Category Archives: ISAIAH

Israel Exhorted 1 “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness (right standing with God), Who seekandinquire of the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut And to the excavation of the quarry from which you were dug. 2 “Look to Abraham your father And to Sarah who gave birth to you in […]

Cheer for Downtrodden Zion 1 Awake, awake, Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you. 2 Shake yourself from the dust, arise, O captive Jerusalem; Rid yourself of the chains around your neck, O captive […]

The Suffering Servant 1 Who has believed [confidently trusted in, relied on, and adhered to] our message [of salvation]? And to whom [if not us] has the armandinfinite power of the Lordbeen revealed? 2 For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant), And like a root out of […]

The Fertility of Zion 1 “Shout for joy, O barren one, she who has not given birth; Break forth into joyful shouting and rejoice, she who has not gone into labor [with child]! For the [spiritual] sons of the desolate onewill bemore numerous Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord. 2 “Enlarge […]

The Free Offer of Mercy 1 “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God]. 2 “Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, And […]

Rewards for Obedience to God 1 This is what the Lordsays, “Maintain justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is soon to come, And My righteousnessandjusticeis soonto be revealed. 2 “Blessed (happy, fortunate) is the man who does this, And the son of man who takes hold of it, Who keeps the Sabbath without profaning […]

Evil Leaders Rebuked 1 The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart; Faithfulanddevout men are taken away, while no one understands That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disasterandevil. 2 He enters into peace [through death]; They rest in their beds (graves), Each […]

Observances of Fasts 1 “Cry aloud, do not hold back; Lift up your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression And to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 “Yet they seek Me day by day and delight [superficially] to know My ways, As [if they were in reality] a nation […]

Separation from God 1 Behold, the Lord’shand is not so short That it cannot save, Nor His ear soimpaired That it cannot hear. 2 But your wickedness has separated you from your God, And your sins have hiddenHisface from you so that He does not hear. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood And […]

A Glorified Zion 1 “Arise [from spiritual depression to a new life], shine [be radiant with the gloryandbrilliance of the Lord]; for your light has come, And the gloryandbrilliance of the Lordhas risen upon you. 2 “For in fact, darkness will cover the earth And deep darknesswill coverthe peoples; But the Lordwill rise upon you […]