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Isaiah 51:1

שִׁמְע֥וּ
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
אֵלַ֛י
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
רֹ֥דְפֵי
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
צֶ֖דֶק
tsedeq
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
הַבִּ֨יטוּ֙
nâbaṭ
to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
צ֣וּר
tsûwr
properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם
châtsab
to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
וְאֶל
ʼêl
and — near, with or among; often in general, to
מַקֶּ֥בֶת
maqqebeth
properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry
בּ֖וֹר
bôwr
a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם
nâqar
to bore (penetrate, quarry)
Isaiah 51:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness (right standing with God), Who seek and inquire of the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut And to the excavation of the quarry from which you were dug.
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“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness (right standing with God), Who seek and inquire of the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut And to the excavation of the quarry from which you were dug.
Isaiah 51:1
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