The Lord Comforts Zion
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.
And to Sarah who bore you;
bFor I called him alone,
And cblessed him and increased him.”
He will comfort all her waste places;
He will make her wilderness like Eden,
And her desert blike the garden of the Lord;
Joy and gladness will be found in it,
Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.
And give ear to Me, O My nation:
aFor law will proceed from Me,
And I will make My justice rest
bAs a light of the peoples.
My salvation has gone forth,
bAnd My arms will judge the peoples;
cThe coastlands will wait upon Me,
And don My arm they will trust.
And look on the earth beneath.
For bthe heavens will vanish away like smoke,
cThe earth will grow old like a garment,
And those who dwell in it will die in like manner;
But My salvation will be dforever,
And My righteousness will not be1 abolished.
You people ain whose heart is My law:
bDo not fear the reproach of men,
Nor be afraid of their insults.
And the worm will eat them like wool;
But My righteousness will be forever,
And My salvation from generation to generation.”
O arm of the Lord!
Awake cas in the ancient days,
In the generations of old.
dAre You not the arm that cut eRahab apart,
And wounded the fserpent?
The waters of the great deep;
That made the depths of the sea a road
For the redeemed to cross over?
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American Standard Version
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.
Amplified® Bible
Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for I called him when he was but one, and I blessed him and made him many.
Contemporary English Version
God chose Abraham and Sarah to be your ancestors. The LORD blessed Abraham, and from that one man came many descendants.
Darby English Version
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bore you; for I called him when he was alone, and blessed him, and multiplied him.
Good News Bible
Think of your ancestor, Abraham, and of Sarah, from whom you are descended. When I called Abraham, he was childless, but I blessed him and gave him children; I made his descendants numerous.
King James Version
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
New American Standard Bible
"Look to Abraham your father And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain; When {he} {was but} one I called him, Then I blessed him and multiplied him."
New International Version
look to Abraham, your father,
and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was but one,
and I blessed him and made him many.
New King James Version
Look to Abraham your father,
And to Sarah who bore you;
For I called him alone,
And blessed him and increased him.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Look to Abraham your father And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain; When he had reached but one I called him, Then I blessed him and multiplied him."
Revised Standard Version
Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him and made him many.
Young's Literal Translation
Look attentively unto Abraham your father, And unto Sarah -- she bringeth you forth, For -- one -- I have called him, And I bless him, and multiply him.
New English Translation
Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth.1 When I summoned him, he was a lone individual,2 but I blessed him3 and gave him numerous descendants.4
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