3 A voicedis calling, “Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. 4 5 eThen the glory of the LORD will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” 6 7 The grass withers, the flower fades, hWhen the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. |
9 10 Behold, the LordiGOD will come with might, With His arm ruling for Him. Behold, His reward is with Him And His recompense before Him. |
12 13 Who hasmdirected the Spirit of the LORD, Or as His counselor has informed Him? 14 15 Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales; Behold, He lifts up thenislands like fine dust. 17 All the nations are as nothing before Him, They are regarded by Him as less than nothing andomeaningless. |
19 As for thepidol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver. |
21 22 23 He it is who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earthumeaningless. 24 26 Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and theystrength of His power, Not one of them is missing. |
27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, And the justice due mezescapes the notice of my God”? 28 |
1 2 “Who has aroused one from the east Whom He calls in righteousness to Hisafeet? He delivers up nations before him And subdues kings. He makes them like dust with his sword, As the wind-driven chaff with his bow. 3 “He pursues them, passing on in safety, By a way he had not beenbtraversing with his feet. |
5 7 9 You whom I havectaken from the ends of the earth, And called from its remotest parts And said to you, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and not rejected you. 10 11 12 13 14 “Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,” declares the LORD, “dand your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. 15 |
17 “Theeafflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the LORD, will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I will not forsake them. 18 19 “I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia and the myrtle and thefolive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress, |
21 “gPresent your case,” the LORD says. “Bring forward your strong arguments,” The King of Jacob says. 22 23 24 Behold, you are ofhno account, And your work amounts to nothing; He who chooses you is an abomination. |
25 26 27 28 “But when I look, there is no one, And there is no counseloriamong them Who, if I ask, can give an answer. 29 “Behold, all of them arejfalse; Their works are worthless, Their molten images are wind and emptiness. |
1 3 4 “He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for Hisclaw.” |
5 Thus says God the LORD,Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and itsdoffspring, Who gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it, 6“I am the LORD, I have called You in righteousness, I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You, And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations, 7To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison. 8“I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise toegraven images. |
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14 15 16 17 They will be turned back and be utterly put to shame, Who trust infidols, Who say to molten images, “You are our gods.” |
19 Who is blind but My servant, Or so deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is so blind as he that isgat peace with Me, Or so blind as the servant of the LORD? 22 But this is a people plundered and despoiled; All of them are trapped inhcaves, Or are hidden away in prisons; They have become a prey with none to deliver them, And a spoil, with none to say, “Give them back!” |
24 25 So He poured out on him the heat of His anger And the fierceness of battle; And it set him aflame all around, Yet he did not recognize it; And it burned him, but heipaid no attention. |
1 2 3 “For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, aCush and Seba in your place. 4 5 6 |
8 9 10 12 13 “Evenbfrom eternity I am He, And there is none who can deliver out of My hand; I act and who can reverse it?” |
16 Thus says the LORD,Who makes a way through the sea And a path through the mighty waters, 17Who brings forth the chariot and the horse, The army and the mighty man (They will lie down together and not rise again; They have been quenched and extinguished like a wick): 19“Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert. |
23 “You have not brought to Me the sheep of your burnt offerings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you witheofferings, Nor wearied you with incense. |
25 26 “hPut Me in remembrance, let us argue our case together; State your cause, that you may be proved right. |
2 3 ‘For I will pour out water onathe thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants; 4 And they will spring upbamong the grass Like poplars by streams of water.’ |
6 “Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts:‘I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me. |
9 Those who fashionga graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. 10 Who has fashioned a god or casthan idol to no profit? 11 Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are mere men. Let them all assemble themselves, let them stand up, let them tremble, let them together be put to shame. |
12 The man shapes iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals,ifashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry andjhis strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary. 13 Another shapes wood, he extends a measuring line; he outlines it with red chalk. He works it with planes and outlines it with a compass, and makes it like the form of a man, like the beauty of man, so that it may sit in a house. 14 Surely he cuts cedars for himself, and takes akcypress or an oak andlraises it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow. 15 Then it becomes something for a man to burn, so he takes one of them and warms himself; he also makes a fire to bake bread. He also makes a god and worships it; he makes it a graven image and falls down before it. 16 Half of it he burns in the fire; over this half he eats meat as he roasts a roast and is satisfied. He also warms himself and says, “Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire.” 17 But the rest of it he makes into a god, his graven image. He falls down before it and worships; he also prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god.” |
18 They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend. 19 No onemrecalls, nor is there knowledge or understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire and also have baked bread over its coals. I roast meat and eat it. ThennI make the rest of it into an abomination,oI fall down before a block of wood!” 20 Hepfeeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliverqhimself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?” |
21 22 “I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud And your sins like arheavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.” |
24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb,“I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earthsall alone, 25Causing thetomens of boasters to fail, uMaking fools out of diviners, Causing wise men to draw back Andvturning their knowledge into foolishness, 26Confirming the word of His servant Andwperforming the purpose of His messengers. It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’ And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built.’ And I will raise up her ruins again. |
1 Thus says the LORD to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him Andato loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: 2 “I will go before you and make thebrough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. 3 “I will give you thectreasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. 4 5 “I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I willdgird you, though you have not known Me; 6 Thatemen may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is no one besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other, 7 The One forming light and creating darkness, Causingfwell-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these. |
9 10 “Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’ Or to a woman, ‘To what are youjgiving birth?’” |
14 Thus says the LORD,“Theoproducts of Egypt and the merchandise ofpCush And the Sabeans, men of stature, Will come over to you and will be yours; They will walk behind you, they will come over in chains And will bow down to you; They will make supplication to you: ‘qSurely, God isrwith you, and there is none else, No other God.’” |
