Isaiah 60 The Future Glory of Israel Arise, shine, for your light has come,andthe glory of theLordhas risen upon you.2For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,and thick darkness the peoples;but theLordwill arise upon you,and his glory will be seen upon you.3And nations shall come to your light,and kings to the brightness of your rising. 4Lift up ...

Isaiah 59 Evil and Oppression Behold,theLord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;2but your iniquities have made a separationbetween you and your God,and your sins have hidden his face from youso that he does not hear.3For your hands are defiled with bloodand your fingers with iniquity;your lips have spoken l...

Isaiah 57 Israel's Futile Idolatry The righteous man perishes,and no one lays it to heart;devout men are taken away,while no one understands.For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;2he enters into peace;they restin their bedswho walk in their uprightness.3But you, draw near,sons of the sorceress,offspring of the adulterer and the loose woman.4...

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...