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Isaiah 51:4

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vupay attentionH7181 →
אֵלַי֙'e.Laito meH413 →
עַמִּ֔י'a.MiO people myH5971 →
וּלְאוּמִּ֖יu.le.'u.Miand O nation myH3816 →
אֵלַ֣י'e.Laito meH413 →
הַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nugive earH238 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
תוֹרָה֙to.RahlawH8451 →
מֵאִתִּ֣יme.'i.Tifrom with <the> meH854 →
תֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'it will go outH3318 →
וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.Tiand justice myH4941 →
לְא֥וֹרle.'or<into> a light ofH216 →
עַמִּ֖ים'a.MimpeoplesH5971 →
אַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'I will make suddenlyH7280 →

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Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.Isaiah 2:3And 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.1 Corinthians 9:21To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.Isaiah 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”Isaiah 42:6“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,Isaiah 51:1“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.Micah 4:2And many nations 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.Psalms 78:1Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.Isaiah 48:12Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.Isaiah 42:1–4“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.Proverbs 6:23For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,Isaiah 26:2Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.Luke 2:32a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”Psalms 147:20He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!Psalms 106:5that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance.

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About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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