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Isaiah 51:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Hearken: Isaiah 51:4, Isaiah 51:7, Isaiah 46:3-4, Isaiah 48:12, Isaiah 55:2-3

ye that follow: Isaiah 51:7; Psalms 94:15; Proverbs 15:9, Proverbs 21:21; Matthew 5:6, Matthew 6:33; Romans 9:30-32, Romans 14:19; Philippians 3:13; 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:22; Hebrews 12:14

ye that seek: Isaiah 45:19, Isaiah 55:6; Psalms 24:6, Psalms 105:3-4; Amos 5:6; Zephaniah 2:3

look: Genesis 17:15-17; Ephesians 2:11-12

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