Archives for June 2021

Isaiah 55 The Compassion of theLord "Come, everyone who thirsts,come to the waters;and he who has no money,come, buy and eat!Come, buy wine and milkwithout money and without price.2Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,and your labor for that which does not satisfy?Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,and delight yourselves in...

Isaiah 54 The Eternal Covenant of Peace "Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;break forth into singing and cry aloud,you who have not been in labor!For the children ofthe desolate onewill be morethan the children of her who is married," says theLord.2"Enlarge the place of your tent,and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;do not hold ba...

Isaiah 52 TheLord's Coming Salvation Awake, awake,put on your strength, O Zion;put on your beautiful garments,O Jerusalem,the holy city;for there shall no more come into youthe uncircumcised and the unclean.2Shake yourself from the dust and arise;be seated, O Jerusalem;loose the bonds from your neck,O captive daughter of Zion. 3For thus says theLord:...

Isaiah 50 Israel's Sin and the Servant's Obedience Thus says theLord:"Where isyour mother's certificate of divorce,with whichI sent her away?Orwhich of my creditors is itto whom I have sold you?Behold, for your iniquities you were sold,and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.2Why, when I came, was there no man;why, when I called, was...

Isaiah 49 The Servant of theLord Listen to me,O coastlands,and give attention, you peoplesfrom afar.TheLordcalled me from the womb,from the body of my mother he named my name.2He made my mouth like a sharp sword;in the shadow of his hand he hid me;he made me a polished arrow;in his quiver he hid me away.3And he said to me, "You are my servant,Israel,in ...

Isaiah 48 Israel Refined for God's Glory Hear this, O house of Jacob,who are called by the name of Israel,andwho came from the waters of Judah,who swear by the name of theLordand confess the God of Israel,but not in truth or right.2For they call themselves after the holy city,and stay themselves on the God of Israel;theLordof hosts is his name. 3"T...

Isaiah 46 The Idols of Babylon and the One True God Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;their idols are on beasts and livestock;these things you carry are borneas burdens on weary beasts.2They stoop; they bow down together;they cannot save the burden,butthemselves go into captivity. 3"Listen to me, O house of Jacob,all the remnant of the house of Israel,who...

Isaiah 45 Cyrus, God's Instrument Thus says theLordtohis anointed, to Cyrus,whose right hand I have grasped,to subdue nations before himandto loose the belts of kings,to open doors before himthat gates may not be closed:2"I will go before youandlevel the exalted places,[a]I will break in pieces the doors of bronzeand cut through the bars of iron,3I will...

Isaiah 44 Israel theLord's Chosen "But now hear,O Jacob my servant,Israel whom I have chosen!2Thus says theLordwho made you,who formed you from the womb and will help you:Fear not, O Jacob my servant,Jeshurun whom I have chosen.3For I will pour water on the thirsty land,and streams on the dry ground;I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,and my bless...

Isaiah 42 TheLord's Chosen Servant Beholdmy servant, whom I uphold,my chosen,in whom my soul delights;I have put my Spirit upon him;he will bring forth justice to the nations.2He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,or make it heard in the street;3a bruised reed he will not break,and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;he will faithfully bring ...

Isaiah 41 Fear Not, for I Am with You Listen to me in silence,O coastlands;let the peoples renew their strength;let them approach, then let them speak;let us together draw near for judgment. 2Who stirred up one from the eastwhom victory meets at everystep?[a]He gives up nations before him,so that he tramples kings underfoot;he makes them like dust ...

Isaiah 41 Fear Not, for I Am with You Listen to me in silence,O coastlands;let the peoples renew their strength;let them approach, then let them speak;let us together draw near for judgment. 2Who stirred up one from the eastwhom victory meets at everystep?[a]He gives up nations before him,so that he tramples kings underfoot;he makes them like dust ...

Isaiah 40 Comfort for God's People Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.2Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,and cry to herthather warfare[a]is ended,that her iniquity is pardoned,that she has received from theLord's handdouble for all her sins. 3A voice cries:[b]"In the wilderness prepare the way of theLord;make straight in the desert a highway for o...

Isaiah 38 Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery In those days Hezekiah becamesick and was at the point of death. AndIsaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, "Thus says theLord: Set your house in order, for you shall die, you shall not recover."[a]2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to theLord,3and said, "Please, OLord,...

Isaiah 36 Sennacherib Invades Judah In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah,Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.2And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh[a]fromLachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem, with a great army. And he stoodby the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer's Field...

Isaiah 34 Judgment on the Nations Draw near,O nations, to hear,and give attention, O peoples!Let the earth hear, and all that fills it;the world, and all that comes from it.2For theLordis enraged against all the nations,and furious against all their host;he hasdevoted them to destruction,[a]has given them over for slaughter.3Their slain shall be cast ou...

Isaiah 32 A King Will Reign in Righteousness Behold,a king will reign in righteousness,and princes will rule in justice.2Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,a shelter from the storm,like streams of water in a dry place,like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.3Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,and the ears of those who h...

Isaiah 30 Do Not Go Down to Egypt "Ah,stubborn children," declares theLord,"who carry out a plan, but not mine,and who makean alliance,[a]but not of my Spirit,that they may add sin to sin;2who set out to go down to Egypt,without asking for my direction,to take refuge in the protection of Pharaohand to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!3Therefore shall...

Isaiah 29 The Siege of Jerusalem Ah, Ariel, Ariel,the citywhere David encamped!Add year to year;let the feasts run their round.2Yet I will distress Ariel,and there shall be moaning and lamentation,and she shall be to me like an Ariel.[a]3And I will encamp against you all around,and will besiege youwith towersand I will raise siegeworks against you.4And ...

Isaiah 27 The Redemption of Israel In that day theLordwith his hard and great and strongsword will punishLeviathan the fleeing serpent,Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slaythe dragon that is in the sea. 2In that day,"A pleasant vineyard,[a]sing of it!3I, theLord, am its keeper;every moment I water it.Lest anyone punish it,I keep it night and...

Isaiah 25 God Will Swallow Up Death Forever OLord,you are my God;I will exalt you; I will praise your name,for you have done wonderful things,plans formed of old, faithful and sure.2For you have made the citya heap,the fortified city a ruin;the foreigners' palace is a city no more;it will never be rebuilt.3Therefore strong peoples will glorify you;citie...

Isaiah 23 An Oracle Concerning Tyre and Sidon Theoracle concerningTyre. Wail, Oships of Tarshish,for Tyre is laid waste,without house or harbor!Fromthe land of Cyprus[a]it is revealed to them.2Be still, O inhabitants of the coast;the merchants ofSidon, who cross the sea, have filled you.3And on many watersyour revenue was the grain of Shihor,the harves...

Isaiah 21 Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon Theoracle concerning the wilderness ofthe sea. As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on,it comes from the wilderness,from a terrible land.2A stern vision is told to me;the traitor betrays,and the destroyer destroys.Go up, OElam;lay siege, OMedia;all thesighing she has causedI bring to an end.3Therefore my loins are filled...