25 And if we are careful to obey all this law(A) before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.(B)

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25 Then (A)it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’

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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;

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:1 pursue

For I can testify about them that they are zealous(A) for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.

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For I bear them witness (A)that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

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Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.(A)

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For they being ignorant of (A)God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own (B)righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

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What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(A) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(B)

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What then? (A)Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were (B)blinded.

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