Monthly Archives: August 2017

Prophecy about Damascus 1 The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Damascus [capital of Aram (Syria), and Israel’s defense against Assyria]. “Listen carefully, Damascus will cease to be a city And will become a fallen ruin. 2 “The cities of Aroer [east of the Jordan] are deserted; They will be [only a […]

Message to Ethiopia 1 Woe (judgment is coming) to the land ofwhirring wings Which is beyond the rivers ofCush (Ethiopia), 2 Which sends ambassadors by the sea, Even in vessels of papyrus on the surface of the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation [of people] tall and smooth (clean shaven), To a people feared […]

Message to Egypt 1 The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Egypt: Listen carefully, the Lordis riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them. 2 “So I will provoke […]

Prophecy about Egypt and Cush (Ancient Ethiopia) 1 In the year that the Tartan [the Assyrian commander in chief] came to Ashdod [in Philistia], when Sargon king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and captured it, 2 at that time the Lordspoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, untie thesackcloth […]

God Commands That Babylon Be Taken 1 The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning the Desert of theSea (the seasonally flooded plains just south of Babylon): As windstorms in the Negev (the South) sweep through, So it (God’s judgment) comes from the desert, from [the hostile armies of] a terrifying land. 2 […]

The Valley of Vision 1 The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning the Valley of Vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops, 2 You [Jerusalem] who were full of noise, A tumultuous city, a joyousandexuberant city; Your slain were not slain [in […]

The Fall of Tyre 1 The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerningTyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, ForTyreis destroyed, without house, without harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus (Kittim). 2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, Youmerchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea 3 Andthey […]

Judgment on the Earth 1 Behold, the Lordlays waste to the earth, devastates it, twistsanddistorts its face and scatters its inhabitants. 2 And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the maid like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor […]

Song of Praise for God’s Favor 1 O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praiseandgive thanks to Your name; For You have done miraculous things, Plansformedlong, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness. 2 For You have made a city into a heap [of trash], A fortified city into a ruin; […]

Song of Trust in God’s Protection 1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; He sets up salvation as walls and ramparts. 2 “Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter, The one thatremains faithfulandtrustworthy. 3 “You will keep inperfectandconstant peacethe onewhose mind […]