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Look at Abraham, your father,
and Sarah, who gave you birth.[a]
When I summoned him, he was a lone individual,[b]
but I blessed him[c] and gave him numerous descendants.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:2 sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.
  2. Isaiah 51:2 tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”
  3. Isaiah 51:2 tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.
  4. Isaiah 51:2 tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”