1

1 The vision2377 of Isaiah3470 the son1121 of Amoz,531 which834 he saw2372 concerning5921 Judah3063 and Jerusalem3389 in the days3117 of Uzziah,5818 Jotham,3147 Ahaz,271 and Hezekiah,2396 kings4428 of Judah.3063

2 Hear,8085 O heavens,8064 and give ear,238 O earth:776 for the LORD3068 has spoken,1696 I have nourished1431 and brought7311 up children,1121 and they have rebelled6586 against me.

3 The ox7794 knows3045 his owner,7069 and the ass2543 his master's1167 crib:18 but Israel3478 does not know,3045 my people5971 does not consider.995

4 Ah1945 sinful2398 nation,1471 a people5971 laden3515 with iniquity,5771 a seed2233 of evildoers,7489 children1121 that are corrupters:7843 they have forsaken5800 the LORD,3068 they have provoked5006 the Holy6918 One of Israel3478 to anger,5006 they are gone2114 away backward.268

5 Why5921 4100 should you be stricken5221 any more?5750 you will revolt5627 more and more: the whole3605 head7218 is sick,2483 and the whole3605 heart3824 faint.1742

6 From the sole3709 of the foot7272 even to the head7218 there is no369 soundness4974 in it; but wounds,6482 and bruises,2250 and putrefying2961 sores:4347 they have not been closed,2115 neither3808 bound2280 up, neither3808 mollified7401 with ointment.8081

7 Your country776 is desolate,8077 your cities5892 are burned8313 with fire:784 your land,127 strangers2114 devour398 it in your presence,5048 and it is desolate,8077 as overthrown4114 by strangers.2114

8 And the daughter1323 of Zion6726 is left3498 as a cottage5521 in a vineyard,3754 as a lodge4412 in a garden of cucumbers,4750 as a besieged5341 city.5892

9 Except3884 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 had left3498 to us a very4592 small4592 remnant,8300 we should have been1961 as Sodom,5467 and we should have been like1819 to Gomorrah.6017

10 Hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 you rulers7101 of Sodom;5467 give ear238 to the law8451 of our God,430 you people5971 of Gomorrah.6017

11 To what4100 purpose is the multitude7230 of your sacrifices2077 to me? said559 the LORD:3068 I am full7646 of the burnt5930 offerings of rams,352 and the fat2459 of fed4806 beasts;4806 and I delight2654 not in the blood1818 of bullocks,6499 or of lambs,3532 or of he goats.6260

12 When3588 you come935 to appear7200 before6440 me, who4310 has required1245 this2063 at your hand,3027 to tread7429 my courts?2691

13 Bring935 no3808 more vain7723 oblations;4503 incense7004 is an abomination8441 to me; the new2320 moons2320 and sabbaths,7676 the calling7121 of assemblies,4744 I cannot3808 3201 away with; it is iniquity,205 even the solemn6116 meeting.6116

14 Your new2320 moons2320 and your appointed4150 feasts my soul5315 hates:8130 they are a trouble2960 to me; I am weary3811 to bear5375 them.

15 And when you spread6566 forth your hands,3709 I will hide5956 my eyes5869 from you: yes,1571 when3588 you make many7235 prayers,8605 I will not hear:8085 your hands3027 are full4390 of blood.1818

16 Wash7364 you, make you clean;2135 put5493 away5493 the evil7455 of your doings4611 from before5048 my eyes;5869 cease2308 to do evil;7489

17 Learn3925 to do well;3190 seek1875 judgment,4941 relieve833 the oppressed,2541 judge8199 the fatherless,3490 plead7378 for the widow.490

18 Come3212 now,4994 and let us reason3198 together, said559 the LORD:3068 though518 your sins2399 be as scarlet,8144 they shall be as white3835 as snow;7950 though518 they be red119 like1819 crimson,8438 they shall be as wool.6785

19 If518 you be willing14 and obedient,8085 you shall eat398 the good2898 of the land:776

20 But if you refuse3985 and rebel,4784 you shall be devoured398 with the sword:2719 for the mouth6310 of the LORD3068 has spoken1696 it.

21 How349 is the faithful539 city7151 become1961 an harlot!2181 it was full4392 of judgment;4941 righteousness6664 lodged3885 in it; but now6258 murderers.7523

22 Your silver3701 is become1961 dross,5509 your wine5435 mixed4107 with water:4325

23 Your princes8269 are rebellious,5637 and companions2270 of thieves:1590 every3605 one loves157 gifts,7810 and follows7291 after rewards:8021 they judge8199 not the fatherless,3490 neither3808 does the cause7379 of the widow490 come935 to them.

24 Therefore3651 said5002 the LORD,113 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the mighty46 One of Israel,3478 Ah,1945 I will ease5162 me of my adversaries,6862 and avenge5358 me of my enemies:341

25 And I will turn7725 my hand3027 on you, and purely1252 purge6884 away your dross,5509 and take5493 away5493 all3605 your tin:913

26 And I will restore7725 your judges8199 as at the first,7223 and your counsellors3289 as at the beginning:8462 afterward310 3651 you shall be called,7121 The city5892 of righteousness,6664 the faithful539 city.7151

27 Zion6726 shall be redeemed6299 with judgment,4941 and her converts7725 with righteousness.6666

28 And the destruction7667 of the transgressors6586 and of the sinners2400 shall be together,3162 and they that forsake5800 the LORD3068 shall be consumed.3615

29 For they shall be ashamed954 of the oaks352 which834 you have desired,2530 and you shall be confounded2659 for the gardens1593 that you have chosen.977

30 For you shall be as an oak424 whose leaf5929 fades,5034 and as a garden1593 that has no369 water.4325

31 And the strong2634 shall be as wick,5296 and the maker6467 of it as a spark,5213 and they shall both8147 burn1197 together,3162 and none369 shall quench3518 them.

2

1 The word1697 that Isaiah3470 the son1121 of Amoz531 saw2372 concerning5921 Judah3063 and Jerusalem.3389

2 And it shall come1961 to pass in the last319 days,3117 that the mountain2022 of the LORD's3068 house1004 shall be established3559 in the top7218 of the mountains,2022 and shall be exalted5375 above the hills;1389 and all3605 nations1471 shall flow5102 to it.

3 And many7227 people5971 shall go1980 and say,559 Come3212 you, and let us go5927 up to the mountain2022 of the LORD,3068 to the house1004 of the God430 of Jacob;3290 and he will teach3384 us of his ways,1870 and we will walk3212 in his paths:734 for out of Zion6726 shall go3318 forth3318 the law,8451 and the word1697 of the LORD3068 from Jerusalem.3389

4 And he shall judge8199 among996 the nations,1471 and shall rebuke3198 many7227 people:5971 and they shall beat3807 their swords2719 into plowshares,855 and their spears2595 into pruning hooks:4211 nation1471 shall not lift5375 up sword2719 against413 nation,1471 neither3808 shall they learn3925 war4421 any more.5750

5 O house1004 of Jacob,3290 come3212 you, and let us walk3212 in the light216 of the LORD.3068

6 Therefore you have forsaken5203 your people5971 the house1004 of Jacob,3290 because3588 they be replenished4390 from the east,6924 and are soothsayers6049 like the Philistines,6430 and they please5606 themselves in the children3206 of strangers.5237

7 Their land776 also is full4390 of silver3701 and gold,2091 neither3808 is there any end7097 of their treasures;214 their land776 is also full4390 of horses,5483 neither3808 is there any end7097 of their chariots:4818

8 Their land776 also is full4390 of idols;457 they worship7812 the work4639 of their own hands,3027 that which834 their own fingers676 have made:6213

9 And the mean120 man120 bows7817 down,7817 and the great man376 humbles8213 himself: therefore forgive5375 them not.

10 Enter935 into the rock,6697 and hide2934 you in the dust,6083 for fear6343 of the LORD,3068 and for the glory1926 of his majesty.1347

11 The lofty1365 looks5869 of man120 shall be humbled,8213 and the haughtiness7312 of men582 shall be bowed7817 down,7817 and the LORD3068 alone905 shall be exalted7682 in that day.3117

12 For the day3117 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635 shall be on every3605 one that is proud1343 and lofty,7311 and on every3605 one that is lifted5375 up; and he shall be brought8213 low:8213

13 And on all3605 the cedars730 of Lebanon,3844 that are high7311 and lifted5375 up, and on all3605 the oaks437 of Bashan,1316

14 And on all3605 the high7311 mountains,2022 and on all3605 the hills1389 that are lifted5375 up,

15 And on every3605 high1364 tower,4026 and on every3605 fenced1219 wall,2346

16 And on all3605 the ships591 of Tarshish,8659 and on all3605 pleasant2532 pictures.7914

17 And the loftiness1365 of man120 shall be bowed7817 down,7817 and the haughtiness7312 of men582 shall be made6213 low:8213 and the LORD3068 alone905 shall be exalted7682 in that day.3117

18 And the idols457 he shall utterly3632 abolish.2498

19 And they shall go935 into the holes4631 of the rocks,6697 and into the caves4247 of the earth,6083 for fear6343 of the LORD,3068 and for the glory1926 of his majesty,1347 when he rises6965 to shake6206 terribly6206 the earth.776

20 In that day3117 a man120 shall cast7993 his idols457 of silver,3701 and his idols457 of gold,2091 which834 they made each one for himself to worship,7812 to the moles2661 and to the bats;5847

21 To go935 into the clefts5366 of the rocks,6697 and into the tops5585 of the ragged rocks,5553 for fear6343 of the LORD,3068 and for the glory1926 of his majesty,1347 when he rises6965 to shake6206 terribly6206 the earth.776

22 Cease2308 you from man,120 whose834 breath5397 is in his nostrils:639 for wherein4100 is he to be accounted2803 of?

3

1 For, behold,2009 the Lord,113 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 does take5493 away5493 from Jerusalem3389 and from Judah3063 the stay4937 and the staff,4938 the whole3605 stay8172 of bread,3899 and the whole3605 stay4937 of water.4325

2 The mighty1368 man,376 and the man of war,4421 the judge,8199 and the prophet,5030 and the prudent,7080 and the ancient,2204

3 The captain8269 of fifty,2572 and the honorable5375 6440 man, and the counselor,3289 and the cunning2450 artificer,2796 and the eloquent995 orator.3908

4 And I will give5414 children5288 to be their princes,8269 and babes8586 shall rule4910 over them.

5 And the people5971 shall be oppressed,5065 every376 one376 by another, and every376 one376 by his neighbor:7453 the child5288 shall behave7292 himself proudly7292 against the ancient,2204 and the base7034 against the honorable.3519

6 When3588 a man376 shall take8610 hold8610 of his brother251 of the house1004 of his father,1 saying, You have clothing,8071 be you our ruler,7101 and let this2063 ruin4384 be under8478 your hand:3027

7 In that day3117 shall he swear,5375 saying,559 I will not be an healer;2280 for in my house1004 is neither369 bread3899 nor369 clothing:8071 make7760 me not a ruler7101 of the people.5971

8 For Jerusalem3389 is ruined,3782 and Judah3063 is fallen:5307 because3588 their tongue3956 and their doings4611 are against413 the LORD,3068 to provoke4784 the eyes5869 of his glory.3519

9 The show1971 of their countenance6440 does witness5707 against them; and they declare5046 their sin2403 as Sodom,5467 they hide3582 it not. Woe188 to their soul!5315 for they have rewarded1580 evil7451 to themselves.1992

10 Say559 you to the righteous,6662 that it shall be well2896 with him: for they shall eat398 the fruit6529 of their doings.4611

11 Woe188 to the wicked!7563 it shall be ill7451 with him: for the reward1576 of his hands3027 shall be given6213 him.

12 As for my people,5971 children5768 are their oppressors,5065 and women802 rule4910 over them. O my people,5971 they which lead833 you cause you to err,8582 and destroy1104 the way1870 of your paths.734

13 The LORD3068 stands5324 up to plead,7378 and stands5975 to judge1777 the people.5971

14 The LORD3068 will enter935 into judgment4941 with the ancients2204 of his people,5971 and the princes8269 thereof: for you have eaten398 up the vineyard;3754 the spoil1500 of the poor6041 is in your houses.1004

15 What4100 mean you that you beat1792 my people5971 to pieces, and grind2912 the faces6440 of the poor?6041 said5002 the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts.6635

16 Moreover the LORD3068 said,559 Because3282 3588 the daughters1323 of Zion6726 are haughty,1361 and walk3212 with stretched5186 forth necks1627 and wanton8265 eyes,5869 walking1980 and mincing2952 as they go,3212 and making a tinkling5913 with their feet:7272

17 Therefore the LORD136 will smite5596 with a scab5596 the crown6936 of the head6936 of the daughters1323 of Zion,6726 and the LORD3068 will discover6168 their secret6596 parts.

18 In that day3117 the Lord136 will take5493 away5493 the bravery8597 of their tinkling ornaments5914 about their feet, and their cauls,7636 and their round7720 tires7720 like the moon,

19 The chains,5188 and the bracelets,8285 and the mufflers,7479

20 The bonnets,6287 and the ornaments6807 of the legs,6807 and the headbands,7196 and the tablets,1004 5315 and the earrings,3908

21 The rings,2885 and nose639 jewels,5141

22 The changeable4254 suits2470 of apparel,4254 and the mantles,4595 and the wimples,4304 and the crisping2754 pins,

23 The glasses,1549 and the fine linen,5466 and the hoods,6797 and the veils.7289

24 And it shall come1961 to pass, that instead8478 of sweet1314 smell1314 there shall be stink;4716 and instead8478 of a girdle2290 a rent;5364 and instead8478 of well4639 set hair4748 baldness;7144 and instead8478 of a stomacher6614 a girding4228 of sackcloth;8242 and burning3587 instead8478 of beauty.3308

25 Your men4962 shall fall5307 by the sword,2719 and your mighty1369 in the war.4421

26 And her gates6607 shall lament578 and mourn;56 and she being desolate5352 shall sit3427 on the ground.776

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1 And in that day3117 seven7651 women802 shall take2388 hold2388 of one259 man,376 saying,559 We will eat398 our own bread,3899 and wear3847 our own apparel:8071 only7535 let us be called7121 by your name,8034 to take622 away our reproach.2781

2 In that day3117 shall the branch6780 of the LORD3068 be beautiful6643 and glorious,3519 and the fruit6529 of the earth776 shall be excellent1347 and comely8597 for them that are escaped6413 of Israel.3478

3 And it shall come1961 to pass, that he that is left7604 in Zion,6726 and he that remains3498 in Jerusalem,3389 shall be called559 holy,6918 even every3605 one that is written3789 among the living2416 in Jerusalem:3389

4 When518 the Lord136 shall have washed7364 away the filth6675 of the daughters1323 of Zion,6726 and shall have purged1740 the blood1818 of Jerusalem3389 from the middle7130 thereof by the spirit7307 of judgment,4941 and by the spirit7307 of burning.1197

5 And the LORD3068 will create1254 on every3605 dwelling4349 place of mount2022 Zion,6726 and on her assemblies,4744 a cloud6051 and smoke6227 by day,3119 and the shining5051 of a flaming3852 fire784 by night:3915 for on all3605 the glory3519 shall be a defense.2646

6 And there shall be a tabernacle5521 for a shadow6738 in the day time3119 from the heat,2721 and for a place of refuge,4268 and for a covert5643 from storm2230 and from rain.4306

5

1 Now4994 will I sing7891 to my well beloved3039 a song7892 of my beloved1730 touching his vineyard.3754 My well beloved3039 has a vineyard3754 in a very fruitful1121 8081 hill:7161

2 And he fenced5823 it, and gathered out the stones5619 thereof, and planted5193 it with the choicest8321 vine,8321 and built1129 a tower4026 in the middle8432 of it, and also1571 made2672 a wine press3342 therein:8432 and he looked6960 that it should bring6213 forth6213 grapes,6025 and it brought6213 forth6213 wild891 grapes.891

3 And now,6258 O inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 and men376 of Judah,3063 judge,8199 I pray4994 you, between996 me and my vineyard.3754

4 What4100 could have been done6213 more5750 to my vineyard,3754 that I have not done6213 in it? why,4069 when I looked6960 that it should bring6213 forth6213 grapes,6025 brought6213 it forth6213 wild891 grapes?891

5 And now6258 go to; I will tell3045 you what853 834 I will do6213 to my vineyard:3754 I will take5493 away5493 the hedge4881 thereof, and it shall be eaten398 up; and break6555 down the wall1447 thereof, and it shall be trodden4823 down:

6 And I will lay it waste:1326 it shall not be pruned,2168 nor3808 dig;5737 but there shall come5927 up briers8068 and thorns:7898 I will also command6680 the clouds5645 that they rain4305 no rain4306 on it.

7 For the vineyard3754 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635 is the house1004 of Israel,3478 and the men376 of Judah3063 his pleasant8191 plant:5194 and he looked6960 for judgment,4941 but behold2009 oppression;4939 for righteousness,6666 but behold2009 a cry.6818

8 Woe1945 to them that join5060 house1004 to house,1004 that lay7126 field7704 to field,7704 till5704 there be no657 place,4725 that they may be placed3427 alone905 in the middle7130 of the earth!776

9 In my ears241 said the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 Of a truth518 3808 many7227 houses1004 shall be desolate,8047 even great1419 and fair,2896 without369 inhabitant.3427

10 Yes,3588 ten6235 acres6776 of vineyard3754 shall yield6213 one259 bath,1324 and the seed2233 of an homer2563 shall yield6213 an ephah.374

11 Woe1945 to them that rise7925 up early7925 in the morning,1242 that they may follow7291 strong drink;7941 that continue309 until night,5399 till wine3196 inflame1814 them!

12 And the harp,3658 and the viol,5035 the tabret,8596 and pipe,2485 and wine,3196 are in their feasts:4960 but they regard5027 not the work6467 of the LORD,3068 neither3808 consider7200 the operation4639 of his hands.3027

13 Therefore3651 my people5971 are gone into captivity,1540 because they have no1097 knowledge:1847 and their honorable3519 men4962 are famished,7458 and their multitude1995 dried6704 up with thirst.6772

14 Therefore3651 hell7585 has enlarged7337 herself,5315 and opened6473 her mouth6310 without1097 measure:2706 and their glory,1926 and their multitude,1995 and their pomp,7588 and he that rejoices,5938 shall descend3381 into it.

15 And the mean120 man120 shall be brought7817 down,7817 and the mighty376 man376 shall be humbled,8213 and the eyes5869 of the lofty1364 shall be humbled:8213

16 But the LORD3068 of hosts6635 shall be exalted1361 in judgment,4941 and God410 that is holy6918 shall be sanctified6942 in righteousness.6666

17 Then shall the lambs3532 feed7462 after their manner,1699 and the waste2723 places of the fat4220 ones shall strangers1481 eat.398

18 Woe1945 to them that draw4900 iniquity5771 with cords2256 of vanity,7723 and sin2402 as it were with a cart5699 rope:5688

19 That say,559 Let him make speed,4116 and hasten2363 his work,4639 that we may see7200 it: and let the counsel6098 of the Holy6918 One of Israel3478 draw near7126 and come,935 that we may know3045 it!

20 Woe1945 to them that call559 evil7451 good,2896 and good2896 evil;7451 that put7760 darkness2822 for light,216 and light216 for darkness;2822 that put7760 bitter4751 for sweet,4966 and sweet4966 for bitter!4751

21 Woe1945 to them that are wise2450 in their own eyes,5869 and prudent995 in their own sight!6440

22 Woe1945 to them that are mighty1368 to drink8354 wine,3196 and men582 of strength2428 to mingle4537 strong drink:7941

23 Which justify6663 the wicked7563 for reward,7810 and take5493 away5493 the righteousness6666 of the righteous6662 from him!

24 Therefore3651 as the fire784 devours398 the stubble,7179 and the flame3852 consumes7503 the chaff,2842 so their root8328 shall be as rottenness,4716 and their blossom6525 shall go5927 up as dust:80 because3588 they have cast3988 away the law8451 of the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 and despised5006 the word565 of the Holy6918 One of Israel.3478

25 Therefore5921 3651 is the anger639 of the LORD3068 kindled2734 against his people,5971 and he has stretched5186 forth his hand3027 against5921 them, and has smitten5221 them: and the hills2022 did tremble,7264 and their carcasses5038 were torn5478 in the middle7130 of the streets.2351 For all3605 this2063 his anger639 is not turned7725 away, but his hand3027 is stretched5186 out still.5750

26 And he will lift5375 up an ensign5251 to the nations1471 from far,7350 and will hiss8319 to them from the end7097 of the earth:776 and, behold,2009 they shall come935 with speed4120 swiftly:7031

27 None369 shall be weary5889 nor3808 stumble3782 among them; none3808 shall slumber5123 nor3808 sleep;3463 neither3808 shall the girdle232 of their loins2504 be loosed,6605 nor3808 the lace8288 of their shoes5275 be broken:5423

28 Whose834 arrows2671 are sharp,8150 and all3605 their bows7198 bent,1869 their horses'5483 hoofs6541 shall be counted2803 like flint,6864 and their wheels1534 like a whirlwind:5492

29 Their roaring7581 shall be like a lion,3833 they shall roar7580 like young3715 lions:3715 yes, they shall roar,5098 and lay hold270 of the prey,2964 and shall carry6403 it away safe,6403 and none369 shall deliver5337 it.

30 And in that day3117 they shall roar5098 against5921 them like the roaring5100 of the sea:3220 and if one look5027 to the land,776 behold2009 darkness2822 and sorrow,6862 and the light216 is darkened2821 in the heavens6183 thereof.

6

1 In the year8141 that king4428 Uzziah5818 died4194 I saw7200 also the LORD136 sitting3427 on a throne,3678 high7311 and lifted5375 up, and his train7757 filled4390 the temple.1964

2 Above4605 it stood5975 the seraphim:8314 each259 one259 had six8337 wings;3671 with two8147 he covered3680 his face,6440 and with two8147 he covered3680 his feet,7272 and with two8147 he did fly.5774

3 And one cried7121 to another,2088 and said,559 Holy,6918 holy,6918 holy,6918 is the LORD3068 of hosts:6635 the whole3605 earth776 is full4393 of his glory.3519

4 And the posts520 of the door5592 moved5128 at the voice6963 of him that cried,7121 and the house1004 was filled4390 with smoke.6227

5 Then said559 I, Woe188 is me! for I am undone;1820 because3588 I am a man376 of unclean2931 lips,8193 and I dwell3427 in the middle8432 of a people5971 of unclean2931 lips:8193 for my eyes5869 have seen7200 the King,4428 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

6 Then flew5774 one259 of the seraphim8314 to me, having a live7531 coal7531 in his hand,3027 which he had taken3947 with the tongs4457 from off5921 the altar:4196

7 And he laid5060 it on my mouth,6310 and said,559 See,2009 this2088 has touched5060 your lips;8193 and your iniquity5771 is taken5493 away,5493 and your sin2403 purged.3722

8 Also I heard8085 the voice6963 of the Lord,136 saying,559 Whom853 4310 shall I send,7971 and who4310 will go3212 for us? Then said559 I, Here2005 am I; send7971 me.

9 And he said,559 Go,3212 and tell559 this2088 people,5971 Hear8085 you indeed, but understand995 not; and see7200 you indeed, but perceive3045 not.

10 Make the heart3820 of this2088 people5971 fat,8082 and make their ears241 heavy,3513 and shut8173 their eyes;5869 lest6435 they see7200 with their eyes,5869 and hear8085 with their ears,241 and understand995 with their heart,3824 and convert,7725 and be healed.7495

11 Then said559 I, Lord,136 how5704 long?5704 And he answered,559 Until5704 the cities5892 be wasted7582 without369 inhabitant,3427 and the houses1004 without369 man,120 and the land127 be utterly desolate,8077

12 And the LORD3068 have removed7368 men120 far7368 away, and there be a great7227 forsaking5805 in the middle7130 of the land.776

13 But yet5750 in it shall be a tenth,6224 and it shall return,7725 and shall be eaten:1197 as a teil424 tree, and as an oak,437 whose834 substance4678 is in them, when834 they cast7995 their leaves: so the holy6944 seed2233 shall be the substance4678 thereof.

7

1 And it came1961 to pass in the days3117 of Ahaz271 the son1121 of Jotham,3147 the son1121 of Uzziah,5818 king4428 of Judah,3063 that Rezin7526 the king4428 of Syria,758 and Pekah6492 the son1121 of Remaliah,7425 king4428 of Israel,3478 went5927 up toward Jerusalem3389 to war4421 against5921 it, but could3201 not prevail3898 against5921 it.

2 And it was told5046 the house1004 of David,1732 saying,559 Syria758 is confederate5117 with Ephraim.669 And his heart3824 was moved,5128 and the heart3824 of his people,5971 as the trees6086 of the wood3293 are moved5128 with the wind.7307

3 Then said559 the LORD3068 to Isaiah,3470 Go3318 forth3318 now4994 to meet7125 Ahaz,271 you, and Shearjashub7610 your son,1121 at413 the end7097 of the conduit8585 of the upper5945 pool1295 in the highway4546 of the fuller's3526 field;7704

4 And say559 to him, Take heed,8104 and be quiet;8252 fear3372 not, neither408 be fainthearted3824 7401 for the two8147 tails2180 of these428 smoking6226 firebrands,181 for the fierce2750 anger639 of Rezin7526 with Syria,758 and of the son1121 of Remaliah.7425

5 Because3282 3588 Syria,758 Ephraim,669 and the son1121 of Remaliah,7425 have taken evil7451 counsel3289 against5921 you, saying,559

6 Let us go5927 up against Judah,3063 and vex6973 it, and let us make a breach1234 therein for us, and set a king4428 in the middle8432 of it, even the son1121 of Tabeal:2870

7 Thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 It shall not stand,6965 neither3808 shall it come1961 to pass.

8 For the head7218 of Syria758 is Damascus,1834 and the head7218 of Damascus1834 is Rezin;7526 and within three score7657 and five2568 years8141 shall Ephraim669 be broken,2844 that it be not a people.5971

9 And the head7218 of Ephraim669 is Samaria,8111 and the head7218 of Samaria8111 is Remaliah's7425 son.1121 If518 you will not believe,539 surely3588 you shall not be established.539

10 Moreover the LORD3068 spoke1696 again3254 to Ahaz,271 saying,559

11 Ask7592 you a sign226 of the LORD3068 your God;430 ask7592 it either in the depth,6009 or176 in the height1361 above.4605

12 But Ahaz271 said,559 I will not ask,7592 neither3808 will I tempt5254 the LORD.3068

13 And he said,559 Hear8085 you now,4994 O house1004 of David;1732 Is it a small4592 thing for you to weary3811 men,582 but will you weary3811 my God430 also?1571

14 Therefore3651 the Lord136 himself1931 shall give5414 you a sign;226 Behold,2009 a virgin5959 shall conceive,2030 and bear3205 a son,1121 and shall call7121 his name8034 Immanuel.6005

15 Butter2529 and honey1706 shall he eat,398 that he may know3045 to refuse3988 the evil,7451 and choose977 the good.2896

16 For before2962 the child5288 shall know3045 to refuse3988 the evil,7451 and choose977 the good,2896 the land127 that you abhor6973 shall be forsaken5800 of both8147 her kings.4428

17 The LORD3068 shall bring935 on you, and on your people,5971 and on your father's1 house,1004 days3117 that have not come,935 from the day3117 that Ephraim669 departed5493 from Judah;3063 even853 the king4428 of Assyria.804

18 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that the LORD3068 shall hiss8319 for the fly2070 that is in the uttermost7097 part of the rivers2975 of Egypt,4714 and for the bee1682 that is in the land776 of Assyria.804

19 And they shall come,935 and shall rest5117 all3605 of them in the desolate1327 valleys,5158 and in the holes5357 of the rocks,5553 and on all3605 thorns,5285 and on all3605 bushes.5097

20 In the same1931 day3117 shall the Lord136 shave1548 with a razor8593 that is hired,7917 namely, by them beyond5676 the river,5104 by the king4428 of Assyria,804 the head,7218 and the hair8181 of the feet:7272 and it shall also1571 consume5595 the beard.2206

21 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that a man376 shall nourish2421 a young1241 cow,5697 and two8147 sheep;6629

22 And it shall come1961 to pass, for the abundance7230 of milk2461 that they shall give6213 he shall eat398 butter:2529 for butter2529 and honey1706 shall every3605 one eat398 that is left3498 in the land.776

23 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that every3605 place4725 shall be, where834 there were a thousand505 vines1612 at a thousand505 silver coins,3701 it shall even be for briers8068 and thorns.7898

24 With arrows2671 and with bows7198 shall men come935 thither;8033 because3588 all3605 the land776 shall become1961 briers8068 and thorns.7898

25 And on all3605 hills2022 that shall be dig5737 with the mattock,4576 there shall not come935 thither8033 the fear3374 of briers8068 and thorns:7898 but it shall be for the sending4916 forth of oxen,7794 and for the treading4823 of lesser7716 cattle.7716

8

1 Moreover the LORD3068 said559 to me, Take3947 you a great1419 roll,1549 and write3789 in it with a man's582 pen2747 concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.4122

2 And I took to me faithful539 witnesses5707 to record,5749 Uriah223 the priest,3548 and Zechariah2148 the son1121 of Jeberechiah.3000

3 And I went7126 to the prophetess;5031 and she conceived,2029 and bore3205 a son.1121 Then said559 the LORD3068 to me, Call7121 his name8034 Mahershalalhashbaz.4122

4 For before2962 the child5288 shall have knowledge3045 to cry,7121 My father,1 and my mother,517 the riches2428 of Damascus1834 and the spoil7998 of Samaria8111 shall be taken5375 away before6440 the king4428 of Assyria.804

5 The LORD3068 spoke1696 also to me again,3254 saying,559

6 For as much3282 365 as this2088 people5971 refuses3988 the waters4325 of Shiloah7975 that go1980 softly,328 and rejoice4885 in Rezin7526 and Remaliah's7425 son;1121

7 Now therefore,3651 behold,2009 the Lord136 brings5927 up on them the waters4325 of the river,5104 strong6099 and many,7227 even853 the king4428 of Assyria,804 and all3605 his glory:3519 and he shall come5927 up over5921 all3605 his channels,650 and go1980 over5921 all3605 his banks:1415

8 And he shall pass2498 through Judah;3063 he shall overflow7857 and go5674 over,5674 he shall reach5060 even to the neck;6677 and the stretching4298 out of his wings3671 shall fill4393 the breadth7341 of your land,776 O Immanuel.6005

9 Associate7489 yourselves, O you people,5971 and you shall be broken2844 in pieces; and give ear,238 all3605 you of far4801 countries:776 gird247 yourselves, and you shall be broken2844 in pieces; gird247 yourselves, and you shall be broken2844 in pieces.

10 Take counsel6098 together, and it shall come to nothing;6565 speak1696 the word,1697 and it shall not stand:6965 for God410 is with us.

11 For the LORD3068 spoke559 thus3541 to me with a strong2393 hand,3027 and instructed3256 me that I should not walk3212 in the way1870 of this2088 people,5971 saying,559

12 Say559 you not, A confederacy,7195 to all3605 them to whom834 this2088 people5971 shall say,559 A confederacy;7195 neither3808 fear3372 you their fear,4172 nor3808 be afraid.6206

13 Sanctify6942 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 himself; and let him be your fear,4172 and let him be your dread.6206

14 And he shall be for a sanctuary;4720 but for a stone68 of stumbling5063 and for a rock6697 of offense4383 to both8147 the houses1004 of Israel,3478 for a gin6341 and for a snare4170 to the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem.3389

15 And many7227 among them shall stumble,3782 and fall,5307 and be broken,7665 and be snared,3369 and be taken.3920

16 Bind6887 up the testimony,8584 seal2856 the law8451 among my disciples.3928

17 And I will wait2442 on the LORD,3068 that hides5641 his face6440 from the house1004 of Jacob,3290 and I will look6960 for him.

18 Behold,2009 I and the children3206 whom834 the LORD3068 has given5414 me are for signs226 and for wonders4159 in Israel3478 from the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 which dwells7931 in mount2022 Zion.6726

19 And when3588 they shall say559 to you, Seek1875 to them that have familiar spirits,178 and to wizards3049 that peep,6850 and that mutter:1897 should not a people5971 seek1875 to their God?430 for the living2416 to the dead?4191

20 To the law8451 and to the testimony:8584 if518 they speak559 not according to this2088 word,1697 it is because834 there is no369 light7837 in them.

