Isaiah 51:2

Context

51:2 Look at Abraham, your father,

and Sarah, who gave you birth.¹

When I summoned him, he was a lone individual,²

but I blessed him³ and gave him numerous descendants.⁴

[51:2] ¹sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.

[51:2] ²tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”

[51:2] ³tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.

[51:2] ⁴tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”