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Isaiah 51

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
Introduction

1  An exhortation, after the pattern of Abraham, to trust in Christ,
3  by reason of his comfortable promises,
4  of his righteous salvation,
7  and man's mortality.
9  Christ by his sanctified arm defends his from the fear of man.
17  He bewails the afflictions of Jerusalem,
21  and promises deliverance.
Verse 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.
Hearken
4,7, 46:3,4, 48:12, 55:2,3
ye that follow
7, Psalms 94:15, Proverbs 15:9, 21:21, Matthew 5:6, 6:33, Romans 9:30-32, 14:19, Philippians 3:13, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 2:22, Hebrews 12:14
ye that seek
45:19, 55:6, Psalms 24:6, 105:3,4, Amos 5:6, Zephaniah 2:3
look
Genesis 17:15-17, Ephesians 2:11,12
Verse 2

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
unto Abraham
Genesis 15:1,2, 18:11-13, Joshua 24:3, Romans 4:1-5,16-24
for
Genesis 12:1-3, 13:14-17, 15:4,5, 22:17, 24:1,35, Nehemiah 9:7,8, Ezekiel 33:24, Galatians 3:9-14, Hebrews 11:8-12
Verse 3

For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
the Lord
12, 12:1, 40:1,2, 49:13, 54:6-8, 61:1-3, 66:10-14, Psalms 85:8, Jeremiah 31:12-14,25, Zephaniah 3:14-20, 2 Corinthians 1:3,4
all
44:26, 49:8, 52:9, 61:4, Psalms 102:13,14, Jeremiah 33:12,13
make
35:1,2,7-10, 41:18,19
like the
Genesis 2:8,9, 13:10, Ezekiel 31:8-10, Joel 2:3
joy
Jeremiah 33:11, 1 Peter 1:8, Revelation 19:1-7
Verse 4

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.
O my
26:2, Exodus 19:6, 33:13, Psalms 33:12, 106:5, 147:20, 1 Peter 2:9
a law
2:3, Micah 4:2, Romans 8:2-4, 1 Corinthians 9:21
I will make
42:1-4,6, 49:6, Proverbs 6:23, Matthew 12:18-20, Luke 2:32, John 16:8-11
Verse 5

My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
righteousness
46:13, 56:1, Deuteronomy 30:14, Psalms 85:9, Matthew 3:2, Romans 1:16,17, 10:6-10
my salvation
2:2,3, Ezekiel 47:1-5, Matthew 28:18, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:47, Romans 10:17,18
mine
1 Samuel 2:10, Psalms 50:4-6, 67:4, 96:13, 98:9, 110:6, Joel 3:12, John 5:22,23, Acts 17:31, Romans 2:16, 2 Corinthians 5:10
the isles
42:4, 49:1, 60:9, Zephaniah 2:11, Romans 1:16, 15:9-12
Verse 6

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Lift up
40:26, Deuteronomy 4:19, Psalms 8:3,4
the heavens
34:4, 50:9, Psalms 102:26, Matthew 24:35, Hebrews 1:11,12, 2 Peter 3:10-12, Revelation 6:12-14, 20:11
my salvation
8, 45:17, Psalms 103:17, Daniel 9:24, John 3:15,16, 5:24, 10:27-29, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, Hebrews 5:9, 9:12,15
Verse 7

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
Hearken
ye that
Philippians 3:8,10, Titus 2:11,12
in whose
Psalms 37:31, 40:8, Jeremiah 31:33,34, 2 Corinthians 3:3, Hebrews 10:16
fear
Jeremiah 1:17, Ezekiel 2:6, Matthew 5:11, 10:28, Luke 6:22, 12:4,5, Acts 5:41, 1 Peter 4:4,14
Verse 8

For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
the moth
50:9, 66:24, Job 4:19, 13:28, Hosea 5:12
my righteousness
6, 45:17, 46:13, Luke 1:50
Verse 9

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
Awake
17, 27:1, Psalms 7:6, 44:23, 59:4, 78:65, Habakkuk 2:19
put
52:1, 59:17, Psalms 21:13, 74:13,14, 93:1, Revelation 11:17
O arm
5, 53:1, 59:16, 62:8, Luke 1:51, John 12:38
as in
Judges 6:13, Nehemiah 9:7-15, Psalms 44:1
Art thou
Job 26:12; *marg:; Psalms 87:4, 89:10
the dragon
27:1, Psalms 74:13,14, Ezekiel 29:3, Habakkuk 3:13, Revelation 12:9
Verse 10

Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
dried
42:15, 43:16, 50:2, 63:11,12, Exodus 14:21,22, 15:13, Psalms 74:13
Verse 11

Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
the redeemed
35:10, 44:23, 48:20, 49:13, Jeremiah 30:18,19, 31:11,12, 33:11, Acts 2:41-47, Revelation 5:9-13, 7:9,10, 14:1-4, 19:1-7
everlasting
60:19, 61:7, 2 Corinthians 4:17,18, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, Jude 1:24
and sorrow
25:8, 60:20, 65:19, Revelation 7:17, 21:1,4, 22:3
Verse 12

I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
I, am he
3, 43:25, 57:15-18, 66:13, John 14:18,26,27, Acts 9:31, 2 Corinthians 1:3-5, 2 Corinthians 7:5,6
that thou
7,8, 2:22, Psalms 118:6, 146:4, Proverbs 29:26, Daniel 3:16-18, Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:4,5
man which
40:6, Psalms 90:5,6, 92:7, 103:15,16, James 1:10,11, 1 Peter 1:24
Verse 13

And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
forgettest
17:10, Deuteronomy 32:18, Jeremiah 2:32
that hath
40:22, 42:5, 44:24, 45:12, Job 9:8, 37:18, Psalms 102:25,26, 104:2, Jeremiah 10:11,12, 51:15, Hebrews 1:9-12
feared
8:12,13, 57:11, Hebrews 11:15
were ready
or, made himself ready.
10:29-32, Exodus 14:10-13, 15:9,10, Esther 5:14, Daniel 3:15,19, Revelation 20:9
where is
10:33,34, 14:16,17, 16:4, 33:18,19, 37:36-38, Exodus 14:13, Esther 7:10, Job 20:5-9, Psalms 9:6,7, 37:35,36, 76:10, Daniel 4:32,33, Matthew 2:16-20, Acts 12:23, 1 Corinthians 1:20, 15:55, Revelation 19:20
Verse 14

The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
captive
48:20, 52:2, Ezra 1:5, Acts 12:7,8
die
Jeremiah 37:16, 38:6-13, Lamentations 3:53,54, Zechariah 9:11
Verse 15

But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
that divided
10, Nehemiah 9:11, Job 26:12, Psalms 74:13, 114:3-5, 136:13, Jeremiah 31:35, Amos 9:5,6
The Lord
47:4, 48:2, 54:5, Jeremiah 10:16
Verse 16

And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
I have put
50:4, 59:21, Deuteronomy 18:18, John 3:34, 8:38-40, 17:8, Revelation 1:1
I have covered
49:2, Deuteronomy 33:27
plant
45:18, 60:21, 61:3, 65:17, 66:22, Psalms 92:13, 2 Peter 3:13
and lay
48:13, 49:8, Psalms 75:3
Thou art
60:14,15, Jeremiah 31:33, 32:38, Zechariah 8:8, 13:9, Hebrews 8:10
Verse 17

Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.
awake
9, 52:1, 60:1,2, Judges 5:12, 1 Corinthians 15:34, Ephesians 5:14
which hast
Deuteronomy 28:28,34, Job 21:20, Psalms 11:6, 60:3, 75:8,10, Jeremiah 25:15-17,27, Ezekiel 23:31-34, Zechariah 12:2, Revelation 14:10, 18:6
Verse 18

There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.
none
3:4-8, 49:21, Psalms 88:18, 142:4, Matthew 9:36, 15:14
that taketh
41:13, 45:1, Job 8:20; *marg:; Jeremiah 31:32, Mark 8:23, Acts 9:8, 13:11, Hebrews 8:9
Verse 19

These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
two things
47:9, Ezekiel 14:21
are come
Heb. happened. who shall.
Job 2:11, Psalms 69:20, Jeremiah 9:17-21, Lamentations 1:9,12,17, Amos 7:2
destruction
Heb. breaking. by whom.
22:4, 61:2, Job 42:11, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Lamentations 1:16, Amos 7:2, 2 Corinthians 7:6,7,13, 2 Thessalonians 2:16,17
Verse 20

Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.
sons
40:30, Jeremiah 14:18, Lamentations 1:15,19, 2:11,12, 4:2, 5:13
a wild
8:21, Ezekiel 12:13, 17:20, Revelation 16:9-11
full
17,21, 9:19-21, Psalms 88:15,16, Lamentations 3:15,16, Revelation 14:10
but
29:9, 49:26, Ezekiel 39:19
Verse 22

Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
pleadeth
1 Samuel 25:39, Psalms 35:1, Proverbs 22:23, Jeremiah 50:34, 51:36, Joel 3:2, Micah 7:9
I have
17, 54:7-9, 62:8, Ezekiel 39:29
Verse 23

But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
I will
49:25,26, Proverbs 11:8, 21:18, Jeremiah 25:17-29, Zechariah 12:2, Revelation 17:6-8,18
Bow
Joshua 10:24, Psalms 65:11,12, Revelation 11:2, 13:16,17

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