21 And they shall pass5674 through it, hardly7185 bestead and hungry:7456 and it shall come1961 to pass, that when3588 they shall be hungry,7456 they shall fret7107 themselves, and curse7043 their king4428 and their God,430 and look6437 upward.4605

22 And they shall look5027 to the earth;776 and behold2009 trouble6869 and darkness,2825 dimness4588 of anguish;6695 and they shall be driven5080 to darkness.653

9

1 Nevertheless3588 the dimness4155 shall not be such as was in her vexation,4164 when6256 at the first7223 he lightly7043 afflicted7043 the land776 of Zebulun2074 and the land776 of Naphtali,5321 and afterward314 did more grievously3513 afflict3513 her by the way1870 of the sea,3220 beyond5676 Jordan,3383 in Galilee1551 of the nations.1471

2 The people5971 that walked1980 in darkness2822 have seen7200 a great1419 light:216 they that dwell3427 in the land776 of the shadow6757 of death,6757 on them has the light216 shined.5050

3 You have multiplied7235 the nation,1471 and not increased1431 the joy:8057 they joy8055 before6440 you according to the joy8055 in harvest,7105 and as men rejoice1523 when they divide2505 the spoil.7998

4 For you have broken2865 the yoke5923 of his burden,5448 and the staff4294 of his shoulder,7926 the rod7626 of his oppressor,5065 as in the day3117 of Midian.4080

5 For every3605 battle5430 of the warrior5431 is with confused7494 noise, and garments8071 rolled1556 in blood;1818 but this shall be with burning8316 and fuel3980 of fire.784

6 For to us a child3206 is born,3205 to us a son1121 is given:5414 and the government4951 shall be on his shoulder:7926 and his name8034 shall be called7121 Wonderful,6382 Counselor,3289 The mighty1368 God,410 The everlasting5703 Father,1 The Prince8269 of Peace.7965

7 Of the increase4768 of his government4951 and peace7965 there shall be no369 end,7093 on the throne3678 of David,1732 and on his kingdom,4467 to order3559 it, and to establish5582 it with judgment4941 and with justice6666 from now on6258 even for ever.5769 The zeal7068 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635 will perform6213 this.2063

8 The Lord3068 sent7971 a word1697 into Jacob,3290 and it has lighted5307 on Israel.3478

9 And all3605 the people5971 shall know,3045 even Ephraim669 and the inhabitant3427 of Samaria,8111 that say559 in the pride1346 and stoutness1433 of heart,3824

10 The bricks3843 are fallen5307 down, but we will build1129 with hewn1496 stones:1496 the sycomores8256 are cut1438 down,1438 but we will change2498 them into cedars.730

11 Therefore the LORD3068 shall set7682 up the adversaries6862 of Rezin7526 against5921 him, and join5526 his enemies341 together;

12 The Syrians758 before,6924 and the Philistines6430 behind;268 and they shall devour398 Israel3478 with open3605 mouth.6310 For all3605 this2063 his anger639 is not turned7725 away, but his hand3027 is stretched5186 out still.5750

13 For the people5971 turns7725 not to him that smites5221 them, neither3808 do they seek1875 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

14 Therefore the LORD3068 will cut3772 off from Israel3478 head7218 and tail,2180 branch3712 and rush,100 in one259 day.3117

15 The ancient2204 and honorable,5375 6440 he is the head;7218 and the prophet5030 that teaches3384 lies,8267 he is the tail.2180

16 For the leaders833 of this2088 people5971 cause them to err;8582 and they that are led833 of them are destroyed.1104

17 Therefore5921 3651 the LORD136 shall have no3808 joy8055 in their young970 men, neither3808 shall have mercy7355 on their fatherless3490 and widows:490 for every3605 one is an hypocrite2611 and an evildoer,7489 and every3605 mouth6310 speaks1696 folly.5039 For all3605 this2063 his anger639 is not turned7725 away, but his hand3027 is stretched5186 out still.5750

18 For wickedness7564 burns1197 as the fire:784 it shall devour398 the briers8068 and thorns,7898 and shall kindle3341 in the thickets5442 of the forest,3293 and they shall mount55 up like the lifting1348 up of smoke.6227

19 Through the wrath5678 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635 is the land776 darkened,6272 and the people5971 shall be as the fuel3980 of the fire:784 no3808 man376 shall spare2550 his brother.251

20 And he shall snatch1504 on5921 the right3225 hand,3225 and be hungry;7456 and he shall eat398 on5921 the left8040 hand,8040 and they shall not be satisfied:7646 they shall eat398 every man376 the flesh1320 of his own arm:2220

21 Manasseh,4519 Ephraim;669 and Ephraim,669 Manasseh:4519 and they together3162 shall be against5921 Judah.3063 For all3605 this2063 his anger639 is not turned7725 away, but his hand3027 is stretched5186 out still.5750

10

1 Woe1945 to them that decree2710 unrighteous205 decrees,2711 and that write3789 grievousness5999 which they have prescribed;3789

2 To turn5186 aside5186 the needy1800 from judgment,1779 and to take1497 away1497 the right4941 from the poor6041 of my people,5971 that widows490 may be their prey,7998 and that they may rob962 the fatherless!3490

3 And what4100 will you do6213 in the day3117 of visitation,6486 and in the desolation7722 which shall come935 from far?4801 to whom4310 will you flee5127 for help?5833 and where575 will you leave5800 your glory?3519

4 Without1115 me they shall bow3766 down3766 under8478 the prisoners,616 and they shall fall5307 under8478 the slain.2026 For all3605 this2063 his anger639 is not turned7725 away, but his hand3027 is stretched5186 out still.5750

5 O Assyrian,804 the rod7626 of my anger,639 and the staff4294 in their hand3027 is my indignation.2195

6 I will send7971 him against an hypocritical2611 nation,1471 and against5921 the people5971 of my wrath5678 will I give him a charge,6680 to take7997 the spoil,7998 and to take962 the prey,957 and to tread7760 4823 them down like the mire2563 of the streets.2351

7 However, he means1819 not so,3651 neither3808 does his heart3824 think2803 so;3651 but it is in his heart3824 to destroy8045 and cut3772 off nations1471 not a few.4592

8 For he said,559 Are not my princes8269 altogether3162 kings?4428

9 Is not Calno3641 as Carchemish?3751 is not Hamath2574 as Arpad?774 is not Samaria8111 as Damascus?1834

10 As my hand3027 has found4672 the kingdoms4467 of the idols,457 and whose graven6456 images did excel them of Jerusalem3389 and of Samaria;8111

11 Shall I not, as I have done6213 to Samaria8111 and her idols,457 so3651 do6213 to Jerusalem3389 and her idols?6091

12 Why it shall come1961 to pass, that when3588 the Lord136 has performed1214 his whole854 3605 work4639 on mount2022 Zion6726 and on Jerusalem,3389 I will punish6485 the fruit6529 of the stout1433 heart3824 of the king4428 of Assyria,804 and the glory8597 of his high7312 looks.5869

13 For he said,559 By the strength3581 of my hand3027 I have done6213 it, and by my wisdom;2451 for I am prudent:995 and I have removed5493 the bounds1367 of the people,5971 and have robbed8154 their treasures,6259 and I have put3381 down3381 the inhabitants3427 like a valiant3524 man:

14 And my hand3027 has found4672 as a nest7064 the riches2428 of the people:5971 and as one gathers622 eggs1000 that are left,5800 have I gathered622 all3605 the earth;776 and there was none3808 that moved5074 the wing,3671 or opened6475 the mouth,6310 or peeped.6850

15 Shall the ax1631 boast6286 itself against5921 him that hews2672 therewith? or shall the saw4883 magnify1431 itself against5921 him that shakes5130 it? as if the rod7626 should shake5130 itself against them that lift7311 it up, or as if the staff4294 should lift7311 up itself, as if it were no3808 wood.6086

16 Therefore5921 3651 shall the Lord,113 the Lord136 of hosts,6635 send7971 among his fat4924 ones leanness;7332 and under8478 his glory3519 he shall kindle3344 a burning3350 like the burning3350 of a fire.784

17 And the light216 of Israel3478 shall be for a fire,784 and his Holy6918 One for a flame:3852 and it shall burn1197 and devour398 his thorns7898 and his briers8068 in one259 day;3117

18 And shall consume3615 the glory3519 of his forest,3293 and of his fruitful3759 field, both soul5315 and body:1320 and they shall be as when a standard-bearer5264 faints.4549

19 And the rest7605 of the trees6086 of his forest3293 shall be few,4557 that a child5288 may write3789 them.

20 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that the remnant7605 of Israel,3478 and such as are escaped6413 of the house1004 of Jacob,3290 shall no3808 more5750 again3254 stay4937 on him that smote5221 them; but shall stay8172 on the LORD,3068 the Holy6918 One of Israel,3478 in truth.571

21 The remnant7605 shall return,7725 even the remnant7605 of Jacob,3290 to the mighty1368 God.410

22 For though518 your people5971 Israel3478 be as the sand2344 of the sea,3220 yet a remnant7605 of them shall return:7725 the consumption3631 decreed2782 shall overflow7857 with righteousness.6666

23 For the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts6635 shall make6213 a consumption,3617 even determined,2782 in the middle7130 of all3605 the land.776

24 Therefore5921 3651 thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts,6635 O my people5971 that dwell3427 in Zion,6726 be not afraid3372 of the Assyrian:804 he shall smite5221 you with a rod,7626 and shall lift5375 up his staff4294 against5921 you, after the manner1870 of Egypt.4714

25 For yet5750 a very4213 little4592 while, and the indignation2195 shall cease,3615 and my anger639 in their destruction.8399

26 And the LORD3068 of hosts6635 shall stir5782 up a whip7752 for him according to the slaughter4347 of Midian4080 at the rock6697 of Oreb:6157 and as his rod4294 was on the sea,3220 so shall he lift5375 it up after the manner1870 of Egypt.4714

27 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that his burden5448 shall be taken5493 away5493 from off5921 your shoulder,7926 and his yoke5923 from off5921 your neck,6677 and the yoke5923 shall be destroyed2254 because6440 of the anointing.8081

28 He is come935 to Aiath,5857 he is passed5674 to Migron;4051 at Michmash4363 he has laid6485 up his carriages:3627

29 They are gone5674 over5674 the passage:4569 they have taken3885 up their lodging4411 at Geba;1387 Ramah7414 is afraid;2729 Gibeah1390 of Saul7586 is fled.5127

30 Lift6670 up your voice,6963 O daughter1323 of Gallim:1554 cause it to be heard7181 to Laish,3919 O poor6041 Anathoth.6068

31 Madmenah4088 is removed;5074 the inhabitants3427 of Gebim1374 gather5756 themselves to flee.

32 As yet5750 shall he remain5975 at Nob5011 that day:3117 he shall shake5130 his hand3027 against the mount2022 of the daughter1004 of Zion,6726 the hill1389 of Jerusalem.3389

33 Behold,2009 the Lord,113 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 shall lop5586 the bough6288 with terror:4637 and the high7312 ones of stature6967 shall be hewn1438 down,1438 and the haughty1364 shall be humbled.8213

34 And he shall cut5362 down the thickets5442 of the forest3293 with iron,1270 and Lebanon3844 shall fall5307 by a mighty117 one.

11

1 And there shall come3318 forth3318 a rod2415 out of the stem1503 of Jesse,3448 and a Branch5342 shall grow6509 out of his roots:8328

2 And the spirit7307 of the LORD3068 shall rest5117 on him, the spirit7307 of wisdom2451 and understanding,998 the spirit7307 of counsel6098 and might,1369 the spirit7307 of knowledge1847 and of the fear3374 of the LORD;3068

3 And shall make him of quick understanding7306 in the fear3374 of the LORD:3068 and he shall not judge8199 after the sight4758 of his eyes,5869 neither3808 reprove3198 after the hearing4926 of his ears:241

4 But with righteousness6664 shall he judge8199 the poor,1800 and reprove3198 with equity4334 for the meek6035 of the earth:776 and he shall smite5221 the earth776: with the rod7626 of his mouth,6310 and with the breath7307 of his lips8193 shall he slay4191 the wicked.7563

5 And righteousness6664 shall be the girdle232 of his loins,4975 and faithfulness530 the girdle232 of his reins.2504

6 The wolf2061 also shall dwell1481 with the lamb,3532 and the leopard5246 shall lie7257 down7257 with the kid;1423 and the calf5695 and the young3715 lion3715 and the fatted calf4806 together;3162 and a little6995 child5288 shall lead5090 them.

7 And the cow6510 and the bear1677 shall feed;7462 their young3206 ones shall lie7257 down7257 together:3162 and the lion738 shall eat398 straw8401 like the ox.1241

8 And the sucking3243 child shall play8173 on5921 the hole2356 of the asp,6620 and the weaned1580 child shall put1911 his hand3027 on5921 the cockatrice'6848 den.3975

9 They shall not hurt7489 nor3808 destroy7843 in all3605 my holy6944 mountain:2022 for the earth776 shall be full4390 of the knowledge1844 of the LORD,3068 as the waters4325 cover3680 the sea.3220

10 And in that day3117 there shall be a root8328 of Jesse,3448 which834 shall stand5975 for an ensign5251 of the people;5971 to it shall the Gentiles1471 seek:1875 and his rest4496 shall be glorious.3519

11 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that the Lord136 shall set his hand3027 again3254 the second8145 time6256 to recover7069 the remnant7605 of his people,5971 which834 shall be left,7604 from Assyria,804 and from Egypt,4714 and from Pathros,6624 and from Cush,3568 and from Elam,5867 and from Shinar,8152 and from Hamath,2574 and from the islands339 of the sea.3220

12 And he shall set5375 up an ensign5251 for the nations,1471 and shall assemble622 the outcasts1760 of Israel,3478 and gather6908 together the dispersed5310 of Judah3063 from the four702 corners3671 of the earth.776

13 The envy7068 also of Ephraim669 shall depart,5493 and the adversaries6887 of Judah3063 shall be cut3772 off: Ephraim669 shall not envy7065 Judah,3063 and Judah3063 shall not vex6887 Ephraim.669

14 But they shall fly5774 on the shoulders3802 of the Philistines6430 toward the west;3220 they shall spoil962 them of the east6924 together:3162 they shall lay7971 their hand3027 on Edom123 and Moab;4124 and the children1121 of Ammon5983 shall obey4928 them.

15 And the LORD3068 shall utterly destroy2763 the tongue3956 of the Egyptian4714 sea;3220 and with his mighty5868 wind7307 shall he shake5130 his hand3027 over5921 the river,5104 and shall smite5221 it in the seven7651 streams,5158 and make men go1869 over1869 with dry sandals.5275

16 And there shall be an highway4546 for the remnant7605 of his people,5971 which834 shall be left,7604 from Assyria;804 like as it was to Israel3478 in the day3117 that he came5927 up out of the land776 of Egypt.4714

12

1 And in that day3117 you shall say,559 O LORD,3068 I will praise3034 you: though3588 you were angry599 with me, your anger639 is turned7725 away, and you comforted5162 me.

2 Behold,2009 God410 is my salvation;3444 I will trust,982 and not be afraid:6342 for the LORD3050 JEHOVAH3068 is my strength5797 and my song;2176 he also is become1961 my salvation.3444

3 Therefore with joy8342 shall you draw7579 water4325 out of the wells4599 of salvation.3444

4 And in that day3117 shall you say,559 Praise3034 the LORD,3068 call7121 on his name,8034 declare3045 his doings5949 among the people,5971 make mention2142 that his name8034 is exalted.7682

5 Sing2167 to the LORD;3068 for he has done6213 excellent1348 things: this2063 is known3045 in all3605 the earth.776

6 Cry6670 out and shout,7442 you inhabitant3427 of Zion:6726 for great1419 is the Holy6918 One of Israel3478 in the middle7130 of you.

13

1 The burden4853 of Babylon,894 which834 Isaiah3470 the son1121 of Amoz531 did see.2372

2 Lift5375 you up a banner5251 on the high8192 mountain,2022 exalt7311 the voice6963 to them, shake5130 the hand,3027 that they may go935 into the gates6607 of the nobles.5081

3 I have commanded6680 my sanctified6942 ones, I have also1571 called7121 my mighty1368 ones for my anger,639 even them that rejoice5947 in my highness.1346

4 The noise6963 of a multitude1995 in the mountains,2022 like1823 as of a great7227 people;5971 a tumultuous7588 noise6963 of the kingdoms4467 of nations1471 gathered622 together: the LORD3068 of hosts6635 musters6485 the host6635 of the battle.4421

5 They come935 from a far4801 country,776 from the end7093 of heaven,8064 even the LORD,3068 and the weapons3627 of his indignation,2195 to destroy2254 the whole3605 land.776

6 Howl3213 you; for the day3117 of the LORD3068 is at7138 hand;7138 it shall come935 as a destruction7701 from the Almighty.7706

7 Therefore5921 3651 shall all3605 hands3027 be faint,7503 and every3605 man's582 heart3824 shall melt:4549

8 And they shall be afraid:926 pangs6735 and sorrows2256 shall take270 hold270 of them; they shall be in pain2342 as a woman that travails:3205 they shall be amazed8539 one376 at413 another;7453 their faces6440 shall be as flames.3851

9 Behold,2009 the day3117 of the LORD3068 comes,935 cruel394 both with wrath5678 and fierce2740 anger,639 to lay the land776 desolate:8047 and he shall destroy8045 the sinners2400 thereof out of it.

10 For the stars3556 of heaven8064 and the constellations3685 thereof shall not give their light:216 the sun8121 shall be darkened2821 in his going3318 forth,3318 and the moon3394 shall not cause her light216 to shine.5050

11 And I will punish6485 the world8398 for their evil,7451 and the wicked7563 for their iniquity;5771 and I will cause the arrogance1347 of the proud2086 to cease,7673 and will lay low8213 the haughtiness1346 of the terrible.6184

12 I will make a man582 more precious3365 than fine gold;6337 even a man120 than the golden3800 wedge of Ophir.211

13 Therefore5921 3651 I will shake7264 the heavens,8064 and the earth776 shall remove7493 out of her place,4725 in the wrath5678 of the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 and in the day3117 of his fierce2740 anger.639

14 And it shall be as the chased5080 roe,6643 and as a sheep6629 that no369 man takes6908 up: they shall every man376 turn6437 to his own people,5971 and flee5127 every376 one into413 his own land.776

15 Every3605 one that is found4672 shall be thrust1856 through;1856 and every3605 one that is joined5595 to them shall fall5307 by the sword.2719

16 Their children5768 also shall be dashed7376 to pieces before their eyes;5869 their houses1004 shall be spoiled,8155 and their wives802 ravished.7693

17 Behold,2005 I will stir5782 up the Medes4074 against5921 them, which834 shall not regard2803 silver;3701 and as for gold,2091 they shall not delight2654 in it.

18 Their bows7198 also shall dash7376 the young5288 men to pieces; and they shall have no3808 pity7355 on the fruit6529 of the womb;990 their eyes5869 shall not spare2347 children.1121

19 And Babylon,894 the glory6643 of kingdoms,4467 the beauty8597 of the Chaldees'3778 excellency,1347 shall be as when God430 overthrew4114 Sodom5467 and Gomorrah.6017

20 It shall never3808 5331 be inhabited,3427 neither3808 shall it be dwelled7931 in from generation1755 to generation:1755 neither3808 shall the Arabian6163 pitch167 tent167 there;8033 neither3808 shall the shepherds7462 make their fold7257 there.8033

21 But wild6728 beasts6728 of the desert6728 shall lie7257 there;8033 and their houses1004 shall be full4390 of doleful255 creatures;255 and owls1323 3284 shall dwell7931 there,8033 and satyrs8163 shall dance7540 there.8033

22 And the wild338 beasts338 of the islands338 shall cry6030 in their desolate490 houses,490 and dragons8577 in their pleasant6027 palaces:1964 and her time6256 is near7138 to come,935 and her days3117 shall not be prolonged.4900

14

1 For the LORD3068 will have mercy7355 on Jacob,3290 and will yet5750 choose977 Israel,3478 and set3240 them in their own land:127 and the strangers1616 shall be joined3867 with them, and they shall join5596 to the house1004 of Jacob.3290

2 And the people5971 shall take3947 them, and bring935 them to their place:4725 and the house1004 of Israel3478 shall possess5157 them in the land127 of the LORD3068 for servants5650 and handmaids:8198 and they shall take them captives,7617 whose captives7617 they were; and they shall rule7287 over their oppressors.5065

3 And it shall come1961 to pass in the day3117 that the LORD3068 shall give you rest5117 from your sorrow,6090 and from your fear,7267 and from the hard7186 bondage5656 wherein834 you were made to serve,5647

4 That you shall take5375 up this2088 proverb4912 against5921 the king4428 of Babylon,894 and say,559 How349 has the oppressor5065 ceased!7673 the golden4062 city4062 ceased!7673

5 The LORD3068 has broken7665 the staff4294 of the wicked,7563 and the scepter7626 of the rulers.4910

6 He who smote5221 the people5971 in wrath5678 with a continual1115 5627 stroke,4347 he that ruled7287 the nations1471 in anger,639 is persecuted,4783 and none1097 hinders.2820

7 The whole3605 earth776 is at rest,5117 and is quiet:8252 they break6476 forth into singing.7440

8 Yes,1571 the fir1265 trees rejoice8055 at you, and the cedars730 of Lebanon,3844 saying, Since227 you are laid7901 down,7901 no3808 feller3772 is come5927 up against5921 us.

9 Hell7585 from beneath8478 is moved7264 for you to meet7125 you at your coming:935 it stirs5782 up the dead7496 for you, even all3605 the chief6260 ones of the earth;776 it has raised6965 up from their thrones3678 all3605 the kings4428 of the nations.1471

10 All3605 they shall speak6030 and say559 to you, Are you also1571 become2470 weak2470 as we? are you become4911 like4911 to us?

11 Your pomp1347 is brought3381 down3381 to the grave,7585 and the noise1998 of your viols:5035 the worm7415 is spread3331 under8478 you, and the worms8438 cover4374 you.

12 How are you fallen5307 from heaven,8064 O Lucifer,1966 son1121 of the morning!7837 how349 are you cut1438 down1438 to the ground,776 which did weaken2522 the nations!1471

13 For you have said559 in your heart,3824 I will ascend5927 into heaven,8064 I will exalt7311 my throne3678 above4605 the stars3556 of God:410 I will sit3427 also on the mount2022 of the congregation,4150 in the sides3411 of the north:6828

14 I will ascend5927 above5921 the heights1116 of the clouds;5645 I will be like1819 the most5945 High.5945

15 Yet389 you shall be brought3381 down3381 to hell,7585 to the sides3411 of the pit.953

16 They that see7200 you shall narrowly look7688 on you, and consider995 you, saying, Is this2088 the man376 that made the earth776 to tremble,7264 that did shake7493 kingdoms;4467

17 That made7760 the world8398 as a wilderness,4057 and destroyed2040 the cities5892 thereof; that opened6605 not the house1004 of his prisoners?615

18 All3605 the kings4428 of the nations,1471 even all3605 of them, lie7901 in glory,3519 every376 one376 in his own house.1004

19 But you are cast7993 out of your grave6913 like an abominable8581 branch,5342 and as the raiment3830 of those that are slain,2026 thrust2944 through2944 with a sword,2719 that go3381 down3381 to the stones68 of the pit;953 as a carcass6297 trodden947 under feet.

20 You shall not be joined3161 with them in burial,6900 because3588 you have destroyed7843 your land,776 and slain2026 your people:5971 the seed2233 of evildoers7489 shall never3808 5769 be renowned.7121

21 Prepare3559 slaughter4293 for his children1121 for the iniquity5771 of their fathers;1 that they do not rise,6965 nor possess3423 the land,776 nor fill4390 the face6440 of the world8398 with cities.5892

22 For I will rise6965 up against5921 them, said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 and cut3772 off from Babylon894 the name,8034 and remnant,7605 and son,5209 and nephew,5220 said5002 the LORD.3068

23 I will also make7760 it a possession4180 for the bittern,7090 and pools98 of water:4325 and I will sweep2894 it with the besom4292 of destruction,8045 said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

24 The LORD3068 of hosts6635 has sworn,7650 saying,559 Surely518 3808 as I have thought,1819 so3652 shall it come1961 to pass; and as I have purposed,3289 so3651 shall it stand:6965

25 That I will break7665 the Assyrian804 in my land,776 and on my mountains2022 tread947 him under foot:947 then shall his yoke5923 depart5493 from off5921 them, and his burden5448 depart5493 from off5921 their shoulders.7926

26 This2063 is the purpose6098 that is purposed3289 on the whole3605 earth:776 and this2063 is the hand3027 that is stretched5186 out on all3605 the nations.1471

27 For the LORD3068 of hosts6635 has purposed,3289 and who4310 shall cancel6565 it? and his hand3027 is stretched5186 out, and who4310 shall turn7725 it back?7725

28 In the year8141 that king4428 Ahaz271 died4194 was this2088 burden.4853

29 Rejoice8055 not you, whole3605 Palestina,6429 because3588 the rod7626 of him that smote5221 you is broken:7665 for out of the serpent's5175 root8328 shall come3318 forth3318 a cockatrice,6848 and his fruit6529 shall be a fiery8314 flying5774 serpent.8314

30 And the firstborn1060 of the poor1800 shall feed,7462 and the needy34 shall lie7257 down7257 in safety:983 and I will kill4191 your root8328 with famine,7458 and he shall slay2026 your remnant.7611

31 Howl,3213 O gate;8179 cry,2199 O city;5892 you, whole3605 Palestina,6429 are dissolved:4127 for there shall come935 from the north6828 a smoke,6227 and none369 shall be alone909 in his appointed4151 times.4151

32 What4100 shall one then answer6030 the messengers4397 of the nation?1471 That the LORD3068 has founded3245 Zion,6726 and the poor6041 of his people5971 shall trust2620 in it.

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1 The burden4853 of Moab.4124 Because3588 in the night3915 Ar6144 of Moab4124 is laid7901 waste,7703 and brought1820 to silence;1820 because3588 in the night3915 Kir7024 of Moab4124 is laid waste,7703 and brought1820 to silence;1820

2 He is gone5927 up to Bajith,1006 and to Dibon,1769 the high1116 places, to weep:1065 Moab4124 shall howl3213 over5921 Nebo,5015 and over5921 Medeba:4311 on all3605 their heads7218 shall be baldness,7144 and every3605 beard2206 cut1438 off.

3 In their streets2351 they shall gird2296 themselves with sackcloth:8242 on5921 the tops1406 of their houses, and in their streets,7339 every3605 one shall howl,3213 weeping1065 abundantly.3381

4 And Heshbon2809 shall cry,2199 and Elealeh:500 their voice6963 shall be heard8085 even to Jahaz:3096 therefore5921 3651 the armed2502 soldiers2502 of Moab4124 shall cry7321 out; his life5315 shall be grievous3415 to him.

5 My heart3820 shall cry2199 out for Moab;4124 his fugitives1280 shall flee to Zoar,6820 an heifer5697 of three7992 years old:7992 for by the mounting4608 up of Luhith3872 with weeping1065 shall they go5927 it up; for in the way1870 of Horonaim2773 they shall raise5782 up a cry2201 of destruction.7667

6 For the waters4325 of Nimrim5249 shall be desolate:4923 for the hay2682 is withered3001 away, the grass1877 fails,3615 there is no3808 green3418 thing.

7 Therefore5921 3651 the abundance3502 they have gotten,6213 and that which they have laid6486 up, shall they carry5375 away to the brook5158 of the willows.6155

8 For the cry2201 is gone5362 round5362 about the borders1366 of Moab;4124 the howling3213 thereof to Eglaim,97 and the howling3213 thereof to Beerelim.879

9 For the waters4325 of Dimon1775 shall be full4390 of blood:1818 for I will bring7896 more3254 on Dimon,1775 lions738 on him that escapes6413 of Moab,4124 and on the remnant7611 of the land.127

16

1 Send7971 you the lamb3733 to the ruler4910 of the land776 from Sela5554 to the wilderness,4057 to the mount2022 of the daughter1323 of Zion.6726

2 For it shall be, that, as a wandering5074 bird5775 cast7971 out of the nest,7064 so the daughters1323 of Moab4124 shall be at the fords4569 of Arnon.769

3 Take935 counsel,6098 execute6213 judgment;6415 make7896 your shadow6738 as the night3915 in the middle8432 of the noonday;6672 hide5641 the outcasts;5080 denude1540 not him that wanders.5074

4 Let my outcasts5080 dwell1481 with you, Moab;4124 be you a covert5643 to them from the face6440 of the spoiler:7703 for the extortionist4160 is at an end,657 the spoiler7701 ceases,3615 the oppressors7429 are consumed8552 out of the land.776

5 And in mercy2617 shall the throne3678 be established:3559 and he shall sit3427 on it in truth571 in the tabernacle168 of David,1732 judging,8199 and seeking1875 judgment,4941 and hastening4106 righteousness.6664

6 We have heard8085 of the pride1347 of Moab;4124 he is very3966 proud:1341 even of his haughtiness,1346 and his pride,1347 and his wrath:5678 but his lies907 shall not be so.3651

7 Therefore3651 shall Moab4124 howl3213 for Moab,4124 every3605 one shall howl:3213 for the foundations808 of Kirhareseth7025 shall you mourn;1897 surely389 they are stricken.5218

8 For the fields7709 of Heshbon2809 languish,535 and the vine1612 of Sibmah:7643 the lords1167 of the heathen1471 have broken1986 down the principal8291 plants8291 thereof, they are come5060 even to Jazer,3270 they wandered8582 through the wilderness:4057 her branches7976 are stretched5203 out, they are gone5674 over5674 the sea.3220

9 Therefore5921 3651 I will mourn1058 with the weeping1065 of Jazer3270 the vine1612 of Sibmah:7643 I will water7301 you with my tears,1832 O Heshbon,2809 and Elealeh:500 for the shouting1959 for your summer7019 fruits and for your harvest7105 is fallen.5307

10 And gladness8057 is taken622 away, and joy1524 out of the plentiful3759 field; and in the vineyards3754 there shall be no3808 singing,7442 neither3808 shall there be shouting:7321 the treaders1869 shall tread1869 out no3808 wine3196 in their presses;3342 I have made their vintage shouting1959 to cease.7673

11 Why5921 3651 my bowels4578 shall sound1993 like an harp3658 for Moab,4124 and my inward7130 parts for Kirharesh.7025

12 And it shall come1961 to pass, when3588 it is seen7200 that Moab4124 is weary3811 on5921 the high1116 place, that he shall come935 to his sanctuary4720 to pray;6419 but he shall not prevail.3201

13 This2088 is the word1697 that the LORD3068 has spoken1696 concerning413 Moab4124 since that time.227

14 But now6258 the LORD3068 has spoken,1696 saying,559 Within three7969 years,8141 as the years8141 of an hireling,7916 and the glory3519 of Moab4124 shall be contemned,7034 with all3605 that great7227 multitude;1995 and the remnant7605 shall be very4213 small4213 and feeble.3808 3524

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1 The burden4853 of Damascus.1834 Behold,2009 Damascus1834 is taken5493 away5493 from being a city,5892 and it shall be a ruinous4654 heap.4596

2 The cities5892 of Aroer6177 are forsaken:5800 they shall be for flocks,5739 which shall lie7257 down,7257 and none369 shall make them afraid.2729

3 The fortress4013 also shall cease7673 from Ephraim,669 and the kingdom4467 from Damascus,1834 and the remnant7605 of Syria:758 they shall be as the glory3519 of the children1121 of Israel,3478 said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

4 And in that day3117 it shall come1961 to pass, that the glory3519 of Jacob3290 shall be made thin,1809 and the fatness4924 of his flesh1320 shall wax lean.7329

5 And it shall be as when the harvestman7105 gathers622 the corn,7054 and reaps7114 the ears7641 with his arm;2220 and it shall be as he that gathers3950 ears7641 in the valley6010 of Rephaim.7497

6 Yet gleaning5955 grapes shall be left7604 in it, as the shaking5363 of an olive2132 tree, two8147 or three7969 berries1620 in the top7218 of the uppermost bough,534 four702 or five2568 in the outmost fruitful6509 branches5585 thereof, said5002 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel.3478

7 At that day3117 shall a man120 look8159 to his Maker,6213 and his eyes5869 shall have respect7200 to the Holy6918 One of Israel.3478

8 And he shall not look8159 to the altars,4196 the work4639 of his hands,3027 neither3808 shall respect7200 that which834 his fingers676 have made,6213 either the groves,842 or the images.2553

9 In that day3117 shall his strong4581 cities5892 be as a forsaken5800 bough,2793 and an uppermost branch,534 which834 they left5800 because6440 of the children1121 of Israel:3478 and there shall be desolation.8077

10 Because3588 you have forgotten7911 the God430 of your salvation,3468 and have not been mindful2142 of the rock6697 of your strength,4581 therefore5921 3651 shall you plant5193 pleasant2532 plants,5194 and shall set2232 it with strange2114 slips:2156

11 In the day3117 shall you make your plant5194 to grow,7735 and in the morning1242 shall you make your seed2233 to flourish:6524 but the harvest7105 shall be a heap5067 in the day3117 of grief2470 and of desperate605 sorrow.3511

12 Woe1945 to the multitude1995 of many7227 people,5971 which make a noise1993 like the noise1993 of the seas;3220 and to the rushing7588 of nations,3816 that make a rushing7582 like the rushing7588 of mighty3524 waters!4325

13 The nations3816 shall rush7582 like the rushing7588 of many7227 waters:4325 but God shall rebuke1605 them, and they shall flee5127 far4801 off, and shall be chased7291 as the chaff4671 of the mountains2022 before6440 the wind,7307 and like a rolling1534 thing before6440 the whirlwind.5492

14 And behold2009 at evening6256 6153 trouble;1091 and before2962 the morning1242 he is not. This2088 is the portion2506 of them that spoil8154 us, and the lot1486 of them that rob962 us.

