Isaiah

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1:2	Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.	Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For the Lord has spoken: I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.
1:3	The ox knows his master, the donkey his owners manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.	The ox knows its master, the donkey its owners manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.
1:4	Ah, sinful nation, a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.	Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.
1:6	From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with oil.	From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with olive oil.
1:8	The Daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a field of melons, like a city under siege.	Daughter Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, like a city under siege.
1:10	Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!	Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
1:11	The multitude of your sacrifices—what are they to me? says the Lord. I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.	The multitude of your sacrifices— what are they to me? says the Lord. I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
1:13	Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations—I cannot bear your evil assemblies.	Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations— I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.
1:14	Your New Moon festivals and your appointed feasts my soul hates. They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them.	Your New Moon feasts and your appointed festivals I hate with all my being. They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them.
1:15	When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood;	When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood!
1:16	wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong,	Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong.
1:17	learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.	Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.
1:18	Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.	Come now, let us settle the matter, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.
1:19	If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land;	If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land;
1:21	See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness used to dwell in her—but now murderers!	See how the faithful city has become a prostitute! She once was full of justice; righteousness used to dwell in her— but now murderers!
1:23	Your rulers are rebels, companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widows case does not come before them.	Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widows case does not come before them.
1:24	Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: Ah, I will get relief from my foes and avenge myself on my enemies.	Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes and avenge myself on my enemies.
1:26	I will restore your judges as in days of old, your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.	I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.
1:27	Zion will be redeemed with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness.	Zion will be delivered with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness.
2:2	In the last days the mountain of the Lords temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.	In the last days the mountain of the Lords temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
2:3	Many peoples will come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths. The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.	Many peoples will come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths. The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
2:5	Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord.	Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
2:6	You have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and clasp hands with pagans.	You, Lord, have abandoned your people, the descendants of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and embrace pagan customs.
2:9	So man will be brought low and mankind humbled—do not forgive them.	So people will be brought low and everyone humbled— do not forgive them.
2:10	Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from dread of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty!	Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty!
2:11	The eyes of the arrogant man will be humbled and the pride of men brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.	The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
2:17	The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,	The arrogance of man will be brought low and human pride humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
2:19	Men will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from dread of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.	People will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.
2:20	In that day men will throw away to the rodents and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.	In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
2:21	They will flee to caverns in the rocks and to the overhanging crags from dread of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.	They will flee to caverns in the rocks and to the overhanging crags from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.
2:22	Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?	Stop trusting in mere humans, who have but a breath in their nostrils. Why hold them in esteem?
3:2	the hero and warrior, the judge and prophet, the soothsayer and elder,	the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
3:3	the captain of fifty and man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.	the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.
3:4	I will make boys their officials; mere children will govern them.	I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.
3:5	People will oppress each other—man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the base against the honorable.	People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored.
3:6	A man will seize one of his brothers at his fathers home, and say, You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this heap of ruins!	A man will seize one of his brothers in his fathers house, and say, You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this heap of ruins!
3:12	Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. O my people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.	Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.
3:16	The Lord says, The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, tripping along with mincing steps, with ornaments jingling on their ankles.	The Lord says, The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, strutting along with swaying hips, with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
3:20	the headdresses and ankle chains and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms,	the headdresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms,
4:5	Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy.	Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory will be a canopy.
5:3	Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.	Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.
5:7	The vineyard of the Lord Almighty is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden of his delight. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.	The vineyard of the Lord Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
5:10	A ten acre vineyard will produce only a bath of wine, a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.	A ten acre vineyard will produce only a bath of wine; a homer of seed will yield only an ephah of grain.
5:12	They have harps and lyres at their banquets, tambourines and flutes and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands.	They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands.
5:13	Therefore my people will go into exile for lack of understanding; their men of rank will die of hunger and their masses will be parched with thirst.	Therefore my people will go into exile for lack of understanding; those of high rank will die of hunger and the common people will be parched with thirst.
5:14	Therefore the grave enlarges its appetite and opens its mouth without limit; into it will descend their nobles and masses with all their brawlers and revelers.	Therefore Death expands its jaws, opening wide its mouth; into it will descend their nobles and masses with all their brawlers and revelers.
5:15	So man will be brought low and mankind humbled, the eyes of the arrogant humbled.	So people will be brought low and everyone humbled, the eyes of the arrogant humbled.
5:16	But the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will show himself holy by his righteousness.	But the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts.
5:19	to those who say, Let God hurry, let him hasten his work so we may see it. Let it approach, let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come, so we may know it.	to those who say, Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it. The plan of the Holy One of Israel— let it approach, let it come into view, so we may know it.
5:27	Not one of them grows tired or stumbles, not one slumbers or sleeps; not a belt is loosened at the waist, not a sandal thong is broken.	Not one of them grows tired or stumbles, not one slumbers or sleeps; not a belt is loosened at the waist, not a sandal strap is broken.
5:28	Their arrows are sharp, all their bows are strung; their horses hoofs seem like flint, their chariot wheels like a whirlwind.	Their arrows are sharp, all their bows are strung; their horses hooves seem like flint, their chariot wheels like a whirlwind.
5:30	In that day they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be darkened by the clouds.	In that day they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the sun will be darkened by clouds.
6:1	In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple.	In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.
6:2	Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.	Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
6:6	Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.	Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
6:11	Then I said, For how long, O Lord? And he answered: Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged,	Then I said, For how long, Lord? And he answered: Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged,
7:3	Then the Lord said to Isaiah, Go out, you and your son Shear Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Washermans Field.	Then the Lord said to Isaiah, Go out, you and your son Shear Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderers Field.
7:13	Then Isaiah said, Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also?	Then Isaiah said, Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also?
7:14	Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.	Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
7:15	He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right.	He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,
7:16	But before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.	for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
7:18	In that day the Lord will whistle for flies from the distant streams of Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.	In that day the Lord will whistle for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.
7:20	In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the River—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to take off your beards also.	In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—to shave your heads and private parts, and to cut off your beards also.
7:21	In that day, a man will keep alive a young cow and two goats.	In that day, a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats.
7:22	And because of the abundance of the milk they give, he will have curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.	And because of the abundance of the milk they give, there will be curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
7:24	Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.	Hunters will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.
8:2	And I will call in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me.	So I called in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me.
8:3	Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said to me, Name him Maher Shalal Hash Baz.	Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said to me, Name him Maher Shalal Hash Baz.
8:4	Before the boy knows how to say My father or My mother, the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.	For before the boy knows how to say My father or My mother, the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.
8:7	therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the River—the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks	therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates— the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks
8:8	and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it, passing through it and reaching up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land, O Immanuel!	and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it, passing through it and reaching up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land, Immanuel!
8:11	The Lord spoke to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people. He said:	This is what the Lord says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people:
8:12	Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.	Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.
8:13	The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread,	The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread.
8:14	and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.	He will be a holy place; for both Israel and Judah he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.
8:16	Bind up the testimony and seal up the law among my disciples.	Bind up this testimony of warning and seal up Gods instruction among my disciples.
8:17	I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.	I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.
8:19	When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?	When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
8:20	To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.	Consult Gods instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
9:1	Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan—	Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—
9:2	The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.	The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.
9:3	You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as men rejoice when dividing the plunder.	You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.
9:7	Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on Davids throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.	Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on Davids throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
9:9	All the people will know it—Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—who say with pride and arrogance of heart,	All the people will know it— Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria— who say with pride and arrogance of heart,
9:15	the elders and prominent men are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.	the elders and dignitaries are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
9:17	Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks vileness. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.	Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks folly. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
9:19	By the wrath of the Lord Almighty the land will be scorched and the people will be fuel for the fire; no one will spare his brother.	By the wrath of the Lord Almighty the land will be scorched and the people will be fuel for the fire; they will not spare one another.
9:20	On the right they will devour, but still be hungry; on the left they will eat, but not be satisfied. Each will feed on the flesh of his own offspring:	On the right they will devour, but still be hungry; on the left they will eat, but not be satisfied. Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring:
10:9	Has not Calno fared like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad, and Samaria like Damascus?	Has not Kalno fared like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad, and Samaria like Damascus?
10:14	As one reaches into a nest, so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations; as men gather abandoned eggs, so I gathered all the countries; not one flapped a wing, or opened its mouth to chirp.	As one reaches into a nest, so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations; as people gather abandoned eggs, so I gathered all the countries; not one flapped a wing, or opened its mouth to chirp.
