Isaiah 51:1
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
בָּקַשׁ
Seek, search. Baqash. To search diligently. Seek the LORD while He may be found. This is not passive looking but intense searching with your whole heart.
שָׁמַע
listen
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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צוּר
the rock
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צוּר
properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
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יְהֹוָה
of Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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מַקֶּבֶת
the excavation of
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מַקֶּבֶת
properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry
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חָצַב
which you were dug
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חָצַב
to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
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צֶדֶק
of righteousness
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צֶדֶק
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
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נָבַט
look
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נָבַט
to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
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רָדַף
O those who pursue
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רָדַף
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
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נָקַר
which you were dug out
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נָקַר
to bore (penetrate, quarry)
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