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1 Woe1945 to the land776 shadowing6767 with wings,3671 which834 is beyond5676 the rivers5104 of Ethiopia:3568

2 That sends7971 ambassadors6735 by the sea,3220 even in vessels3627 of bulrushes1573 on the waters,4325 saying, Go,3212 you swift7031 messengers,4397 to a nation1471 scattered4900 and peeled,4178 to a people5971 terrible3372 from their beginning1931 till now;1973 a nation1471 meted6978 out and trodden4001 down, whose834 land776 the rivers5104 have spoiled!958

3 All3605 you inhabitants3427 of the world,8398 and dwellers7931 on the earth,776 see7200 you, when he lifts5375 up an ensign5251 on the mountains;2022 and when he blows8628 a trumpet,7782 hear8085 you.

4 For so3541 the LORD3068 said559 to me, I will take my rest,8252 and I will consider5027 in my dwelling4349 place like a clear6703 heat2527 on herbs,219 and like a cloud5645 of dew2919 in the heat2527 of harvest.7105

5 For before6440 the harvest,7105 when the bud6525 is perfect,8552 and the sour1155 grape1155 is ripening1580 in the flower,5328 he shall both cut3772 off the sprigs2150 with pruning4211 hooks, and take5493 away5493 and cut8456 down the branches.5189

6 They shall be left5800 together3162 to the fowls5861 of the mountains,2022 and to the beasts929 of the earth:776 and the fowls5861 shall summer6972 on them, and all3605 the beasts929 of the earth776 shall winter2778 on them.

7 In that time6256 shall the present7862 be brought2986 to the LORD3068 of hosts6635 of a people5971 scattered4900 and peeled,4178 and from a people5971 terrible3372 from their beginning1931 till now;1973 a nation1471 meted6978 out and trodden4001 under foot,4001 whose834 land776 the rivers5104 have spoiled,958 to the place4725 of the name8034 of the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the mount2022 Zion.6726

19

1 The burden4853 of Egypt.4714 Behold,2009 the LORD3068 rides7392 on a swift7031 cloud,5645 and shall come935 into Egypt:4714 and the idols457 of Egypt4714 shall be moved5128 at his presence,6440 and the heart3824 of Egypt4714 shall melt4549 in the middle7130 of it.

2 And I will set5526 the Egyptians4714 against the Egyptians:4714 and they shall fight3898 every376 one376 against his brother,251 and every376 one376 against his neighbor;7453 city5892 against city,5892 and kingdom4467 against kingdom.4467

3 And the spirit7307 of Egypt4714 shall fail1238 in the middle7130 thereof; and I will destroy1104 the counsel6098 thereof: and they shall seek1875 to the idols,457 and to the charmers,328 and to them that have familiar spirits,178 and to the wizards.3049

4 And the Egyptians4714 will I give5534 over5534 into the hand3027 of a cruel7186 lord;113 and a fierce5794 king4428 shall rule4910 over them, said5002 the Lord,113 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

5 And the waters4325 shall fail5405 from the sea,3220 and the river5104 shall be wasted2717 and dried3001 up.

6 And they shall turn2186 the rivers5104 far away; and the brooks2975 of defense4692 shall be emptied1809 and dried2717 up: the reeds7070 and flags5488 shall wither.7060

7 The paper6169 reeds by the brooks,2975 by the mouth6310 of the brooks,2975 and every3605 thing sown4218 by the brooks,2975 shall wither,3001 be driven5086 away, and be no369 more.

8 The fishers1771 also shall mourn,578 and all3605 they that cast7993 angle2443 into the brooks2975 shall lament,56 and they that spread6566 nets4364 on the waters4325 shall languish.535

9 Moreover they that work5647 in fine8305 flax,6593 and they that weave707 networks,2355 shall be confounded.954

10 And they shall be broken1792 in the purposes8356 thereof, all3605 that make6213 sluices7938 and ponds99 for fish.5315

11 Surely389 the princes8269 of Zoan6814 are fools,191 the counsel6098 of the wise2450 counsellors3289 of Pharaoh6547 is become1197 brutish:1197 how349 say559 you to Pharaoh,6547 I am the son1121 of the wise,2450 the son1121 of ancient6924 kings?4428

12 Where335 are they? where645 are your wise2450 men? and let them tell5046 you now,4994 and let them know3045 what4100 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 has purposed3289 on Egypt.4714

13 The princes8269 of Zoan6814 are become2973 fools,2973 the princes8269 of Noph5297 are deceived;5377 they have also seduced8582 Egypt,4714 even they that are the stay6438 of the tribes7626 thereof.

14 The LORD3068 has mingled4537 a perverse5773 spirit7307 in the middle7130 thereof: and they have caused Egypt4714 to err8582 in every3605 work4639 thereof, as a drunken7910 man staggers8582 in his vomit.6892

15 Neither3808 shall there be any work4639 for Egypt,4714 which the head7218 or tail,2180 branch3712 or rush,100 may do.6213

16 In that day3117 shall Egypt4714 be like to women:802 and it shall be afraid2729 and fear6342 because6440 of the shaking8573 of the hand3027 of the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 which834 he shakes5130 over5921 it.

17 And the land127 of Judah3063 shall be a terror2283 to Egypt,4714 every3605 one that makes mention2142 thereof shall be afraid6342 in himself, because6440 of the counsel6098 of the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 which834 he has determined3289 against5921 it.

18 In that day3117 shall five2568 cities5892 in the land776 of Egypt4714 speak1696 the language8193 of Canaan,3667 and swear7650 to the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 one259 shall be called,559 The city5892 of destruction.2041

19 In that day3117 shall there be an altar4196 to the LORD3068 in the middle8432 of the land776 of Egypt,4714 and a pillar4676 at681 the border1366 thereof to the LORD.3068

20 And it shall be for a sign226 and for a witness5707 to the LORD3068 of hosts6635 in the land776 of Egypt:4714 for they shall cry6817 to the LORD3068 because6440 of the oppressors,3905 and he shall send7971 them a savior,3467 and a great7227 one, and he shall deliver5337 them.

21 And the LORD3068 shall be known3045 to Egypt,4714 and the Egyptians4714 shall know3045 the LORD3068 in that day,3117 and shall do5647 sacrifice2077 and oblation;4503 yes, they shall vow5087 a vow5088 to the LORD,3068 and perform7999 it.

22 And the LORD3068 shall smite5062 Egypt:4714 he shall smite5062 and heal7495 it: and they shall return7725 even to the LORD,3068 and he shall be entreated6279 of them, and shall heal7495 them.

23 In that day3117 shall there be a highway4546 out of Egypt4714 to Assyria,804 and the Assyrian804 shall come935 into Egypt,4714 and the Egyptian4714 into Assyria,804 and the Egyptians4714 shall serve5647 with the Assyrians.804

24 In that day3117 shall Israel3478 be the third7992 with Egypt4714 and with Assyria,804 even a blessing1293 in the middle7130 of the land:776

25 Whom834 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 shall bless,1288 saying,559 Blessed1288 be Egypt4714 my people,5971 and Assyria804 the work4639 of my hands,3027 and Israel3478 my inheritance.5159

20

1 In the year8141 that Tartan8661 came935 to Ashdod,795 (when Sargon5623 the king4428 of Assyria804 sent7971 him,) and fought3898 against Ashdod,795 and took3920 it;

2 At the same1931 time6256 spoke1696 the LORD3068 by Isaiah3470 the son1121 of Amoz,531 saying,559 Go3212 and loose6605 the sackcloth8242 from off5921 your loins,4975 and put2502 off your shoe5275 from your foot.7272 And he did6213 so,3651 walking1980 naked6174 and barefoot.3182

3 And the LORD3068 said,559 Like as my servant5650 Isaiah3470 has walked1980 naked6174 and barefoot3182 three7969 years8141 for a sign226 and wonder4159 on Egypt4714 and on Ethiopia;3568

4 So3651 shall the king4428 of Assyria804 lead5090 away the Egyptians4714 prisoners,7628 and the Ethiopians3569 captives,1546 young5288 and old,2205 naked6174 and barefoot,3182 even with their buttocks8357 uncovered,2834 to the shame6172 of Egypt.4714

5 And they shall be afraid2865 and ashamed954 of Ethiopia3568 their expectation,4007 and of Egypt4714 their glory.8597

6 And the inhabitant3427 of this2088 isle339 shall say559 in that day,3117 Behold,2009 such3541 is our expectation,4007 where834 8033 we flee5127 for help5833 to be delivered5337 from the king4428 of Assyria:804 and how349 shall we escape?4422

21

1 The burden4853 of the desert4057 of the sea.3220 As whirlwinds5492 in the south5045 pass2498 through; so it comes935 from the desert,4057 from a terrible3372 land.776

2 A grievous7186 vision2380 is declared5046 to me; the treacherous898 dealer deals6213 treacherously,898 and the spoiler7703 spoils.7703 Go5927 up, O Elam:5867 besiege,6696 O Media;4074 all3605 the sighing585 thereof have I made to cease.7673

3 Therefore5921 3651 are my loins4975 filled4390 with pain:2479 pangs6735 have taken270 hold270 on me, as the pangs6735 of a woman that travails:3205 I was bowed5791 down at the hearing8085 of it; I was dismayed926 at the seeing7200 of it.

4 My heart3824 panted,8582 fearfulness6427 affrighted1204 me: the night5399 of my pleasure2837 has he turned7760 into fear2731 to me.

5 Prepare6186 the table,7979 watch6822 in the watchtower,6844 eat,398 drink:8354 arise,6965 you princes,8269 and anoint4886 the shield.4043

6 For thus3541 has the LORD136 said559 to me, Go,3212 set5975 a watchman,6822 let him declare5046 what834 he sees.7200

7 And he saw7200 a chariot7393 with a couple6776 of horsemen,6571 a chariot7393 of asses,2543 and a chariot7393 of camels;1581 and he listened7181 diligently7182 with much7227 heed:7182

8 And he cried,7121 A lion:738 My lord,136 I stand5975 continually8548 on the watchtower4707 in the daytime,3119 and I am set5324 in my ward4931 whole3605 nights:3915

9 And, behold,2009 here2088 comes935 a chariot7393 of men,376 with a couple6776 of horsemen.6571 And he answered6030 and said,559 Babylon894 is fallen,5307 is fallen;5307 and all3605 the graven6456 images of her gods430 he has broken7665 to the ground.776

10 O my threshing,4098 and the corn1121 of my floor:1637 that which834 I have heard8085 of the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 have I declared5046 to you.

11 The burden4853 of Dumah.1746 He calls7121 to me out of Seir,8165 Watchman,8104 what4100 of the night?3915 Watchman,8104 what4100 of the night?3915

12 The watchman8104 said,559 The morning1242 comes,857 and also1571 the night:3915 if518 you will inquire,1158 inquire1158 you: return,7725 come.857

13 The burden4853 on Arabia.6152 In the forest3293 in Arabia6152 shall you lodge,3885 O you traveling736 companies736 of Dedanim.1720

14 The inhabitants3427 of the land776 of Tema8485 brought857 water4325 to him that was thirsty,6771 they prevented6923 with their bread3899 him that fled.5074

15 For they fled5074 from the swords,2719 from the drawn5203 sword,2719 and from the bent1869 bow,7198 and from the grievousness3514 of war.4421

16 For thus3541 has the LORD136 said559 to me, Within5750 a year,8141 according to the years8141 of an hireling,7916 and all3605 the glory3519 of Kedar6938 shall fail:3615

17 And the residue7605 of the number4557 of archers,7198 the mighty1368 men of the children1121 of Kedar,6938 shall be diminished:4591 for the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478 has spoken1696 it.

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1 The burden4853 of the valley1516 of vision.2384 What4100 ails you now,645 that you are wholly3605 gone5927 up to the housetops?1406

2 You that are full4392 of stirs,8663 a tumultuous1993 city,5892 joyous5947 city:7151 your slain2491 men are not slain2491 with the sword,2719 nor3808 dead4191 in battle.4421

3 All3605 your rulers7101 are fled5074 together,3162 they are bound631 by the archers:7198 all3605 that are found4672 in you are bound631 together,3162 which have fled1272 from far.7350

4 Therefore5921 3651 said559 I, Look8159 away from me; I will weep1065 bitterly,4843 labor213 not to comfort5162 me, because5921 of the spoiling7701 of the daughter1323 of my people.5971

5 For it is a day3117 of trouble,4103 and of treading4001 down, and of perplexity3998 by the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts6635 in the valley1516 of vision,2384 breaking6979 down the walls,7023 and of crying7771 to the mountains.2022

6 And Elam5867 bore5375 the quiver827 with chariots7393 of men120 and horsemen,6571 and Kir7024 uncovered6168 the shield.4043

7 And it shall come1961 to pass, that your choicest4005 valleys6010 shall be full4390 of chariots,7393 and the horsemen6571 shall set7896 themselves in array7896 at the gate.8179

8 And he discovered1540 the covering4539 of Judah,3063 and you did look5027 in that day3117 to the armor5402 of the house1004 of the forest.3293

9 You have seen7200 also the breaches1233 of the city5892 of David,1732 that they are many:7231 and you gathered6908 together the waters4325 of the lower8481 pool.1295

10 And you have numbered5608 the houses1004 of Jerusalem,3389 and the houses1004 have you broken5422 down5422 to fortify1219 the wall.2346

11 You made6213 also a ditch4724 between996 the two walls2346 for the water4325 of the old3465 pool:1295 but you have not looked5027 to the maker6213 thereof, neither3808 had respect7200 to him that fashioned3335 it long7350 ago.7350

12 And in that day3117 did the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts6635 call7121 to weeping,1065 and to mourning,4553 and to baldness,7144 and to girding2296 with sackcloth:8242

13 And behold2009 joy8342 and gladness,8057 slaying2026 oxen,1241 and killing7819 sheep,6629 eating398 flesh,1320 and drinking8354 wine:3196 let us eat398 and drink;8354 for to morrow4279 we shall die.4191

14 And it was revealed1540 in my ears241 by the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 Surely518 this2088 iniquity5771 shall not be purged3722 from you till5704 you die,4191 said559 the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts.6635

15 Thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts,6635 Go,3212 get935 you to this2088 treasurer,5532 even to Shebna,7644 which834 is over5921 the house,1004 and say,559

16 What4100 have you here?6311 and whom4310 have you here,6311 that you have hewed2672 you out a sepulcher6913 here,6311 as he that hews2672 him out a sepulcher6913 on high,4791 and that engraves2710 an habitation4908 for himself in a rock?5553

17 Behold,2009 the LORD3068 will carry2904 you away with a mighty1397 captivity,2925 and will surely cover5844 you.

18 He will surely violently turn6801 and toss6802 you like a ball1754 into413 a large7342 3027 country:776 there8033 shall you die,4191 and there8033 the chariots4818 of your glory3519 shall be the shame7036 of your lord's113 house.1004

19 And I will drive1920 you from your station,4673 and from your state4612 shall he pull2040 you down.

20 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that I will call7121 my servant5650 Eliakim471 the son1121 of Hilkiah:2518

21 And I will clothe3847 him with your robe,3801 and strengthen2388 him with your girdle,73 and I will commit5414 your government4475 into his hand:3027 and he shall be a father1 to the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 and to the house1004 of Judah.3063

22 And the key4668 of the house1004 of David1732 will I lay5414 on his shoulder;7926 so he shall open,6605 and none369 shall shut;5462 and he shall shut,5462 and none369 shall open.6605

23 And I will fasten8628 him as a nail3489 in a sure539 place;4725 and he shall be for a glorious3519 throne3678 to his father's1 house.1004

24 And they shall hang8518 on him all3605 the glory3519 of his father's1 house,1004 the offspring6631 and the issue,6849 all3605 vessels3627 of small6996 quantity, from the vessels3627 of cups,101 even to all3605 the vessels3627 of flagons.5035

25 In that day,3117 said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 shall the nail3489 that is fastened8628 in the sure539 place4725 be removed,4185 and be cut1438 down,1438 and fall;5307 and the burden4853 that was on it shall be cut3772 off: for the LORD3068 has spoken1696 it.

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1 The burden4853 of Tyre.6865 Howl,3213 you ships591 of Tarshish;8659 for it is laid waste,7703 so that there is no house,1004 no entering935 in: from the land776 of Chittim3794 it is revealed1540 to them.

2 Be still,1826 you inhabitants3427 of the isle;339 you whom the merchants5503 of Zidon,6721 that pass5674 over5674 the sea,3220 have replenished.4390

3 And by great7227 waters4325 the seed2233 of Sihor,7883 the harvest7105 of the river,2975 is her revenue;8393 and she is a mart5505 of nations.1471

4 Be you ashamed,954 O Zidon:6721 for the sea3220 has spoken,559 even the strength4581 of the sea,3220 saying,559 I travail2342 not, nor3808 bring3205 forth3205 children, neither3808 do I nourish1431 up young970 men, nor bring7311 up virgins.1330

5 As at the report8088 concerning Egypt,4714 so shall they be sorely pained2342 at the report8088 of Tyre.6865

6 Pass5674 you over5674 to Tarshish;8659 howl,3213 you inhabitants3427 of the isle.339

7 Is this2063 your joyous5947 city, whose antiquity6927 is of ancient6924 days?3117 her own feet7272 shall carry2986 her afar7350 off to sojourn.1481

8 Who4310 has taken this2063 counsel3289 against5921 Tyre,6865 the crowning5849 city, whose834 merchants5503 are princes,8269 whose traffickers3669 are the honorable1935 of the earth?776

9 The LORD3068 of hosts6635 has purposed3289 it, to stain2490 the pride1347 of all3605 glory,6643 and to bring7043 into contempt7043 all3605 the honorable3513 of the earth.776

10 Pass5674 through your land776 as a river,2975 O daughter1323 of Tarshish:8659 there is no369 more5750 strength.4206

11 He stretched5186 out his hand3027 over5921 the sea,3220 he shook7264 the kingdoms:4467 the LORD3068 has given a commandment6680 against413 the merchant3667 city, to destroy8045 the strong4581 holds4581 thereof.

12 And he said,559 You shall no3808 more3254 5750 rejoice,5937 O you oppressed6231 virgin,1330 daughter1323 of Zidon:6721 arise,6965 pass5674 over5674 to Chittim;3794 there8033 also1571 shall you have no3808 rest.5117

13 Behold2005 the land776 of the Chaldeans;3778 this2088 people5971 was not, till the Assyrian804 founded3245 it for them that dwell in the wilderness:6728 they set6965 up the towers971 thereof, they raised6209 up the palaces759 thereof; and he brought7760 it to ruin.4654

14 Howl,3213 you ships591 of Tarshish:8659 for your strength4581 is laid waste.7703

15 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that Tyre6865 shall be forgotten7911 seventy7657 years,8141 according to the days3117 of one259 king:4428 after the end7093 of seventy7657 years8141 shall Tyre6865 sing7892 as an harlot.2181

16 Take3947 an harp,3658 go5437 about5437 the city,5892 you harlot2181 that have been forgotten;7911 make sweet3190 melody,5059 sing many7235 songs,7892 that you may be remembered.2142

17 And it shall come1961 to pass after the end7093 of seventy7657 years,8141 that the LORD3068 will visit6485 Tyre,6865 and she shall turn7725 to her hire,868 and shall commit2181 fornication2181 with all3605 the kingdoms4467 of the world776 on the face6440 of the earth.127

18 And her merchandise5504 and her hire868 shall be holiness6944 to the LORD:3068 it shall not be treasured686 nor3808 laid2630 up; for her merchandise5504 shall be for them that dwell3427 before6440 the LORD,3068 to eat398 sufficiently,7654 and for durable6266 clothing.4374

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1 Behold,2009 the LORD3068 makes the earth776 empty,1238 and makes it waste,1110 and turns5753 it upside5921 6440 down, and scatters6327 abroad6327 the inhabitants3427 thereof.

2 And it shall be, as with the people,5971 so with the priest;3548 as with the servant,5650 so with his master;113 as with the maid,8198 so with her mistress;1404 as with the buyer,7069 so with the seller;4376 as with the lender,3867 so with the borrower;3867 as with the taker of usury,5383 so with the giver of usury5378 to him.

3 The land776 shall be utterly emptied,1238 and utterly spoiled:962 for the LORD3068 has spoken1696 this2088 word.1697

4 The earth776 mourns56 and fades5034 away, the world8398 languishes535 and fades5034 away, the haughty4791 people5971 of the earth776 do languish.535

5 The earth776 also is defiled2610 under8478 the inhabitants3427 thereof; because3588 they have transgressed5674 the laws,8451 changed2498 the ordinance,2706 broken6565 the everlasting5769 covenant.1285

6 Therefore5921 3651 has the curse423 devoured398 the earth,776 and they that dwell3427 therein are desolate:816 therefore5921 3651 the inhabitants3427 of the earth776 are burned,2787 and few4213 men582 left.7604

7 The new8492 wine8492 mourns,56 the vine1612 languishes,535 all3605 the merry hearted8056 3820 do sigh.584

8 The mirth4885 of tabrets8596 ceases,7673 the noise7588 of them that rejoice5947 ends,2308 the joy4885 of the harp3658 ceases.7673

9 They shall not drink8354 wine3196 with a song;7892 strong drink7941 shall be bitter4843 to them that drink8354 it.

10 The city7151 of confusion8414 is broken7665 down: every3605 house1004 is shut5462 up, that no man935 may come935 in.

11 There is a crying6682 for wine3196 in the streets;2351 all3605 joy8057 is darkened,6150 the mirth4885 of the land776 is gone.1540

12 In the city5892 is left7604 desolation,8047 and the gate8179 is smitten3807 with destruction.7591

13 When3588 thus3541 it shall be in the middle7130 of the land776 among8432 the people,5971 there shall be as the shaking5363 of an olive2132 tree, and as the gleaning5955 grapes when518 the vintage1210 is done.3615

14 They shall lift5375 up their voice,6963 they shall sing7442 for the majesty1347 of the LORD,3068 they shall cry6670 aloud6670 from the sea.3220

15 Why5921 3651 glorify3513 you the LORD3068 in the fires,217 even the name8034 of the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478 in the isles339 of the sea.3220

16 From the uttermost3671 part of the earth776 have we heard8085 songs,2158 even glory6643 to the righteous.6662 But I said,559 My leanness,7334 my leanness,7334 woe188 to me! the treacherous898 dealers have dealt treacherously;898 yes, the treacherous898 dealers have dealt very899 treacherously.898

17 Fear,6343 and the pit,6354 and the snare,6341 are on you, O inhabitant3427 of the earth.776

18 And it shall come1961 to pass, that he who flees5127 from the noise6963 of the fear6343 shall fall5307 into413 the pit;6354 and he that comes5927 up out of the middle8432 of the pit6354 shall be taken3920 in the snare:6341 for the windows699 from on high4791 are open,6605 and the foundations4146 of the earth776 do shake.7493

19 The earth776 is utterly broken7489 down, the earth776 is clean6565 dissolved,6565 the earth776 is moved4132 exceedingly.

20 The earth776 shall reel5128 to and fro like a drunkard,7910 and shall be removed5110 like a cottage;4412 and the transgression6588 thereof shall be heavy3513 on it; and it shall fall,5307 and not rise6965 again.3254

21 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that the LORD3068 shall punish6485 the host6635 of the high4791 ones that are on high,4791 and the kings4428 of the earth127 on the earth.127

22 And they shall be gathered622 together, as prisoners616 are gathered626 in the pit,953 and shall be shut5462 up in the prison,4525 and after many7230 days3117 shall they be visited.6485

23 Then the moon3842 shall be confounded,2659 and the sun2535 ashamed,954 when3588 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 shall reign4427 in mount2022 Zion,6726 and in Jerusalem,3389 and before5048 his ancients2204 gloriously.3519

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1 O Lord,3068 you are my God;430 I will exalt7311 you, I will praise3034 your name;8034 for you have done6213 wonderful6382 things; your counsels6098 of old7350 are faithfulness530 and truth.544

2 For you have made7760 of a city5892 an heap;1530 of a defended1219 city7151 a ruin:4654 a palace759 of strangers2114 to be no city;5892 it shall never5769 3808 be built.1129

3 Therefore5921 3651 shall the strong5794 people5971 glorify3513 you, the city7151 of the terrible6184 nations1471 shall fear3372 you.

4 For you have been1961 a strength4581 to the poor,1800 a strength4581 to the needy34 in his distress,6862 a refuge4268 from the storm,2230 a shadow6738 from the heat,2721 when3588 the blast7307 of the terrible6184 ones is as a storm2230 against the wall.7023

5 You shall bring3665 down3665 the noise7588 of strangers,2114 as the heat2721 in a dry6724 place; even the heat2721 with the shadow6738 of a cloud:5645 the branch2159 of the terrible6184 ones shall be brought6030 low.6030

6 And in this2088 mountain2022 shall the LORD3068 of hosts6635 make6213 to all3605 people5971 a feast4960 of fat8081 things, a feast4960 of wines8105 on the lees,8105 of fat8081 things full of marrow,4229 of wines8105 on the lees8105 well refined.2212

7 And he will destroy1104 in this2088 mountain2022 the face6440 of the covering3875 cast3874 over5921 all3605 people,5971 and the veil4541 that is spread5259 over5921 all3605 nations.1471

8 He will swallow1104 up death4194 in victory;5331 and the Lord136 GOD3069 will wipe4229 away tears1832 from off5921 all3605 faces;6440 and the rebuke2781 of his people5971 shall he take5493 away5493 from off5921 all3605 the earth:776 for the LORD3068 has spoken1696 it.

9 And it shall be said559 in that day,3117 See,2009 this2088 is our God;430 we have waited6960 for him, and he will save3467 us: this2088 is the LORD;3068 we have waited6960 for him, we will be glad1523 and rejoice8055 in his salvation.3444

10 For in this2088 mountain2022 shall the hand3027 of the LORD3068 rest,5117 and Moab4124 shall be trodden1758 down under8478 him, even as straw4963 is trodden1758 down for the dunghill.4087

11 And he shall spread6566 forth his hands3027 in the middle7130 of them, as he that swims7811 spreads6566 forth his hands to swim:7811 and he shall bring8213 down8213 their pride1346 together with the spoils698 of their hands.3027

12 And the fortress4013 of the high4869 fort4869 of your walls2346 shall he bring7817 down,7817 lay low,8213 and bring5060 to the ground,776 even to the dust.6083

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1 In that day3117 shall this2088 song7892 be sung7891 in the land776 of Judah;3063 We have a strong5797 city;5892 salvation3444 will God appoint7896 for walls2346 and bulwarks.2426

2 Open6605 you the gates,8179 that the righteous6662 nation1471 which keeps8104 the truth529 may enter935 in.

3 You will keep5341 him in perfect peace,7965 whose mind3336 is stayed5564 on you: because3588 he trusts982 in you.

4 Trust982 you in the LORD3068 for ever:5703 for in the LORD3050 JEHOVAH3068 is everlasting5769 strength:6697

5 For he brings7817 down7817 them that dwell3427 on4791 high;4791 the lofty7682 city,7151 he lays it low;8213 he lays it low,8213 even to the ground;776 he brings5060 it even to the dust.6083

6 The foot7272 shall tread7429 it down, even the feet7272 of the poor,6041 and the steps6471 of the needy.1800

7 The way734 of the just6662 is uprightness:4339 you, most upright,3477 do weigh6424 the path4570 of the just.6662

8 Yes,637 in the way734 of your judgments,4941 O LORD,3068 have we waited6960 for you; the desire8378 of our soul5315 is to your name,8034 and to the remembrance2143 of you.

9 With my soul5315 have I desired183 you in the night;3915 yes,637 with my spirit7307 within7130 me will I seek7836 you early:7836 for when834 your judgments4941 are in the earth,776 the inhabitants3427 of the world8398 will learn3925 righteousness.6664

10 Let favor2603 be showed to the wicked,7563 yet will he not learn3925 righteousness:6664 in the land776 of uprightness5229 will he deal unjustly,5765 and will not behold7200 the majesty1348 of the LORD.3068

11 LORD,3068 when your hand3027 is lifted7311 up, they will not see:2372 but they shall see,2372 and be ashamed954 for their envy7068 at the people;5971 yes,637 the fire784 of your enemies6862 shall devour398 them.

12 LORD,3068 you will ordain8239 peace7965 for us: for you also1571 have worked6466 all3605 our works4639 in us.

13 O LORD3068 our God,430 other lords113 beside2108 you have had dominion1166 over us: but by you only905 will we make mention2142 of your name.8034

14 They are dead,4191 they shall not live;2421 they are deceased,7496 they shall not rise:6965 therefore3651 have you visited6485 and destroyed8045 them, and made all3605 their memory2143 to perish.6

15 You have increased3254 the nation,1471 O LORD,3068 you have increased3254 the nation:1471 you are glorified:3513 you had removed7368 it far7368 to all3605 the ends7097 of the earth.776

16 LORD,3068 in trouble6862 have they visited6485 you, they poured6694 out a prayer3908 when your chastening4148 was on them.

17 Like3644 as a woman with child,2030 that draws near7126 the time of her delivery,3205 is in pain,2342 and cries2199 out in her pangs;2256 so3651 have we been1961 in your sight,6440 O LORD.3068

18 We have been with child,2029 we have been in pain,2342 we have as it were brought3205 forth3205 wind;7307 we have not worked6213 any deliverance3444 in the earth;776 neither1077 have the inhabitants3427 of the world8398 fallen.5307

19 Your dead4191 men shall live,2421 together with my dead5038 body5038 shall they arise.6965 Awake6974 and sing,7442 you that dwell7931 in dust:6083 for your dew2919 is as the dew2919 of herbs,219 and the earth776 shall cast5307 out the dead.7496

20 Come,3212 my people,5971 enter935 you into your chambers,2315 and shut5462 your doors1817 about1157 you: hide2247 yourself as it were for a little4592 moment,7281 until5704 the indignation2195 be over.5674

21 For, behold,2009 the LORD3068 comes3318 out of his place4725 to punish6485 the inhabitants3427 of the earth776 for their iniquity:5771 the earth776 also shall disclose1540 her blood,1818 and shall no3808 more5750 cover3680 her slain.2026

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1 In that day3117 the LORD3068 with his sore7186 and great1419 and strong2389 sword2719 shall punish6485 leviathan3882 the piercing1281 serpent,5175 even leviathan3882 that crooked6129 serpent;5175 and he shall slay2026 the dragon8577 that is in the sea.3220

2 In that day3117 sing6031 you to her, A vineyard3754 of red2561 wine.2561

3 I the LORD3068 do keep5341 it; I will water8248 it every moment:7281 lest6435 any hurt6485 it, I will keep5341 it night3915 and day.3117

4 Fury2534 is not in me: who4310 would set5414 the briers8068 and thorns7898 against me in battle?4421 I would go6585 through them, I would burn6702 them together.3162

5 Or176 let him take2388 hold2388 of my strength,4581 that he may make6213 peace7965 with me; and he shall make6213 peace7965 with me.

6 He shall cause them that come935 of Jacob3290 to take2388 root:8327 Israel3478 shall blossom6692 and bud,6524 and fill4390 the face6440 of the world8398 with fruit.8570

7 Has he smitten5221 him, as he smote4347 those that smote5221 him? or is he slain2026 according to the slaughter2027 of them that are slain2026 by him?

8 In measure,5432 when it shoots7971 forth, you will debate7378 with it: he stays1898 his rough7186 wind7307 in the day3117 of the east6921 wind.

