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Isaiah 51:4

Hearken unto Me, My people, the invitation going forth once more and with increased emphasis, and give ear unto Me, O My nation, in the attitude of most careful attention; for a law shall proceed from Me, His Word issuing for the instruction of men, and I will make My judgment, that which is right and good according to his will, to rest for a light of the people, so that it would be a power for the conversion and salvation of all men. Cf Luke 2:32; Acts 26:18. The promised renewal is that of the New Testament, which merges into that of heaven. That the interval of time does not exist in the omniscience of God is evident also from the following expressions:

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See also Isaiah 51:4 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 51:4. _MY PEOPLE - O MY NATION_ - "O ye peoples - O ye nations"] For עמי _ammi, my people_, the Bodleian MS. and another read עמים _ammim, ye peoples_; and for לאומי _leumi, my nation_,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HEARKEN UNTO ME, MY PEOPLE - Lowth reads this; Attend unto me, O ye people, And give ear unto me, O ye nations. The reason why he proposes this change is, that he supposes the address here is made t...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 51 Jehovah Encourages His Faithful People, the Remnant of Israel 1. _The call to remember Abraham (Isaiah 51:1)_ 2. _Zion to be comforted (Isaiah 51:3)_ 3. His righteousness near and His arm...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    A HEARTENING CONSOLATION. Yahweh, in words that echo Isaiah 50:4, bids His people, who seek the victory which ever eludes them, consider their origin. Abraham was but one; yet He made him a great peop...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    LAW: i.e. the law of Moses, which was Jehovah's revealed instruction. Compare Ma Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 1:4, MAKE... TO REST. establish. THE PEOPLE. peoples....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Isaiah 51:1-16. Encouragements addressed to true Israelites The strain of consolation, which was interrupted by the soliloquy of the Servant at ch. Isaiah 50:4, is now resumed, and is continued till...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Hearken unto me_ Better as R.V. ATTEND UNTO ME, the verb being different from that used in Isaiah 51:1_; Isaiah 51:7_. _a law shall proceed from me_ See ch. Isaiah 2:3 ("for out of Zion shall go fort...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The universal extension of the true religion is the second ground of comfort which the prophet is commissioned to offer to his fellow believers. The language of Isaiah 51:4 is obviously moulded on tha...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    HEARKEN, &C.— The prophet, continuing the discourse of the Messiah, explains particularly what he had expressed in general, and shews that the first benefit prepared for the comfort of the afflicted c...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    3. RULE, CHAPTER 51 a. TURN TO JUSTICE TEXT: Isaiah 51:1-8 1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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. HEARKEN UNTO ME, MY PEOPLE; AND GIVE E...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    51:4 nation. (b-12) _ Leummim_ , but here singular. see Genesis 25:23 . establish (c-23) Or 'make to rest.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    A law, etc.] through Israel, Jehovah purposes to reveal Himself to the nations (Isaiah 42:1). 4, 5. THE PEOPLE] RV 'peoples.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1, 2. In the past God made Israel a great nation from a single ancestor, and that wonderful growth should be an encouragement to the righteous remnant now to believe in their restoration....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 51 ABRAHAM WAS YOUR EARLY RELATIVE V1 ‘Listen to me,’ says the *Lord. ‘You desire to l...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    In Hebrew, the language of the *Old Testament, the word ‘law’ is _torah_. The basic meaning of this Hebrew word is ‘to point’, as with a finger. We are not to think of God’s law as merely a list of r...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    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.)...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ אֵלַי֙ עַמִּ֔י וּ לְאוּמִּ֖י אֵלַ֣י...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “AWAKE, O ARM OF JEHOVAH!” Isaiah 51:1-11 This chapter is extremely dramatic. We are conscious that we are nearing a revelation of unparalleled sublimity. As we hear the thrice _Hearken_ in Isaiah 1:...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Three messages to the faithful immediately follow. The first is a call to courage (verses Isa 51:1-8), in which they are charged to look back to Abraham, to look on to the nearness of God's activity,...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Hearken to me, my people; and give ear to me, O my nation: for a (d) law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. (d) I will rule and govern my Church by...