Romans 9:31

9:31 but Israel even though pursuing ¹  a law of righteousness ²  did not attain it. ³ 

Proverbs 15:9

15:9 The Lord abhors ⁴  the way of the wicked,

but he loves those ⁵  who pursue ⁶  righteousness.

Proverbs 21:21

21:21 The one who pursues righteousness and love ⁷ 

finds life, bounty, ⁸  and honor.

Isaiah 51:1

There is Hope for the Future

51:1 “Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, ⁹ 

who seek the Lord!

Look at the rock from which you were chiseled,

at the quarry ¹⁰  from which you were dug! ¹¹ 

Isaiah 51:1

There is Hope for the Future

51:1 “Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, ¹² 

who seek the Lord!

Look at the rock from which you were chiseled,

at the quarry ¹³  from which you were dug! ¹⁴ 

Isaiah 6:11

6:11 I replied, “How long, sovereign master?” He said,

“Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated,

and houses are uninhabited,

and the land is ruined and devastated,

[9:31]  ¹ tn Or “who pursued.” The participle could be taken adverbially or adjectivally.

[9:31]  ² tn Or “a legal righteousness,” that is, a righteousness based on law. This translation would treat the genitive δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosunh") as an attributed genitive (see ExSyn 89-91).

[9:31]  ³ tn Grk “has not attained unto the law.”

[15:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “an abomination of the Lord.” The term יְהוָה (yÿhvah, “the Lord”) functions as a subjective genitive: “the Lord abhors.”

[15:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “the one who” (so NRSV).

[15:9]  ⁶ sn God hates the way of the wicked, that is, their lifestyle and things they do. God loves those who pursue righteousness, the Piel verb signifying a persistent pursuit. W. G. Plaut says, “He who loves God will be moved to an active, persistent, and even dangerous search for justice” (Proverbs, 170).

[21:21]  ⁷ sn These two attributes, “righteousness” (צְדָקָה, tsÿdaqah) and “loyal love” (חֶסֶד, khesed) depict the life style of the covenant-believer who is pleasing to God and a blessing to others. The first term means that he will do what is right, and the second means that he will be faithful to the covenant community.

[21:21]  ⁸ sn The Hebrew term translated “bounty” is צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah) again, so there is a wordplay on the term in the verse. The first use of the word had the basic meaning of “conduct that conforms to God’s standard”; this second use may be understood as a metonymy of cause, indicating the provision or reward (“bounty”) that comes from keeping righteousness (cf. NIV “prosperity”; NCV “success”). The proverb is similar to Matt 5:6, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.”

[51:1]  ⁹ tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “justice”; NLT “hope for deliverance.”

[51:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the excavation of the hole.”

[51:1]  ¹¹ sn The “rock” and “quarry” refer here to Abraham and Sarah, the progenitors of the nation.

[51:1]  ¹² tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “justice”; NLT “hope for deliverance.”

[51:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “the excavation of the hole.”

[51:1]  ¹⁴ sn The “rock” and “quarry” refer here to Abraham and Sarah, the progenitors of the nation.