9 By this2063 therefore3651 shall the iniquity5771 of Jacob3290 be purged;3722 and this2088 is all3605 the fruit6529 to take5493 away5493 his sin;2403 when he makes7760 all3605 the stones68 of the altar4196 as chalkstones68 1615 that are beaten5310 in sunder, the groves842 and images2553 shall not stand6965 up.

10 Yet the defended1219 city5892 shall be desolate,910 and the habitation5116 forsaken,7971 and left5800 like a wilderness:4057 there8033 shall the calf5695 feed,7462 and there8033 shall he lie7257 down,7257 and consume3615 the branches5585 thereof.

11 When the boughs7105 thereof are withered,3001 they shall be broken7665 off: the women802 come,935 and set them on fire:215 for it is a people5971 of no3808 understanding:998 therefore5921 3651 he that made6213 them will not have mercy7355 on them, and he that formed3335 them will show them no3808 favor.2603

12 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that the LORD3068 shall beat2251 off from the channel7641 of the river5104 to the stream5158 of Egypt,4714 and you shall be gathered3950 one259 by one,259 O you children1121 of Israel.3478

13 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 that the great1419 trumpet7782 shall be blown,8628 and they shall come935 which were ready to perish6 in the land776 of Assyria,804 and the outcasts5080 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 and shall worship7812 the LORD3068 in the holy6944 mount2022 at Jerusalem.3389

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1 Woe1945 to the crown5850 of pride,1348 to the drunkards7910 of Ephraim,669 whose glorious6643 beauty8597 is a fading5034 flower,6731 which834 are on the head7218 of the fat8081 valleys1516 of them that are overcome1986 with wine!3196

2 Behold,2009 the Lord136 has a mighty2389 and strong533 one, which as a tempest2230 of hail1259 and a destroying6986 storm,8178 as a flood2230 of mighty3524 waters4325 overflowing,7857 shall cast3240 down to the earth776 with the hand.3027

3 The crown5850 of pride,1348 the drunkards7910 of Ephraim,669 shall be trodden7429 under feet:7272

4 And the glorious6643 beauty,8597 which834 is on5921 the head7218 of the fat8081 valley,1516 shall be a fading5034 flower,6733 and as the hasty1061 fruit1061 before2962 the summer;7019 which834 when he that looks7200 on it sees,7200 while it is yet5750 in his hand3709 he eats1104 it up.

5 In that day3117 shall the LORD3068 of hosts6635 be for a crown5850 of glory,6643 and for a diadem6843 of beauty,8597 to the residue7605 of his people,5971

6 And for a spirit7307 of judgment4941 to him that sits3427 in judgment,4941 and for strength1369 to them that turn7725 the battle4421 to the gate.8179

7 But they also1571 have erred7686 through wine,3196 and through strong drink7941 are out of the way;8582 the priest3548 and the prophet5030 have erred7686 through strong drink,7941 they are swallowed1104 up of wine,3196 they are out of the way8582 through4480 strong drink;7941 they err7686 in vision,7203 they stumble6328 in judgment.6417

8 For all3605 tables7979 are full4390 of vomit6892 and filthiness,6675 so that there is no1097 place4725 clean.

9 Whom853 4310 shall he teach3384 knowledge?1844 and whom834 413 shall he make to understand995 doctrine?8052 them that are weaned1580 from the milk,2461 and drawn6267 from the breasts.7699

10 For precept6673 must be on precept,6673 precept6673 on precept;6673 line6957 on line,6957 line6957 on line;6957 here8033 a little,2191 and there8033 a little:2191

11 For with stammering3934 lips8193 and another312 tongue3956 will he speak1696 to this2088 people.5971

12 To whom he said,559 This2063 is the rest4496 with which you may cause the weary5889 to rest;5117 and this2063 is the refreshing:4774 yet they would14 not hear.8085

13 But the word1697 of the LORD3068 was to them precept6673 on precept,6673 precept6673 on precept;6673 line6957 on line,6957 line6957 on line;6957 here8033 a little,2191 and there8033 a little;2191 that they might go,3212 and fall3782 backward,268 and be broken,7665 and snared,3369 and taken.3920

14 Why3651 hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 you scornful3944 men,582 that rule4910 this2088 people5971 which834 is in Jerusalem.3389

15 Because3588 you have said,559 We have made3772 a covenant1285 with death,4194 and with hell7585 are we at agreement;2374 when3588 the overflowing7857 whip7885 shall pass5674 through, it shall not come935 to us: for we have made7760 lies3576 our refuge,4268 and under falsehood8267 have we hid5641 ourselves:

16 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 Behold,2005 I lay in Zion6726 for a foundation3248 a stone,68 a tried976 stone,68 a precious3368 corner6438 stone, a sure3245 foundation:4143 he that believes539 shall not make haste.2363

17 Judgment4941 also will I lay7760 to the line,6957 and righteousness6666 to the plummet:4949 and the hail1259 shall sweep3261 away the refuge4268 of lies,3576 and the waters4325 shall overflow7857 the hiding5643 place.

18 And your covenant1285 with death4194 shall be disannulled,3722 and your agreement2380 with hell7585 shall not stand;6965 when3588 the overflowing7857 whip7752 shall pass5674 through, then you shall be trodden4823 down by it.

19 From the time1767 that it goes5674 forth5674 it shall take3947 you: for morning1242 by morning1242 shall it pass5674 over,5674 by day3117 and by night:3915 and it shall be a vexation2113 only7535 to understand995 the report.8052

20 For the bed4702 is shorter7114 than that a man can stretch8311 himself on it: and the covering4541 narrower6887 than that he can wrap3664 himself in it.

21 For the LORD3068 shall rise6965 up as in mount2022 Perazim,6559 he shall be wroth7264 as in the valley6010 of Gibeon,1391 that he may do6213 his work,4639 his strange2114 work;4639 and bring5647 to pass5674 his act,5656 his strange5237 act.5656

22 Now6258 therefore be you not mockers,3887 lest6435 your bands4147 be made strong:2388 for I have heard8085 from the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts6635 a consumption,3617 even determined2782 on the whole3605 earth.776

23 Give you ear,238 and hear8085 my voice;6963 listen,7181 and hear8085 my speech.565

24 Does the plowman2790 plow2790 all3605 day3117 to sow?2232 does he open6605 and break7702 the clods7702 of his ground?127

25 When518 he has made plain7737 the face6440 thereof, does he not cast6327 abroad6327 the fitches,7100 and scatter2236 the cummin,3646 and cast7760 in the principal7795 wheat2406 and the appointed5567 barley8184 and the rye3698 in their place?1367

26 For his God430 does instruct3256 him to discretion,4941 and does teach3384 him.

27 For the fitches7100 are not threshed1758 with a threshing2742 instrument, neither1077 is a cart5699 wheel212 turned5437 about on the cummin;3646 but the fitches7100 are beaten2251 out with a staff,4294 and the cummin3646 with a rod.7626

28 Bread3899 corn is bruised;1854 because3588 he will not ever5331 be threshing1758 it, nor break2000 it with the wheel1536 of his cart,5699 nor3808 bruise1854 it with his horsemen.6571

29 This2088 also1571 comes3318 forth3318 from the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 which is wonderful6381 in counsel,6098 and excellent1431 in working.8454

29

1 Woe1945 to Ariel,740 to Ariel,740 the city7151 where David1732 dwelled!2583 add5595 you year8141 to year;8141 let them kill5362 sacrifices.2282

2 Yet I will distress6693 Ariel,740 and there shall be heaviness8386 and sorrow:592 and it shall be to me as Ariel.740

3 And I will camp2583 against5921 you round1754 about, and will lay siege6696 against5921 you with a mount,4674 and I will raise6965 forts4694 against5921 you.

4 And you shall be brought8213 down,8213 and shall speak1696 out of the ground,776 and your speech565 shall be low7817 out of the dust,6083 and your voice6963 shall be, as of one that has a familiar spirit,178 out of the ground,776 and your speech565 shall whisper6850 out of the dust.6083

5 Moreover the multitude1995 of your strangers2114 shall be like small1851 dust,80 and the multitude1995 of the terrible6184 ones shall be as chaff4671 that passes5674 away: yes, it shall be at an instant6621 suddenly.6597

6 You shall be visited6485 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635 with thunder,7482 and with earthquake,7494 and great1419 noise,6963 with storm5492 and tempest,5591 and the flame3851 of devouring398 fire.784

7 And the multitude1995 of all3605 the nations1471 that fight6633 against5921 Ariel,740 even all3605 that fight6633 against her and her fortification,4685 and that distress6693 her, shall be as a dream2472 of a night3915 vision.2377

8 It shall even be as when834 an hungry7456 man dreams,2492 and, behold,2009 he eats;398 but he wakes,6974 and his soul5315 is empty:7385 or as when834 a thirsty6771 man dreams,2492 and, behold,2009 he drinks;8354 but he wakes,6974 and, behold,2009 he is faint,5889 and his soul5315 has appetite:8264 so3652 shall the multitude1995 of all3605 the nations1471 be, that fight6633 against5921 mount2022 Zion.6726

9 Stay4102 yourselves, and wonder;8539 cry8173 you out, and cry:8173 they are drunken,7937 but not with wine;3196 they stagger,5128 but not with strong drink.7941

10 For the LORD3068 has poured5258 out on you the spirit7307 of deep8639 sleep,8639 and has closed6105 your eyes:5869 the prophets5030 and your rulers,7218 the seers2374 has he covered.3680

11 And the vision2380 of all3605 is become1961 to you as the words1697 of a book5612 that is sealed,2856 which834 men deliver5414 to one that is learned,3045 5612 saying,559 Read7121 this,2088 I pray4994 you: and he said,559 I cannot;3808 3201 for it is sealed:2856

12 And the book5612 is delivered5414 to him that is not learned,3045 5612 saying,559 Read7121 this,2088 I pray4994 you: and he said,559 I am not learned.3045 5612

13 Why the Lord136 said,559 For as much3282 365 as this2063 people5971 draw near5066 me with their mouth,6310 and with their lips8193 do honor3513 me, but have removed7368 their heart3820 far7368 from me, and their fear3374 toward854 me is taught3925 by the precept4687 of men:582

14 Therefore,3651 behold,2005 I will proceed3254 to do a marvelous6381 work6381 among this2088 people,5971 even a marvelous6381 work6381 and a wonder:6382 for the wisdom2451 of their wise2450 men shall perish,6 and the understanding998 of their prudent995 men shall be hid.5641

15 Woe1945 to them that seek deep6009 to hide5641 their counsel6098 from the LORD,3068 and their works4639 are in the dark,4285 and they say,559 Who4310 sees7200 us? and who4310 knows3045 us?

16 Surely518 your turning2017 of things upside down shall be esteemed2803 as the potter's3335 clay:2563 for shall the work4639 say559 of him that made6213 it, He made6213 me not? or shall the thing framed3336 say559 of him that framed3335 it, He had no3808 understanding?995

17 Is it not yet5750 a very4213 little4592 while, and Lebanon3844 shall be turned7725 into a fruitful3759 field, and the fruitful3759 field shall be esteemed2803 as a forest?3293

18 And in that day3117 shall the deaf2795 hear8085 the words1697 of the book,5612 and the eyes5869 of the blind5787 shall see7200 out of obscurity,652 and out of darkness.2822

19 The meek6035 also shall increase3254 their joy8057 in the LORD,3068 and the poor34 among men120 shall rejoice1523 in the Holy6918 One of Israel.3478

20 For the terrible6184 one is brought656 to nothing,656 and the scorner3887 is consumed,3615 and all3605 that watch8245 for iniquity205 are cut3772 off:

21 That make a man120 an offender2398 for a word,1697 and lay a snare6983 for him that reproves3198 in the gate,8179 and turn5186 aside5186 the just6662 for a thing of nothing.8414

22 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 who834 redeemed6299 Abraham,85 concerning413 the house1004 of Jacob,3290 Jacob3290 shall not now6258 be ashamed,954 neither3808 shall his face6440 now wax pale.2357

23 But when3588 he sees7200 his children,3206 the work4639 of my hands,3027 in the middle7130 of him, they shall sanctify6942 my name,8034 and sanctify6942 the Holy6918 One of Jacob,3290 and shall fear6206 the God430 of Israel.3478

24 They also that erred8582 in spirit7307 shall come3045 to understanding,998 and they that murmured7279 shall learn3925 doctrine.3948

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1 Woe1945 to the rebellious5637 children,1121 said5002 the LORD,3068 that take6213 counsel,6098 but not of me; and that cover5258 with a covering,4541 but not of my spirit,7307 that they may add5595 sin2403 to sin:2403

2 That walk1980 to go3381 down3381 into Egypt,4714 and have not asked7592 at my mouth;6310 to strengthen5810 themselves in the strength4581 of Pharaoh,6547 and to trust2620 in the shadow6738 of Egypt!4714

3 Therefore shall the strength4581 of Pharaoh6547 be your shame,1322 and the trust2622 in the shadow6738 of Egypt4714 your confusion.3639

4 For his princes8269 were at Zoan,6814 and his ambassadors4397 came5060 to Hanes.2609

5 They were all3605 ashamed954 of a people5971 that could not profit3276 them, nor3808 be an help5828 nor3808 profit,3276 but a shame,1322 and also1571 a reproach.2781

6 The burden4853 of the beasts929 of the south:5045 into the land776 of trouble6869 and anguish,6695 from where1992 come the young3838 and old3918 lion,3918 the viper660 and fiery8314 flying5774 serpent,8314 they will carry5375 their riches2428 on the shoulders3802 of young asses,5895 and their treasures214 on the bunches1707 of camels,1581 to a people5971 that shall not profit3276 them.

7 For the Egyptians4714 shall help5826 in vain,1892 and to no7385 purpose:7385 therefore3651 have I cried7121 concerning this,2063 Their strength7293 is to sit7674 still.7673

8 Now6258 go,935 write3789 it before854 them in a table,3871 and note2710 it in a book,5612 that it may be for the time3117 to come314 for ever5703 and ever:5769

9 That this1931 is a rebellious4805 people,5971 lying3586 children,1121 children1121 that will14 not hear8085 the law8451 of the LORD:3068

10 Which834 say559 to the seers,7200 See7200 not; and to the prophets,2374 Prophesy2372 not to us right5229 things, speak1696 to us smooth2513 things, prophesy2372 deceits:4123

11 Get you out of the way,1870 turn5186 aside5186 out of the path,734 cause the Holy6918 One of Israel3478 to cease7673 from before6440 us.

12 Why3651 thus3541 said559 the Holy6918 One of Israel,3478 Because3282 you despise3988 this2088 word,1697 and trust982 in oppression6233 and perverseness,3868 and stay8172 thereon:5921

13 Therefore3651 this2088 iniquity5771 shall be to you as a breach6556 ready to fall,5307 swelling1158 out in a high7682 wall,2346 whose834 breaking7667 comes935 suddenly6597 at an instant.6621

14 And he shall break7665 it as the breaking7667 of the potters'3335 vessel5035 that is broken3807 in pieces; he shall not spare:2550 so that there shall not be found4672 in the bursting4386 of it a shard2789 to take2846 fire784 from the hearth,3344 or to take2834 water4325 with out of the pit.1360

15 For thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 the Holy6918 One of Israel;3478 In returning7729 and rest5183 shall you be saved;3467 in quietness8252 and in confidence985 shall be your strength:1369 and you would14 not.

16 But you said,559 No;3808 for we will flee5127 on horses;5483 therefore5921 3651 shall you flee:5127 and, We will ride7392 on the swift;7031 therefore5921 3651 shall they that pursue7291 you be swift.7043

17 One259 thousand505 shall flee at6440 the rebuke1606 of one;259 at6440 the rebuke1606 of five2568 shall you flee:5127 till you be left3498 as a beacon8650 on the top7218 of a mountain,2022 and as an ensign5251 on5921 an hill.1389

18 And therefore3651 will the LORD3068 wait,2442 that he may be gracious2603 to you, and therefore3651 will he be exalted,7311 that he may have mercy7355 on you: for the LORD3068 is a God430 of judgment:4941 blessed835 are all3605 they that wait2442 for him.

19 For the people5971 shall dwell3427 in Zion6726 at Jerusalem:3389 you shall weep1058 no3808 more:1058 he will be very gracious2603 to you at the voice6963 of your cry;2201 when he shall hear8085 it, he will answer6030 you.

20 And though the Lord136 give5414 you the bread3899 of adversity,6862 and the water4325 of affliction,3905 yet shall not your teachers3384 be removed3670 into a corner3671 any more,5750 but your eyes5869 shall see7200 your teachers:3384

21 And your ears241 shall hear8085 a word1697 behind310 you, saying,559 This2088 is the way,1870 walk3212 you in it, when3588 you turn to the right541 hand, and when3588 you turn to the left.8041

22 You shall defile2930 also the covering6826 of your graven6456 images of silver,3701 and the ornament642 of your molten4541 images of gold:2091 you shall cast2219 them away2219 as a menstruous1739 cloth;4346 you shall say559 to it, Get3318 you hence.3318

23 Then shall he give5414 the rain4306 of your seed,2233 that you shall sow2232 the ground127 with; and bread3899 of the increase8393 of the earth,127 and it shall be fat1879 and plenteous:8082 in that day3117 shall your cattle4735 feed7462 in large7337 pastures.3733

24 The oxen504 likewise and the young asses5895 that ear5647 the ground127 shall eat398 clean2548 provender,1098 which834 has been winnowed2219 with the shovel7371 and with the fan.4214

25 And there shall be on every3605 high1364 mountain,2022 and on every3605 high4791 hill,1389 rivers6388 and streams2988 of waters4325 in the day3117 of the great7227 slaughter,2027 when the towers4026 fall.5307

26 Moreover the light216 of the moon3842 shall be as the light216 of the sun,2535 and the light216 of the sun8121 shall be sevenfold,7659 as the light216 of seven7651 days,3117 in the day3117 that the LORD3068 binds2280 up the breach7667 of his people,5971 and heals7495 the stroke4273 of their wound.4347

27 Behold,2009 the name8034 of the LORD3068 comes935 from far,4801 burning1197 with his anger,639 and the burden4858 thereof is heavy:3514 his lips8193 are full4390 of indignation,2195 and his tongue3956 as a devouring398 fire:784

28 And his breath,7307 as an overflowing7857 stream,5158 shall reach2673 to the middle2673 of the neck,6677 to sift5130 the nations1471 with the sieve5299 of vanity:7723 and there shall be a bridle7448 in the jaws3895 of the people,5971 causing them to err.8582

29 You shall have1961 a song,7892 as in the night3915 when a holy6942 solemnity2282 is kept;6942 and gladness8057 of heart,3824 as when one goes1980 with a pipe2485 to come935 into the mountain2022 of the LORD,3068 to the mighty6697 One of Israel.3478

30 And the LORD3068 shall cause his glorious1935 voice6963 to be heard,8085 and shall show7200 the lighting5183 down5183 of his arm,2220 with the indignation2197 of his anger,639 and with the flame3851 of a devouring398 fire,784 with scattering,5311 and tempest,2230 and hailstones68 1259.

31 For through the voice6963 of the LORD3068 shall the Assyrian804 be beaten2865 down, which smote5221 with a rod.7626

32 And in every3605 place where the grounded4145 staff4294 shall pass,4569 which834 the LORD3068 shall lay5117 on him, it shall be with tabrets8596 and harps:3658 and in battles4421 of shaking8573 will he fight3898 with it.

33 For Tophet8613 is ordained6186 of old;865 yes,1571 for the king4428 it is prepared;3559 he has made it deep6009 and large:7337 the pile4071 thereof is fire784 and much7235 wood;6086 the breath5397 of the LORD,3068 like a stream5158 of brimstone,1614 does kindle1197 it.

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1 Woe1945 to them that go3381 down3381 to Egypt4714 for help;5833 and stay8172 on5921 horses,5483 and trust982 in chariots,7393 because3588 they are many;7227 and in horsemen,6571 because3588 they are very3966 strong;6105 but they look8159 not to the Holy6918 One of Israel,3478 neither3808 seek1875 the LORD!3068

2 Yet he also1571 is wise,2450 and will bring935 evil,7451 and will not call5493 back5493 his words:1697 but will arise6965 against5921 the house1004 of the evildoers,7489 and against5921 the help5833 of them that work6213 iniquity.205

3 Now the Egyptians4714 are men,120 and not God;410 and their horses5483 flesh,1320 and not spirit.7307 When the LORD3068 shall stretch5186 out his hand,3027 both he that helps5826 shall fall,3782 and he that is helped5826 shall fall5307 down, and they all3605 shall fail3615 together.3162

4 For thus3541 has the LORD3068 spoken559 to me, Like as the lion738 and the young3715 lion3715 roaring1897 on5921 his prey,2964 when834 a multitude4393 of shepherds7462 is called7121 forth against5921 him, he will not be afraid2865 of their voice,6963 nor3808 abase6031 himself for the noise1995 of them: so3651 shall the LORD3068 of hosts6635 come3381 down3381 to fight6633 for mount2022 Zion,6726 and for the hill1389 thereof.

5 As birds6833 flying,5774 so3652 will the LORD3068 of hosts6635 defend1598 Jerusalem;3389 defending1598 also he will deliver5337 it; and passing5674 over he will preserve4422 it.

6 Turn7725 you to him from whom834 the children1121 of Israel3478 have deeply6009 revolted.5627

7 For in that day3117 every man376 shall cast3988 away3988 his idols457 of silver,3701 and his idols457 of gold,2091 which834 your own hands3027 have made6213 to you for a sin.2399

8 Then shall the Assyrian804 fall5307 with the sword,2719 not of a mighty376 man;376 and the sword,2719 not of a mean120 man,120 shall devour398 him: but he shall flee5127 from the sword,2719 and his young970 men shall be discomfited.4522

9 And he shall pass5674 over5674 to his strong5553 hold5553 for fear,4032 and his princes8269 shall be afraid2865 of the ensign,5251 said5002 the LORD,3068 whose834 fire217 is in Zion,6726 and his furnace8574 in Jerusalem.3389

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1 Behold,2005 a king4428 shall reign4427 in righteousness,6664 and princes8269 shall rule8323 in judgment.4941

2 And a man376 shall be as an hiding4224 place from the wind,7307 and a covert5643 from the tempest;2230 as rivers6388 of water4325 in a dry6724 place, as the shadow6738 of a great3515 rock5553 in a weary5889 land.776

3 And the eyes5869 of them that see7200 shall not be dim,8159 and the ears241 of them that hear8085 shall listen.7181

4 The heart3824 also of the rash4116 shall understand995 knowledge,1847 and the tongue3956 of the stammerers5926 shall be ready4116 to speak1696 plainly.6703

5 The vile5036 person shall be no3808 more5750 called7121 liberal,5081 nor3808 the churl3596 said559 to be bountiful.7771

6 For the vile5036 person will speak1696 villainy,5039 and his heart3820 will work6213 iniquity,205 to practice6213 hypocrisy,2612 and to utter1696 error8442 against413 the LORD,3068 to make empty7324 the soul5315 of the hungry,7456 and he will cause the drink4945 of the thirsty6771 to fail.2637

7 The instruments3627 also of the churl3596 are evil:7451 he devises3289 wicked2154 devices2154 to destroy2254 the poor6035 6041 with lying8267 words,561 even when the needy34 speaks1696 right.4941

8 But the liberal5081 devises3289 liberal5081 things; and by liberal5081 things shall he stand.6965

9 Rise6965 up, you women802 that are at ease;7600 hear8085 my voice,6963 you careless982 daughters;1323 give ear238 to my speech.565

10 Many days3117 and years8141 shall you be troubled,7264 you careless982 women: for the vintage1210 shall fail,3615 the gathering625 shall not come.935

11 Tremble,2729 you women that are at ease;7600 be troubled,7264 you careless982 ones: strip6584 you, and make you bore,6209 and gird2290 sackcloth on your loins.2504

12 They shall lament5594 for the teats,7699 for the pleasant2531 fields,7704 for the fruitful6509 vine.1612

13 On the land127 of my people5971 shall come5927 up thorns6975 and briers;8068 yes,3588 on all3605 the houses1004 of joy4885 in the joyous5947 city:7151

14 Because3588 the palaces759 shall be forsaken;5203 the multitude1995 of the city5892 shall be left;5800 the forts6076 and towers975 shall be for dens4631 for ever,5769 a joy4885 of wild6501 asses,6501 a pasture4829 of flocks;5739

15 Until5704 the spirit7307 be poured6168 on us from on high,4791 and the wilderness4057 be a fruitful3759 field, and the fruitful3759 field be counted2803 for a forest.3293

16 Then judgment4941 shall dwell7931 in the wilderness,4057 and righteousness6666 remain3427 in the fruitful3759 field.

17 And the work4639 of righteousness6666 shall be peace;7965 and the effect5656 of righteousness6666 quietness8252 and assurance983 for ever.5769

18 And my people5971 shall dwell3427 in a peaceable7965 habitation,5116 and in sure4009 dwellings,4908 and in quiet7600 resting4496 places;

19 When it shall hail,1258 coming3381 down3381 on the forest;3293 and the city5892 shall be low8213 in a low8219 place.

20 Blessed835 are you that sow2232 beside5921 all3605 waters,4325 that send7971 forth thither the feet7272 of the ox7794 and the ass.2543

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1 Woe1945 to you that spoil,7703 and you were not spoiled;7703 and deal treacherously,898 and they dealt not treacherously898 with you! when you shall cease8552 to spoil,7703 you shall be spoiled;7703 and when you shall make an end5239 to deal treacherously,898 they shall deal treacherously898 with you.

2 O LORD,3068 be gracious2603 to us; we have waited6960 for you: be you their arm2220 every morning,1242 our salvation3444 also637 in the time6256 of trouble.6869

3 At the noise6963 of the tumult1995 the people5971 fled;5074 at the lifting7427 up of yourself the nations1471 were scattered.5310

4 And your spoil7998 shall be gathered622 like the gathering625 of the caterpillar:2625 as the running4944 to and fro of locusts1357 shall he run8264 on them.

5 The LORD3068 is exalted;7682 for he dwells7931 on high:4791 he has filled4390 Zion6726 with judgment4941 and righteousness.6666

6 And wisdom2451 and knowledge1847 shall be the stability530 of your times,6256 and strength2633 of salvation:3444 the fear3374 of the LORD3068 is his treasure.214

7 Behold,2005 their valiant691 ones shall cry6817 without:2351 the ambassadors4397 of peace7965 shall weep1058 bitterly.4751

8 The highways4546 lie waste,8074 the wayfaring5674 734 man ceases:7673 he has broken6565 the covenant,1285 he has despised3988 the cities,5892 he regards2803 no3808 man.582

9 The earth776 mourns56 and languishes:535 Lebanon3844 is ashamed2659 and hewn7060 down: Sharon8289 is like a wilderness;6160 and Bashan1316 and Carmel3760 shake5287 off their fruits.

10 Now6258 will I rise,6965 said559 the LORD;3068 now6258 will I be exalted;7311 now6258 will I lift5375 up myself.

11 You shall conceive2029 chaff,2842 you shall bring3205 forth3205 stubble:7179 your breath,7307 as fire,784 shall devour398 you.

12 And the people5971 shall be as the burnings4955 of lime:7875 as thorns6975 cut3683 up shall they be burned3341 in the fire.784

13 Hear,8085 you that are far7350 off, what834 I have done;6213 and, you that are near,7138 acknowledge3045 my might.1369

14 The sinners2400 in Zion6726 are afraid;6342 fearfulness7461 has surprised270 the hypocrites.120 2611 Who4310 among us shall dwell1481 with the devouring398 fire?784 who4310 among us shall dwell1481 with everlasting5769 burnings?4168

15 He that walks1980 righteously,6666 and speaks1696 uprightly;4339 he that despises3988 the gain1214 of oppressions,4642 that shakes5287 his hands3709 from holding8551 of bribes,7810 that stops331 his ears241 from hearing8085 of blood,1818 and shuts6105 his eyes5869 from seeing7200 evil;7451

16 He shall dwell7931 on high:4791 his place of defense4869 shall be the munitions4679 of rocks:5553 bread3899 shall be given5414 him; his waters4325 shall be sure.539

17 Your eyes5869 shall see2372 the king4428 in his beauty:3308 they shall behold7200 the land776 that is very4801 far4801 off.

18 Your heart3820 shall meditate1897 terror.367 Where346 is the scribe?5608 where346 is the receiver?8254 where346 is he that counted5608 the towers?4026

19 You shall not see7200 a fierce3267 people,5971 a people5971 of a deeper6012 speech8193 than you can perceive;8085 of a stammering3932 tongue,3956 that you can not understand.998

20 Look2372 on Zion,6726 the city7151 of our solemnities:4150 your eyes5869 shall see7200 Jerusalem3389 a quiet7600 habitation,5116 a tabernacle168 that shall not be taken6813 down; not one of the stakes3489 thereof shall ever5331 be removed,5265 neither1077 shall any3605 of the cords2256 thereof be broken.5423

21 But there8033 the glorious117 LORD3068 will be to us a place4725 of broad7338 3027 rivers5103 and streams;2975 wherein shall go3212 no1077 galley590 with oars,7885 neither3808 shall gallant117 ship6716 pass5674 thereby.

22 For the LORD3068 is our judge,8199 the LORD3068 is our lawgiver,2710 the LORD3068 is our king;4428 he will save3467 us.

23 Your tacklings2256 are loosed;5203 they could not well3651 strengthen2388 their mast,8650 they could not spread6566 the sail:5251 then227 is the prey5706 of a great4766 spoil7998 divided;2505 the lame6455 take962 the prey.957

24 And the inhabitant7934 shall not say,559 I am sick:2470 the people5971 that dwell3427 therein shall be forgiven5375 their iniquity.5771

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1 Come7126 near,7126 you nations,1471 to hear;8085 and listen,7181 you people:3816 let the earth776 hear,8085 and all4393 that is therein;4393 the world,8398 and all3605 things that come6631 forth6631 of it.

2 For the indignation7110 of the LORD3068 is on all3605 nations,1471 and his fury2534 on all3605 their armies:6635 he has utterly destroyed2763 them, he has delivered5414 them to the slaughter.2874

3 Their slain2491 also shall be cast7993 out, and their stink889 shall come5927 up out of their carcasses,6297 and the mountains2022 shall be melted4549 with their blood.1818

4 And all3605 the host6635 of heaven8064 shall be dissolved,4743 and the heavens8064 shall be rolled1556 together as a scroll:5612 and all3605 their host6635 shall fall5034 down, as the leaf5929 falls5034 off from the vine,1612 and as a falling5034 fig8384 from the fig8384 tree.

5 For my sword2719 shall be bathed7301 in heaven:8064 behold,2009 it shall come3381 down3381 on Idumea,123 and on the people5971 of my curse,2764 to judgment.4941

6 The sword2719 of the LORD3068 is filled4390 with blood,1818 it is made fat1878 with fatness,2459 and with the blood1818 of lambs3733 and goats,6260 with the fat2459 of the kidneys3629 of rams:352 for the LORD3068 has a sacrifice2077 in Bozrah,1224 and a great1419 slaughter2874 in the land776 of Idumea.123

7 And the unicorns7214 shall come3381 down3381 with them, and the bullocks6499 with the bulls;47 and their land776 shall be soaked7301 with blood,1818 and their dust6083 made fat1878 with fatness.2459

8 For it is the day3117 of the LORD's3068 vengeance,5359 and the year8141 of recompenses7966 for the controversy7379 of Zion.6726

9 And the streams5158 thereof shall be turned2015 into pitch,2203 and the dust6083 thereof into brimstone,1614 and the land776 thereof shall become1961 burning1197 pitch.2203

10 It shall not be quenched3518 night3915 nor day;3119 the smoke6227 thereof shall go5927 up for ever:5769 from generation1755 to generation1755 it shall lie waste;2717 none369 shall pass5674 through it for ever5331 and ever.

11 But the cormorant6893 and the bittern7090 shall possess3423 it; the owl3244 also and the raven6158 shall dwell7931 in it: and he shall stretch5186 out on it the line6957 of confusion,8414 and the stones68 of emptiness.922

12 They shall call7121 the nobles2715 thereof to the kingdom,4410 but none369 shall be there,8033 and all3605 her princes8269 shall be nothing.657

13 And thorns5518 shall come5927 up in her palaces,759 nettles7057 and brambles2336 in the fortresses4013 thereof: and it shall be an habitation5116 of dragons,8577 and a court2681 for owls.1323 3284

14 The wild6728 beasts6728 of the desert6728 shall also meet6298 with the wild338 beasts338 of the island,338 and the satyr8163 shall cry7121 to his fellow;7453 the screech3917 owl3917 also389 shall rest7280 there,8033 and find4672 for herself a place of rest.4494

15 There8033 shall the great7091 owl7091 make her nest,7077 and lay,4422 and hatch,1234 and gather1716 under her shadow:6738 there8033 shall the vultures1772 also389 be gathered,6908 every802 one with her mate.7468

16 Seek1875 you out of the book5612 of the LORD,3068 and read:7121 no3808 one259 of these2007 shall fail,5737 none802 3808 shall want6485 her mate:7468 for my mouth6310 it has commanded,6680 and his spirit7307 it has gathered6908 them.

