Isaiah 51:1-6

Christian Standard Bible

51 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 dug.
² Look to Abraham your father,
and to Sarah who gave birth to you.
When I called him, he was only one;
I blessed him and made him many.^(A)
3 For the Lord will comfort Zion;^(B)
he will comfort all her waste places,
and he will make her wilderness like Eden,^(C)
and her desert like the garden of the Lord.^(D)
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and melodious song.
⁴ Pay attention to me, my people,
and listen to me, my nation;
for instruction will come from me,
and my justice for a light to the nations.^(E)
I will bring it about quickly.
⁵ My righteousness is near,^(F)
my salvation appears,
and my arms will bring justice to the nations.^(G)
The coasts and islands will put their hope in me,
and they will look to my strength.^[a]
6 Look up to the heavens,
and look at the earth beneath;
for the heavens will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment,
and its inhabitants will die like gnats.^[b](H)
But my salvation will last forever,^(I)
and my righteousness will never be shattered.