10:15	Does the ax raise itself above him who swings it, or the saw boast against him who uses it? As if a rod were to wield him who lifts it up, or a club brandish him who is not wood!	Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it, or the saw boast against the one who uses it? As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up, or a club brandish the one who is not wood!
10:18	The splendor of his forests and fertile fields it will completely destroy, as when a sick man wastes away.	The splendor of his forests and fertile fields it will completely destroy, as when a sick person wastes away.
10:20	In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of the house of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.	In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
10:22	Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand by the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overwhelming and righteous.	Though your people be like the sand by the sea, Israel, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overwhelming and righteous.
10:24	Therefore, this is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says: O my people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians, who beat you with a rod and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did.	Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says: My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians, who beat you with a rod and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did.
10:28	They enter Aiath; they pass through Migron; they store supplies at Micmash.	They enter Aiath; they pass through Migron; they store supplies at Mikmash.
10:30	Cry out, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! Poor Anathoth!	Cry out, Daughter Gallim! Listen, Laishah! Poor Anathoth!
10:32	This day they will halt at Nob; they will shake their fist at the mount of the Daughter of Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.	This day they will halt at Nob; they will shake their fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
11:2	The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord—	The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
11:8	The infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put his hand into the vipers nest.	The infant will play near the cobras den, and the young child will put its hand into the vipers nest.
11:9	They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.	They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
11:10	In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious.	In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.
11:11	In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the sea.	In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean.
11:13	Ephraims jealousy will vanish, and Judahs enemies will be cut off; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.	Ephraims jealousy will vanish, and Judahs enemies will be destroyed; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.
11:14	They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to the east. They will lay hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.	They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to the east. They will subdue Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
11:15	The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind he will sweep his hand over the Euphrates River. He will break it up into seven streams so that men can cross over in sandals.	The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind he will sweep his hand over the Euphrates River. He will break it up into seven streams so that anyone can cross over in sandals.
12:1	In that day you will say: I will praise you, O Lord. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.	In that day you will say: I will praise you, Lord. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.
12:2	Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.	Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.
12:4	In that day you will say: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.	In that day you will say: Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.
13:1	An oracle concerning Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:	A prophecy against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:
13:3	I have commanded my holy ones; I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath—those who rejoice in my triumph.	I have commanded those I prepared for battle; I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath— those who rejoice in my triumph.
13:5	They come from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the Lord and the weapons of his wrath—to destroy the whole country.	They come from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the Lord and the weapons of his wrath— to destroy the whole country.
13:7	Because of this, all hands will go limp, every mans heart will melt.	Because of this, all hands will go limp, every heart will melt with fear.
13:9	See, the day of the Lord is coming—a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it.	See, the day of the Lord is coming —a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger— to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it.
13:12	I will make man scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir.	I will make people scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir.
13:14	Like a hunted gazelle, like sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.	Like a hunted gazelle, like sheep without a shepherd, they will all return to their own people, they will flee to their native land.
13:16	Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives ravished.	Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives violated.
13:18	Their bows will strike down the young men; they will have no mercy on infants nor will they look with compassion on children.	Their bows will strike down the young men; they will have no mercy on infants, nor will they look with compassion on children.
13:19	Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the glory of the Babylonians pride, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.	Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the pride and glory of the Babylonians, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.
13:20	She will never be inhabited or lived in through all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flocks there.	She will never be inhabited or lived in through all generations; there no nomads will pitch their tents, there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
13:22	Hyenas will howl in her strongholds, jackals in her luxurious palaces. Her time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.	Hyenas will inhabit her strongholds, jackals her luxurious palaces. Her time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.
14:1	The Lord will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Aliens will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.	The Lord will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
14:2	Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. And the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the Lords land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.	Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. And Israel will take possession of the nations and make them male and female servants in the Lords land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
14:3	On the day the Lord gives you relief from suffering and turmoil and cruel bondage,	On the day the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you,
14:8	Even the pine trees and the cedars of Lebanon exult over you and say, Now that you have been laid low, no woodsman comes to cut us down.	Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon gloat over you and say, Now that you have been laid low, no one comes to cut us down.
14:9	The grave below is all astir to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you—all those who were leaders in the world; it makes them rise from their thrones—all those who were kings over the nations.	The realm of the dead below is all astir to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you— all those who were leaders in the world; it makes them rise from their thrones— all those who were kings over the nations.
14:12	How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!	How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
14:13	You said in your heart, I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.	You said in your heart, I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.
14:15	But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit.	But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit.
14:17	the man who made the world a desert, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?	the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?
14:20	you will not join them in burial, for you have destroyed your land and killed your people. The offspring of the wicked will never be mentioned again.	you will not join them in burial, for you have destroyed your land and killed your people. Let the offspring of the wicked never be mentioned again.
14:21	Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the sins of their forefathers; they are not to rise to inherit the land and cover the earth with their cities.	Prepare a place to slaughter his children for the sins of their ancestors; they are not to rise to inherit the land and cover the earth with their cities.
14:22	I will rise up against them, declares the Lord Almighty. I will cut off from Babylon her name and survivors, her offspring and descendants, declares the Lord.	I will rise up against them, declares the Lord Almighty. I will wipe out Babylons name and survivors, her offspring and descendants, declares the Lord.
14:24	The Lord Almighty has sworn, Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will stand.	The Lord Almighty has sworn, Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
14:28	This oracle came in the year King Ahaz died:	This prophecy came in the year King Ahaz died:
14:31	Wail, O gate! Howl, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! A cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there is not a straggler in its ranks.	Wail, you gate! Howl, you city! Melt away, all you Philistines! A cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there is not a straggler in its ranks.
15:1	An oracle concerning Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night!	A prophecy against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night!
15:5	My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath Shelishiyah. They go up the way to Luhith, weeping as they go; on the road to Horonaim they lament their destruction.	My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath Shelishiyah. They go up the hill to Luhith, weeping as they go; on the road to Horonaim they lament their destruction.
15:9	Dimons waters are full of blood, but I will bring still more upon Dimon—a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon those who remain in the land.	The waters of Dimon are full of blood, but I will bring still more upon Dimon— a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon those who remain in the land.
16:1	Send lambs as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela, across the desert, to the mount of the Daughter of Zion.	Send lambs as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela, across the desert, to the mount of Daughter Zion.
16:3	Give us counsel, render a decision. Make your shadow like night—at high noon. Hide the fugitives, do not betray the refugees.	Make up your mind, Moab says. Render a decision. Make your shadow like night— at high noon. Hide the fugitives, do not betray the refugees.
16:5	In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it—one from the house of David—one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.	In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house of David— one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.
16:6	We have heard of Moabs pride—her overweening pride and conceit, her pride and her insolence—but her boasts are empty.	We have heard of Moabs pride— how great is her arrogance!— of her conceit, her pride and her insolence; but her boasts are empty.
16:7	Therefore the Moabites wail, they wail together for Moab. Lament and grieve for the men of Kir Hareseth.	Therefore the Moabites wail, they wail together for Moab. Lament and grieve for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.
16:9	So I weep, as Jazer weeps, for the vines of Sibmah. O Heshbon, O Elealeh, I drench you with tears! The shouts of joy over your ripened fruit and over your harvests have been stilled.	So I weep, as Jazer weeps, for the vines of Sibmah. Heshbon and Elealeh, I drench you with tears! The shouts of joy over your ripened fruit and over your harvests have been stilled.
17:1	An oracle concerning Damascus: See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins.	A prophecy against Damascus: See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins.
17:5	It will be as when a reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the grain with his arm—as when a man gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.	It will be as when reapers harvest the standing grain, gathering the grain in their arms— as when someone gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.
17:7	In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.	In that day people will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
17:12	Oh, the raging of many nations—they rage like the raging sea! Oh, the uproar of the peoples—they roar like the roaring of great waters!	Woe to the many nations that rage— they rage like the raging sea! Woe to the peoples who roar— they roar like the roaring of great waters!
18:7	At that time gifts will be brought to the Lord Almighty from a people tall and smooth skinned, from a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers—the gifts will be brought to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the Lord Almighty.	At that time gifts will be brought to the Lord Almighty from a people tall and smooth skinned, from a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers— the gifts will be brought to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the Lord Almighty.
19:1	An oracle concerning Egypt: See, the Lord rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.	A prophecy against Egypt: See, the Lord rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.
