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Isaiah 51:1
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 51:1
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 51
Exhortation To Trust in the Lord[a]
1 Listen to me, you who pursue justice,
you who seek the Lord.
Look to the rock from which you were hewn,
and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:1 Forgetting henceforth Cyrus and his victories and passing over the destruction of Babylon, the prophet focuses his attention on a restored Jerusalem and on the new era of justice and of God’s favor.
Isaiah 51:2
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 51:2
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2 Look to Abraham, your father,
and to Sarah who gave birth to you.
When I called him, he was but one,
but I blessed him and made him many.