18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create itsa waste place, but formed it to be inhabited),“I am the LORD, and there is none else. |
20 “Gather yourselves and come; Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations; They have no knowledge, Who carry aboutwtheir wooden idol And pray to a god who cannot save. 21 23 24 |
1 Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their images are consigned to the beasts and the cattle. The thingsathat you carry are burdensome, A load for the weary beast. 2 They stooped over, they have bowed down together; They could not rescue the burden, Butbhave themselves gone into captivity. |
3 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, You who have been borne by Me fromcbirth And have been carried from the womb; |
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9 10 11 Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man ofiMy purpose from a far country. Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, surely I will do it. |
1 2 3 “Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame also will be exposed; I will take vengeance and will notaspare a man.” 5 6 7 “Yet you said, ‘I will be a queen forever.’ These things you did not consider Nor remember the outcome ofbthem. |
8 “Now, then, hear this, you sensual one, Who dwells securely, Who says incyour heart, ‘I am, and there is no one besides me. I will not sit as a widow, Nor know loss of children.’ 9 10 “You felt secure in your wickedness and said, ‘No one sees me,’ Your wisdom and your knowledge,dthey have deluded you; For you have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one besides me.’ |
12 13 14 15 “So have those become to you with whom you have labored, Who have trafficked with you from your youth; Each has wandered in his owneway; There is none to save you. |
1 “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from thealoins of Judah, Who swear by the name of the LORD And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness. 2 3 4 “Because I know that you arebobstinate, And your neck is an iron sinew And your forehead bronze, 5 Therefore I declared them to you long ago, Beforecthey took place I proclaimed them to you, So that you would not say, ‘My idol has done them, And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’ 6 7 8 9 |
12 “Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israelfwhom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last. 13 14 15 16 “Come near to Me, listen to this: From the first I have not spoken in secret, From the time it took place, I was there. And now the LordgGOD has sent Me, and His Spirit.” |
17 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,“I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way you should go. 18“If only you had paid attention to My commandments! Then yourhwell-being would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea. |
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1 Listen to Me, O islands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. The LORD called Me from the womb; From theabody of My mother He named Me. 2 He has made My mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me; And He has also made Me abselect arrow, He has hidden Me in His quiver. 3 He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, In Whom I willcshow My glory.” |
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8 Thus says the LORD, “In a favorable time I have answered You, And in a day of salvation I have helped You; And I will keep You and give You for a covenant of the people, Togrestore the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages; 9 10 12 |
15 17 “Yourhbuilders hurry; Your destroyers and devastators Will depart from you. 18 “Lift up your eyes and look around; All of them gather together, they come to you. As I live,” declares the LORD, “You will surely put on all of them asijewels and bind them on as a bride. 19 20 “The children ofjwhom you were bereaved will yet say in your ears, ‘The place is too cramped for me; Make room for me that I may live here.’ 21 “Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me, Since I have been bereaved of my children And am barren, an exile and a wanderer? And who has reared these? Behold, I was left alone; kFrom where did these come?’” |
22 Thus says the LordlGOD,“Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations And set up My standard to the peoples; And they will bring your sons in their bosom, And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders. |
24 “Can the prey be taken from the mighty man, Or the captives ofma tyrant be rescued?” |
1 Thus says the LORD,“Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away? Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, And for your transgressions your mother was sent away. |
4 The LordaGOD has given Me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple. 6 7 8 9 10 11 Behold, all you who kindle a fire, Whobencircle yourselves with firebrands, Walk in the light of your fire And among the brands you have set ablaze. This you will have from My hand: You will lie down in torment. |
1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were hewn And to theaquarry from which you were dug. 2 |
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14 Thefexile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking. 15 For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar (the LORD of hosts is His name). 16 I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, togestablish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’” |
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22 Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God Who contends for His people, “Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of reeling, Thejchalice of My anger; You will never drink it again. 23 “I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, Who have said tokyou, ‘Lie down that we may walk over you.’ You have even made your back like the ground And like the street for those who walk over it.” |
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3 For thus says the LORD, “You were sold for nothing and you will be redeemed without money.” 4 For thus says the LordaGOD, “My people went down at the first into Egypt to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. 5 Now therefore, what do I have here,” declares the LORD, “seeing that My people have been taken away without cause?” Again the LORD declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My name is continually blasphemed all day long. 6 Therefore My people shall know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’” |
7 8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, They shout joyfully together; For they will seeewith their own eyes When the LORD restores Zion. 9 10 The LORD has bared His holy arm In the sight of all the nations, fThat all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God. |
11 12 But you will not go out in haste, Nor will you gogas fugitives; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard. |
13 Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up andhgreatly exalted. 14 |
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4 5 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all Tojfall on Him. |
7 8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of thekliving For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due? |
10 11 12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured outrHimself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors. |
1 2 “Enlarge the place of your tent; aStretch out the curtains of your dwellings, spare not; Lengthen your cords And strengthen your pegs. 3 “For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left. And yourbdescendants will possess nations And will resettle the desolate cities. |
4 5 6 7 “cFor a brief moment I forsook you, But with great compassion I will gather you. 8 “In andoutburst of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you,” Says the LORD your Redeemer. |
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11 “O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And your foundations I will lay ingsapphires. 12 13 “All your sons will bektaught of the LORD; And the well-being of your sons will be great. 14 15 16 17 “No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And every tongue thatlaccuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. |
1 “Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have noamoney come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost. 2 “Why do youbspend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And delight yourself in abundance. 3 |
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