19:2	I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian—brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.	I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian— brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.
19:15	There is nothing Egypt can do—head or tail, palm branch or reed.	There is nothing Egypt can do— head or tail, palm branch or reed.
19:16	In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will shudder with fear at the uplifted hand that the Lord Almighty raises against them.	In that day the Egyptians will become weaklings. They will shudder with fear at the uplifted hand that the Lord Almighty raises against them.
19:18	In that day five cities in Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord Almighty. One of them will be called the City of Destruction.	In that day five cities in Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord Almighty. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.
20:5	Those who trusted in Cush and boasted in Egypt will be afraid and put to shame.	Those who trusted in Cush and boasted in Egypt will be dismayed and put to shame.
21:1	An oracle concerning the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.	A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
21:10	O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the Lord Almighty, from the God of Israel.	My people who are crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the Lord Almighty, from the God of Israel.
21:11	An oracle concerning Dumah: Someone calls to me from Seir, Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?	A prophecy against Dumah: Someone calls to me from Seir, Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?
21:13	An oracle concerning Arabia: You caravans of Dedanites, who camp in the thickets of Arabia,	A prophecy against Arabia: You caravans of Dedanites, who camp in the thickets of Arabia,
21:16	This is what the Lord says to me: Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.	This is what the Lord says to me: Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end.
21:17	The survivors of the bowmen, the warriors of Kedar, will be few. The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.	The survivors of the archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few. The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.
22:1	An oracle concerning the Valley of Vision: What troubles you now, that you have all gone up on the roofs,	A prophecy against the Valley of Vision: What troubles you now, that you have all gone up on the roofs,
22:2	O town full of commotion, O city of tumult and revelry? Your slain were not killed by the sword, nor did they die in battle.	you town so full of commotion, you city of tumult and revelry? Your slain were not killed by the sword, nor did they die in battle.
22:7	Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the city gates;	Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the city gates.
22:8	the defenses of Judah are stripped away. And you looked in that day to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest;	The Lord stripped away the defenses of Judah, and you looked in that day to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest.
22:9	you saw that the City of David had many breaches in its defenses; you stored up water in the Lower Pool.	You saw that the walls of the City of David were broken through in many places; you stored up water in the Lower Pool.
22:15	This is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says: Go, say to this steward, to Shebna, who is in charge of the palace:	This is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says: Go, say to this steward, to Shebna the palace administrator:
22:17	Beware, the Lord is about to take firm hold of you and hurl you away, O you mighty man.	Beware, the Lord is about to take firm hold of you and hurl you away, you mighty man.
22:18	He will roll you up tightly like a ball and throw you into a large country. There you will die and there your splendid chariots will remain—you disgrace to your masters house!	He will roll you up tightly like a ball and throw you into a large country. There you will die and there the chariots you were so proud of will become a disgrace to your masters house.
22:21	I will clothe him with your robe and fasten your sash around him and hand your authority over to him. He will be a father to those who live in Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.	I will clothe him with your robe and fasten your sash around him and hand your authority over to him. He will be a father to those who live in Jerusalem and to the people of Judah.
22:23	I will drive him like a peg into a firm place; he will be a seat of honor for the house of his father.	I will drive him like a peg into a firm place; he will become a seat of honor for the house of his father.
23:1	An oracle concerning Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus word has come to them.	A prophecy against Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus word has come to them.
23:4	Be ashamed, O Sidon, and you, O fortress of the sea, for the sea has spoken: I have neither been in labor nor given birth; I have neither reared sons nor brought up daughters.	Be ashamed, Sidon, and you fortress of the sea, for the sea has spoken: I have neither been in labor nor given birth; I have neither reared sons nor brought up daughters.
23:9	The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring low the pride of all glory and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.	The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.
23:10	Till your land as along the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish, for you no longer have a harbor.	Till your land as they do along the Nile, Daughter Tarshish, for you no longer have a harbor.
23:12	He said, No more of your reveling, O Virgin Daughter of Sidon, now crushed! Up, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.	He said, No more of your reveling, Virgin Daughter Sidon, now crushed! Up, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.
23:16	Take up a harp, walk through the city, O prostitute forgotten; play the harp well, sing many a song, so that you will be remembered.	Take up a harp, walk through the city, you forgotten prostitute; play the harp well, sing many a song, so that you will be remembered.
23:17	At the end of seventy years, the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her hire as a prostitute and will ply her trade with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.	At the end of seventy years, the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her lucrative prostitution and will ply her trade with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.
24:2	it will be the same for priest as for people, for master as for servant, for mistress as for maid, for seller as for buyer, for borrower as for lender, for debtor as for creditor.	it will be the same for priest as for people, for the master as for his servant, for the mistress as for her servant, for seller as for buyer, for borrower as for lender, for debtor as for creditor.
24:4	The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers, the exalted of the earth languish.	The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers, the heavens languish with the earth.
24:8	The gaiety of the tambourines is stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent.	The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent.
24:11	In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all gaiety is banished from the earth.	In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
24:17	Terror and pit and snare await you, O people of the earth.	Terror and pit and snare await you, people of the earth.
24:19	The earth is broken up, the earth is split asunder, the earth is thoroughly shaken.	The earth is broken up, the earth is split asunder, the earth is violently shaken.
24:23	The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed; for the Lord Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders, gloriously.	The moon will be dismayed, the sun ashamed; for the Lord Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders—with great glory.
25:1	O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.	Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.
25:4	You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall	You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall
25:6	On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines.	On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines.
25:8	he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.	he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his peoples disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.
25:10	The hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain; but Moab will be trampled under him as straw is trampled down in the manure.	The hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain; but Moab will be trampled in their land as straw is trampled down in the manure.
25:11	They will spread out their hands in it, as a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim. God will bring down their pride despite the cleverness of their hands.	They will stretch out their hands in it, as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim. God will bring down their pride despite the cleverness of their hands.
26:3	You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.	You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
26:4	Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal.	Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
26:6	Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.	Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.
26:7	The path of the righteous is level; O upright One, you make the way of the righteous smooth.	The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
26:10	Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and regard not the majesty of the Lord.	But when grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the Lord.
26:11	O Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.	Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
26:13	O Lord, our God, other Lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor.	Lord our God, other Lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor.
26:14	They are now dead, they live no more; those departed spirits do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin; you wiped out all memory of them.	They are now dead, they live no more; their spirits do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin; you wiped out all memory of them.
26:15	You have enlarged the nation, O Lord; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for yourself; you have extended all the borders of the land.	You have enlarged the nation, Lord; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for yourself; you have extended all the borders of the land.
26:17	As a woman with child and about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, O Lord.	As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, Lord.
26:18	We were with child, we writhed in pain, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth; we have not given birth to people of the world.	We were with child, we writhed in labor, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth, and the people of the world have not come to life.
26:19	But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy. Your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.	But your dead will live, Lord; their bodies will rise— let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy— your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.
26:21	See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed upon her; she will conceal her slain no longer.	See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
27:1	In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword, his fierce, great and powerful sword, Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea.	In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword— his fierce, great and powerful sword— Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea.
27:2	In that day—Sing about a fruitful vineyard:	In that day— Sing about a fruitful vineyard:
27:8	By warfare and exile you contend with her—with his fierce blast he drives her out, as on a day the east wind blows.	By warfare and exile you contend with her— with his fierce blast he drives her out, as on a day the east wind blows.
27:9	By this, then, will Jacobs guilt be atoned for, and this will be the full fruitage of the removal of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones to be like chalk stones crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing.	By this, then, will Jacobs guilt be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones to be like limestone crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing.
27:10	The fortified city stands desolate, an abandoned settlement, forsaken like the desert; there the calves graze, there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.	The fortified city stands desolate, an abandoned settlement, forsaken like the wilderness; there the calves graze, there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
27:12	In that day the Lord will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered up one by one.	In that day the Lord will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, Israel, will be gathered up one by one.
28:1	Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraims drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley—to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine!	Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraims drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley— to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine!
28:4	That fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley, will be like a fig ripe before harvest—as soon as someone sees it and takes it in his hand, he swallows it.	That fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley, will be like figs ripe before harvest— as soon as people see them and take them in hand, they swallow them.
28:6	He will be a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.	He will be a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
28:10	For it is: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there.	For it is: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little here, a little there.
28:12	to whom he said, This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and, This is the place of repose—but they would not listen.	to whom he said, This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and, This is the place of repose— but they would not listen.