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Nations. This was verified when the Bible was translated into Greek, and still more by the preaching of the gospel._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Here is another gracious call of the Lord, full of mercy and love, like the former; seemingly directed to those who have not only sought the Lord, but are joined in covenant to him, and know him. The...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    4._Attend to me, my people. _There are good reasons why the Lord so frequently demands that he shall be heard. We know by experience how slow we are to hear him, especially in adversity; and even when...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 51 AND 52. The application is found in Chapter s 51 and 52 to the end of Verse 12 (Isaiah 52:1-12), and that to the remnant of Israel. In Isaiah 51:13 a fresh...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    HEARKEN UNTO ME, MY PEOPLE,.... His special people, whether Jews or Gentiles, chosen by him, taken into covenant with him; given to Christ, redeemed by him as a peculiar people, and called by his grac...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 4. _Hearken unto me._] See on Isaia...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Isa. 51:4. "Hearken," etc. Here seems to be a prophecy of a new revelation to be made of God's mind and will, and a new dispensation or establishment of religion, for any constitution or establishment...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Hearken unto me, my people_ Ye Jews, whom I chose to be my peculiar people, do not reject my counsel, which, I have told you, even the Gentiles will receive, nor forsake the mercies of which even the...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    4-8 The gospel of Christ shall be preached and published. How shall we escape if we neglect it? There is no salvation without righteousness. The soul shall, as to this world, vanish like smoke, and t...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    HEARKEN UNTO ME, MY PEOPLE: seeing the Gentiles will hearken to me, as I have formerly told you, take heed that you Jews, whom I chose to be my peculiar people, do not reject my counsel, nor forsake y...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 51:4 Listen H7181 (H8685) people H5971 ear H238 (H8685) nation H3816 law H8451 proceed H3318 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD'S OR THE SERVANT'S CALL TO HIS TRUE PEOPLE TO CONSIDER HIS EVERLASTING SALVATION (ISAIAH 51:4). His people are not just to listen, they must also pay heed. They must ‘pay attention' to His instruc...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 51 EXHORTATIONS TO THE PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO GOD. We now have here three remarkable calls to faithful Israel, ‘listen' (Isaiah 51:1) - ‘attend' (Isaiah 51:4) - ‘listen' (Isaiah 51:7). They have...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Isaiah 51:1. _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. Look unto Abraham your f...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Final redemption of Israel and punishment of oppressors. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Although God's people are called upon to suffer much upon earth, they have an eternal cause to...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 51:4. _A law shall proceed from me._ The gospel law of liberty and love is here intended, as in Joel 2:31. No other law ever emanated from Jerusalem. Isaiah 51:5. _My righteousness is near._ Ch...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Hearken unto Me, My people_ THE ABSOLUTE IN HUMAN HISTORY Time works mighty changes in human life. Amidst the ceaseless whirl of mutation, is there nothing unchangeable? Is life made up entirely of...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Hearken to Me_ THE THRICE “HEARKEN” These paragraphs are exceedingly dramatic. We become conscious that we are approaching a revelation of unparalleled sublimity which shall be in Scripture what he...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:4 The second incentive (see vv. Isaiah 51:1) is that the truth of the Lord is going out to the nations with a saving power that will outlast the universe....

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 51:1 AN ADDRESS TO FAITHFUL ISRAEL, SUGGESTING TOPICS OF COMFORT. The address consists of three nearly equal strophes or stanzas, each commencing with a call, _Shim'u elai_,...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Tonight we have a marvelous study as we look at Isaiah, Chapter s 51-55, in which the prophet sees so clearly the suffering and the rejection of God's provision for man in sending His Son to die for o...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 9:21; 1 Peter 2:9; Exodus 19:6; Exodus 33:13; Isaiah 2:3;

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    My people — Ye Jews, whom I chose to be my peculiar people. A law — A new law, even the doctrine of the gospel. Judgment — Judgment is here the same thing with law, the word of God, or the evangelical...

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