Isaiah 51:1-3

Good News Translation

Words of Comfort to Jerusalem

51 The Lord says,

“Listen to me, you that want to be saved,
    you that come to me for help.
Think of the rock from which you came,
    the quarry from which you were cut.
²Think of your ancestor, Abraham,
    and of Sarah, from whom you are descended.
When I called Abraham, he was childless,
    but I blessed him and gave him children;
    I made his descendants numerous.

³“I will show compassion to Jerusalem,
    to all who live in her ruins.
Though her land is a desert, I will make it a garden,
    like the garden I planted in Eden.
Joy and gladness will be there,
    and songs of praise and thanks to me.

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