28:13	So then, the word of the Lord to them will become: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there—so that they will go and fall backward, be injured and snared and captured.	So then, the word of the Lord to them will become: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little here, a little there— so that as they go they will fall backward; they will be injured and snared and captured.
28:15	You boast, We have entered into a covenant with death, with the grave we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by, it cannot touch us, for we have made a lie our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.	You boast, We have entered into a covenant with death, with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by, it cannot touch us, for we have made a lie our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.
28:16	So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed.	So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.
28:18	Your covenant with death will be annulled; your agreement with the grave will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by, you will be beaten down by it.	Your covenant with death will be annulled; your agreement with the realm of the dead will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by, you will be beaten down by it.
28:21	The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon—to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.	The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon— to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.
28:24	When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and harrowing the soil?	When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?
28:25	When he has leveled the surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cummin? Does he not plant wheat in its place, barley in its plot, and spelt in its field?	When he has leveled the surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? Does he not plant wheat in its place, barley in its plot, and spelt in its field?
28:27	Caraway is not threshed with a sledge, nor is a cartwheel rolled over cummin; caraway is beaten out with a rod, and cummin with a stick.	Caraway is not threshed with a sledge, nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin; caraway is beaten out with a rod, and cumin with a stick.
28:28	Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. Though he drives the wheels of his threshing cart over it, his horses do not grind it.	Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. The wheels of a threshing cart may be rolled over it, but one does not use horses to grind grain.
28:29	All this also comes from the Lord Almighty, wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom.	All this also comes from the Lord Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent.
29:3	I will encamp against you all around; I will encircle you with towers and set up my siege works against you.	I will encamp against you on all sides; I will encircle you with towers and set up my siege works against you.
29:8	as when a hungry man dreams that he is eating, but he awakens, and his hunger remains; as when a thirsty man dreams that he is drinking, but he awakens faint, with his thirst unquenched. So will it be with the hordes of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion.	as when a hungry person dreams of eating, but awakens hungry still; as when a thirsty person dreams of drinking, but awakens faint and thirsty still. So will it be with the hordes of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion.
29:11	For you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say to him, Read this, please, he will answer, I cant; it is sealed.	For you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, Read this, please, they will answer, I cant; it is sealed.
29:12	Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, Read this, please, he will answer, I dont know how to read.	Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, Read this, please, they will answer, I dont know how to read.
29:13	The Lord says: These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.	The Lord says: These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.
29:16	You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, He did not make me? Can the pot say of the potter, He knows nothing?	You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, You did not make me? Can the pot say to the potter, You know nothing?
29:21	those who with a word make a man out to be guilty, who ensnare the defender in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.	those who with a word make someone out to be guilty, who ensnare the defender in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.
29:22	Therefore this is what the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, says to the house of Jacob: No longer will Jacob be ashamed; no longer will their faces grow pale.	Therefore this is what the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, says to the descendants of Jacob: No longer will Jacob be ashamed; no longer will their faces grow pale.
30:6	An oracle concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation,	A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation,
30:9	These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to listen to the Lords instruction.	For these are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to listen to the Lords instruction.
30:12	Therefore, this is what the Holy One of Israel says: Because you have rejected this message, relied on oppression and depended on deceit,	Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: Because you have rejected this message, relied on oppression and depended on deceit,
30:18	Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!	Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
30:19	O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.	People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.
30:22	Then you will defile your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, Away with you!	Then you will desecrate your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, Away with you!
30:29	And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people go up with flutes to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.	And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people playing pipes go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.
30:30	The Lord will cause men to hear his majestic voice and will make them see his arm coming down with raging anger and consuming fire, with cloudburst, thunderstorm and hail.	The Lord will cause people to hear his majestic voice and will make them see his arm coming down with raging anger and consuming fire, with cloudburst, thunderstorm and hail.
30:31	The voice of the Lord will shatter Assyria; with his scepter he will strike them down.	The voice of the Lord will shatter Assyria; with his rod he will strike them down.
30:32	Every stroke the Lord lays on them with his punishing rod will be to the music of tambourines and harps, as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.	Every stroke the Lord lays on them with his punishing club will be to the music of timbrels and harps, as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.
31:2	Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster; he does not take back his words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked, against those who help evildoers.	Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster; he does not take back his words. He will rise up against that wicked nation, against those who help evildoers.
31:3	But the Egyptians are men and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out his hand, he who helps will stumble, he who is helped will fall; both will perish together.	But the Egyptians are mere mortals and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out his hand, those who help will stumble, those who are helped will fall; all will perish together.
31:4	This is what the Lord says to me: As a lion growls, a great lion over his prey—and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against him, he is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor—so the Lord Almighty will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.	This is what the Lord says to me: As a lion growls, a great lion over its prey— and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against it, it is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor— so the Lord Almighty will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.
31:6	Return to him you have so greatly revolted against, O Israelites.	Return, you Israelites, to the One you have so greatly revolted against.
31:8	Assyria will fall by a sword that is not of man; a sword, not of mortals, will devour them. They will flee before the sword and their young men will be put to forced labor.	Assyria will fall by no human sword; a sword, not of mortals, will devour them. They will flee before the sword and their young men will be put to forced labor.
31:9	Their stronghold will fall because of terror; at sight of the battle standard their commanders will panic, declares the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.	Their stronghold will fall because of terror; at the sight of the battle standard their commanders will panic, declares the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
32:2	Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.	Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
32:4	The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.	The fearful heart will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.
32:6	For the fool speaks folly, his mind is busy with evil: He practices ungodliness and spreads error concerning the Lord; the hungry he leaves empty and from the thirsty he withholds water.	For fools speak folly, their hearts are bent on evil: They practice ungodliness and spread error concerning the Lord; the hungry they leave empty and from the thirsty they withhold water.
32:7	The scoundrels methods are wicked, he makes up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.	Scoundrels use wicked methods, they make up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
32:8	But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands.	But the noble make noble plans, and by noble deeds they stand.
32:11	Tremble, you complacent women; shudder, you daughters who feel secure! Strip off your clothes, put sackcloth around your waists.	Tremble, you complacent women; shudder, you daughters who feel secure! Strip off your fine clothes and wrap yourselves in rags.
32:13	and for the land of my people, a land overgrown with thorns and briers—yes, mourn for all houses of merriment and for this city of revelry.	and for the land of my people, a land overgrown with thorns and briers— yes, mourn for all houses of merriment and for this city of revelry.
32:15	till the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest.	till the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest.
32:16	Justice will dwell in the desert and righteousness live in the fertile field.	The Lords justice will dwell in the desert, his righteousness live in the fertile field.
32:17	The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.	The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.
33:1	Woe to you, O destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you, O traitor, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.	Woe to you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.
33:2	O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.	Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
33:3	At the thunder of your voice, the peoples flee; when you rise up, the nations scatter.	At the uproar of your army, the peoples flee; when you rise up, the nations scatter.
33:4	Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts men pounce on it.	Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
33:5	The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness.	The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness.
33:9	The land mourns and wastes away, Lebanon is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.	The land dries up and wastes away, Lebanon is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.
33:12	The peoples will be burned as if to lime; like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.	The peoples will be burned to ashes; like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.
33:15	He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil—	Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
33:16	this is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him.	they are the ones who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them.
33:19	You will see those arrogant people no more, those people of an obscure speech, with their strange, incomprehensible tongue.	You will see those arrogant people no more, people whose speech is obscure, whose language is strange and incomprehensible.
33:20	Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved; its stakes will never be pulled up, nor any of its ropes broken.	Look on Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved; its stakes will never be pulled up, nor any of its ropes broken.
34:2	The Lord is angry with all nations; his wrath is upon all their armies. He will totally destroy them, he will give them over to slaughter.	The Lord is angry with all nations; his wrath is on all their armies. He will totally destroy them, he will give them over to slaughter.
34:3	Their slain will be thrown out, their dead bodies will send up a stench; the mountains will be soaked with their blood.	Their slain will be thrown out, their dead bodies will stink; the mountains will be soaked with their blood.
34:4	All the stars of the heavens will be dissolved and the sky rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree.	All the stars in the sky will be dissolved and the heavens rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree.
34:6	The sword of the Lord is bathed in blood, it is covered with fat—the blood of lambs and goats, fat from the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in Edom.	The sword of the Lord is bathed in blood, it is covered with fat— the blood of lambs and goats, fat from the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
34:10	It will not be quenched night and day; its smoke will rise forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever pass through it again.	It will not be quenched night or day; its smoke will rise forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever pass through it again.
