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...