Discovery BoxIsaiah 9:13 
Context9:13 The people did not return to the one who struck them,
they did not seek reconciliation 1 with the Lord who commands armies.
Isaiah 51:1
Context51:1 “Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, 2
who seek the Lord!
Look at the rock from which you were chiseled,
at the quarry 3 from which you were dug! 4
Isaiah 61:2
Context61:2 to announce the year when the Lord will show his favor,
the day when our God will seek vengeance, 5
to console all who mourn,
Isaiah 65:10
Context65:10 Sharon 6 will become a pasture for sheep,
and the Valley of Achor 7 a place where cattle graze; 8
they will belong to my people, who seek me. 9
1 tn This verse describes the people’s response to the judgment described in vv. 11-12. The perfects are understood as indicating simple past.
2 tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “justice”; NLT “hope for deliverance.”
3 tn Heb “the excavation of the hole.”
4 sn The “rock” and “quarry” refer here to Abraham and Sarah, the progenitors of the nation.
5 tn Heb “to announce the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of our God’s vengeance.
6 sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.
7 sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.
8 tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”
9 tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”