34:14	Desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and wild goats will bleat to each other; there the night creatures will also repose and find for themselves places of rest.	Desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and wild goats will bleat to each other; there the night creatures will also lie down and find for themselves places of rest.
35:8	And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in that Way; wicked fools will not go about on it.	And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it.
35:9	No lion will be there, nor will any ferocious beast get up on it; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there,	No lion will be there, nor any ravenous beast; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there,
35:10	and the ransomed of the Lord will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.	and those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
36:2	Then the king of Assyria sent his field commander with a large army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. When the commander stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Washermans Field,	Then the king of Assyria sent his field commander with a large army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. When the commander stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderers Field,
36:4	The field commander said to them, Tell Hezekiah,  This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours?	The field commander said to them, Tell Hezekiah:  This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours?
36:5	You say you have strategy and military strength—but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against me?	You say you have counsel and might for war—but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against me?
36:6	Look now, you are depending on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces a mans hand and wounds him if he leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him.	Look, I know you are depending on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him.
36:7	And if you say to me, We are depending on the Lord our God—isnt he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, You must worship before this altar?	But if you say to me, We are depending on the Lord our God—isnt he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, You must worship before this altar?
36:12	But the commander replied, Was it only to your master and you that my master sent me to say these things, and not to the men sitting on the wall—who, like you, will have to eat their own filth and drink their own urine?	But the commander replied, Was it only to your master and you that my master sent me to say these things, and not to the people sitting on the wall—who, like you, will have to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine?
36:16	Do not listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and fig tree and drink water from his own cistern,	Do not listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then each of you will eat fruit from your own vine and fig tree and drink water from your own cistern,
36:18	Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, The Lord will deliver us. Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?	Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, The Lord will deliver us. Have the gods of any nations ever delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria?
36:20	Who of all the gods of these countries has been able to save his land from me? How then can the Lord deliver Jerusalem from my hand?	Who of all the gods of these countries have been able to save their lands from me? How then can the Lord deliver Jerusalem from my hand?
36:22	Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went to Hezekiah, with their clothes torn, and told him what the field commander had said.	Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went to Hezekiah, with their clothes torn, and told him what the field commander had said.
37:3	They told him, This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the point of birth and there is no strength to deliver them.	They told him, This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the moment of birth and there is no strength to deliver them.
37:7	Listen! I am going to put a spirit in him so that when he hears a certain report, he will return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.	Listen! When he hears a certain report, I will make him want to return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.
37:9	Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the Cushite king of Egypt, was marching out to fight against him. When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:	Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the king of Cush, was marching out to fight against him. When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:
37:10	Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend on deceive you when he says, Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.	Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend on deceive you when he says, Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.
37:12	Did the gods of the nations that were destroyed by my forefathers deliver them—the gods of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph and the people of Eden who were in Tel Assar?	Did the gods of the nations that were destroyed by my predecessors deliver them—the gods of Gozan, Harran, Rezeph and the people of Eden who were in Tel Assar?
37:13	Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, or of Hena or Ivvah?	Where is the king of Hamath or the king of Arpad? Where are the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah?
37:16	O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.	Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
37:17	Give ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; listen to all the words Sennacherib has sent to insult the living God.	Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see; listen to all the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.
37:18	It is true, O Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these peoples and their lands.	It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these peoples and their lands.
37:20	Now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O Lord, are God.	Now, Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Lord, are the only God.
37:22	this is the word the Lord has spoken against him: The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises and mocks you. The Daughter of Jerusalem tosses her head as you flee.	this is the word the Lord has spoken against him: Virgin Daughter Zion despises and mocks you. Daughter Jerusalem tosses her head as you flee.
37:23	Who is it you have insulted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!	Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
37:24	By your messengers you have heaped insults on the Lord. And you have said, With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost heights of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the choicest of its pines. I have reached its remotest heights, the finest of its forests.	By your messengers you have ridiculed the Lord. And you have said, With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost heights of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the choicest of its junipers. I have reached its remotest heights, the finest of its forests.
37:28	But I know where you stay and when you come and go and how you rage against me.	But I know where you are and when you come and go and how you rage against me.
37:30	This will be the sign for you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows by itself, and the second year what springs from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.	This will be the sign for you, Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows by itself, and the second year what springs from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
37:31	Once more a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.	Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.
37:36	Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!	Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!
37:38	One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer cut him down with the sword, and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son succeeded him as king.	One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisrok, his sons Adrammelek and Sharezer killed him with the sword, and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son succeeded him as king.
38:3	Remember, O Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.	Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
38:11	I said, I will not again see the Lord, the Lord, in the land of the living; no longer will I look on mankind, or be with those who now dwell in this world.	I said, I will not again see the Lord himself in the land of the living; no longer will I look on my fellow man, or be with those who now dwell in this world.
38:14	I cried like a swift or thrush, I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew weak as I looked to the heavens. I am troubled; O Lord, come to my aid!	I cried like a swift or thrush, I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew weak as I looked to the heavens. I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!
38:16	Lord, by such things men live; and my spirit finds life in them too. You restored me to health and let me live.	Lord, by such things people live; and my spirit finds life in them too. You restored me to health and let me live.
38:19	The living, the living—they praise you, as I am doing today; fathers tell their children about your faithfulness.	The living, the living—they praise you, as I am doing today; parents tell their children about your faithfulness.
39:1	At that time Merodach Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent Hezekiah letters and a gift, because he had heard of his illness and recovery.	At that time Marduk Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent Hezekiah letters and a gift, because he had heard of his illness and recovery.
39:2	Hezekiah received the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his storehouses—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, his entire armory and everything found among his treasures. There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.	Hezekiah received the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his storehouses—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine olive oil—his entire armory and everything found among his treasures. There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.
39:6	The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.	The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your predecessors have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.
40:3	A voice of one calling: In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.	A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
40:5	And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.	And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
40:6	A voice says, Cry out. And I said, What shall I cry? All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.	A voice says, Cry out. And I said, What shall I cry? All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
40:8	The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.	The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.
40:9	You who bring good tidings to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, Here is your God!	You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, Here is your God!
40:10	See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.	See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and he rules with a mighty arm. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.
40:13	Who has understood the mind of the Lord, or instructed him as his counselor?	Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counselor?
40:14	Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding?	Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge, or showed him the path of understanding?
40:18	To whom, then, will you compare God? What image will you compare him to?	With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?
40:19	As for an idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.	As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.
40:20	A man too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot. He looks for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.	A person too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled worker to set up an idol that will not topple.
40:26	Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.	Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
40:27	Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God?	Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God?
41:6	each helps the other and says to his brother, Be strong!	they help each other and say to their companions, Be strong!
41:7	The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer spurs on him who strikes the anvil. He says of the welding, It is good. He nails down the idol so it will not topple.	The metalworker encourages the goldsmith, and the one who smooths with the hammer spurs on the one who strikes the anvil. One says of the welding, It is good. The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.
41:8	But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend,	But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend,
41:13	For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.	For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
41:14	Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O little Israel, for I myself will help you, declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.	Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you, declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
41:19	I will put in the desert the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive. I will set pines in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together,	I will put in the desert the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive. I will set junipers in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together,
41:22	Bring in your idols to tell us what is going to happen. Tell us what the former things were, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come,	Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us what the former things were, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come,
41:24	But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; he who chooses you is detestable.	But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; whoever chooses you is detestable.
41:25	I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes—one from the rising sun who calls on my name. He treads on rulers as if they were mortar, as if he were a potter treading the clay.	I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes— one from the rising sun who calls on my name. He treads on rulers as if they were mortar, as if he were a potter treading the clay.
41:27	I was the first to tell Zion, Look, here they are! I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good tidings.	I was the first to tell Zion, Look, here they are! I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.
41:28	I look but there is no one—no one among them to give counsel, no one to give answer when I ask them.	I look but there is no one— no one among the gods to give counsel, no one to give answer when I ask them.
42:1	Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations.	Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations.
42:4	he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope.	he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.
42:5	This is what God the Lord says—he who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it:	This is what God the Lord says— the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it:
42:8	I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.	I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.
42:11	Let the desert and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.	Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.
42:13	The Lord will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies.	The Lord will march out like a champion, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies.
