Isaiah 51:1-3

New International Version

Everlasting Salvation for Zion

51 “Listen^(A) to me, you who pursue righteousness^(B)
    and who seek^(C) the Lord:
Look to the rock^(D) from which you were cut
    and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
²look to Abraham,^(E) your father,
    and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was only one man,
    and I blessed him and made him many.^(F)
³The Lord will surely comfort^(G) Zion^(H)
    and will look with compassion on all her ruins;^(I)
he will make her deserts like Eden,^(J)
    her wastelands^(K) like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness^(L) will be found in her,
    thanksgiving^(M) and the sound of singing.

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Isaiah 51:1-3

New King James Version

The Lord Comforts Zion^(A)

51 “Listen to Me, ^(B)you who ^[a]follow after righteousness,
You who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn,
And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.
²^(C)Look to Abraham your father,
And to Sarah who bore you;
^(D)For I called him alone,
And ^(E)blessed him and increased him.”

³For the Lord will ^(F)comfort Zion,
He will comfort all her waste places;
He will make her wilderness like Eden,
And her desert ^(G)like the garden of the Lord;
Joy and gladness will be found in it,
Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.