17 And he has cast5307 the lot1486 for them, and his hand3027 has divided2505 it to them by line:6957 they shall possess3423 it for ever,5769 from generation1755 to generation1755 shall they dwell7931 therein.

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1 The wilderness4057 and the solitary6723 place shall be glad7797 for them; and the desert6160 shall rejoice,1523 and blossom6524 as the rose.2261

2 It shall blossom6524 abundantly,6524 and rejoice1523 even637 with joy1525 and singing:7442 the glory3519 of Lebanon3844 shall be given5414 to it, the excellency1926 of Carmel3760 and Sharon,8289 they shall see7200 the glory3519 of the LORD,3068 and the excellency1926 of our God.430

3 Strengthen2388 you the weak7504 hands,3027 and confirm553 the feeble3782 knees.1290

4 Say559 to them that are of a fearful4116 heart,3820 Be strong,2388 fear3372 not: behold,2009 your God430 will come935 with vengeance,5359 even God430 with a recompense;1576 he will come935 and save3467 you.

5 Then227 the eyes5869 of the blind5787 shall be opened,6491 and the ears241 of the deaf2795 shall be unstopped.6605

6 Then227 shall the lame6455 man leap1801 as an hart,354 and the tongue3956 of the dumb483 sing:7442 for in the wilderness4057 shall waters4325 break1234 out, and streams5158 in the desert.6160

7 And the parched8273 ground shall become1961 a pool,98 and the thirsty6774 land springs4002 of water:4325 in the habitation5116 of dragons,8577 where each lay,7258 shall be grass2682 with reeds7070 and rushes.1573

8 And an highway4547 shall be there,8033 and a way,1870 and it shall be called7121 The way1870 of holiness;6944 the unclean2931 shall not pass5674 over5674 it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring1980 1870 men, though fools,191 shall not err8582 therein.

9 No3808 lion738 shall be there,8033 nor1077 any ravenous6530 beast2416 shall go5927 up thereon, it shall not be found4672 there;8033 but the redeemed1350 shall walk1980 there:

10 And the ransomed6299 of the LORD3068 shall return,7725 and come935 to Zion6726 with songs7440 and everlasting5769 joy8057 on their heads:7218 they shall obtain5381 joy8057 and gladness,8057 and sorrow3015 and sighing585 shall flee5127 away.

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1 Now it came1961 to pass in the fourteenth702 6240 year8141 of king4428 Hezekiah,2396 that Sennacherib5576 king4428 of Assyria804 came5927 up against5921 all3605 the defended1219 cities5892 of Judah,3063 and took8610 them.

2 And the king4428 of Assyria804 sent7971 Rabshakeh7262 from Lachish3923 to Jerusalem3389 to king4428 Hezekiah2396 with a great3515 army.2426 And he stood5975 by the conduit8585 of the upper5945 pool1295 in the highway4546 of the fuller's3526 field.7704

3 Then came3318 forth3318 to him Eliakim,471 Hilkiah's2518 son,1121 which834 was over5921 the house,1004 and Shebna7644 the scribe,5608 and Joah,3098 Asaph's623 son,1121 the recorder.2142

4 And Rabshakeh7262 said559 to them, Say559 you now4994 to Hezekiah,2396 Thus3541 said559 the great1419 king,4428 the king4428 of Assyria,804 What4100 confidence986 is this2088 wherein834 you trust?982

5 I say,559 say you, (but they are but vain8193 words)1697 I have counsel6098 and strength1369 for war:4421 now6258 on5921 whom4310 do you trust,982 that you rebel4775 against me?

6 See,2009 you trust982 in the staff4938 of this2088 broken7533 reed,7070 on5921 Egypt;4714 where on834 5921 if a man376 lean,5564 it will go935 into his hand,3709 and pierce5344 it: so3651 is Pharaoh6547 king4428 of Egypt4714 to all3605 that trust982 in him.

7 But if you say559 to me, We trust982 in the LORD3068 our God:430 is it not he, whose834 853 high1116 places and whose853 altars4196 Hezekiah2396 has taken5493 away,5493 and said559 to Judah3063 and to Jerusalem,3389 You shall worship7812 before6440 this2088 altar?4196

8 Now6258 therefore give pledges,6148 I pray4994 you, to my master113 the king4428 of Assyria,804 and I will give5414 you two thousand505 horses,5483 if518 you be able3201 on your part to set5414 riders7392 on them.

9 How349 then will you turn7725 away the face6440 of one259 captain6346 of the least6996 of my master's113 servants,5650 and put your trust982 on5921 Egypt4714 for chariots7393 and for horsemen?6571

10 And am I now6258 come5927 up without1107 the LORD3068 against5921 this2063 land776 to destroy7843 it? the LORD3068 said559 to me, Go5927 up against413 this2063 land,776 and destroy7843 it.

11 Then said559 Eliakim471 and Shebna7644 and Joah3098 to Rabshakeh,7262 Speak,1696 I pray4994 you, to your servants5650 in the Syrian762 language; for we understand8085 it: and speak1696 not to us in the Jews'3064 language, in the ears241 of the people5971 that are on5921 the wall.2346

12 But Rabshakeh7262 said,559 Has my master113 sent7971 me to your master113 and to you to speak1696 these428 words?1697 has he not sent me to the men582 that sit3427 on the wall,2346 that they may eat398 their own dung,2716 and drink8354 their own urine7890 with you?

13 Then Rabshakeh7262 stood,5975 and cried7121 with a loud1419 voice6963 in the Jews'3064 language, and said,559 Hear8085 you the words1697 of the great1419 king,4428 the king4428 of Assyria.804

14 Thus3541 said559 the king,4428 Let not Hezekiah2396 deceive5377 you: for he shall not be able3201 to deliver5337 you.

15 Neither408 let Hezekiah2396 make you trust982 in the LORD,3068 saying,559 The LORD3068 will surely deliver5337 us: this2063 city5892 shall not be delivered5414 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Assyria.804

16 Listen8085 not to Hezekiah:2396 for thus3541 said559 the king4428 of Assyria,804 Make6213 an agreement with me by a present,1293 and come3318 out to me: and eat398 you every376 one376 of his vine,1612 and every376 one376 of his fig8384 tree, and drink8354 you every376 one376 the waters4325 of his own cistern;953

17 Until5704 I come935 and take3947 you away to a land776 like your own land,776 a land776 of corn1715 and wine,8492 a land776 of bread3899 and vineyards.3754

18 Beware lest6435 Hezekiah2396 persuade5496 you, saying,559 the LORD3068 will deliver5337 us. Has any376 of the gods430 of the nations1471 delivered5337 his land776 out of the hand3027 of the king4428 of Assyria?804

19 Where346 are the gods430 of Hamath2574 and Arphad?774 where346 are the gods430 of Sepharvaim?5617 and have they delivered5337 Samaria8111 out of my hand?3027

20 Who4310 are they among all3605 the gods430 of these428 lands,776 that have delivered5337 their land776 out of my hand,3027 that the LORD3068 should deliver5337 Jerusalem3389 out of my hand?3027

21 But they held2790 their peace,2790 and answered6030 him not a word:1697 for the king's4428 commandment4687 was, saying,559 Answer6030 him not.

22 Then came935 Eliakim,471 the son1121 of Hilkiah,2518 that was over5921 the household,1004 and Shebna7644 the scribe,5608 and Joah,3098 the son1121 of Asaph,623 the recorder,2142 to Hezekiah2396 with their clothes899 rent,7167 and told5046 him the words1697 of Rabshakeh.7262

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1 And it came1961 to pass, when king4428 Hezekiah2396 heard8085 it, that he rent7167 his clothes,899 and covered3680 himself with sackcloth,8242 and went935 into the house1004 of the LORD.3068

2 And he sent7971 Eliakim,471 who834 was over5921 the household,1004 and Shebna7644 the scribe,5608 and the elders2205 of the priests3548 covered3680 with sackcloth,8242 to Isaiah3470 the prophet5030 the son1121 of Amoz.531

3 And they said559 to him, Thus3541 said559 Hezekiah,2396 This2088 day3117 is a day3117 of trouble,6869 and of rebuke,8433 and of blasphemy:5007 for the children1121 are come935 to the birth,4866 and there is not strength3581 to bring3205 forth.3205

4 It may be the LORD3068 your God430 will hear8085 the words1697 of Rabshakeh,7262 whom834 the king4428 of Assyria804 his master113 has sent7971 to reproach2778 the living2416 God,430 and will reprove3198 the words1697 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 has heard:8085 why lift5375 up your prayer8605 for the remnant7611 that is left.4672

5 So the servants5650 of king4428 Hezekiah2396 came935 to Isaiah.3470

6 And Isaiah3470 said559 to them, Thus3541 shall you say559 to your master,113 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Be not afraid3372 of the words1697 that you have heard,8085 with which834 the servants5288 of the king4428 of Assyria804 have blasphemed1442 me.

7 Behold,2005 I will send7971 a blast7307 on him, and he shall hear8085 a rumor,8052 and return7725 to his own land;776 and I will cause him to fall5307 by the sword2719 in his own land.776

8 So Rabshakeh7262 returned,7725 and found4672 the king4428 of Assyria804 warring3898 against5921 Libnah:3841 for he had heard8085 that he was departed5265 from Lachish.3923

9 And he heard8085 say559 concerning5921 Tirhakah8640 king4428 of Ethiopia,3568 He is come3318 forth3318 to make war3898 with you. And when he heard8085 it, he sent7971 messengers4397 to Hezekiah,2396 saying,559

10 Thus3541 shall you speak559 to Hezekiah2396 king4428 of Judah,3063 saying,559 Let not your God,430 in whom834 you trust,982 deceive5377 you, saying,559 Jerusalem3389 shall not be given5414 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Assyria.804

11 Behold,2009 you have heard8085 what834 the kings4428 of Assyria804 have done6213 to all3605 lands776 by destroying2763 them utterly; and shall you be delivered?5337

12 Have the gods430 of the nations1471 delivered5337 them which834 my fathers1 have destroyed,7843 as Gozan,1470 and Haran,2771 and Rezeph,7530 and the children1121 of Eden5731 which834 were in Telassar?8515

13 Where346 is the king4428 of Hamath,2574 and the king4428 of Arphad,774 and the king4428 of the city5892 of Sepharvaim,5617 Hena,2012 and Ivah?5755

14 And Hezekiah2396 received3947 the letter5612 from the hand3027 of the messengers,4397 and read7121 it: and Hezekiah2396 went5927 up to the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and spread6566 it before6440 the LORD.3068

15 And Hezekiah2396 prayed6419 to the LORD,3068 saying,559

16 O LORD3068 of hosts,6635 God430 of Israel,3478 that dwell3427 between the cherubim,3742 you are the God,430 even you alone,905 of all3605 the kingdoms4467 of the earth:776 you have made6213 heaven8064 and earth.776

17 Incline5186 your ear,241 O LORD,3068 and hear;8085 open6491 your eyes,5869 O LORD,3068 and see:7200 and hear8085 all3605 the words1697 of Sennacherib,5576 which834 has sent7971 to reproach2778 the living2416 God.430

18 Of a truth,551 LORD,3068 the kings4428 of Assyria804 have laid waste2717 all3605 the nations,776 and their countries,776

19 And have cast5414 their gods430 into the fire:784 for they were no3808 gods,430 but the work4639 of men's120 hands,3027 wood6086 and stone:68 therefore they have destroyed6 them.

20 Now6258 therefore, O LORD3068 our God,430 save3467 us from his hand,3027 that all3605 the kingdoms4467 of the earth776 may know3045 that you are the LORD,3068 even you only.905

21 Then Isaiah3470 the son1121 of Amoz531 sent7971 to Hezekiah,2396 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 Whereas834 you have prayed6419 to me against413 Sennacherib5576 king4428 of Assyria:804

22 This2088 is the word1697 which834 the LORD3068 has spoken1696 concerning5921 him; The virgin,1330 the daughter1323 of Zion,6726 has despised959 you, and laughed3932 you to scorn; the daughter1323 of Jerusalem3389 has shaken5128 her head7218 at you.

23 Whom853 4310 have you reproached2778 and blasphemed?1442 and against5921 whom4310 have you exalted7311 your voice,6963 and lifted5375 up your eyes5869 on high?4791 even against413 the Holy6918 One of Israel.3478

24 By your servants5650 have you reproached2778 the Lord,136 and have said,559 By the multitude7230 of my chariots7393 am I come5927 up to the height4791 of the mountains,2022 to the sides3411 of Lebanon;3844 and I will cut3772 down the tall6967 cedars730 thereof, and the choice4005 fir1265 trees thereof: and I will enter935 into the height4791 of his border,7093 and the forest3293 of his Carmel.3760

25 I have dig,5365 and drunk8354 water;4325 and with the sole3709 of my feet6471 have I dried2717 up all3605 the rivers2975 of the besieged4693 places.

26 Have you not heard8085 long7350 ago,7350 how I have done6213 it; and of ancient6924 times,3117 that I have formed3335 it? now6258 have I brought935 it to pass, that you should be to lay waste7582 defended1219 cities5892 into ruinous5327 heaps.1530

27 Therefore their inhabitants3427 were of small7116 power,3027 they were dismayed2865 and confounded:954 they were as the grass6212 of the field,7704 and as the green3419 herb,1877 as the grass2682 on the housetops,1406 and as corn blasted7709 before6440 it be grown7054 up.

28 But I know3045 your stayed,3427 and your going3318 out, and your coming935 in, and your rage7264 against413 me.

29 Because3282 your rage7264 against413 me, and your tumult,7600 is come5927 up into my ears,241 therefore will I put7760 my hook2397 in your nose,639 and my bridle4964 in your lips,8193 and I will turn7725 you back7725 by the way1870 by which834 you came.935

30 And this2088 shall be a sign226 to you, You shall eat398 this year8141 such as grows5599 of itself; and the second8145 year8141 that which springs7823 of the same: and in the third7992 year8141 sow2232 you, and reap,7114 and plant5193 vineyards,3754 and eat398 the fruit6529 thereof.

31 And the remnant7604 that is escaped6413 of the house1004 of Judah3063 shall again3254 take root8328 downward,4295 and bear6213 fruit6529 upward:4605

32 For out of Jerusalem3389 shall go3318 forth3318 a remnant,7611 and they that escape6413 out of mount2022 Zion:6726 the zeal7068 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635 shall do6213 this.2063

33 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 concerning413 the king4428 of Assyria,804 He shall not come935 into413 this2063 city,5892 nor3808 shoot an arrow2671 there,8033 nor3808 come6923 before6924 it with shields,4043 nor3808 cast8210 a bank5550 against5921 it.

34 By the way1870 that he came,935 by the same shall he return,7725 and shall not come935 into413 this2063 city,5892 said5002 the LORD.3068

35 For I will defend1598 this2063 city5892 to save3467 it for my own sake, and for my servant5650 David's1732 sake.4616

36 Then the angel4397 of the LORD3068 went3318 forth,3318 and smote5221 in the camp4264 of the Assyrians804 a hundred3967 and fourscore8084 and five2568 thousand:505 and when they arose7925 early7925 in the morning,1242 behold,2009 they were all3605 dead4191 corpses.6297

37 So Sennacherib5576 king4428 of Assyria804 departed,5265 and went3212 and returned,7725 and dwelled3427 at Nineveh.5210

38 And it came1961 to pass, as he was worshipping7812 in the house1004 of Nisroch5268 his god,430 that Adrammelech152 and Sharezer8272 his sons1121 smote5221 him with the sword;2719 and they escaped4422 into the land776 of Armenia:780 and Esarhaddon634 his son1121 reigned4427 in his stead.8478

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1 In those1992 days3117 was Hezekiah2396 sick2470 to death.4191 And Isaiah3470 the prophet5030 the son1121 of Amoz531 came935 to him, and said559 to him, Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Set your house1004 in order:6680 for you shall die,4191 and not live.2421

2 Then Hezekiah2396 turned5437 his face6440 toward413 the wall,7023 and prayed6419 to the LORD,3068

3 And said,559 Remember2142 now,4994 O LORD,3068 I beseech577 you, how834 I have walked1980 before6440 you in truth571 and with a perfect8003 heart,3820 and have done6213 that which is good2896 in your sight.5869 And Hezekiah2396 wept1058 sore.1419

4 Then came1961 the word1697 of the LORD3068 to Isaiah,3470 saying,559

5 Go,1980 and say559 to Hezekiah,2396 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of David1732 your father,1 I have heard8085 your prayer,8605 I have seen7200 your tears:1832 behold,2005 I will add3254 to your days3117 fifteen2568 6240 years.8141

6 And I will deliver5337 you and this2063 city5892 out of the hand3709 of the king4428 of Assyria:804 and I will defend1598 this2063 city.5892

7 And this2088 shall be a sign226 to you from the LORD,3068 that the LORD3068 will do6213 this2088 thing1697 that he has spoken;1696

8 Behold,2005 I will bring7725 again7725 the shadow6738 of the degrees,4609 which834 is gone3381 down in the sun8121 dial4609 of Ahaz,271 ten6235 degrees4609 backward.322 So the sun8121 returned7725 ten6235 degrees,4609 by which degrees4609 it was gone3381 down.

9 The writing4385 of Hezekiah2396 king4428 of Judah,3063 when he had been sick,2470 and was recovered2421 of his sickness:2483

10 I said559 in the cutting1824 off of my days,3117 I shall go3212 to the gates8179 of the grave:7585 I am deprived6485 of the residue3499 of my years.8141

11 I said,559 I shall not see7200 the LORD,3050 even the LORD,3050 in the land776 of the living:2416 I shall behold7200 man120 no3808 more with the inhabitants3427 of the world.2309

12 My age1755 is departed,5265 and is removed1556 from me as a shepherd's7473 tent:168 I have cut7088 off like a weaver707 my life:2416 he will cut1214 me off with pining1803 sickness: from day3117 even to night3915 will you make an end7999 of me.

13 I reckoned7737 till5704 morning,1242 that, as a lion,738 so3651 will he break7665 all3605 my bones:6106 from day3117 even to night3915 will you make an end7999 of me.

14 Like a crane5483 or a swallow,5693 so3651 did I chatter:6850 I did mourn1897 as a dove:3123 my eyes5869 fail1809 with looking upward:4791 O LORD,3068 I am oppressed;6234 undertake6148 for me.

15 What4100 shall I say?1696 he has both spoken559 to me, and himself1931 has done6213 it: I shall go1718 softly all3605 my years8141 in the bitterness4751 of my soul.5315

16 O LORD,136 by these5921 things men live,2421 and in all3605 these things is the life2416 of my spirit:7307 so will you recover2492 me, and make me to live.2421

17 Behold,2009 for peace7965 I had great bitterness:4843 but you have in love2836 to my soul5315 delivered it from the pit7845 of corruption:1097 for you have cast7993 all3605 my sins2399 behind310 your back.1458

18 For the grave7585 cannot praise3034 you, death4194 can not celebrate1984 you: they that go3381 down3381 into the pit953 cannot3808 hope7663 for your truth.571

19 The living,2416 the living,2416 he shall praise3034 you, as I do this day:3117 the father1 to the children1121 shall make known3045 your truth.571

20 The LORD3068 was ready to save3467 me: therefore we will sing5059 my songs5058 to the stringed5058 instruments all3605 the days3117 of our life2416 in the house1004 of the LORD.3068

21 For Isaiah3470 had said,559 Let them take5375 a lump1690 of figs,8384 and lay it for a plaster4799 on the boil,7822 and he shall recover.2421

22 Hezekiah2396 also had said,559 What4100 is the sign226 that I shall go5927 up to the house1004 of the LORD?3068

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1 At that time6256 Merodachbaladan,4757 the son1121 of Baladan,1081 king4428 of Babylon,894 sent7971 letters5612 and a present4503 to Hezekiah:2396 for he had heard8085 that he had been sick,2470 and was recovered.2388

2 And Hezekiah2396 was glad8056 of them, and showed7200 them the house1004 of his precious5238 things, the silver,3701 and the gold,2091 and the spices,1314 and the precious2896 ointment,8081 and all3605 the house1004 of his armor,3627 and all3605 that was found4672 in his treasures:214 there was nothing3808 1697 in his house,1004 nor in all3605 his dominion,4475 that Hezekiah2396 showed7200 them not.

3 Then came935 Isaiah3470 the prophet5030 to king4428 Hezekiah,2396 and said559 to him, What4100 said559 these428 men?582 and from where370 came935 they to you? And Hezekiah2396 said,559 They are come935 from a far7350 country776 to me, even from Babylon.894

4 Then said559 he, What4100 have they seen7200 in your house?1004 And Hezekiah2396 answered,559 All3605 that is in my house1004 have they seen:7200 there is nothing3808 1697 among my treasures214 that I have not showed7200 them.

5 Then said559 Isaiah3470 to Hezekiah,2396 Hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD3068 of hosts:6635

6 Behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 that all3605 that is in your house,1004 and that which834 your fathers1 have laid up in store686 until5704 this2088 day,3117 shall be carried5375 to Babylon:894 nothing3808 1697 shall be left,3498 said559 the LORD.3068

7 And of your sons1121 that shall issue3318 from you, which834 you shall beget,3205 shall they take3947 away; and they shall be eunuchs5631 in the palace1964 of the king4428 of Babylon.894

8 Then said559 Hezekiah2396 to Isaiah,3470 Good2896 is the word1697 of the LORD3068 which834 you have spoken.1696 He said559 moreover, For there shall be peace7965 and truth571 in my days.3117

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1 Comfort5162 you, comfort5162 you my people,5971 said559 your God.430

2 Speak1696 you comfortably5921 3820 to Jerusalem,3389 and cry7121 to her, that her warfare6635 is accomplished,4390 that her iniquity5771 is pardoned:7521 for she has received3947 of the LORD's3068 hand3027 double3718 for all3605 her sins.2403

3 The voice6963 of him that cries7121 in the wilderness,4057 Prepare6437 you the way1870 of the LORD,3068 make straight3474 in the desert6160 a highway4546 for our God.430

4 Every3605 valley1516 shall be exalted,5375 and every3605 mountain2022 and hill1389 shall be made low:8213 and the crooked6121 shall be made straight,4334 and the rough7406 places plain:1237

5 And the glory3519 of the LORD3068 shall be revealed,1540 and all3605 flesh1320 shall see7200 it together:3162 for the mouth6310 of the LORD3068 has spoken1696 it.

6 The voice6963 said,559 Cry.7121 And he said,559 What4100 shall I cry?7121 All3605 flesh1320 is grass,2682 and all3605 the goodliness2617 thereof is as the flower6731 of the field:7704

7 The grass2682 wither,3001 the flower6731 fades:5034 because3588 the spirit7307 of the LORD3068 blows5380 on it: surely403 the people5971 is grass.2682

8 The grass2682 wither,3001 the flower6731 fades:5034 but the word1697 of our God430 shall stand6965 for ever.5769

9 O Zion,6726 that bring1319 good1319 tidings,1319 get5927 you up into5921 the high1364 mountain;2022 O Jerusalem,3389 that bring1319 good1319 tidings,1319 lift7311 up your voice6963 with strength;3581 lift7311 it up, be not afraid;3372 say559 to the cities5892 of Judah,3063 Behold2009 your God!430

10 Behold,2009 the Lord136 GOD3069 will come935 with strong2389 hand, and his arm2220 shall rule4910 for him: behold,2009 his reward7939 is with him, and his work6468 before6440 him.

11 He shall feed7462 his flock5739 like a shepherd:7462 he shall gather6908 the lambs2922 with his arm,2220 and carry5375 them in his bosom,2436 and shall gently lead5095 those that are with young.5763

12 Who4310 has measured4058 the waters4325 in the hollow8168 of his hand, and meted8505 out heaven8064 with the span,2239 and comprehended3557 the dust6083 of the earth776 in a measure,7991 and weighed8254 the mountains2022 in scales,6425 and the hills1389 in a balance?3976

13 Who4310 has directed8505 the Spirit7307 of the LORD,3068 or being his counselor6098 has taught3045 him?

14 With whom4310 took he counsel,3289 and who instructed995 him, and taught3925 him in the path734 of judgment,4941 and taught3925 him knowledge,1847 and showed3045 to him the way1870 of understanding?8394

15 Behold,2005 the nations1471 are as a drop4752 of a bucket,1805 and are counted2803 as the small dust7834 of the balance:3976 behold,2005 he takes5190 up the isles339 as a very1851 little1851 thing.

16 And Lebanon3844 is not sufficient1767 to burn,1197 nor369 the beasts2416 thereof sufficient1767 for a burnt5930 offering.

17 All3605 nations1471 before5048 him are as nothing;369 and they are counted2803 to him less657 than nothing,657 8414 and vanity.8414

18 To whom4310 then will you liken1819 God?410 or what4100 likeness1823 will you compare6186 to him?

19 The workman2796 melts5258 a graven6459 image, and the goldsmith6884 spreads7554 it over with gold,2091 and casts6884 silver3701 chains.7569

20 He that is so impoverished5533 that he has no3808 oblation8641 chooses977 a tree6086 that will not rot;7537 he seeks1245 to him a cunning2450 workman2796 to prepare3559 a graven6459 image, that shall not be moved.4131

21 Have you not known?3045 have you not heard?8085 has it not been told5046 you from the beginning?7218 have you not understood995 from the foundations4146 of the earth?776

22 It is he that sits3427 on the circle2329 of the earth,776 and the inhabitants3427 thereof are as grasshoppers;2284 that stretches5186 out the heavens8064 as a curtain,1852 and spreads4969 them out as a tent168 to dwell3427 in:

23 That brings5414 the princes7336 to nothing;369 he makes6213 the judges8199 of the earth776 as vanity.8414

24 Yes,637 they shall not be planted;5193 yes,637 they shall not be sown:2232 yes,637 their stock1503 shall not take3947 root8327 in the earth:776 and he shall also1571 blow5398 on them, and they shall wither,3001 and the whirlwind5591 shall take5375 them away as stubble.7179

25 To whom4310 then will you liken1819 me, or shall I be equal?7737 said559 the Holy6918 One.

26 Lift5375 up your eyes5869 on high,4791 and behold7200 who4310 has created1254 these428 things, that brings3318 out their host6635 by number:4557 he calls7121 them all3605 by names8034 by the greatness7230 of his might,202 for that he is strong533 in power;3581 not one376 fails.5737

27 Why4100 say559 you, O Jacob,3290 and speak,1696 O Israel,3478 My way1870 is hid5641 from the LORD,3068 and my judgment4941 is passed5674 over5674 from my God?430

28 Have you not known?3045 have you not heard,8085 that the everlasting5769 God,430 the LORD,3068 the Creator1254 of the ends7098 of the earth,776 faints3286 not, neither3808 is weary?3021 there is no369 searching2714 of his understanding.8394

29 He gives5414 power3581 to the faint;3287 and to them that have no369 might202 he increases7235 strength.6109

30 Even the youths5288 shall faint3286 and be weary,3021 and the young5288 970 men shall utterly fall:3782

31 But they that wait6960 on the LORD3068 shall renew2498 their strength;3581 they shall mount5927 up with wings83 as eagles;5404 they shall run,7323 and not be weary;3021 and they shall walk,3212 and not faint.3286

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1 Keep silence2790 before413 me, O islands;339 and let the people3816 renew2498 their strength:3581 let them come5066 near;5066 then227 let them speak:1696 let us come7126 near7126 together3162 to judgment.4941

2 Who4310 raised5782 up the righteous6664 man from the east,4217 called7121 him to his foot,7272 gave5414 the nations1471 before6440 him, and made him rule7287 over kings?4428 he gave5414 them as the dust6083 to his sword,2719 and as driven5086 stubble7179 to his bow.7198

3 He pursued7291 them, and passed5674 safely;7965 even by the way734 that he had not gone935 with his feet.7272

4 Who4310 has worked6466 and done6213 it, calling7121 the generations1755 from the beginning?7218 I the LORD,3068 the first,7223 and with the last;314 I am he.

5 The isles339 saw7200 it, and feared;3372 the ends7098 of the earth776 were afraid,2729 drew near,7126 and came.857

6 They helped5826 every376 one376 his neighbor;7453 and every376 one376 said559 to his brother,251 Be of good1319 courage.2388

7 So the carpenter2796 encouraged2388 the goldsmith,6884 and he that smoothes2505 with the hammer6360 him that smote1986 the anvil,6471 saying,559 It is ready2896 for the soldering:1694 and he fastened2388 it with nails,4548 that it should not be moved.4131

8 But you, Israel,3478 are my servant,5650 Jacob3290 whom834 I have chosen,977 the seed2233 of Abraham85 my friend.157

9 You whom834 I have taken2388 from the ends7098 of the earth,776 and called7121 you from the chief678 men thereof, and said559 to you, You are my servant;5650 I have chosen977 you, and not cast3988 you away.

10 Fear3372 you not; for I am with you: be not dismayed;8159 for I am your God:430 I will strengthen553 you; yes,637 I will help5826 you; yes,637 I will uphold8551 you with the right3225 hand3225 of my righteousness.6664

11 Behold,2005 all3605 they that were incensed2734 against you shall be ashamed954 and confounded:3637 they shall be as nothing;369 and they that strive7379 with you shall perish.6

12 You shall seek1245 them, and shall not find4672 them, even them that contended4695 with you: they that war4421 against you shall be as nothing,369 and as a thing of nothing.657

13 For I the LORD3068 your God430 will hold2388 your right3225 hand,3225 saying559 to you, Fear3372 not; I will help5826 you.

14 Fear3372 not, you worm8438 Jacob,3290 and you men4962 of Israel;3478 I will help5826 you, said5002 the LORD,3068 and your redeemer,1350 the Holy6918 One of Israel.3478

15 Behold,2009 I will make7760 you a new2319 sharp2742 threshing4173 instrument having1167 teeth:6374 you shall thresh1758 the mountains,2022 and beat1854 them small,1854 and shall make7760 the hills1389 as chaff.4671

16 You shall fan2219 them, and the wind7307 shall carry5375 them away, and the whirlwind5591 shall scatter6327 them: and you shall rejoice1523 in the LORD,3068 and shall glory1984 in the Holy6918 One of Israel.3478

17 When the poor6041 and needy34 seek1245 water,4325 and there is none,369 and their tongue3956 fails5405 for thirst,6772 I the LORD3068 will hear6030 them, I the God430 of Israel3478 will not forsake5800 them.

18 I will open6605 rivers5103 in high8205 places, and fountains4599 in the middle8432 of the valleys:1237 I will make7760 the wilderness4057 a pool98 of water,4325 and the dry6723 land776 springs4161 of water.4325

19 I will plant5414 in the wilderness4057 the cedar,730 the shittah7848 tree,6086 and the myrtle,1918 and the oil8081 tree; I will set7760 in the desert6160 the fir1265 tree, and the pine,8410 and the box8391 tree together:3162

20 That they may see,7200 and know,3045 and consider,7760 and understand7919 together,3162 that the hand3027 of the LORD3068 has done6213 this,2063 and the Holy6918 One of Israel3478 has created1254 it.