42:19	Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the one committed to me, blind like the servant of the Lord?	Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the one in covenant with me, blind like the servant of the Lord?
42:20	You have seen many things, but have paid no attention; your ears are open, but you hear nothing.	You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; your ears are open, but you do not listen.
43:1	But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.	But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
43:3	For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.	For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.
43:4	Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.	Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.
43:9	All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Which of them foretold this and proclaimed to us the former things? Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right, so that others may hear and say, It is true.	All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Which of their gods foretold this and proclaimed to us the former things? Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right, so that others may hear and say, It is true.
43:12	I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses, declares the Lord, that I am God.	I have revealed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses, declares the Lord, that I am God.
43:14	This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I will send to Babylon and bring down as fugitives all the Babylonians, in the ships in which they took pride.	This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I will send to Babylon and bring down as fugitives all the Babylonians, in the ships in which they took pride.
43:16	This is what the Lord says—he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters,	This is what the Lord says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters,
43:19	See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.	See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
43:20	The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the desert and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen,	The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen,
43:22	Yet you have not called upon me, O Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, O Israel.	Yet you have not called on me, Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, Israel.
43:27	Your first father sinned; your spokesmen rebelled against me.	Your first father sinned; those I sent to teach you rebelled against me.
43:28	So I will disgrace the dignitaries of your temple, and I will consign Jacob to destruction and Israel to scorn.	So I disgraced the dignitaries of your temple; I consigned Jacob to destruction and Israel to scorn.
44:1	But now listen, O Jacob, my servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.	But now listen, Jacob, my servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
44:2	This is what the Lord says—he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.	This is what the Lord says— he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
44:5	One will say, I belong to the Lord; another will call himself by the name of Jacob; still another will write on his hand, The Lords, and will take the name Israel.	Some will say, I belong to the Lord; others will call themselves by the name of Jacob; still others will write on their hand, The Lords, and will take the name Israel.
44:6	This is what the Lord says—Israels King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.	This is what the Lord says— Israels King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.
44:7	Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and lay out before me what has happened since I established my ancient people, and what is yet to come—yes, let him foretell what will come.	Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and lay out before me what has happened since I established my ancient people, and what is yet to come— yes, let them foretell what will come.
44:10	Who shapes a god and casts an idol, which can profit him nothing?	Who shapes a god and casts an idol, which can profit nothing?
44:11	He and his kind will be put to shame; craftsmen are nothing but men. Let them all come together and take their stand; they will be brought down to terror and infamy.	People who do that will be put to shame; such craftsmen are only human beings. Let them all come together and take their stand; they will be brought down to terror and shame.
44:13	The carpenter measures with a line and makes an outline with a marker; he roughs it out with chisels and marks it with compasses. He shapes it in the form of man, of man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.	The carpenter measures with a line and makes an outline with a marker; he roughs it out with chisels and marks it with compasses. He shapes it in human form, human form in all its glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.
44:15	It is mans fuel for burning; some of it he takes and warms himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also fashions a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.	It is used as fuel for burning; some of it he takes and warms himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also fashions a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.
44:17	From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says, Save me; you are my god.	From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says, Save me! You are my god!
44:20	He feeds on ashes, a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?	Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?
44:21	Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are my servant, O Israel. I have made you, you are my servant; O Israel, I will not forget you.	Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant; Israel, I will not forget you.
44:23	Sing for joy, O heavens, for the Lord has done this; shout aloud, O earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the Lord has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.	Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the Lord has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.
44:24	This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself,	This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself,
44:26	who carries out the words of his servants and fulfills the predictions of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, It shall be inhabited, of the towns of Judah, They shall be built, and of their ruins, I will restore them,	who carries out the words of his servants and fulfills the predictions of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, It shall be inhabited, of the towns of Judah, They shall be rebuilt, and of their ruins, I will restore them,
45:3	I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.	I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
45:6	so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting men may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.	so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.
45:8	You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the Lord, have created it.	You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; I, the Lord, have created it.
45:9	Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker, to him who is but a potsherd among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, What are you making? Does your work say, He has no hands?	Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, What are you making? Does your work say, The potter has no hands?
45:10	Woe to him who says to his father, What have you begotten? or to his mother, What have you brought to birth?	Woe to the one who says to a father, What have you begotten? or to a mother, What have you brought to birth?
45:11	This is what the Lord says—the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Concerning things to come, do you question me about my children, or give me orders about the work of my hands?	This is what the Lord says— the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Concerning things to come, do you question me about my children, or give me orders about the work of my hands?
45:12	It is I who made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts.	It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts.
45:14	This is what the Lord says: The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, and those tall Sabeans—they will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you, coming over to you in chains. They will bow down before you and plead with you, saying, Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other god.	This is what the Lord says: The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, and those tall Sabeans— they will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you, coming over to you in chains. They will bow down before you and plead with you, saying, Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other god.
45:15	Truly you are a God who hides himself, O God and Savior of Israel.	Truly you are a God who has been hiding himself, the God and Savior of Israel.
45:18	For this is what the Lord says—he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited—he says: I am the Lord, and there is no other.	For this is what the Lord says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: I am the Lord, and there is no other.
45:21	Declare what is to be, present it—let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.	Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.
45:24	They will say of me, In the Lord alone are righteousness and strength.  All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.	They will say of me, In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength.  All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
45:25	But in the Lord all the descendants of Israel will be found righteous and will exult.	But all the descendants of Israel will find deliverance in the Lord and will make their boast in him.
46:3	Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel, you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth.	Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born.
46:5	To whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?	With whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?
46:7	They lift it to their shoulders and carry it; they set it up in its place, and there it stands. From that spot it cannot move. Though one cries out to it, it does not answer; it cannot save him from his troubles.	They lift it to their shoulders and carry it; they set it up in its place, and there it stands. From that spot it cannot move. Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer; it cannot save them from their troubles.
46:8	Remember this, fix it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels.	Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels.
46:10	I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.	I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.
46:11	From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that will I bring about; what I have planned, that will I do.	From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.
46:12	Listen to me, you stubborn hearted, you who are far from righteousness.	Listen to me, you stubborn hearted, you who are now far from my righteousness.
47:1	Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, Daughter of the Babylonians. No more will you be called tender or delicate.	Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, queen city of the Babylonians. No more will you be called tender or delicate.
47:4	Our Redeemer—the Lord Almighty is his name—is the Holy One of Israel.	Our Redeemer—the Lord Almighty is his name— is the Holy One of Israel.
47:5	Sit in silence, go into darkness, Daughter of the Babylonians; no more will you be called queen of kingdoms.	Sit in silence, go into darkness, queen city of the Babylonians; no more will you be called queen of kingdoms.
47:7	You said, I will continue forever—the eternal queen! But you did not consider these things or reflect on what might happen.	You said, I am forever— the eternal queen! But you did not consider these things or reflect on what might happen.
47:8	Now then, listen, you wanton creature, lounging in your security and saying to yourself, I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or suffer the loss of children.	Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure, lounging in your security and saying to yourself, I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or suffer the loss of children.
47:14	Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot even save themselves from the power of the flame. Here are no coals to warm anyone; here is no fire to sit by.	Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot even save themselves from the power of the flame. These are not coals for warmth; this is not a fire to sit by.
47:15	That is all they can do for you—these you have labored with and trafficked with since childhood. Each of them goes on in his error; there is not one that can save you.	That is all they are to you— these you have dealt with and labored with since childhood. All of them go on in their error; there is not one that can save you.
48:1	Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and come from the line of Judah, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness—	Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and come from the line of Judah, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
48:2	you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city and rely on the God of Israel—the Lord Almighty is his name:	you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city and claim to rely on the God of Israel— the Lord Almighty is his name:
48:4	For I knew how stubborn you were; the sinews of your neck were iron, your forehead was bronze.	For I knew how stubborn you were; your neck muscles were iron, your forehead was bronze.
48:5	Therefore I told you these things long ago; before they happened I announced them to you so that you could not say, My idols did them; my wooden image and metal god ordained them.	Therefore I told you these things long ago; before they happened I announced them to you so that you could not say, My images brought them about; my wooden image and metal god ordained them.
48:8	You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ear has not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth.	You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ears have not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth.
48:9	For my own names sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to cut you off.	For my own names sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.
48:12	Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last.	Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last.
48:16	Come near me and listen to this: From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; at the time it happens, I am there. And now the Sovereign Lord has sent me, with his Spirit.	Come near me and listen to this: From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; at the time it happens, I am there. And now the Sovereign Lord has sent me, endowed with his Spirit.
