Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: Instruction will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations. New Living Translation “Listen to me, my people. Hear me, Israel, for my law will be proclaimed, and my justice will become a light to the nations. English Standard Version “Give attention to me, my people, and give ear to me, my nation; for a law will go out from me, and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples. Berean Standard Bible Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly. King James Bible Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. New King James Version “Listen to Me, My people; And give ear to Me, O My nation: For law will proceed from Me, And I will make My justice rest As a light of the peoples. New American Standard Bible “Pay attention to Me, My people, And listen to Me, My nation; For a law will go out from Me, And I will bring My justice as a light of the peoples. NASB 1995 “Pay attention to Me, O My people, And give ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples. NASB 1977 “Pay attention to Me, O My people; And give ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples. Legacy Standard Bible “Pay attention to Me, O My people, And give ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples. Amplified Bible “Listen carefully to Me [says the LORD], O My people, And hear Me, O My nation; For a [divine] law will go forth from Me, And I will quickly establish My justice as a light to the peoples. Christian Standard Bible Pay attention to me, my people, and listen to me, my nation; for instruction will come from me, and my justice for a light to the nations. I will bring it about quickly. Holman Christian Standard Bible Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for instruction will come from Me, and My justice for a light to the nations. I will bring it about quickly. American Standard Version Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Hear me, nations, and pay attention to me, peoples, because the Law from went out before me, and my judgment is light to the nations Brenton Septuagint Translation Hear me, hear me, my people; and ye kings, hearken to me: for a law shall proceed from me, and my judgment shall be for a light of the nations. Contemporary English Version The LORD says: You are my people and nation! So pay attention to me. My teaching will cause justice to shine like a light for every nation. Douay-Rheims Bible Hearken unto me, O my people, and give ear to me, O my tribes: for a law shall go forth from me, and my judgment shall rest to be a light of the nations. English Revised Version Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the peoples. GOD'S WORD® Translation Pay attention to me, my people. Open your ears to hear me, my nation. My teachings will go out from me. My justice will become a light for the people. Good News Translation "Listen to me, my people, listen to what I say: I give my teaching to the nations; my laws will bring them light. International Standard Version "Pay attention to me, my people! Listen to me, my nation! For instruction will go out from me, and my justice will become a light for the nations. I will quickly bring JPS Tanakh 1917 Attend unto Me, O My people, And give ear unto Me, O My nation; For instruction shall go forth from Me, And My right on a sudden for a light of the peoples. Literal Standard Version “Attend to Me, O My people, | And, O My nation, give ear to Me. For a law goes out from Me, | And My judgment to the light, | I cause peoples to rest. Majority Standard Bible Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly. New American Bible Be attentive to me, my people; my nation, give ear to me. For teaching shall go forth from me, and my judgment, as light to the peoples. NET Bible Pay attention to me, my people! Listen to me, my people! For I will issue a decree, I will make my justice a light to the nations. New Revised Standard Version Listen to me, my people, and give heed to me, my nation; for a teaching will go out from me, and my justice for a light to the peoples. New Heart English Bible "Attend to me, my people; and give ear to me, my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples. Webster's Bible Translation Hearken to me, my people; and give ear to me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. World English Bible “Listen to me, my people; and hear me, my nation, for a law will go out from me, and I will establish my justice for a light to the peoples. Young's Literal Translation Attend unto Me, O My people, And, O My nation, unto Me give ear. For a law from Me goeth out, And My judgment to the light, Peoples I do cause to rest. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Salvation for Zion…3For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song. 4Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly. 5My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.… Cross References Luke 2:32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel." Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. Psalm 50:7 "Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God. Psalm 78:1 Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth. Isaiah 1:27 Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness. Isaiah 2:3 And many peoples will come and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths." For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Isaiah 26:8 Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls. Treasury of Scripture Listen to me, my people; and give ear to me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. O my Isaiah 26:2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. Exodus 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. Exodus 33:13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. a law Isaiah 2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Micah 4:2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Romans 8:2-4 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death… I will make Isaiah 42:1-4,6 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles… Isaiah 49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: Jump to Previous Attend Attention Cause Ear Establish Forth Hear Hearken Instruction Judgment Justice Law Nation Pay Peoples Proceed Rest Right Sudden Teaching True.Jump to Next Attend Attention Cause Ear Establish Forth Hear Hearken Instruction Judgment Justice Law Nation Pay Peoples Proceed Rest Right Sudden Teaching True.Isaiah 51 1. An exhortation after the pattern of Abraham, to trust in Christ3. By reason of his comfortable promises, 4. Of his righteous salvation 7. And man's mortality 9. Christ by his sanctified arm defends his from the fear of man 17. He bewails the afflictions of Jerusalem 21. And promises deliverance (4) A law shall proceed.--"Law" and "judgment" include all forms of divine revelation, and specially the "glad tidings" which are the groundwork of the highest law. (Comp. Luke 1:77; Romans 1:17.)Verse 4. - Hearken unto me; rather, attend to me - a stronger term than "hearken" - attend, and hear of a greater blessing than the restoration of the land of Judah to cultivation and fruitfulness. God, enthroned anew in Zion, will from thence send forth his light and his truth to the nations, will make his Law known to them, and allow them to partake of his salvation. O my nation. Some manuscripts have "O ye nations." But the reading is undoubtedly a wrong one. A law shall proceed from me. The Christian "law" - the new covenant - is probably intended. This became, by the preaching of the apostles, a light of the people, or rather, of the peoples. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Pay attentionהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ (haq·šî·ḇū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken to Me, אֵלַי֙ (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to My people, עַמִּ֔י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and listen הַאֲזִ֑ינוּ (ha·’ă·zî·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 238: To broaden out the ear, to listen to Me, אֵלַ֣י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to My nation; וּלְאוּמִּ֖י (ū·lə·’ūm·mî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3816: A community for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a law תוֹרָה֙ (ṯō·w·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law will go out from Me, תֵצֵ֔א (ṯê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and My justice [will become] וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔י (ū·miš·pā·ṭî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style a light לְא֥וֹר (lə·’ō·wr) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary to the nations; עַמִּ֖ים (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock I will bring it about quickly. אַרְגִּֽיעַ׃ (’ar·gî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7280: To toss violently and suddenly, to settle, quiet, to wink Links Isaiah 51:4 NIVIsaiah 51:4 NLT Isaiah 51:4 ESV Isaiah 51:4 NASB Isaiah 51:4 KJV Isaiah 51:4 BibleApps.com Isaiah 51:4 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 51:4 Chinese Bible Isaiah 51:4 French Bible Isaiah 51:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 51:4 Attend to me my people (Isa Isi Is) |
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