21 Produce7126 your cause,7379 said559 the LORD;3068 bring5066 forth5066 your strong6110 reasons, said559 the King4428 of Jacob.3290

22 Let them bring5066 them forth,5066 and show5046 us what853 834 shall happen:7136 let them show5046 the former7223 things, what4100 they be, that we may consider7760 3820 them, and know3045 the latter319 end of them; or declare8085 us things for to come.935

23 Show5046 the things that are to come857 hereafter,268 that we may know3045 that you are gods:430 yes,637 do good,3190 or do evil,7489 that we may be dismayed,8159 and behold7200 it together.3162

24 Behold,2005 you are of nothing,369 and your work6467 of nothing:659 an abomination8441 is he that chooses977 you.

25 I have raised5782 up one from the north,6828 and he shall come:857 from the rising4217 of the sun8121 shall he call7121 on my name:8034 and he shall come935 on princes5461 as on mortar,2563 and as the potter3335 treads7429 clay.2916

26 Who4310 has declared5046 from the beginning,7218 that we may know?3045 and beforetime,6440 that we may say,559 He is righteous?6662 yes,637 there is none369 that shows,5046 yes,637 there is none369 that declares,5046 yes,637 there is none369 that hears8085 your words.561

27 The first7223 shall say to Zion,6726 Behold,2009 behold2009 them: and I will give5414 to Jerusalem3389 one that brings1319 good1319 tidings.1319

28 For I beheld,7200 and there was no369 man;376 even among them, and there was no369 counselor,3289 that, when I asked7592 of them, could answer7725 a word.1697

29 Behold,2005 they are all3605 vanity;205 their works4639 are nothing:657 their molten5262 images are wind7307 and confusion.8414

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1 Behold2005 my servant,5650 whom I uphold;8551 my elect,972 in whom my soul5315 delights;7521 I have put5414 my spirit7307 on him: he shall bring3318 forth3318 judgment4941 to the Gentiles.1471

2 He shall not cry,6817 nor3808 lift5375 up, nor3808 cause his voice6963 to be heard8085 in the street.2351

3 A bruised7533 reed7070 shall he not break,7665 and the smoking3544 flax6594 shall he not quench:3518 he shall bring3318 forth3318 judgment4941 to truth.571

4 He shall not fail3543 nor3808 be discouraged,7533 till5704 he have set7760 judgment4941 in the earth:776 and the isles339 shall wait3176 for his law.8451

5 Thus3541 said559 God410 the LORD,3068 he that created1254 the heavens,8064 and stretched5186 them out; he that spread7554 forth the earth,776 and that which comes6631 out of it; he that gives5414 breath5397 to the people5971 on it, and spirit7307 to them that walk1980 therein:

6 I the LORD3068 have called7121 you in righteousness,6664 and will hold2388 your hand,3027 and will keep5341 you, and give5414 you for a covenant1285 of the people,5971 for a light216 of the Gentiles;1471

7 To open6491 the blind5787 eyes,5869 to bring3318 out the prisoners616 from the prison,4525 and them that sit3427 in darkness2822 out of the prison3608 house.1004

8 I am the LORD:3068 that is my name:8034 and my glory3519 will I not give5414 to another,312 neither my praise8416 to graven6456 images.

9 Behold,2009 the former7223 things are come935 to pass, and new2319 things do I declare:5046 before2962 they spring6779 forth I tell8085 you of them.

10 Sing7891 to the LORD3068 a new2319 song,7892 and his praise8416 from the end7097 of the earth,776 you that go3381 down3381 to the sea,3220 and all4393 that is therein;4393 the isles,339 and the inhabitants3427 thereof.

11 Let the wilderness4057 and the cities5892 thereof lift5375 up their voice, the villages2691 that Kedar6938 does inhabit:3427 let the inhabitants3427 of the rock5553 sing,7442 let them shout6681 from the top7218 of the mountains.2022

12 Let them give7760 glory3519 to the LORD,3068 and declare5046 his praise8416 in the islands.339

13 The LORD3068 shall go3318 forth3318 as a mighty1368 man,376 he shall stir5782 up jealousy7068 like a man376 of war:4421 he shall cry,7321 yes,637 roar;6873 he shall prevail1396 against5921 his enemies.341

14 I have long5769 time held2814 my peace;2814 I have been still,2790 and refrained662 myself: now will I cry6463 like a travailing3205 woman; I will destroy5395 and devour7602 at3162 once.3162

15 I will make7760 waste2717 mountains2022 and hills,1389 and dry3001 up all3605 their herbs;6212 and I will make7760 the rivers5103 islands,339 and I will dry3001 up the pools.98

16 And I will bring3212 the blind5787 by a way1870 that they knew3045 not; I will lead1869 them in paths5410 that they have not known:3045 I will make7760 darkness4285 light216 before6440 them, and crooked4625 things straight.4334 These428 things1697 will I do6213 to them, and not forsake5800 them.

17 They shall be turned5472 back,268 they shall be greatly ashamed,954 that trust982 in graven6459 images, that say559 to the molten4541 images, You are our gods.430

18 Hear,8085 you deaf;2795 and look,5027 you blind,5787 that you may see.7200

19 Who4310 is blind,5787 but my servant?5650 or deaf,2795 as my messenger4397 that I sent?7971 who4310 is blind5787 as he that is perfect,7999 and blind5787 as the LORD's3068 servant?5650

20 Seeing7200 many7227 things, but you observe8104 not; opening6491 the ears,241 but he hears8085 not.

21 The LORD3068 is well2654 pleased2654 for his righteousness'6664 sake;4616 he will magnify1431 the law,8451 and make it honorable.142

22 But this1931 is a people5971 robbed962 and spoiled;8154 they are all3605 of them snared6351 in holes,2356 and they are hid2244 in prison3608 houses:1004 they are for a prey,957 and none369 delivers;5337 for a spoil,4933 and none369 said,559 Restore.7725

23 Who4310 among you will give ear238 to this?2063 who will listen7181 and hear8085 for the time268 to come?

24 Who4310 gave5414 Jacob3290 for a spoil,4882 and Israel3478 to the robbers?962 did not the LORD,3068 he against whom2098 we have sinned?2398 for they would14 not walk1980 in his ways,1870 neither3808 were they obedient8085 to his law.8451

25 Therefore he has poured8210 on him the fury2534 of his anger,639 and the strength5807 of battle:4421 and it has set7760 him on fire3857 round5439 about, yet he knew3045 not; and it burned1197 him, yet he laid7760 it not to heart.3820

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1 But now6258 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 that created1254 you, O Jacob,3290 and he that formed3335 you, O Israel,3478 Fear3372 not: for I have redeemed1350 you, I have called7121 you by your name;8034 you are mine.

2 When3588 you pass5674 through the waters,4325 I will be with you; and through the rivers,5103 they shall not overflow7857 you: when3588 you walk3212 through1119 the fire,784 you shall not be burned;3554 neither3808 shall the flame3852 kindle1197 on you.

3 For I am the LORD3068 your God,430 the Holy6918 One of Israel,3478 your Savior:3467 I gave5414 Egypt4714 for your ransom,3724 Ethiopia3568 and Seba5434 for you.

4 Since you were precious3365 in my sight,5869 you have been honorable,3513 and I have loved157 you: therefore will I give5414 men120 for you, and people3816 for your life.5315

5 Fear3372 not: for I am with you: I will bring935 your seed2233 from the east,4217 and gather6908 you from the west;4628

6 I will say559 to the north,6828 Give5414 up; and to the south,8486 Keep3607 not back:3607 bring935 my sons1121 from far,7350 and my daughters1323 from the ends7097 of the earth;776

7 Even every3605 one that is called7121 by my name:8034 for I have created1254 him for my glory,3519 I have formed3335 him; yes,637 I have made6213 him.

8 Bring3318 forth3318 the blind5787 people5971 that have3426 eyes,5869 and the deaf2795 that have ears.241

9 Let all3605 the nations1471 be gathered6908 together,3162 and let the people3816 be assembled:622 who4310 among them can declare5046 this,2063 and show8085 us former7223 things? let them bring5414 forth their witnesses,5707 that they may be justified:6663 or let them hear,8085 and say,559 It is truth.571

10 You are my witnesses,5707 said5002 the LORD,3068 and my servant5650 whom834 I have chosen:977 that you may know3045 and believe539 me, and understand995 that I am he: before6440 me there was no3808 God410 formed,3335 neither3808 shall there be after310 me.

11 I, even I, am the LORD;3068 and beside1107 me there is no369 savior.3467

12 I have declared,5046 and have saved,3467 and I have showed,8085 when there was no369 strange2114 god among you: therefore you are my witnesses,5707 said5002 the LORD,3068 that I am God.410

13 Yes,1571 before the day3117 was I am he; and there is none369 that can deliver5337 out of my hand:3027 I will work,6466 and who4310 shall let7725 it?

14 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 your redeemer,1350 the Holy6918 One of Israel;3478 For your sake4616 I have sent7971 to Babylon,894 and have brought3381 down3381 all3605 their nobles,1281 and the Chaldeans,3778 whose cry7440 is in the ships.591

15 I am the LORD,3068 your Holy6918 One, the creator1254 of Israel,3478 your King.4428

16 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 which makes5414 a way1870 in the sea,3220 and a path5410 in the mighty5794 waters;4325

17 Which brings3318 forth4161 the chariot7393 and horse,5483 the army2428 and the power;5808 they shall lie7901 down3381 together,3162 they shall not rise:6965 they are extinct,1846 they are quenched3518 as wick.6594

18 Remember2142 you not the former7223 things, neither408 consider995 the things of old.6931

19 Behold,2005 I will do6213 a new2319 thing; now6258 it shall spring6779 forth;6779 shall you not know3045 it? I will even637 make7760 a way1870 in the wilderness,4057 and rivers5103 in the desert.3452

20 The beast2416 of the field7704 shall honor3513 me, the dragons8577 and the owls:1323 3284 because3588 I give5414 waters4325 in the wilderness,4057 and rivers5103 in the desert,3452 to give drink8248 to my people,5971 my chosen.972

21 This2098 people5971 have I formed3335 for myself; they shall show5608 forth my praise.8416

22 But you have not called7121 on me, O Jacob;3290 but you have been weary3021 of me, O Israel.3478

23 You have not brought935 me the small cattle7716 of your burnt5930 offerings; neither3808 have you honored3513 me with your sacrifices.2077 I have not caused you to serve5647 with an offering,4503 nor3808 wearied3021 you with incense.3828

24 You have bought7069 me no3808 sweet cane7070 with money,3701 neither3808 have you filled7301 me with the fat2459 of your sacrifices:2077 but you have made6213 me to serve5647 with your sins,2403 you have wearied3021 me with your iniquities.5771

25 I, even I, am he that blots4229 out your transgressions6588 for my own sake,4616 and will not remember2142 your sins.2403

26 Put me in remembrance:2142 let us plead8199 together:3162 declare5608 you, that you may be justified.6663

27 Your first7223 father1 has sinned,2398 and your teachers3887 have transgressed6586 against me.

28 Therefore I have profaned2490 the princes8269 of the sanctuary,6944 and have given5414 Jacob3290 to the curse,2764 and Israel3478 to reproaches.1421

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1 Yet now6258 hear,8085 O Jacob3290 my servant;5650 and Israel,3478 whom I have chosen:977

2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 that made6213 you, and formed3335 you from the womb,990 which will help5826 you; Fear3372 not, O Jacob,3290 my servant;5650 and you, Jesurun,3484 whom I have chosen.977

3 For I will pour3332 water4325 on him that is thirsty,6771 and floods5140 on the dry3004 ground: I will pour3332 my spirit7307 on your seed,2233 and my blessing1293 on your offspring:6631

4 And they shall spring6779 up as among996 the grass,2682 as willows6155 by the water4325 courses.2988

5 One shall say,559 I am the LORD's;3068 and another2088 shall call7121 himself by the name8034 of Jacob;3290 and another2088 shall subscribe3789 with his hand3027 to the LORD,3068 and surname3655 himself by the name8034 of Israel.3478

6 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 the King4428 of Israel,3478 and his redeemer1350 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 I am the first,7223 and I am the last;314 and beside1107 me there is no369 God.430

7 And who,4310 as I, shall call,7121 and shall declare5046 it, and set it in order6186 for me, since I appointed7760 the ancient5769 people?5971 and the things that are coming,857 and shall come,935 let them show5046 to them.

8 Fear6342 you not, neither408 be afraid:7297 have not I told8085 you from that time,227 and have declared5046 it? you are even my witnesses.5707 Is there a God433 beside1107 me? yes, there is no369 God;6697 I know3045 not any.

9 They that make3335 a graven6459 image are all3605 of them vanity;8414 and their delectable2530 things shall not profit;3276 and they are their own witnesses;5707 they see7200 not, nor1077 know;3045 that they may be ashamed.954

10 Who4310 has formed3335 a god,410 or molten5258 a graven6459 image that is profitable3276 for nothing?1115

11 Behold,2005 all3605 his fellows2270 shall be ashamed:954 and the workmen,2796 they are of men:120 let them all3605 be gathered6908 together, let them stand5975 up; yet they shall fear,6342 and they shall be ashamed954 together.3162

12 The smith2796 1270 with the tongs4621 both works6466 in the coals,6352 and fashions3335 it with hammers,4717 and works6466 it with the strength3581 of his arms:2220 yes,1571 he is hungry,7456 and his strength3581 fails:369 he drinks8354 no3808 water,4325 and is faint.3286

13 The carpenter2796 6086 stretches5186 out his rule;6957 he marks8388 it out with a line;8279 he fits6213 it with planes,4741 and he marks8388 it out with the compass,4230 and makes6213 it after the figure8403 of a man,376 according to the beauty8597 of a man;120 that it may remain3427 in the house.1004

14 He hews3772 him down cedars,730 and takes3947 the cypress8645 and the oak,437 which he strengthens553 for himself among the trees6086 of the forest:3293 he plants5195 an ash,766 and the rain1653 does nourish1431 it.

15 Then shall it be for a man120 to burn:1197 for he will take3947 thereof, and warm2552 himself; yes,637 he kindles5400 it, and bakes644 bread;3899 yes,637 he makes6466 a god,410 and worships7812 it; he makes6213 it a graven6459 image, and falls5456 down5456 thereto.

16 He burns8313 part2677 thereof in the fire;784 with part2677 thereof he eats398 flesh;1320 he roasts6740 roast,6748 and is satisfied:7646 yes,637 he warms2552 himself, and said,559 Aha,253 I am warm,2552 I have seen7200 the fire:217

17 And the residue7611 thereof he makes6213 a god,410 even his graven6459 image: he falls5456 down5456 to it, and worships7812 it, and prays6419 to it, and said,559 Deliver5337 me; for you are my god.410

18 They have not known3045 nor3808 understood:995 for he has shut2902 their eyes,5869 that they cannot see;7200 and their hearts,3826 that they cannot understand.7919

19 And none3808 considers7725 in his heart,3820 neither3808 is there knowledge1847 nor3808 understanding8394 to say,559 I have burned8314 part2677 of it in the fire;784 yes,637 also637 I have baked644 bread3899 on the coals1513 thereof; I have roasted6740 flesh,1320 and eaten398 it: and shall I make6213 the residue3499 thereof an abomination?8441 shall I fall5456 down5456 to the stock944 of a tree?6086

20 He feeds7462 on ashes:665 a deceived2048 heart3820 has turned5186 him aside,5186 that he cannot3808 deliver5337 his soul,5315 nor3808 say,559 Is there not a lie3576 in my right3225 hand?3225

21 Remember2142 these,428 O Jacob3290 and Israel;3478 for you are my servant:5650 I have formed3335 you; you are my servant:5650 O Israel,3478 you shall not be forgotten5382 of me.

22 I have blotted4229 out, as a thick cloud,5645 your transgressions,6588 and, as a cloud,6051 your sins:2403 return7725 to me; for I have redeemed1350 you.

23 Sing,7442 O you heavens;8064 for the LORD3068 has done6213 it: shout,7321 you lower8482 parts of the earth:776 break6476 forth into singing,7440 you mountains,2022 O forest,3293 and every3605 tree6086 therein: for the LORD3068 has redeemed1350 Jacob,3290 and glorified6286 himself in Israel.3478

24 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 your redeemer,1350 and he that formed3335 you from the womb,990 I am the LORD3068 that makes6213 all3605 things; that stretches5186 forth the heavens8064 alone;905 that spreads7554 abroad7554 the earth776 by myself;

25 That frustrates6565 the tokens226 of the liars,907 and makes diviners7080 mad;1984 that turns7725 wise2450 men backward,268 and makes their knowledge1847 foolish;5528

26 That confirms6965 the word1697 of his servant,5650 and performes7999 the counsel6098 of his messengers;4397 that said559 to Jerusalem,3389 You shall be inhabited;3427 and to the cities5892 of Judah,3063 You shall be built,1129 and I will raise6965 up the decayed2723 places thereof:

27 That said559 to the deep,6683 Be dry,2717 and I will dry3001 up your rivers:5103

28 That said559 of Cyrus,3566 He is my shepherd,7462 and shall perform7999 all3605 my pleasure:2656 even saying559 to Jerusalem,3389 You shall be built;1129 and to the temple,1964 Your foundation3245 shall be laid.

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1 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 to his anointed,4899 to Cyrus,3566 whose834 right3225 hand3225 I have held,2388 to subdue7286 nations1471 before6440 him; and I will loose6605 the loins4975 of kings,4428 to open6605 before6440 him the two leaved1817 gates;1817 and the gates8179 shall not be shut;5462

2 I will go3212 before6440 you, and make the crooked1921 places straight:3474 I will break7665 in pieces the gates1817 of brass,5154 and cut1438 in sunder the bars1280 of iron:1270

3 And I will give5414 you the treasures214 of darkness,2822 and hidden4301 riches4301 of secret4565 places, that you may know3045 that I, the LORD,3068 which call7121 you by your name,8034 am the God430 of Israel.3478

4 For Jacob3290 my servant's5650 sake,4616 and Israel3478 my elect,972 I have even called7121 you by your name:8034 I have surnamed3655 you, though you have not known3045 me.

5 I am the LORD,3068 and there is none369 else,5750 there is no369 God430 beside2108 me: I girded247 you, though you have not known3045 me:

6 That they may know3045 from the rising4217 of the sun,8121 and from the west,4628 that there is none657 beside1107 me. I am the LORD,3068 and there is none369 else.5750

7 I form3335 the light,216 and create1254 darkness:2822 I make6213 peace,7965 and create1254 evil:7451 I the LORD3068 do6213 all these428 things.

8 Drop7491 down, you heavens,8064 from above,4605 and let the skies7834 pour5140 down righteousness:6664 let the earth776 open,6605 and let them bring6509 forth6509 salvation,3468 and let righteousness6666 spring6779 up together;3162 I the LORD3068 have created1254 it.

9 Woe1945 to him that strives7378 with his Maker!3335 Let the potsherd2789 strive with the potsherds2789 of the earth.127 Shall the clay2563 say559 to him that fashions3335 it, What4100 make6213 you? or your work,6467 He has no369 hands?3027

10 Woe1945 to him that said559 to his father,1 What4100 beget3205 you? or to the woman,802 What4100 have you brought2342 forth?2342

11 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the Holy6918 One of Israel,3478 and his Maker,3335 Ask7592 me of things to come857 concerning5921 my sons,1121 and concerning5921 the work6467 of my hands3027 command6680 you me.

12 I have made6213 the earth,776 and created1254 man120 on it: I, even my hands,3027 have stretched5186 out the heavens,8064 and all3605 their host6635 have I commanded.6680

13 I have raised5782 him up in righteousness,6664 and I will direct3474 all3605 his ways:1870 he shall build1129 my city,5892 and he shall let go7971 my captives,1546 not for price4242 nor3808 reward,7810 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

14 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 The labor3018 of Egypt,4714 and merchandise5505 of Ethiopia3568 and of the Sabeans,5436 men582 of stature,4060 shall come5674 over5674 to you, and they shall be yours: they shall come3212 after310 you; in chains2131 they shall come5674 over,5674 and they shall fall7812 down7812 to you, they shall make supplication6419 to you, saying, Surely389 God410 is in you; and there is none369 else,5750 there is no657 God.430

15 Truly403 you are a God410 that hide5641 yourself, O God430 of Israel,3478 the Savior.3467

16 They shall be ashamed,954 and also1571 confounded,3637 all3605 of them: they shall go1980 to confusion3639 together3162 that are makers2796 of idols.6736

17 But Israel3478 shall be saved3467 in the LORD3068 with an everlasting5769 salvation:8668 you shall not be ashamed954 nor3808 confounded3637 world5769 without5769 5703 end.5704

18 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 that created1254 the heavens;8064 God430 himself1931 that formed3335 the earth776 and made6213 it; he has established3559 it, he created1254 it not in vain,8414 he formed3335 it to be inhabited:3427 I am the LORD;3068 and there is none369 else.5750

19 I have not spoken1696 in secret,5643 in a dark2822 place4725 of the earth:776 I said559 not to the seed2233 of Jacob,3290 Seek1245 you me in vain:8414 I the LORD3068 speak1696 righteousness,6664 I declare5046 things that are right.4339

20 Assemble6908 yourselves and come;935 draw near5066 together,3162 you that are escaped6412 of the nations:1471 they have no3808 knowledge3045 that set5375 up the wood6086 of their graven6459 image, and pray6419 to a god410 that cannot3808 save.3467

21 Tell5046 you, and bring5066 them near;5066 yes,637 let them take counsel3289 together:3162 who4310 has declared8085 this2063 from ancient6924 time? who has told5046 it from that time?227 have not I the LORD?3068 and there is no369 God430 else5750 beside1107 me; a just6662 God410 and a Savior;3467 there is none369 beside2108 me.

22 Look6437 to me, and be you saved,3467 all the ends657 of the earth:776 for I am God,410 and there is none369 else.5750

23 I have sworn7650 by myself, the word1697 is gone3318 out of my mouth6310 in righteousness,6666 and shall not return,7725 That to me every3605 knee1290 shall bow,3766 every3605 tongue3956 shall swear.7650

24 Surely,389 shall one say,559 in the LORD3068 have I righteousness6666 and strength:5797 even to him shall men come;935 and all3605 that are incensed2734 against him shall be ashamed.954

25 In the LORD3068 shall all3605 the seed2233 of Israel3478 be justified,6663 and shall glory.1984

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1 Bel1078 bows3766 down,3766 Nebo5015 stoops,7164 their idols6091 were on the beasts,2416 and on the cattle:929 your carriages5385 were heavy3514 laden;6006 they are a burden4853 to the weary5889 beast.

2 They stoop,7164 they bow3766 down3766 together;3162 they could3201 not deliver4422 the burden,4853 but themselves5315 are gone1980 into captivity.7628

3 Listen8085 to me, O house1004 of Jacob,3290 and all3605 the remnant7611 of the house1004 of Israel,3478 which are borne6006 by me from the belly,990 which are carried5375 from the womb:7356

4 And even to your old2209 age2209 I am he; and even to hoar7872 hairs will I carry5445 you: I have made,6213 and I will bear;5375 even I will carry,5445 and will deliver4422 you.

5 To whom4310 will you liken1819 me, and make me equal,7737 and compare4911 me, that we may be like?1819

6 They lavish2107 gold2091 out of the bag,3599 and weigh8254 silver3701 in the balance,7070 and hire7936 a goldsmith;6884 and he makes6213 it a god:410 they fall5456 down,5456 yes,637 they worship.7812

7 They bear5375 him on the shoulder,3802 they carry5445 him, and set3240 him in his place,8478 and he stands;5975 from his place4725 shall he not remove:4185 yes,637 one shall cry6817 to him, yet can he not answer,6030 nor3808 save3467 him out of his trouble.6869

8 Remember2142 this,2063 and show yourselves men:376 bring7725 it again7725 to mind,3820 O you transgressors.6586

9 Remember2142 the former7223 things of old:5769 for I am God,410 and there is none369 else;5750 I am God,430 and there is none657 like3644 me,

10 Declaring5046 the end319 from the beginning,7225 and from ancient6924 times the things that are not yet done,6213 saying,559 My counsel6098 shall stand,6965 and I will do6213 all3605 my pleasure:2656

11 Calling7121 a ravenous5861 bird5861 from the east,4217 the man376 that executes my counsel6098 from a far4801 country:776 yes,637 I have spoken1696 it, I will also637 bring935 it to pass; I have purposed3335 it, I will also637 do6213 it.

12 Listen8085 to me, you stouthearted,47 3820 that are far7350 from righteousness:6666

13 I bring7126 near7126 my righteousness;6666 it shall not be far7368 off, and my salvation8668 shall not tarry:309 and I will place5414 salvation8668 in Zion6726 for Israel3478 my glory.8597

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1 Come3381 down,3381 and sit3427 in the dust,6083 O virgin1330 daughter1323 of Babylon,894 sit3427 on5921 the ground:776 there is no369 throne,3678 O daughter1323 of the Chaldeans:3778 for you shall no3808 more3254 be called7121 tender7390 and delicate.6028

2 Take3947 the millstones,7347 and grind2912 meal:7058 uncover1540 your locks,6777 make bore2834 the leg,7640 uncover1540 the thigh,7785 pass5674 over5674 the rivers.5103

3 Your nakedness6172 shall be uncovered,1540 yes,1571 your shame2781 shall be seen:7200 I will take3947 vengeance,5359 and I will not meet6293 you as a man.120

4 As for our redeemer,1350 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name,8034 the Holy6918 One of Israel.3478

5 Sit3427 you silent,1748 and get935 you into darkness,2822 O daughter1323 of the Chaldeans:3778 for you shall no3808 more3254 be called,7121 The lady1404 of kingdoms.4467

6 I was wroth7107 with my people,5971 I have polluted2490 my inheritance,5159 and given5414 them into your hand:3027 you did show7760 them no3808 mercy;7356 on the ancient2204 have you very3966 heavily3513 laid your yoke.5923

7 And you said,559 I shall be a lady1404 for ever:5769 so5704 that you did not lay7760 these428 things to your heart,3820 neither3808 did remember2142 the latter319 end of it.

8 Therefore hear8085 now6258 this,2063 you that are given to pleasures,5719 that dwell3427 carelessly,983 that say559 in your heart,3824 I am, and none657 else5750 beside657 me; I shall not sit3427 as a widow,490 neither3808 shall I know3045 the loss7921 of children:

9 But these428 two8147 things shall come935 to you in a moment7281 in one259 day,3117 the loss7921 of children, and widowhood:489 they shall come935 on you in their perfection8537 for the multitude7230 of your sorceries,3785 and for the great3966 abundance6109 of your enchantments.2267

10 For you have trusted982 in your wickedness:7451 you have said,559 None369 sees7200 me. Your wisdom2451 and your knowledge,1847 it has perverted7725 you; and you have said559 in your heart,3820 I am, and none657 else5750 beside657 me.

11 Therefore shall evil7451 come935 on you; you shall not know3045 from where it rises:7837 and mischief1943 shall fall5307 on you; you shall not be able3201 to put3722 it off: and desolation7722 shall come935 on you suddenly,6597 which you shall not know.3045

12 Stand5975 now4994 with your enchantments,2267 and with the multitude7230 of your sorceries,3785 wherein834 you have labored3021 from your youth;5271 if194 so be you shall be able3201 to profit,3276 if194 so be you may prevail.6206

13 You are wearied3811 in the multitude7230 of your counsels.6098 Let now4994 the astrologers,1895 8064 the stargazers,2374 3556 the monthly2320 prognosticators,3045 stand5975 up, and save3467 you from these things that shall come935 on you.

14 Behold,2009 they shall be as stubble;7179 the fire784 shall burn8313 them; they shall not deliver5337 themselves5315 from the power3027 of the flame:3852 there shall not be a coal1513 to warm2552 at, nor fire217 to sit3427 before5048 it.

15 Thus3651 shall they be to you with whom834 you have labored,3021 even your merchants,5503 from your youth:5271 they shall wander8582 every376 one376 to his quarter;5676 none369 shall save3467 you.

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1 Hear8085 you this,2063 O house1004 of Jacob,3290 which are called7121 by the name8034 of Israel,3478 and are come3318 forth3318 out of the waters4325 of Judah,3063 which swear7650 by the name8034 of the LORD,3068 and make mention2142 of the God430 of Israel,3478 but not in truth,571 nor3808 in righteousness.6666

2 For they call7121 themselves of the holy6944 city,5892 and stay5564 themselves on the God430 of Israel;3478 The LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name.8034

3 I have declared5046 the former7223 things from the beginning;227 and they went3318 forth3318 out of my mouth,6310 and I showed8085 them; I did6213 them suddenly,6597 and they came935 to pass.

4 Because I knew1847 that you are obstinate,7186 and your neck6203 is an iron1270 sinew,1517 and your brow4696 brass;5154

5 I have even from the beginning227 declared5046 it to you; before2962 it came935 to pass I showed8085 it you: lest6435 you should say,559 My idol6090 has done6213 them, and my graven6459 image, and my molten5262 image, has commanded6680 them.

6 You have heard,8085 see2372 all3605 this; and will not you declare5046 it? I have showed8085 you new2319 things from this time,6258 even hidden5341 things, and you did not know3045 them.

7 They are created1254 now,6258 and not from the beginning;227 even before6440 the day3117 when you heard8085 them not; lest6435 you should say,559 Behold,2009 I knew3045 them.

8 Yes,1571 you heard8085 not; yes,1571 you knew3045 not; yes,1571 from that time227 that your ear241 was not opened:6605 for I knew3045 that you would deal very898 treacherously,898 and were called7121 a transgressor6586 from the womb.990

9 For my name's8034 sake4616 will I defer748 my anger,639 and for my praise8416 will I refrain2413 for you, that I cut3772 you not off.

10 Behold,2009 I have refined6884 you, but not with silver;3701 I have chosen977 you in the furnace3564 of affliction.6040

11 For my own sake,4616 even for my own sake,4616 will I do6213 it: for how349 should my name be polluted?2490 and I will not give5414 my glory3519 to another.312

12 Listen8085 to me, O Jacob3290 and Israel,3478 my called;7121 I am he; I am the first,7223 I also637 am the last.314

13 My hand3027 also637 has laid the foundation3245 of the earth,776 and my right3225 hand3225 has spanned2946 the heavens:8064 when I call7121 to them, they stand5975 up together.3162

14 All3605 you, assemble6908 yourselves, and hear;8085 which4310 among them has declared5046 these428 things? The LORD3068 has loved157 him: he will do6213 his pleasure2656 on Babylon,894 and his arm2220 shall be on the Chaldeans.3778

15 I, even I, have spoken;1696 yes,637 I have called7121 him: I have brought935 him, and he shall make his way1870 prosperous.6743

16 Come7126 you near7126 to me, hear8085 you this;2063 I have not spoken1696 in secret5643 from the beginning;7218 from the time6256 that it was, there8033 am I: and now6258 the Lord136 GOD,3069 and his Spirit,7307 has sent7971 me.

17 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 your Redeemer,1350 the Holy6918 One of Israel;3478 I am the LORD3068 your God430 which teaches3925 you to profit,3276 which leads1869 you by the way1870 that you should go.3212

18 O that you had listened7181 to my commandments!4687 then had your peace7965 been1961 as a river,5104 and your righteousness6666 as the waves1530 of the sea:3220

19 Your seed2233 also had been1961 as the sand,2344 and the offspring6631 of your bowels4578 like the gravel4579 thereof; his name8034 should not have been cut3772 off nor3808 destroyed8045 from before6440 me.

20 Go3318 you forth3318 of Babylon,894 flee1272 you from the Chaldeans,3778 with a voice6963 of singing7440 declare5046 you, tell8085 this,2063 utter3318 it even to the end7097 of the earth;776 say559 you, The LORD3068 has redeemed1350 his servant5650 Jacob.3290

21 And they thirsted6770 not when he led3212 them through the deserts:2723 he caused the waters4325 to flow5140 out of the rock6697 for them: he split1234 the rock6697 also, and the waters4325 gushed2100 out.

22 There is no369 peace,7965 said559 the LORD,3068 to the wicked.7563

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1 Listen,8085 O isles,339 to me; and listen,7181 you people,3816 from far;7350 The LORD3068 has called7121 me from the womb;990 from the bowels4578 of my mother517 has he made mention2142 of my name.8034

2 And he has made7760 my mouth6310 like a sharp2299 sword;2719 in the shadow6738 of his hand3027 has he hid2244 me, and made7760 me a polished1305 shaft;2671 in his quiver827 has he hid5641 me;

3 And said559 to me, You are my servant,5650 O Israel,3478 in whom834 I will be glorified.6286

4 Then I said,559 I have labored3021 in vain,7385 I have spent3615 my strength3581 for nothing,8414 and in vain:1892 yet surely403 my judgment4941 is with the LORD,3068 and my work6468 with my God.430

5 And now,6258 said559 the LORD3068 that formed3335 me from the womb990 to be his servant,5650 to bring7725 Jacob3290 again7725 to him, Though Israel3478 be not gathered,622 yet shall I be glorious3513 in the eyes5869 of the LORD,3068 and my God430 shall be my strength.5797

6 And he said,559 It is a light7043 thing that you should be my servant5650 to raise6965 up the tribes7626 of Jacob,3290 and to restore7725 the preserved5336 of Israel:3478 I will also give5414 you for a light216 to the Gentiles,1471 that you may be my salvation3444 to the end7097 of the earth.776

7 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the Redeemer1350 of Israel,3478 and his Holy6918 One, to him whom man5315 despises,960 to him whom the nation1471 abhors,8581 to a servant5650 of rulers,4910 Kings4428 shall see7200 and arise,6965 princes8269 also shall worship,7812 because4616 of the LORD3068 that is faithful,539 and the Holy6918 One of Israel,3478 and he shall choose977 you.