48:17	This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.	This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.
48:18	If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea.	If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well being like the waves of the sea.
48:19	Your descendants would have been like the sand, your children like its numberless grains; their name would never be cut off nor destroyed from before me.	Your descendants would have been like the sand, your children like its numberless grains; their name would never be blotted out nor destroyed from before me.
49:1	Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my birth he has made mention of my name.	Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mothers womb he has spoken my name.
49:4	But I said, I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing. Yet what is due me is in the Lords hand, and my reward is with my God.	But I said, I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the Lords hand, and my reward is with my God.
49:5	And now the Lord says—he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength—	And now the Lord says— he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength—
49:6	he says: It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.	he says: It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
49:7	This is what the Lord says—the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel—to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: Kings will see you and rise up, princes will see and bow down, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.	This is what the Lord says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
49:10	They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat upon them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.	They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
49:12	See, they will come from afar—some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan.	See, they will come from afar— some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan.
49:13	Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.	Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
49:17	Your sons hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you.	Your children hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you.
49:18	Lift up your eyes and look around; all your sons gather and come to you. As surely as I live, declares the Lord, you will wear them all as ornaments; you will put them on, like a bride.	Lift up your eyes and look around; all your children gather and come to you. As surely as I live, declares the Lord, you will wear them all as ornaments; you will put them on, like a bride.
49:22	This is what the Sovereign Lord says: See, I will beckon to the Gentiles, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.	This is what the Sovereign Lord says: See, I will beckon to the nations, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their hips.
49:24	Can plunder be taken from warriors, or captives rescued from the fierce?	Can plunder be taken from warriors, or captives be rescued from the fierce?
50:2	When I came, why was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Was my arm too short to ransom you? Do I lack the strength to rescue you? By a mere rebuke I dry up the sea, I turn rivers into a desert; their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.	When I came, why was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Was my arm too short to deliver you? Do I lack the strength to rescue you? By a mere rebuke I dry up the sea, I turn rivers into a desert; their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
50:3	I clothe the sky with darkness and make sackcloth its covering.	I clothe the heavens with darkness and make sackcloth its covering.
50:4	The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.	The Sovereign Lord has given me a well instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.
50:5	The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears, and I have not been rebellious; I have not drawn back.	The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears; I have not been rebellious, I have not turned away.
50:9	It is the Sovereign Lord who helps me. Who is he that will condemn me? They will all wear out like a garment; the moths will eat them up.	It is the Sovereign Lord who helps me. Who will condemn me? They will all wear out like a garment; the moths will eat them up.
50:10	Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.	Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God.
51:2	look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was but one, and I blessed him and made him many.	look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man, and I blessed him and made him many.
51:4	Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: The law will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations.	Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: Instruction will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations.
51:7	Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your hearts: Do not fear the reproach of men or be terrified by their insults.	Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have taken my instruction to heart: Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals or be terrified by their insults.
51:9	Awake, awake! Clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old. Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced that monster through?	Awake, awake, arm of the Lord, clothe yourself with strength! Awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old. Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced that monster through?
51:11	The ransomed of the Lord will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.	Those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
51:12	I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mortal men, the sons of men, who are but grass,	I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass,
51:13	that you forget the Lord your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, that you live in constant terror every day because of the wrath of the oppressor, who is bent on destruction? For where is the wrath of the oppressor?	that you forget the Lord your Maker, who stretches out the heavens and who lays the foundations of the earth, that you live in constant terror every day because of the wrath of the oppressor, who is bent on destruction? For where is the wrath of the oppressor?
51:15	For I am the Lord your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves roar—the Lord Almighty is his name.	For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord Almighty is his name.
51:16	I have put my words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of my hand—I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who say to Zion, You are my people.	I have put my words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of my hand— I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who say to Zion, You are my people.
51:17	Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, you who have drained to its dregs the goblet that makes men stagger.	Awake, awake! Rise up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, you who have drained to its dregs the goblet that makes people stagger.
51:18	Of all the sons she bore there was none to guide her; of all the sons she reared there was none to take her by the hand.	Among all the children she bore there was none to guide her; among all the children she reared there was none to take her by the hand.
51:19	These double calamities have come upon you—who can comfort you?—ruin and destruction, famine and sword—who can console you?	These double calamities have come upon you— who can comfort you?— ruin and destruction, famine and sword— who can console you?
51:20	Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like antelope caught in a net. They are filled with the wrath of the Lord and the rebuke of your God.	Your children have fainted; they lie at every street corner, like antelope caught in a net. They are filled with the wrath of the Lord, with the rebuke of your God.
51:23	I will put it into the hands of your tormentors, who said to you, Fall prostrate that we may walk over you. And you made your back like the ground, like a street to be walked over.	I will put it into the hands of your tormentors, who said to you, Fall prostrate that we may walk on you. And you made your back like the ground, like a street to be walked on.
52:1	Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.	Awake, awake, Zion, clothe yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendor, Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.
52:2	Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.	Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, Daughter Zion, now a captive.
52:11	Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Come out from it and be pure, you who carry the vessels of the Lord.	Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Come out from it and be pure, you who carry the articles of the Lords house.
52:14	Just as there were many who were appalled at him—his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man and his form marred beyond human likeness—	Just as there were many who were appalled at him— his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness—
52:15	so will he sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.	so he will sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.
53:3	He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.	He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
53:4	Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.	Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.
53:5	But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.	But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
53:6	We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.	We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
53:7	He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.	He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
53:8	By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken.	By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished.
53:10	Yet it was the Lords will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.	Yet it was the Lords will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
53:11	After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.	After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
54:1	Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband, says the Lord.	Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband, says the Lord.
54:4	Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.	Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
54:5	For your Maker is your husband—the Lord Almighty is his name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.	For your Maker is your husband— the Lord Almighty is his name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.
54:6	The Lord will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit—a wife who married young, only to be rejected, says your God.	The Lord will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit— a wife who married young, only to be rejected, says your God.
54:11	O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will build you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with sapphires.	Afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with lapis lazuli.
54:13	All your sons will be taught by the Lord, and great will be your childrens peace.	All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace.
54:16	See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to work havoc;	See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc;
55:2	Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.	Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.
55:3	Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.	Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.
55:4	See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander of the peoples.	See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples.
55:5	Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations that do not know you will hasten to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.	Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.
55:7	Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.	Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
55:13	Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lords renown, for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed.	Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lords renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever.
56:2	Blessed is the man who does this, the man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.	Blessed is the one who does this— the person who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps their hands from doing any evil.
56:3	Let no foreigner who has bound himself to the Lord say, The Lord will surely exclude me from his people. And let not any eunuch complain, I am only a dry tree.	Let no foreigner who is bound to the Lord say, The Lord will surely exclude me from his people. And let no eunuch complain, I am only a dry tree.
56:5	to them I will give within my temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.	to them I will give within my temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will endure forever.
56:6	And foreigners who bind themselves to the Lord to serve him, to love the name of the Lord, and to worship him, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant—	And foreigners who bind themselves to the Lord to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant—
56:8	The Sovereign Lord declares—he who gathers the exiles of Israel: I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.	The Sovereign Lord declares— he who gathers the exiles of Israel: I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.
56:11	They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; they all turn to their own way, each seeks his own gain.	They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; they all turn to their own way, they seek their own gain.
57:1	The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.	The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.
57:3	But you—come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!	But you—come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
57:4	Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not a brood of rebels, the offspring of liars?	Who are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not a brood of rebels, the offspring of liars?
57:6	The idols among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion; they, they are your lot. Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings and offered grain offerings. In the light of these things, should I relent?	The idols among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion; indeed, they are your lot. Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings and offered grain offerings. In view of all this, should I relent?
57:8	Behind your doors and your doorposts you have put your pagan symbols. Forsaking me, you uncovered your bed, you climbed into it and opened it wide; you made a pact with those whose beds you love, and you looked on their nakedness.	Behind your doors and your doorposts you have put your pagan symbols. Forsaking me, you uncovered your bed, you climbed into it and opened it wide; you made a pact with those whose beds you love, and you looked with lust on their naked bodies.
57:9	You went to Molech with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the grave itself!	You went to Molek with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the very realm of the dead!
57:10	You were wearied by all your ways, but you would not say, It is hopeless. You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint.	You wearied yourself by such going about, but you would not say, It is hopeless. You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint.
