Jeremiah 2:4, Ezekiel 16:3, Acts 2:14, Acts 13:26, 1 Corinthians 14:1

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: EXHORTATIONS, SPECIAL
• Nave’s: DEPRAVITY OF MAN, HUMILITY, RIGHTEOUS, SEEKERS

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