8 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 In an acceptable7522 time6256 have I heard6030 you, and in a day3117 of salvation3444 have I helped5826 you: and I will preserve5341 you, and give5414 you for a covenant1285 of the people,5971 to establish6965 the earth,776 to cause to inherit5157 the desolate8076 heritages;5159

9 That you may say559 to the prisoners,631 Go3318 forth;3318 to them that are in darkness,2822 Show1540 yourselves. They shall feed7462 in the ways,1870 and their pastures4830 shall be in all3605 high8205 places.

10 They shall not hunger7456 nor3808 thirst;6770 neither3808 shall the heat8273 nor3808 sun8121 smite5221 them: for he that has mercy7355 on them shall lead5090 them, even by the springs4002 of water4325 shall he guide5095 them.

11 And I will make7760 all3605 my mountains2022 a way,1870 and my highways4546 shall be exalted.7311

12 Behold,2009 these428 shall come935 from far:7350 and, see,2009 these428 from the north6828 and from the west;3220 and these428 from the land776 of Sinim.5515

13 Sing,7442 O heavens;8064 and be joyful,1523 O earth;776 and break6476 forth into singing,7440 O mountains:2022 for the LORD3068 has comforted5162 his people,5971 and will have mercy7355 on his afflicted.6041

14 But Zion6726 said,559 The LORD3068 has forsaken5800 me, and my Lord136 has forgotten7913 me.

15 Can a woman802 forget7911 her sucking5764 child, that she should not have compassion7355 on the son1121 of her womb?990 yes,1571 they may forget,7911 yet will I not forget7911 you.

16 Behold,2005 I have graven2710 you on the palms3709 of my hands;3709 your walls2346 are continually8548 before5048 me.

17 Your children1121 shall make haste;4116 your destroyers2040 and they that made you waste2717 shall go3318 forth3318 of you.

18 Lift5375 up your eyes5869 round5439 about, and behold:7200 all3605 these gather6908 themselves together, and come935 to you. As I live,2416 said5002 the LORD,3068 you shall surely3588 clothe3847 you with them all,3605 as with an ornament,5716 and bind7194 them on you, as a bride3618 does.

19 For your waste2723 and your desolate8074 places, and the land776 of your destruction,2035 shall even3588 now6258 be too narrow3334 by reason of the inhabitants,3427 and they that swallowed1104 you up shall be far7368 away.

20 The children1121 which you shall have, after you have lost7923 the other, shall say559 again5750 in your ears,241 The place4725 is too strait6862 for me: give5066 place4725 to me that I may dwell.3427

21 Then shall you say559 in your heart,3824 Who4310 has begotten3205 me these,428 seeing I have lost7908 my children, and am desolate,1565 a captive,1473 and removing5493 to and fro? and who4310 has brought1431 up these?2004 Behold,2005 I was left7604 alone;905 these,428 where375 had they been?

22 Thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 Behold,2009 I will lift5375 up my hand3027 to the Gentiles,1471 and set7311 up my standard5251 to the people:5971 and they shall bring935 your sons1121 in their arms,2684 and your daughters1323 shall be carried5375 on their shoulders.3802

23 And kings4428 shall be your nursing539 fathers, and their queens8282 your nursing3243 mothers: they shall bow7812 down7812 to you with their face639 toward the earth,776 and lick3897 up the dust6083 of your feet;7272 and you shall know3045 that I am the LORD:3068 for they shall not be ashamed954 that wait6960 for me.

24 Shall the prey4455 be taken3947 from the mighty,1368 or the lawful6662 captive7628 delivered?4422

25 But thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Even1571 the captives7628 of the mighty1368 shall be taken3947 away, and the prey4455 of the terrible6184 shall be delivered:4422 for I will contend7378 with him that contends3401 with you, and I will save3467 your children.1121

26 And I will feed398 them that oppress3238 you with their own flesh;1320 and they shall be drunken7937 with their own blood,1818 as with sweet6071 wine:6071 and all3605 flesh1320 shall know3045 that I the LORD3068 am your Savior3467 and your Redeemer,1350 the mighty46 One of Jacob.3290

50

1 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Where335 is the bill5612 of your mother's517 divorce,3748 whom834 I have put7971 away? or176 which4310 of my creditors5383 is it to whom834 I have sold4376 you? Behold,2005 for your iniquities5771 have you sold4376 yourselves, and for your transgressions6588 is your mother517 put7971 away.

2 Why,4069 when I came,935 was there no369 man?376 when I called,7121 was there none369 to answer?6030 Is my hand3027 shortened7114 at all, that it cannot3808 redeem?6304 or have I no369 power3581 to deliver?5337 behold,2005 at my rebuke1606 I dry2717 up the sea,3220 I make7760 the rivers5103 a wilderness:4057 their fish1710 stinks,887 because there is no369 water,4325 and dies4191 for thirst.6772

3 I clothe3847 the heavens8064 with blackness,6940 and I make7760 sackcloth8242 their covering.3682

4 The Lord136 GOD3069 has given5414 me the tongue3956 of the learned,3928 that I should know3045 how to speak5790 a word1697 in season to him that is weary:3287 he wakens5782 morning1242 by morning,1242 he wakens5782 my ear241 to hear8085 as the learned.3928

5 The Lord136 GOD3069 has opened6605 my ear,241 and I was not rebellious,4784 neither3808 turned5472 away back.268

6 I gave5414 my back1458 to the smiters,5221 and my cheeks3895 to them that plucked4803 off the hair: I hid5641 not my face6440 from shame3639 and spitting.7536

7 For the Lord136 GOD3069 will help5826 me; therefore5921 3651 shall I not be confounded:3637 therefore5921 3651 have I set7760 my face6440 like a flint,2496 and I know3045 that I shall not be ashamed.954

8 He is near7138 that justifies6663 me; who4310 will contend7378 with me? let us stand5975 together:3162 who4310 is my adversary?1166 let him come5066 near5066 to me.

9 Behold,2005 the Lord136 GOD3069 will help5826 me; who4310 is he that shall condemn7561 me? see,2005 they all3605 shall wax old1086 as a garment;899 the moth6211 shall eat398 them up.

10 Who4310 is among you that fears3373 the LORD,3068 that obeys8085 the voice6963 of his servant,5650 that walks1980 in darkness,2825 and has no369 light?5051 let him trust982 in the name8034 of the LORD,3068 and stay8172 on his God.430

11 Behold,2005 all3605 you that kindle6919 a fire,784 that compass247 yourselves about with sparks:2131 walk3212 in the light217 of your fire,784 and in the sparks2131 that you have kindled.1197 This2063 shall you have1961 of my hand;3027 you shall lie7901 down7901 in sorrow.4620

51

1 Listen8085 to me, you that follow7291 after righteousness,6664 you that seek1245 the LORD:3068 look5027 to the rock6697 from where you are hewn,2672 and to the hole4718 of the pit953 from where you are dig.5365

2 Look5027 to Abraham85 your father,1 and to Sarah8283 that bore2342 you: for I called7121 him alone,259 and blessed1288 him, and increased7235 him.

3 For the LORD3068 shall comfort5162 Zion:6726 he will comfort5162 all3605 her waste2723 places; and he will make7760 her wilderness4057 like Eden,5731 and her desert6160 like the garden1588 of the LORD;3068 joy8342 and gladness8057 shall be found4672 therein, thanksgiving,8426 and the voice6963 of melody.2172

4 Listen7181 to me, my people;5971 and give ear238 to me, O my nation:3816 for a law8451 shall proceed3318 from me, and I will make my judgment4941 to rest7280 for a light216 of the people.5971

5 My righteousness6664 is near;7138 my salvation3468 is gone3318 forth,3318 and my arms2220 shall judge8199 the people;5971 the isles339 shall wait6960 on413 me, and on my arm2220 shall they trust.3176

6 Lift5375 up your eyes5869 to the heavens,8064 and look5027 on the earth776 beneath:8478 for the heavens8064 shall vanish4414 away like smoke,6227 and the earth776 shall wax old1086 like a garment,899 and they that dwell3427 therein shall die4191 in like3644 manner:3654 but my salvation3444 shall be for ever,5769 and my righteousness6666 shall not be abolished.2865

7 Listen8085 to me, you that know3045 righteousness,6664 the people5971 in whose heart3820 is my law;8451 fear3372 you not the reproach2781 of men,582 neither408 be you afraid2865 of their revilings.1421

8 For the moth6211 shall eat398 them up like a garment,899 and the worm5580 shall eat398 them like wool:6785 but my righteousness6666 shall be for ever,5769 and my salvation3444 from generation1755 to generation.1755

9 Awake,5782 awake,5782 put3847 on strength,5797 O arm2220 of the LORD;3068 awake,5782 as in the ancient6924 days,3117 in the generations1755 of old.5769 Are you not it that has cut2672 Rahab,7294 and wounded2490 the dragon?8577

10 Are you not it which has dried2717 the sea,3220 the waters4325 of the great7227 deep;8415 that has made7760 the depths4615 of the sea3220 a way1870 for the ransomed1350 to pass5674 over?5674

11 Therefore the redeemed6299 of the LORD3068 shall return,7725 and come935 with singing7440 to Zion;6726 and everlasting5769 joy8057 shall be on their head:7218 they shall obtain5381 gladness8057 and joy;8057 and sorrow3015 and mourning585 shall flee5127 away.

12 I, even I, am he that comforts5162 you: who4310 are you, that you should be afraid3372 of a man582 that shall die,4191 and of the son1121 of man120 which shall be made5414 as grass;2682

13 And forget7911 the LORD3068 your maker,6213 that has stretched5186 forth the heavens,8064 and laid the foundations3245 of the earth;776 and have feared6342 continually8548 every3605 day3117 because6440 of the fury2534 of the oppressor,6693 as if834 he were ready3559 to destroy?7843 and where346 is the fury2534 of the oppressor?6693

14 The captive6808 exile6808 hastens4116 that he may be loosed,6605 and that he should not die4191 in the pit,7845 nor3808 that his bread3899 should fail.2637

15 But I am the LORD3068 your God,430 that divided7280 the sea,3220 whose waves1530 roared:1993 The LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name.8034

16 And I have put7760 my words1697 in your mouth,6310 and I have covered3680 you in the shadow6738 of my hand,3027 that I may plant5193 the heavens,8064 and lay the foundations3245 of the earth,776 and say559 to Zion,6726 You are my people.5971

17 Awake,5782 awake,5782 stand6965 up, O Jerusalem,3389 which834 have drunk8354 at the hand3027 of the LORD3068 the cup3563 of his fury;2534 you have drunken8354 the dregs6907 of the cup3563 of trembling,8653 and wrung4680 them out.

18 There is none369 to guide5095 her among all3605 the sons1121 whom she has brought3205 forth;3205 neither369 is there any that takes2388 her by the hand3027 of all3605 the sons1121 that she has brought1431 up.

19 These2007 two8147 things are come7122 to you; who4310 shall be sorry5110 for you? desolation,7701 and destruction,7667 and the famine,7458 and the sword:2719 by whom4310 shall I comfort5162 you?

20 Your sons1121 have fainted,5968 they lie7901 at the head7218 of all3605 the streets,2351 as a wild8377 bull8377 in a net:4364 they are full4392 of the fury2534 of the LORD,3068 the rebuke1606 of your God.430

21 Therefore3651 hear8085 now4994 this,2063 you afflicted,6041 and drunken,7937 but not with wine:3196

22 Thus3541 said559 your Lord the LORD,3068 and your God430 that pleads7378 the cause of his people,5971 Behold,2009 I have taken3947 out of your hand3027 the cup3563 of trembling,8653 even the dregs6907 of the cup3563 of my fury;2534 you shall no3808 more3254 drink8354 it again:5750

23 But I will put7760 it into the hand3027 of them that afflict3013 you; which834 have said559 to your soul,5315 Bow7812 down,7812 that we may go5674 over:5674 and you have laid7760 your body1460 as the ground,776 and as the street,2351 to them that went5674 over.5674

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1 Awake,5782 awake;5782 put3847 on your strength,5797 O Zion;6726 put3847 on your beautiful8597 garments,899 O Jerusalem,3389 the holy6944 city:5892 for from now on6258 there shall no3808 more3254 5750 come935 into you the uncircumcised6189 and the unclean.2931

2 Shake5287 yourself from the dust;6083 arise,6965 and sit3427 down, O Jerusalem:3389 loose6605 yourself from the bands4147 of your neck,6677 O captive7628 daughter1323 of Zion.6726

3 For thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 You have sold4376 yourselves for nothing;2600 and you shall be redeemed1350 without3808 money.3701

4 For thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 My people5971 went3381 down3381 aforetime7223 into Egypt4714 to sojourn1481 there;8033 and the Assyrian804 oppressed6231 them without657 cause.657

5 Now6258 therefore, what4100 have I here,6311 said5002 the LORD,3068 that my people5971 is taken3947 away for nothing?2600 they that rule4910 over them make them to howl,3213 said5002 the LORD;3068 and my name8034 continually8548 every3605 day3117 is blasphemed.5006

6 Therefore3651 my people5971 shall know3045 my name:8034 therefore3651 they shall know in that day3117 that I am he that does speak:1696 behold,2009 it is I.

7 How4100 beautiful4998 on the mountains2022 are the feet7272 of him that brings1319 good1319 tidings,1319 that publishes8085 peace;7965 that brings1319 good1319 tidings1319 of good,2896 that publishes8085 salvation;3444 that said559 to Zion,6726 Your God430 reigns!4427

8 Your watchmen6822 shall lift5375 up the voice;6963 with the voice6963 together3162 shall they sing:7442 for they shall see7200 eye5869 to eye,5869 when the LORD3068 shall bring7725 again7725 Zion.6726

9 Break6476 forth into joy, sing7442 together, you waste2723 places of Jerusalem:3389 for the LORD3068 has comforted5162 his people,5971 he has redeemed1350 Jerusalem.3389

10 The LORD3068 has made bore2834 his holy6944 arm2220 in the eyes5869 of all3605 the nations;1471 and all3605 the ends657 of the earth776 shall see7200 the salvation3444 of our God.430

11 Depart5493 you, depart5493 you, go3318 you out from there,8033 touch5060 no408 unclean2931 thing; go3318 you out of the middle8432 of her; be you clean,1305 that bear5375 the vessels3627 of the LORD.3068

12 For you shall not go3318 out with haste,2649 nor3808 go3212 by flight:4499 for the LORD3068 will go1980 before6440 you; and the God430 of Israel3478 will be your rear guard.622

13 Behold,2009 my servant5650 shall deal prudently,7919 he shall be exalted7311 and extolled,5375 and be very3966 high.1361

14 As many7227 were astonished8074 at you; his visage4758 was so marred4893 more than any man,376 and his form8389 more than the sons1121 of men:120

15 So3651 shall he sprinkle5137 many7227 nations;1471 the kings4428 shall shut7092 their mouths6310 at him: for that which834 had not been told5608 them shall they see;7200 and that which834 they had not heard8085 shall they consider.995

53

1 Who4310 has believed539 our report?8052 and to whom4310 is the arm2220 of the LORD3068 revealed?1540

2 For he shall grow5927 up before6440 him as a tender3126 plant, and as a root8328 out of a dry6723 ground:776 he has no3808 form8389 nor3808 comeliness;1926 and when we shall see7200 him, there is no3808 beauty4758 that we should desire2530 him.

3 He is despised959 and rejected2310 of men;376 a man376 of sorrows,4341 and acquainted3045 with grief:2483 and we hid5641 as it were our faces6440 from him; he was despised,959 and we esteemed2803 him not.

4 Surely403 he has borne5375 our griefs,2483 and carried5445 our sorrows:4341 yet we did esteem2803 him stricken,5060 smitten5221 of God,430 and afflicted.6031

5 But he was wounded2490 for our transgressions,6588 he was bruised1792 for our iniquities:5771 the chastisement4148 of our peace7965 was on him; and with his stripes2250 we are healed.7495

6 All3605 we like sheep6629 have gone8582 astray;8582 we have turned6437 every376 one376 to his own way;1870 and the LORD3068 has laid6293 on him the iniquity5771 of us all.3605

7 He was oppressed,5065 and he was afflicted,6031 yet he opened6605 not his mouth:6310 he is brought2986 as a lamb7716 to the slaughter,2874 and as a sheep7353 before6440 her shearers1494 is dumb,481 so he opens6605 not his mouth.6310

8 He was taken3947 from prison6115 and from judgment:4941 and who4310 shall declare7878 his generation?1755 for he was cut1504 off out of the land776 of the living:2416 for the transgression6588 of my people5971 was he stricken.5061

9 And he made5414 his grave6913 with the wicked,7563 and with the rich6223 in his death;4194 because5921 he had done6213 no3808 violence,2555 neither3808 was any deceit4820 in his mouth.6310

10 Yet it pleased2654 the LORD3068 to bruise1792 him; he has put him to grief:2470 when518 you shall make7760 his soul5315 an offering for sin,817 he shall see7200 his seed,2233 he shall prolong748 his days,3117 and the pleasure2656 of the LORD3068 shall prosper6743 in his hand.3027

11 He shall see7200 of the travail5999 of his soul,5315 and shall be satisfied:7646 by his knowledge1847 shall my righteous6662 servant5650 justify6663 many;7227 for he shall bear5445 their iniquities.5771

12 Therefore3651 will I divide2505 him a portion2506 with the great,7227 and he shall divide2505 the spoil7998 with the strong;6099 because8478 834 he has poured6168 out his soul5315 to death:4194 and he was numbered4487 with the transgressors;6586 and he bore5375 the sin2399 of many,7227 and made intercession6293 for the transgressors.6586

54

1 Sing,7442 O barren,6135 you that did not bear;3205 break6476 forth into singing,7440 and cry6670 aloud,6670 you that did not travail2342 with child: for more7227 are the children1121 of the desolate8074 than the children1121 of the married1166 wife,802 said559 the LORD.3068

2 Enlarge7337 the place4725 of your tent,168 and let them stretch5186 forth the curtains3407 of your habitations:4908 spare2820 not, lengthen748 your cords,4340 and strengthen2388 your stakes;3489

3 For you shall break6555 forth on the right3225 hand3225 and on the left;8040 and your seed2233 shall inherit3423 the Gentiles,1471 and make the desolate8077 cities5892 to be inhabited.3427

4 Fear3372 not; for you shall not be ashamed:954 neither408 be you confounded;3637 for you shall not be put to shame:2659 for you shall forget7911 the shame1322 of your youth,5934 and shall not remember2142 the reproach2781 of your widowhood491 any more.5750

5 For your Maker6213 is your husband;1167 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name;8034 and your Redeemer1350 the Holy6918 One of Israel;3478 The God430 of the whole3605 earth776 shall he be called.7121

6 For the LORD3068 has called7121 you as a woman802 forsaken5800 and grieved6087 in spirit,7307 and a wife802 of youth,5271 when3588 you were refused,3988 said559 your God.430

7 For a small6996 moment7281 have I forsaken5800 you; but with great1419 mercies7356 will I gather6908 you.

8 In a little8241 wrath7110 I hid5641 my face6440 from you for a moment;7281 but with everlasting5769 kindness2617 will I have mercy7355 on you, said559 the LORD3068 your Redeemer.1350

9 For this2063 is as the waters4325 of Noah5146 to me: for as I have sworn7650 that the waters4325 of Noah5146 should no more5750 go5674 over5674 the earth;776 so3651 have I sworn7650 that I would not be wroth7107 with you, nor rebuke1605 you.

10 For the mountains2022 shall depart,4185 and the hills1389 be removed;4131 but my kindness2617 shall not depart4185 from you, neither3808 shall the covenant1285 of my peace7965 be removed,4131 said559 the LORD3068 that has mercy7355 on you.

11 O you afflicted,6041 tossed with tempest,5590 and not comforted,5162 behold,2009 I will lay7257 your stones68 with fair6320 colors,6320 and lay your foundations3245 with sapphires.5601

12 And I will make7760 your windows8121 of agates,3539 and your gates8179 of carbuncles,68 688 and all3605 your borders1366 of pleasant2656 stones.68

13 And all3605 your children1121 shall be taught3928 of the LORD;3068 and great7227 shall be the peace7965 of your children.1121

14 In righteousness6666 shall you be established:3559 you shall be far7368 from oppression;6233 for you shall not fear:3372 and from terror;4288 for it shall not come7126 near7126 you.

15 Behold,2005 they shall surely gather1481 together, but not by me: whoever4310 shall gather1481 together against5921 you shall fall5307 for your sake.5921

16 Behold,2005 I have created1254 the smith2796 that blows5301 the coals6352 in the fire,784 and that brings3318 forth4161 an instrument3627 for his work;4639 and I have created1254 the waster7843 to destroy.2254

17 No3808 weapon3627 that is formed3335 against5921 you shall prosper;6743 and every3605 tongue3956 that shall rise6965 against you in judgment4941 you shall condemn.7561 This2063 is the heritage5159 of the servants5650 of the LORD,3068 and their righteousness6666 is of me, said5002 the LORD.3068

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1 Ho,1945 every3605 one that thirsts,6771 come3212 you to the waters,4325 and he that has no369 money;3701 come3212 you, buy,7666 and eat;398 yes, come,3212 buy7666 wine3196 and milk2461 without3808 money3701 and without3808 price.4242

2 Why4100 do you spend8254 money3701 for that which is not bread?3899 and your labor3018 for that which satisfies7654 not? listen8085 diligently to me, and eat398 you that which is good,2896 and let your soul5315 delight6026 itself in fatness.1880

3 Incline5186 your ear,241 and come3212 to me: hear,8085 and your soul5315 shall live;2421 and I will make3772 an everlasting5769 covenant1285 with you, even the sure539 mercies2617 of David.1732

4 Behold,2005 I have given5414 him for a witness5707 to the people,3816 a leader5057 and commander6680 to the people.3816

5 Behold,2005 you shall call7121 a nation1471 that you know3045 not, and nations1471 that knew3045 not you shall run7323 to you because4616 of the LORD3068 your God,430 and for the Holy6918 One of Israel;3478 for he has glorified6286 you.

6 Seek1875 you the LORD3068 while he may be found,4672 call7121 you on him while he is near:7138

7 Let the wicked7563 forsake5800 his way,1870 and the unrighteous205 man376 his thoughts:4284 and let him return7725 to the LORD,3068 and he will have mercy7355 on him; and to our God,430 for he will abundantly7235 pardon.5545

8 For my thoughts4284 are not your thoughts,4284 neither3808 are your ways1870 my ways,1870 said5002 the LORD.3068

9 For as the heavens8064 are higher1361 than the earth,776 so3651 are my ways1870 higher1361 than your ways,1870 and my thoughts4284 than your thoughts.4284

10 For as the rain1653 comes3381 down,3381 and the snow7950 from heaven,8064 and returns7725 not thither,8033 but waters7301 the earth,776 and makes it bring3205 forth3205 and bud,6779 that it may give5414 seed2233 to the sower,2232 and bread3899 to the eater:398

11 So3651 shall my word1697 be that goes3318 forth3318 out of my mouth:6310 it shall not return7725 to me void,7387 but it shall accomplish6213 that which834 I please,2654 and it shall prosper6743 in the thing whereto834 I sent7971 it.

12 For you shall go3318 out with joy,8057 and be led2986 forth2986 with peace:7965 the mountains2022 and the hills1389 shall break6476 forth before6440 you into singing,7440 and all3605 the trees6086 of the field7704 shall clap4222 their hands.3709

13 Instead8478 of the thorn5285 shall come5927 up the fir1265 tree, and instead8478 of the brier5636 shall come5927 up the myrtle1918 tree: and it shall be to the LORD3068 for a name,8034 for an everlasting5769 sign226 that shall not be cut3772 off.

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1 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Keep8104 you judgment,4941 and do6213 justice:6666 for my salvation3444 is near7138 to come,935 and my righteousness6666 to be revealed.1540

2 Blessed835 is the man582 that does6213 this,2063 and the son1121 of man120 that lays hold2388 on it; that keeps8104 the sabbath7676 from polluting2490 it, and keeps8104 his hand3027 from doing6213 any3605 evil.7451

3 Neither408 let the son1121 of the stranger,5236 that has joined3867 himself to the LORD,3068 speak,559 saying,559 The LORD3068 has utterly separated914 me from his people:5971 neither408 let the eunuch5631 say,559 Behold,2005 I am a dry3002 tree.6086

4 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 to the eunuchs5631 that keep8104 my sabbaths,7676 and choose977 the things that please2654 me, and take2388 hold2388 of my covenant;1285

5 Even to them will I give5414 in my house1004 and within my walls2346 a place3027 and a name8034 better2896 than of sons1121 and of daughters:1323 I will give5414 them an everlasting5769 name,8034 that shall not be cut3772 off.

6 Also the sons1121 of the stranger,5236 that join3867 themselves to the LORD,3068 to serve8334 him, and to love157 the name8034 of the LORD,3068 to be his servants,5650 every3605 one that keeps8104 the sabbath7676 from polluting2490 it, and takes2388 hold2388 of my covenant;1285

7 Even them will I bring935 to my holy6944 mountain,2022 and make them joyful8055 in my house1004 of prayer:8605 their burnt5930 offerings and their sacrifices2077 shall be accepted7522 on my altar;4196 for my house1004 shall be called7121 an house1004 of prayer8605 for all3605 people.5971

8 The Lord136 GOD,3069 which gathers6908 the outcasts1760 of Israel3478 said,5002 Yet5750 will I gather6908 others to him, beside those that are gathered6908 to him.

9 All3605 you beasts2416 of the field,7704 come857 to devour,398 yes, all3605 you beasts2416 in the forest.3293

10 His watchmen6822 are blind:5787 they are all3605 ignorant,3808 3045 they are all3605 dumb483 dogs,3611 they cannot3808 3201 bark;5024 sleeping,1957 lying7901 down,7901 loving157 to slumber.5123

11 Yes, they are greedy5794 5315 dogs3611 which can3045 never3808 have3045 enough,7654 and they are shepherds7462 that cannot3808 3045 understand:995 they all3605 look6437 to their own way,1870 every376 one376 for his gain,1214 from his quarter.7098

12 Come857 you, say they, I will fetch3947 wine,3196 and we will fill5433 ourselves with strong drink;7941 and to morrow4279 shall be as this2088 day,3117 and much3966 more3499 abundant.1419

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1 The righteous6662 perishes,6 and no369 man376 lays7760 it to heart:3820 and merciful2617 men582 are taken622 away, none369 considering995 that the righteous6662 is taken622 away from the evil7451 to come.

2 He shall enter935 into peace:7965 they shall rest5117 in their beds,4904 each one walking1980 in his uprightness.5228

3 But draw near7126 here, you sons1121 of the sorceress,6049 the seed2233 of the adulterer5003 and the whore.2181

4 Against5921 whom4310 do you sport6026 yourselves? against5921 whom4310 make you a wide7337 mouth,6310 and draw748 out the tongue?3956 are you not children3206 of transgression,6588 a seed2233 of falsehood.8267

5 Enflaming2552 yourselves with idols410 under8478 every3605 green7488 tree,6086 slaying7819 the children3206 in the valleys5158 under8478 the clefts5585 of the rocks?5553

6 Among the smooth2511 stones of the stream5158 is your portion;2506 they, they are your lot:1486 even1571 to them have you poured8210 a drink5262 offering, you have offered5927 a meat offering.4503 Should I receive5162 comfort5162 in these?428

7 On a lofty1364 and high5375 mountain2022 have you set7760 your bed:4904 even1571 thither8033 went5927 you up to offer2076 sacrifice.2077

8 Behind310 the doors1817 also and the posts4201 have you set7760 up your remembrance:2146 for you have discovered1540 yourself to another than me, and are gone5927 up; you have enlarged7337 your bed,4904 and made3772 you a covenant with them; you loved157 their bed4904 where3027 you saw2372 it.

9 And you went7788 to the king4428 with ointment,8081 and did increase7235 your perfumes,7547 and did send7971 your messengers6735 far7350 off, and did debase8213 yourself even to hell.7585

10 You are wearied3021 in the greatness7230 of your way;1870 yet said559 you not, There is no hope:2976 you have found4672 the life2416 of your hand;3027 therefore5921 3651 you were not grieved.2470

11 And of whom4310 have you been afraid1672 or feared,3372 that you have lied,3576 and have not remembered2142 me, nor3808 laid7760 it to your heart?3820 have not I held2814 my peace2814 even of old,5769 and you fear3372 me not?

12 I will declare5046 your righteousness,6666 and your works;4639 for they shall not profit3276 you.

13 When you cry,2199 let your companies736 deliver5337 you; but the wind7307 shall carry5375 them all3605 away; vanity1892 shall take3947 them: but he that puts his trust2620 in me shall possess5157 the land,776 and shall inherit3423 my holy6944 mountain;2022

14 And shall say,559 Cast5549 you up, cast5549 you up, prepare6437 the way,1870 take7311 up the stumbling4383 block4383 out of the way1870 of my people.5971

15 For thus3541 said559 the high7311 and lofty5375 One that inhabits7931 eternity,5703 whose name8034 is Holy;6918 I dwell7931 in the high4791 and holy6918 place, with him also that is of a contrite1793 and humble8217 spirit,7307 to revive2421 the spirit7307 of the humble,8217 and to revive2421 the heart3820 of the contrite1792 ones.

16 For I will not contend7378 for ever,5769 neither3808 will I be always5331 wroth:7107 for the spirit7307 should fail5848 before6440 me, and the souls5397 which I have made.6213

17 For the iniquity5771 of his covetousness1215 was I wroth,7107 and smote5221 him: I hid5641 me, and was wroth,7107 and he went3212 on frowardly7726 in the way1870 of his heart.3820

18 I have seen7200 his ways,1870 and will heal7495 him: I will lead5148 him also, and restore7999 comforts5150 to him and to his mourners.57

19 I create1254 the fruit5108 of the lips;8193 Peace,7965 peace7965 to him that is far7350 off, and to him that is near,7138 said559 the LORD;3068 and I will heal7495 him.

20 But the wicked7563 are like the troubled1644 sea,3220 when3588 it cannot3808 3201 rest,8252 whose waters4325 cast1644 up mire7516 and dirt.2916

21 There is no369 peace,7965 said559 my God,430 to the wicked.7563

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1 Cry7121 aloud,1627 spare2820 not, lift7311 up your voice6963 like a trumpet,7782 and show5046 my people5971 their transgression,6588 and the house1004 of Jacob3290 their sins.2403

2 Yet they seek1875 me daily,3117 and delight2654 to know1847 my ways,1870 as a nation1471 that did6213 righteousness,6666 and forsook5800 not the ordinance4941 of their God:430 they ask7592 of me the ordinances4941 of justice;6664 they take delight2654 in approaching7132 to God.430

3 Why4100 have we fasted,6684 say they, and you see7200 not? why have we afflicted6031 our soul,5315 and you take no3808 knowledge?3045 Behold,2005 in the day3117 of your fast6685 you find4672 pleasure,2656 and exact5065 all3605 your labors.6092

4 Behold,2005 you fast6684 for strife7379 and debate,4683 and to smite5221 with the fist106 of wickedness:7562 you shall not fast6684 as you do this day,3117 to make your voice6963 to be heard8085 on high.4791

5 Is it such2088 a fast6685 that I have chosen?977 a day3117 for a man120 to afflict6031 his soul?5315 is it to bow3721 down his head7218 as a bulrush,100 and to spread3331 sackcloth8242 and ashes665 under him? will you call7121 this2088 a fast,6685 and an acceptable7522 day3117 to the LORD?3068

6 Is not this2088 the fast6685 that I have chosen?977 to loose6605 the bands2784 of wickedness,7562 to undo5425 the heavy4133 burdens,92 and to let the oppressed7533 go7971 free,2670 and that you break5423 every3605 yoke?4133

7 Is it not to deal6536 your bread3899 to the hungry,7456 and that you bring935 the poor6041 that are cast4788 out to your house?1004 when3588 you see7200 the naked,6174 that you cover3680 him; and that you hide5956 not yourself from your own flesh?1320

8 Then227 shall your light216 break1234 forth as the morning,7837 and your health724 shall spring6779 forth speedily:4120 and your righteousness6664 shall go1980 before6440 you; the glory3519 of the LORD3068 shall be your rear guard.622

9 Then227 shall you call,7121 and the LORD3068 shall answer;6030 you shall cry,7768 and he shall say,559 Here2009 I am. If you take5493 away5493 from the middle8432 of you the yoke,4133 the putting7971 forth7971 of the finger,676 and speaking1696 vanity;205

10 And if you draw6329 out your soul5315 to the hungry,7456 and satisfy7646 the afflicted6031 soul;5315 then shall your light216 rise2224 in obscurity,2822 and your darkness653 be as the noon6672 day:

11 And the LORD3068 shall guide5148 you continually,8548 and satisfy7646 your soul5315 in drought,6710 and make fat2502 your bones:6106 and you shall be like a watered7302 garden,1588 and like a spring4161 of water,4325 whose834 waters4325 fail3576 not.