57:11	Whom have you so dreaded and feared that you have been false to me, and have neither remembered me nor pondered this in your hearts? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear me?	Whom have you so dreaded and feared that you have not been true to me, and have neither remembered me nor taken this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear me?
57:13	When you cry out for help, let your collection of idols save you! The wind will carry all of them off, a mere breath will blow them away. But the man who makes me his refuge will inherit the land and possess my holy mountain.	When you cry out for help, let your collection of idols save you! The wind will carry all of them off, a mere breath will blow them away. But whoever takes refuge in me will inherit the land and possess my holy mountain.
57:15	For this is what the high and lofty One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.	For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.
57:16	I will not accuse forever, nor will I always be angry, for then the spirit of man would grow faint before me—the breath of man that I have created.	I will not accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very people I have created.
57:17	I was enraged by his sinful greed; I punished him, and hid my face in anger, yet he kept on in his willful ways.	I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways.
57:18	I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him,	I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israels mourners,
57:19	creating praise on the lips of the mourners in Israel. Peace, peace, to those far and near, says the Lord. And I will heal them.	creating praise on their lips. Peace, peace, to those far and near, says the Lord. And I will heal them.
58:1	Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins.	Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.
58:5	Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself? Is it only for bowing ones head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord?	Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing ones head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord?
58:7	Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?	Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
58:14	then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.	then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.
59:3	For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters wicked things.	For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things.
59:4	No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.	No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
59:7	Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are evil thoughts; ruin and destruction mark their ways.	Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.
59:8	The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks in them will know peace.	The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks along them will know peace.
59:10	Like the blind we grope along the wall, feeling our way like men without eyes. At midday we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead.	Like the blind we grope along the wall, feeling our way like people without eyes. At midday we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead.
59:13	rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, fomenting oppression and revolt, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.	rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.
59:16	He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm worked salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him.	He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him.
59:19	From the west, men will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along.	From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along.
59:21	As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord. My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever, says the Lord.	As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord. My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever, says the Lord.
60:4	Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the arm.	Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the hip.
60:9	Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your sons from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.	Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.
60:11	Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that men may bring you the wealth of the nations—their kings led in triumphal procession.	Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations— their kings led in triumphal procession.
60:13	The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the pine, the fir and the cypress together, to adorn the place of my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place of my feet.	The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the juniper, the fir and the cypress together, to adorn my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place for my feet.
60:14	The sons of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.	The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
60:17	Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor and righteousness your ruler.	Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor and well being your ruler.
60:21	Then will all your people be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.	Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
61:1	The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,	The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
61:3	and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.	and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
61:5	Aliens will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.	Strangers will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
61:7	Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.	Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.
61:8	For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity. In my faithfulness I will reward them and make an everlasting covenant with them.	For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing. In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make an everlasting covenant with them.
61:10	I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.	I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
62:1	For Zions sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalems sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.	For Zions sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalems sake I will not remain quiet, till her vindication shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.
62:2	The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.	The nations will see your vindication, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.
62:5	As a young man marries a maiden, so will your sons marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.	As a young man marries a young woman, so will your Builder marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.
62:6	I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest,	I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest,
62:11	The Lord has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: Say to the Daughter of Zion, See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.	The Lord has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: Say to Daughter Zion, See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.
63:1	Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save.	Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? It is I, proclaiming victory, mighty to save.
63:4	For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redemption has come.	It was for me the day of vengeance; the year for me to redeem had come.
63:5	I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled that no one gave support; so my own arm worked salvation for me, and my own wrath sustained me.	I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled that no one gave support; so my own arm achieved salvation for me, and my own wrath sustained me.
63:7	I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us—yes, the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses.	I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us— yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses.
63:8	He said, Surely they are my people, sons who will not be false to me; and so he became their Savior.	He said, Surely they are my people, children who will be true to me; and so he became their Savior.
63:11	Then his people recalled the days of old, the days of Moses and his people—where is he who brought them through the sea, with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he who set his Holy Spirit among them,	Then his people recalled the days of old, the days of Moses and his people— where is he who brought them through the sea, with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he who set his Holy Spirit among them,
63:15	Look down from heaven and see from your lofty throne, holy and glorious. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.	Look down from heaven and see, from your lofty throne, holy and glorious. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.
63:16	But you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us or Israel acknowledge us; you, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.	But you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us or Israel acknowledge us; you, Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.
63:17	Why, O Lord, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes that are your inheritance.	Why, Lord, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes that are your inheritance.
64:7	No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and made us waste away because of our sins.	No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and have given us over to our sins.
64:8	Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.	Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
64:9	Do not be angry beyond measure, O Lord; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray, for we are all your people.	Do not be angry beyond measure, Lord; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look on us, we pray, for we are all your people.
64:10	Your sacred cities have become a desert; even Zion is a desert, Jerusalem a desolation.	Your sacred cities have become a wasteland; even Zion is a wasteland, Jerusalem a desolation.
64:11	Our holy and glorious temple, where our fathers praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins.	Our holy and glorious temple, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins.
64:12	After all this, O Lord, will you hold yourself back? Will you keep silent and punish us beyond measure?	After all this, Lord, will you hold yourself back? Will you keep silent and punish us beyond measure?
65:4	who sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil; who eat the flesh of pigs, and whose pots hold broth of unclean meat;	who sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil; who eat the flesh of pigs, and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
65:7	both your sins and the sins of your fathers, says the Lord. Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains and defied me on the hills, I will measure into their laps the full payment for their former deeds.	both your sins and the sins of your ancestors, says the Lord. Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains and defied me on the hills, I will measure into their laps the full payment for their former deeds.
65:8	This is what the Lord says: As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes and men say, Dont destroy it, there is yet some good in it, so will I do in behalf of my servants; I will not destroy them all.	This is what the Lord says: As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes and people say, Dont destroy it, there is still a blessing in it, so will I do in behalf of my servants; I will not destroy them all.
65:12	I will destine you for the sword, and you will all bend down for the slaughter; for I called but you did not answer, I spoke but you did not listen. You did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.	I will destine you for the sword, and all of you will fall in the slaughter; for I called but you did not answer, I spoke but you did not listen. You did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.
65:15	You will leave your name to my chosen ones as a curse; the Sovereign Lord will put you to death, but to his servants he will give another name.	You will leave your name for my chosen ones to use in their curses; the Sovereign Lord will put you to death, but to his servants he will give another name.
65:16	Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth; he who takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.	Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the one true God; whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the one true God. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.
65:17	Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.	See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
65:20	Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; he who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere youth; he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.	Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere child; the one who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.
65:22	No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the works of their hands.	No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands.
65:23	They will not toil in vain or bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the Lord, they and their descendants with them.	They will not labor in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the Lord, they and their descendants with them.
65:25	The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but dust will be the serpents food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord.	The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpents food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord.
66:2	Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being? declares the Lord. This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.	Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being? declares the Lord. These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.
66:3	But whoever sacrifices a bull is like one who kills a man, and whoever offers a lamb, like one who breaks a dogs neck; whoever makes a grain offering is like one who presents pigs blood, and whoever burns memorial incense, like one who worships an idol. They have chosen their own ways, and their souls delight in their abominations;	But whoever sacrifices a bull is like one who kills a person, and whoever offers a lamb is like one who breaks a dogs neck; whoever makes a grain offering is like one who presents pigs blood, and whoever burns memorial incense is like one who worships an idol. They have chosen their own ways, and they delight in their abominations;
66:4	so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and will bring upon them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.	so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and will bring on them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.
66:5	Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: Your brothers who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy! Yet they will be put to shame.	Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: Your own people who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy! Yet they will be put to shame.
66:8	Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children.	Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children.
66:16	For with fire and with his sword the Lord will execute judgment upon all men, and many will be those slain by the Lord.	For with fire and with his sword the Lord will execute judgment on all people, and many will be those slain by the Lord.
66:17	Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following the one in the midst of those who eat the flesh of pigs and rats and other abominable things—they will meet their end together, declares the Lord.	Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs, rats and other unclean things—they will meet their end together with the one they follow, declares the Lord.
66:18	And I, because of their actions and their imaginations, am about to come and gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see my glory.	And I, because of what they have planned and done, am about to come and gather the people of all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory.
66:20	And they will bring all your brothers, from all the nations, to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels, says the Lord. They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels.	And they will bring all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels, says the Lord. They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels.
66:24	And they will go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.	And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.