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Isaiah 51:21 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Isaiah 51:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 51 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:”
Isaiah 51:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 51:21
Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine: The transitional "Therefore" (lakhen, לָכֵן) signals a crucial shift from judgment (vv. 17-20) to mercy. Despite deserved wrath, God addresses His people with covenant tenderness: "thou afflicted" ('aniyah, עֲנִיָּה) acknowledges their suffering; "drunken" recalls the cup of fury (v. 17); but the qualification "not with wine" distinguishes this intoxication from careless revelry—this is judgment's stupor, not pleasure's excess.The call "hear now this" demands attention to the reversal about to be announced. God addresses ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 51:21
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“but not with wine; they stagger”
“tossed with storms”
“awake”