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Listen to me
Here the word "me" refers to Yahweh.
look at the rock ... and to the quarry
Looking at something represents thinking about it. AT: "think about the rock ... and the quarry" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the rock from which you were chiseled and to the quarry from which you were cut
God speaks of the nation of Israel as if it were a building made of stones and as if their ancestors were a rock or quarry from which God cut them. This can be stated clearly. AT: "your ancestors, who are like a rock from which you were chiseled and a quarry from which you were cut" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the rock from which you were chiseled
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the rock from which I chiseled you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
chiseled
"cut with a chisel" or "cut"
the quarry from which you were cut
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the quarry from which I cut you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)