Isaiah

Isaiah 51:1

¹“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 hewn.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	שִׁמְע֥וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
to Me	אֵלַ֛י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
you who pursue	רֹ֥דְפֵי	rō·ḏə·p̄ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
righteousness	צֶ֖דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
you who seek	מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י	mə·ḇaq·šê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1245 seek
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Look	הַבִּ֙יטוּ֙	hab·bî·ṭū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5027 look
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the rock	צ֣וּר	ṣūr	Noun - masculine singular	H6697 rock, cliff
from which you were cut	חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם	ḥuṣ·ṣaḇ·tem	Verb - Pual - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H2672 hew, hew out, cleave
and to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the quarry	מַקֶּ֥בֶת	maq·qe·ḇeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4718 hammer
from which you were hewn	נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃	nuq·qar·tem	Verb - Pual - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5365 bore, pick, dig

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.