12 And they that shall be of you shall build1129 the old5769 waste2723 places: you shall raise6965 up the foundations4146 of many generations;1755 and you shall be called,7121 The repairer1443 of the breach,6556 The restorer7725 of paths5410 to dwell3427 in.

13 If518 you turn7725 away your foot7272 from the sabbath,7676 from doing6213 your pleasure2656 on my holy6944 day;3117 and call7121 the sabbath7676 a delight,6027 the holy6918 of the LORD,3068 honorable;3513 and shall honor3513 him, not doing6213 your own ways,1870 nor finding4672 your own pleasure,2656 nor speaking1696 your own words:1697

14 Then227 shall you delight6026 yourself in the LORD;3068 and I will cause you to ride7392 on the high1116 places of the earth,776 and feed398 you with the heritage5159 of Jacob3290 your father:1 for the mouth6310 of the LORD3068 has spoken1696 it.

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1 Behold,2005 the LORD's3068 hand3027 is not shortened,7114 that it cannot3808 save;3467 neither3808 his ear241 heavy,3513 that it cannot3808 hear:8085

2 But your iniquities5771 have separated914 between996 you and your God,430 and your sins2403 have hid5641 his face6440 from you, that he will not hear.8085

3 For your hands3709 are defiled1351 with blood,1818 and your fingers676 with iniquity;5771 your lips8193 have spoken1696 lies,8267 your tongue3956 has muttered1897 perverseness.5766

4 None369 calls7121 for justice,6664 nor369 any pleads8199 for truth:530 they trust982 in vanity,8414 and speak1696 lies;7723 they conceive2029 mischief,5999 and bring3205 forth3205 iniquity.205

5 They hatch1234 cockatrice'6848 eggs,1000 and weave707 the spider's5908 web:6980 he that eats398 of their eggs1000 dies,4191 and that which is crushed2116 breaks1234 out into a viper.660

6 Their webs6980 shall not become1961 garments,899 neither3808 shall they cover3680 themselves with their works:4639 their works4639 are works4639 of iniquity,205 and the act6467 of violence2555 is in their hands.3709

7 Their feet7272 run7323 to evil,7451 and they make haste4116 to shed8210 innocent5355 blood:1818 their thoughts4284 are thoughts4284 of iniquity;205 wasting7701 and destruction7667 are in their paths.4546

8 The way1870 of peace7965 they know3045 not; and there is no369 judgment4941 in their goings:4570 they have made them crooked6140 paths:5410 whoever3605 goes1869 therein shall not know3045 peace.7965

9 Therefore5921 3651 is judgment4941 far7368 from us, neither3808 does justice6666 overtake5381 us: we wait6960 for light,216 but behold2009 obscurity;2822 for brightness,5054 but we walk1980 in darkness.653

10 We grope1659 for the wall7023 like the blind,5787 and we grope1659 as if we had no369 eyes:5869 we stumble3782 at noon6672 day as in the night;5399 we are in desolate820 places as dead4191 men.

11 We roar1993 all3605 like bears,1677 and mourn1897 sore like doves:3123 we look6960 for judgment,4941 but there is none;369 for salvation,3444 but it is far7368 off from us.

12 For our transgressions6588 are multiplied7231 before5048 you, and our sins2403 testify6030 against us: for our transgressions6588 are with us; and as for our iniquities,5771 we know3045 them;

13 In transgressing6586 and lying3584 against the LORD,3068 and departing5253 away from our God,430 speaking1696 oppression6233 and revolt,5627 conceiving2029 and uttering1897 from the heart3820 words1697 of falsehood.8267

14 And judgment4941 is turned5253 away backward,268 and justice6666 stands5975 afar7350 off: for truth571 is fallen3782 in the street,7339 and equity5229 cannot3808 3201 enter.935

15 Yes, truth571 fails;5737 and he that departs5493 from evil7451 makes himself a prey:7997 and the LORD3068 saw7200 it, and it displeased7489 5869 him that there was no369 judgment.4941

16 And he saw7200 that there was no369 man,376 and wondered8074 that there was no369 intercessor:6293 therefore his arm2220 brought3467 salvation3467 to him; and his righteousness,6666 it sustained5564 him.

17 For he put3847 on righteousness6666 as a breastplate,8302 and an helmet3553 of salvation3444 on his head;7218 and he put3847 on the garments899 of vengeance5359 for clothing,8516 and was clad5844 with zeal7068 as a cloak.4598

18 According5921 to their deeds,1578 accordingly5922 he will repay,7999 fury2534 to his adversaries,6862 recompense1576 to his enemies;341 to the islands339 he will repay7999 recompense.1576

19 So shall they fear3372 the name8034 of the LORD3068 from the west,4628 and his glory3519 from the rising4217 of the sun.8121 When3588 the enemy6862 shall come935 in like a flood,5104 the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 shall lift5127 up a standard5127 against him.

20 And the Redeemer1350 shall come935 to Zion,6726 and to them that turn7725 from transgression6588 in Jacob,3290 said5002 the LORD.3068

21 As for me, this2063 is my covenant1285 with them, said559 the LORD;3068 My spirit7307 that is on you, and my words1697 which834 I have put7760 in your mouth,6310 shall not depart4185 out of your mouth,6310 nor out of the mouth6310 of your seed,2233 nor out of the mouth6310 of your seed's2233 seed,2233 said559 the LORD,3068 from now on3254 and for ever.5769

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1 Arise,6965 shine;215 for your light216 is come,935 and the glory3519 of the LORD3068 is risen2224 on you.

2 For, behold,2009 the darkness2822 shall cover3680 the earth,776 and gross6205 darkness6205 the people:3816 but the LORD3068 shall arise2224 on you, and his glory3519 shall be seen7200 on you.

3 And the Gentiles1471 shall come1980 to your light,216 and kings4428 to the brightness5051 of your rising.2225

4 Lift5375 up your eyes5869 round5439 about, and see:7200 all3605 they gather6908 themselves together, they come935 to you: your sons1121 shall come935 from far,7350 and your daughters1323 shall be nursed539 at5921 your side.6654

5 Then227 you shall see,3372 7200 and flow5102 together, and your heart3824 shall fear,6342 and be enlarged;7337 because3588 the abundance1995 of the sea3220 shall be converted2015 to you, the forces2428 of the Gentiles1471 shall come935 to you.

6 The multitude8229 of camels1581 shall cover3680 you, the dromedaries1070 of Midian4080 and Ephah;5891 all3605 they from Sheba7614 shall come:935 they shall bring5375 gold2091 and incense;3828 and they shall show1319 forth the praises8416 of the LORD.3068

7 All3605 the flocks6629 of Kedar6938 shall be gathered6908 together to you, the rams352 of Nebaioth5032 shall minister8334 to you: they shall come5927 up with acceptance7522 on5921 my altar,4196 and I will glorify6286 the house1004 of my glory.8597

8 Who4310 are these428 that fly5774 as a cloud,5645 and as the doves3123 to their windows?699

9 Surely3588 the isles339 shall wait6960 for me, and the ships591 of Tarshish8659 first,7223 to bring935 your sons1121 from far,7350 their silver3701 and their gold2091 with them, to the name8034 of the LORD3068 your God,430 and to the Holy6918 One of Israel,3478 because3588 he has glorified6286 you.

10 And the sons1121 of strangers5236 shall build1129 up your walls,2346 and their kings4428 shall minister8334 to you: for in my wrath7110 I smote5221 you, but in my favor7522 have I had mercy7355 on you.

11 Therefore your gates8179 shall be open6605 continually;8548 they shall not be shut5462 day3119 nor night;3915 that men may bring935 to you the forces2428 of the Gentiles,1471 and that their kings4428 may be brought.5090

12 For the nation1471 and kingdom4467 that will not serve5647 you shall perish;6 yes, those nations1471 shall be utterly wasted.2717

13 The glory3519 of Lebanon3844 shall come935 to you, the fir1265 tree, the pine8410 tree, and the box8391 together,3162 to beautify6286 the place4725 of my sanctuary;4720 and I will make7760 the place4725 of my feet7272 glorious.3513

14 The sons1121 also of them that afflicted6031 you shall come1980 bending7817 to you; and all3605 they that despised5006 you shall bow7812 themselves down7812 at5921 the soles3709 of your feet;7272 and they shall call7121 you; The city5892 of the LORD,3068 The Zion6726 of the Holy6918 One of Israel.3478

15 Whereas8478 you has been1961 forsaken5800 and hated,8130 so that no369 man went5674 through5674 you, I will make7760 you an eternal5769 excellency,1347 a joy4885 of many generations.1755

16 You shall also suck3243 the milk2461 of the Gentiles,1471 and shall suck3243 the breast7699 of kings:4428 and you shall know3045 that I the LORD3068 am your Savior3467 and your Redeemer,1350 the mighty46 One of Jacob.3290

17 For brass5178 I will bring935 gold,2091 and for iron1270 I will bring935 silver,3701 and for wood6086 brass,5178 and for stones68 iron:1270 I will also make7760 your officers6486 peace,7965 and your exactors5065 righteousness.6666

18 Violence2555 shall no3808 more5750 be heard8085 in your land,776 wasting7701 nor destruction7667 within your borders;1366 but you shall call7121 your walls2346 Salvation,3444 and your gates8179 Praise.8416

19 The sun8121 shall be no3808 more5750 your light216 by day;3119 neither3808 for brightness5051 shall the moon3394 give light216 to you: but the LORD3068 shall be to you an everlasting5769 light,216 and your God430 your glory.8597

20 Your sun8121 shall no3808 more5750 go935 down; neither3808 shall your moon3391 withdraw622 itself: for the LORD3068 shall be your everlasting5769 light,216 and the days3117 of your mourning60 shall be ended.7999

21 Your people5971 also shall be all3605 righteous:6662 they shall inherit3423 the land776 for ever,5769 the branch5342 of my planting,4302 the work4639 of my hands,3027 that I may be glorified.6286

22 A little6996 one shall become1961 a thousand,505 and a small6810 one a strong6099 nation:1471 I the LORD3068 will hasten2363 it in his time.6256

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1 The Spirit7307 of the Lord136 GOD3069 is on me; because3282 the LORD3068 has anointed4886 me to preach1319 good1319 tidings1319 to the meek;6035 he has sent7971 me to bind2280 up the brokenhearted,7665 3820 to proclaim7121 liberty1865 to the captives,7628 and the opening6495 of the prison6495 to them that are bound;631

2 To proclaim7121 the acceptable7522 year8141 of the LORD,3068 and the day3117 of vengeance5359 of our God;430 to comfort5162 all3605 that mourn;57

3 To appoint7760 to them that mourn57 in Zion,6726 to give5414 to them beauty6287 for ashes,665 the oil8081 of joy8342 for mourning,60 the garment4594 of praise8416 for the spirit7307 of heaviness;3544 that they might be called7121 trees352 of righteousness,6664 the planting4302 of the LORD,3068 that he might be glorified.6286

4 And they shall build1129 the old5769 wastes,2723 they shall raise6965 up the former7223 desolations,8074 and they shall repair2318 the waste2721 cities,5892 the desolations8074 of many generations.1755

5 And strangers2114 shall stand5975 and feed7462 your flocks,6629 and the sons1121 of the alien5236 shall be your plowmen406 and your vinedressers.3755

6 But you shall be named7121 the Priests3548 of the LORD:3068 men shall call7121 you the Ministers8334 of our God:430 you shall eat398 the riches2428 of the Gentiles,1471 and in their glory3519 shall you boast3235 yourselves.

7 For your shame1322 you shall have double;4932 and for confusion3639 they shall rejoice7442 in their portion:2506 therefore3651 in their land776 they shall possess3423 the double:4932 everlasting5769 joy8057 shall be to them.

8 For I the LORD3068 love157 judgment,4941 I hate8130 robbery1498 for burnt5930 offering; and I will direct5414 their work6468 in truth,571 and I will make3772 an everlasting5769 covenant1285 with them.

9 And their seed2233 shall be known3045 among the Gentiles,1471 and their offspring6631 among8432 the people:5971 all3605 that see7200 them shall acknowledge5234 them, that they are the seed2233 which the LORD3068 has blessed.1288

10 I will greatly rejoice7797 in the LORD,3068 my soul5315 shall be joyful1523 in my God;430 for he has clothed3847 me with the garments899 of salvation,3468 he has covered3271 me with the robe4598 of righteousness,6666 as a bridegroom2860 decks3547 himself with ornaments,6287 and as a bride3618 adorns5710 herself with her jewels.3627

11 For as the earth776 brings3318 forth3318 her bud,6779 and as the garden1593 causes the things that are sown2221 in it to spring6779 forth; so3651 the Lord136 GOD3069 will cause righteousness6666 and praise8416 to spring6779 forth before5048 all3605 the nations.1471

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1 For Zion's6726 sake4616 will I not hold2814 my peace,2814 and for Jerusalem's3389 sake4616 I will not rest,8252 until5704 the righteousness6664 thereof go3318 forth3318 as brightness,5051 and the salvation3444 thereof as a lamp3940 that burns.1197

2 And the Gentiles1471 shall see7200 your righteousness,6664 and all3605 kings4428 your glory:3519 and you shall be called7121 by a new2319 name,8034 which834 the mouth6310 of the LORD3068 shall name.8034

3 You shall also be a crown5850 of glory8597 in the hand3027 of the LORD,3068 and a royal4410 diadem6797 in the hand3709 of your God.430

4 You shall no3808 more5750 be termed559 Forsaken;5800 neither3808 shall your land776 any more5750 be termed559 Desolate:8077 but you shall be called7121 Hephzibah,2657 and your land776 Beulah:1166 for the LORD3068 delights2654 in you, and your land776 shall be married.1166

5 For as a young5288 970 man marries1166 a virgin,1330 so shall your sons1121 marry1166 you: and as the bridegroom2860 rejoices4885 over5921 the bride,3618 so shall your God430 rejoice7797 over5921 you.

6 I have set6485 watchmen8104 on your walls,2346 O Jerusalem,3389 which shall never3808 hold2814 their peace2814 day3117 nor night:3915 you that make mention2142 of the LORD,3068 keep not silence,1824

7 And give5414 him no408 rest,1824 till5704 he establish,3559 and till5704 he make7760 Jerusalem3389 a praise8416 in the earth.776

8 The LORD3068 has sworn7650 by his right3225 hand,3225 and by the arm2220 of his strength,5797 Surely518 I will no518 more5750 give5414 your corn1715 to be meat3978 for your enemies;341 and the sons1121 of the stranger5236 shall not drink8354 your wine,8492 for the which834 you have labored:3021

9 But they that have gathered622 it shall eat398 it, and praise1984 the LORD;3068 and they that have brought6908 it together shall drink8354 it in the courts2691 of my holiness.6944

10 Go5674 through,5674 go5674 through5674 the gates;8179 prepare6437 you the way1870 of the people;5971 cast5549 up, cast5549 up the highway;4546 gather5619 out the stones;68 lift7311 up a standard5251 for the people.5971

11 Behold,2009 the LORD3068 has proclaimed8085 to the end7097 of the world,776 Say559 you to the daughter1323 of Zion,6726 Behold,2009 your salvation3468 comes;935 behold,2009 his reward7939 is with him, and his work6468 before6440 him.

12 And they shall call7121 them, The holy6944 people,5971 The redeemed1350 of the LORD:3068 and you shall be called,7121 Sought1875 out, A city5892 not forsaken.5800

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1 Who4310 is this2088 that comes935 from Edom,123 with dyed2556 garments899 from Bozrah?1224 this2088 that is glorious1921 in his apparel,3830 traveling6808 in the greatness7230 of his strength?3581 I that speak1696 in righteousness,6666 mighty7227 to save.3467

2 Why4069 are you red122 in your apparel,3830 and your garments899 like him that treads1869 in the winefat?1660

3 I have trodden1869 the wine press6333 alone;905 and of the people5971 there was none369 376 with me: for I will tread1869 them in my anger,639 and trample7429 them in my fury;2534 and their blood5332 shall be sprinkled5137 on my garments,899 and I will stain1351 all3605 my raiment.4403

4 For the day3117 of vengeance5359 is in my heart,3820 and the year8141 of my redeemed1350 is come.935

5 And I looked,5027 and there was none369 to help;5826 and I wondered8074 that there was none369 to uphold:5564 therefore my own arm2220 brought3467 salvation3467 to me; and my fury,2534 it upheld5564 me.

6 And I will tread947 down the people5971 in my anger,639 and make them drunk7937 in my fury,2534 and I will bring3381 down their strength5332 to the earth.776

7 I will mention2142 the loving kindnesses2617 of the LORD,3068 and the praises8416 of the LORD,3068 according5921 to all3605 that the LORD3068 has bestowed1580 on us, and the great7227 goodness2898 toward the house1004 of Israel,3478 which834 he has bestowed1580 on them according to his mercies,7356 and according to the multitude7230 of his loving kindnesses.2617

8 For he said,559 Surely389 they are my people,5971 children1121 that will not lie:8266 so he was their Savior.3467

9 In all3605 their affliction6869 he was afflicted,6862 and the angel4397 of his presence6440 saved3467 them: in his love160 and in his pity2551 he redeemed1350 them; and he bore5190 them, and carried5375 them all3605 the days3117 of old.5769

10 But they rebelled,4784 and vexed6087 his holy6944 Spirit:7307 therefore he was turned2015 to be their enemy,341 and he fought3898 against them.

11 Then he remembered2142 the days3117 of old,5769 Moses,4872 and his people,5971 saying, Where346 is he that brought5927 them up out of the sea3220 with the shepherd7462 of his flock?6629 where346 is he that put7760 his holy6944 Spirit7307 within7130 him?

12 That led3212 them by the right3225 hand3225 of Moses4872 with his glorious8597 arm,2220 dividing1234 the water4325 before6440 them, to make6213 himself an everlasting5769 name?8034

13 That led3212 them through the deep,8415 as an horse5483 in the wilderness,4057 that they should not stumble?3782

14 As a beast929 goes3318 down3381 into the valley,1237 the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 caused him to rest:5117 so3651 did you lead5090 your people,5971 to make6213 yourself a glorious8597 name.8034

15 Look5027 down from heaven,8064 and behold7200 from the habitation2073 of your holiness6944 and of your glory:8597 where346 is your zeal7068 and your strength,1369 the sounding1995 of your bowels4578 and of your mercies7356 toward413 me? are they restrained?662

16 Doubtless3588 you are our father,1 though3588 Abraham85 be ignorant3808 3045 of us, and Israel3478 acknowledge5234 us not: you, O LORD,3068 are our father,1 our redeemer;1350 your name8034 is from everlasting.5769

17 O LORD,3068 why4100 have you made us to err8582 from your ways,1870 and hardened7188 our heart3820 from your fear?3374 Return7725 for your servants'5650 sake,4616 the tribes7626 of your inheritance.5159

18 The people5971 of your holiness6944 have possessed3423 it but a little4705 while:4705 our adversaries6862 have trodden947 down your sanctuary.4720

19 We are yours: you never5769 3808 bore4910 rule4910 over them; they were not called7121 by your name.8034

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1 Oh3863 that you would rend7167 the heavens,8064 that you would come3381 down,3381 that the mountains2022 might flow5140 down at your presence,6440

2 As when the melting2003 fire784 burns,6919 the fire784 causes the waters4325 to boil,1158 to make your name8034 known3045 to your adversaries,6862 that the nations1471 may tremble7264 at your presence!6440

3 When you did6213 terrible3372 things which we looked6960 not for, you came3381 down,3381 the mountains2022 flowed5140 down at your presence.6440

4 For since the beginning5769 of the world5769 men have not heard,8085 nor3808 perceived238 by the ear,238 neither3808 has the eye5869 seen,7200 O God,430 beside2108 you, what he has prepared6213 for him that waits2442 for him.

5 You meet6293 him that rejoices7797 and works6213 righteousness,6664 those that remember2142 you in your ways:1870 behold,2005 you are wroth;7107 for we have sinned:2398 in those1992 is continuance,5769 and we shall be saved.3467

6 But we are all3605 as an unclean2931 thing, and all3605 our righteousnesses6666 are as filthy5708 rags;899 and we all3605 do fade5034 as a leaf;5929 and our iniquities,5771 like the wind,7307 have taken5375 us away.

7 And there is none369 that calls7121 on your name,8034 that stirs5782 up himself to take2388 hold2388 of you: for you have hid5641 your face6440 from us, and have consumed4127 us, because3027 of our iniquities.5771

8 But now,6258 O LORD,3068 you are our father;1 we are the clay,2563 and you our potter;3335 and we all3605 are the work4639 of your hand.3027

9 Be not wroth7107 very3966 sore,3966 O LORD,3068 neither408 remember2142 iniquity5771 for ever:5703 behold,2005 see,5027 we beseech4994 you, we are all3605 your people.5971

10 Your holy6944 cities5892 are a wilderness,4057 Zion6726 is a wilderness,4057 Jerusalem3389 a desolation.8077

11 Our holy6944 and our beautiful8597 house,1004 where834 our fathers1 praised1984 you, is burned8316 up with fire:784 and all3605 our pleasant4261 things are laid waste.2723

12 Will you refrain662 yourself for these428 things, O LORD?3068 will you hold2814 your peace,2814 and afflict6031 us very3966 sore?3966

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1 I am sought1875 of them that asked7592 not for me; I am found4672 of them that sought1245 me not: I said,559 Behold2009 me, behold2009 me, to a nation1471 that was not called7121 by my name.8034

2 I have spread6566 out my hands3027 all3605 the day3117 to a rebellious5637 people,5971 which walks1980 in a way1870 that was not good,2896 after310 their own thoughts;4284

3 A people5971 that provokes me to anger3707 continually8548 to my face;6440 that sacrifices2076 in gardens,1593 and burns6999 incense6999 on altars of brick;3843

4 Which remain3427 among the graves,6913 and lodge3885 in the monuments,5341 which eat398 swine's2386 flesh,1320 and broth6564 of abominable6292 things is in their vessels;3627

5 Which say,559 Stand7126 by yourself, come5066 not near5066 to me; for I am holier6942 than you. These428 are a smoke6227 in my nose,639 a fire784 that burns3344 all3605 the day.3117

6 Behold,2009 it is written3789 before6440 me: I will not keep silence,2814 but will recompense,7999 even recompense7999 into5921 their bosom,2436

7 Your iniquities,5771 and the iniquities5771 of your fathers1 together,3162 said559 the LORD,3068 which834 have burned6999 incense6999 on the mountains,2022 and blasphemed2778 me on the hills:1389 therefore will I measure4058 their former7223 work6468 into5921 their bosom.2436

8 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 As the new8492 wine8492 is found4672 in the cluster,811 and one said,559 Destroy7843 it not; for a blessing1293 is in it: so3651 will I do6213 for my servants'5650 sakes,4616 that I may not destroy7843 them all.3605

9 And I will bring3318 forth3318 a seed2233 out of Jacob,3290 and out of Judah3063 an inheritor3423 of my mountains:2022 and my elect972 shall inherit3423 it, and my servants5650 shall dwell7931 there.8033

10 And Sharon8289 shall be a fold5116 of flocks,6629 and the valley6010 of Achor5911 a place for the herds1241 to lie7258 down7257 in, for my people5971 that have sought1875 me.

11 But you are they that forsake5800 the LORD,3068 that forget7913 my holy6944 mountain,2022 that prepare6186 a table7979 for that troop,1409 and that furnish4390 the drink4469 offering to that number.4507

12 Therefore will I number4487 you to the sword,2719 and you shall all3605 bow3766 down3766 to the slaughter:2874 because3282 when I called,7121 you did not answer;6030 when I spoke,1696 you did not hear;8085 but did6213 evil7451 before my eyes,5869 and did6213 choose977 that wherein834 I delighted2654 not.

13 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 Behold,2009 my servants5650 shall eat,398 but you shall be hungry:7456 behold,2009 my servants5650 shall drink,8354 but you shall be thirsty:6770 behold,2009 my servants5650 shall rejoice,8055 but you shall be ashamed:954

14 Behold,2009 my servants5650 shall sing7442 for joy2898 of heart,3820 but you shall cry6817 for sorrow3511 of heart,3820 and shall howl3213 for vexation7667 of spirit.7307

15 And you shall leave5117 your name8034 for a curse7621 to my chosen:972 for the Lord136 GOD3069 shall slay4191 you, and call7121 his servants5650 by another312 name:8034

16 That he who834 blesses1288 himself in the earth776 shall bless1288 himself in the God430 of truth;543 and he that swears7650 in the earth776 shall swear7650 by the God430 of truth;543 because3588 the former7223 troubles6869 are forgotten,7911 and because3588 they are hid5641 from my eyes.5869

17 For, behold,2005 I create1254 new2319 heavens8064 and a new2319 earth:776 and the former7223 shall not be remembered,2142 nor3808 come5927 into5921 mind.3820

18 But be you glad7797 and rejoice1523 for ever5703 in that which834 I create:1254 for, behold,2005 I create1254 Jerusalem3389 a rejoicing,1525 and her people5971 a joy.4885

19 And I will rejoice1523 in Jerusalem,3389 and joy7797 in my people:5971 and the voice6963 of weeping1065 shall be no3808 more5750 heard8085 in her, nor the voice6963 of crying.2201

20 There shall be no3808 more5750 there8033 an infant5764 of days,3117 nor an old2205 man that has not filled4390 his days:3117 for the child5288 shall die4191 an hundred3967 years8141 old;1121 but the sinner2398 being an hundred3967 years8141 old1121 shall be accursed.7043

21 And they shall build1129 houses,1004 and inhabit3427 them; and they shall plant5193 vineyards,3754 and eat398 the fruit6529 of them.

22 They shall not build,1129 and another312 inhabit;3427 they shall not plant,5193 and another312 eat:398 for as the days3117 of a tree6086 are the days3117 of my people,5971 and my elect972 shall long enjoy1086 the work4639 of their hands.3027

23 They shall not labor3021 in vain,7385 nor3808 bring3205 forth3205 for trouble;928 for they are the seed2233 of the blessed1288 of the LORD,3068 and their offspring6631 with them.

24 And it shall come1961 to pass, that before2962 they call,7121 I will answer;6030 and while they are yet5750 speaking,1696 I will hear.8085

25 The wolf2061 and the lamb2924 shall feed7462 together,259 and the lion738 shall eat398 straw8401 like the bullock:1241 and dust6083 shall be the serpent's5175 meat.3899 They shall not hurt7489 nor3808 destroy7843 in all3605 my holy6944 mountain,2022 said559 the LORD.3068

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1 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 The heaven8064 is my throne,3678 and the earth776 is my footstool:1916 7272 where335 is the house1004 that you build1129 to me? and where335 is the place4725 of my rest?4496

2 For all3605 those428 things has my hand3027 made,6213 and all3605 those428 things have been,1961 said5002 the LORD:3068 but to this2088 man will I look,5027 even to him that is poor6041 and of a contrite5223 spirit,7307 and trembles2730 at5921 my word.1697

3 He that kills7819 an ox7794 is as if he slew5221 a man;376 he that sacrifices2076 a lamb,7716 as if he cut off a dog's3611 neck;6202 he that offers5927 an oblation,4503 as if he offered5927 swine's2386 blood;1818 he that burns2142 incense,3828 as if he blessed1288 an idol.205 Yes,1571 they have chosen977 their own ways,1870 and their soul5315 delights2654 in their abominations.8251

4 I also1571 will choose977 their delusions,8586 and will bring935 their fears4035 on them; because3282 when I called,7121 none369 did answer;6030 when I spoke,1696 they did not hear:8085 but they did6213 evil7451 before my eyes,5869 and chose977 that in which834 I delighted2654 not.

5 Hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 you that tremble2730 at413 his word;1697 Your brothers251 that hated8130 you, that cast5077 you out for my name's8034 sake,4616 said,559 Let the LORD3068 be glorified:3513 but he shall appear7200 to your joy,8057 and they shall be ashamed.954

6 A voice6963 of noise7588 from the city,5892 a voice6963 from the temple,1964 a voice6963 of the LORD3068 that renders7999 recompense1576 to his enemies.341

7 Before2962 she travailed,2342 she brought3205 forth;3205 before2962 her pain2256 came,935 she was delivered4422 of a man2145 child.

8 Who4310 has heard8085 such2063 a thing? who834 has seen7200 such428 things? Shall the earth776 be made6213 to bring2342 forth2342 in one259 day?3117 or shall a nation1471 be born3205 at once?6471 for as soon1571 as Zion6726 travailed,2342 she brought3205 forth3205 her children.1121

9 Shall I bring7665 to the birth,7665 and not cause to bring3205 forth?3205 said559 the LORD:3068 shall I cause to bring3205 forth,3205 and shut6113 the womb? said559 your God.430

10 Rejoice8055 you with Jerusalem,3389 and be glad1523 with her, all3605 you that love157 her: rejoice7797 for joy4885 with her, all3605 you that mourn56 for her:

11 That you may suck,3243 and be satisfied7646 with the breasts7699 of her consolations;8575 that you may milk4711 out, and be delighted6026 with the abundance2123 of her glory.3519

12 For thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Behold,2005 I will extend5186 peace7965 to her like a river,5104 and the glory3519 of the Gentiles1471 like a flowing7857 stream:5158 then shall you suck,3243 you shall be borne5375 on her sides,6654 and be dandled8173 on her knees.1290

13 As one376 whom834 his mother517 comforts,5162 so3651 will I comfort5162 you; and you shall be comforted5162 in Jerusalem.3389

14 And when you see7200 this, your heart3820 shall rejoice,7797 and your bones6106 shall flourish6524 like an herb:1877 and the hand3027 of the LORD3068 shall be known3045 toward854 his servants,5650 and his indignation2194 toward854 his enemies.341

15 For, behold,2009 the LORD3068 will come935 with fire,784 and with his chariots4818 like a whirlwind,5492 to render7725 his anger639 with fury,2534 and his rebuke1606 with flames3851 of fire.784

16 For by fire784 and by his sword2719 will the LORD3068 plead8199 with all3605 flesh:1320 and the slain2491 of the LORD3068 shall be many.7231

17 They that sanctify6942 themselves, and purify2891 themselves in the gardens1593 behind310 one259 tree in the middle,8432 eating398 swine's2386 flesh,1320 and the abomination,8263 and the mouse,5909 shall be consumed5486 together,3162 said5002 the LORD.3068

18 For I know their works4639 and their thoughts:4284 it shall come,935 that I will gather6908 all3605 nations1471 and tongues;3956 and they shall come,935 and see7200 my glory.3519

19 And I will set7760 a sign226 among them, and I will send7971 those1992 that escape6412 of them to the nations,1471 to Tarshish,8659 Pul,6322 and Lud,3865 that draw4900 the bow,7198 to Tubal,8422 and Javan,3120 to the isles339 afar7350 off, that have not heard8085 my fame,8088 neither3808 have seen7200 my glory;3519 and they shall declare5046 my glory3519 among the Gentiles.1471

20 And they shall bring935 all3605 your brothers251 for an offering4503 to the LORD3068 out of all3605 nations1471 on horses,5483 and in chariots,7393 and in litters,6632 and on mules,6505 and on swift3753 beasts,3753 to my holy6944 mountain2022 Jerusalem,3389 said559 the LORD,3068 as the children1121 of Israel3478 bring935 an offering4503 in a clean2889 vessel3627 into the house1004 of the LORD.3068

21 And I will also1571 take3947 of them for priests3548 and for Levites,3881 said559 the LORD.3068

22 For as the new2319 heavens8064 and the new2319 earth,776 which834 I will make,6213 shall remain5975 before6440 me, said5002 the LORD,3068 so3651 shall your seed2233 and your name8034 remain.5975

23 And it shall come1961 to pass, that from one new2320 moon2320 to another, and from one sabbath7676 to another, shall all3605 flesh1320 come935 to worship7812 before6440 me, said559 the LORD.3068

24 And they shall go3318 forth,3318 and look7200 on the carcasses6297 of the men582 that have transgressed6586 against me: for their worm8438 shall not die,4191 neither3808 shall their fire784 be quenched;3518 and they shall be an abhorring1860 to all3605 flesh.1320