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God Uses Cyrus 1 Thus says the Lordto Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: 2 “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; […]

Babylon’s Idols and the True God 1 Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their images areconsignedto the beasts and the cattle. The things that you carry are burdensome, A load for the wearybeast. 2 They stooped over, they have bowed down together; They could not rescue the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity. […]

Lament for Babylon 1 “Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no longer be called tender and delicate. 2 “Take the millstones and grind meal. Remove your veil, strip off the skirt, Uncover the leg, […]

Israel’s Obstinacy 1 “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the loins of Judah, Who swear by the name of the Lord And invoke the God of Israel, Butnot in truth nor in righteousness. 2 “For they call themselves after the holy city And lean on the […]

Salvation Reaches to the End of the Earth 1 Listen to Me, O islands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. The Lordcalled Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He named Me. 2 He has made My mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He has concealed […]

God Helps His Servant 1 Thus says the Lord, “Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away? Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, And for your transgressions your mother was sent away. 2 “Why was there no man […]

Israel Exhorted 1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were hewn And to the quarry from which you were dug. 2 “Look to Abraham your father And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain; Whenhewas butone I called him, Then I […]

Cheer for Prostrate Zion 1 Awake, awake, Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion; Clothe yourself in your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you. 2 Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the chains around your […]

The Suffering Servant 1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lordbeen revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has nostatelyform or majesty That we should look upon Him, # Nor appearance that we shouldbe […]

The Fertility of Zion 1 “Shout for joy, O barren one, you who have borne nochild; Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not travailed; For the sons of the desolate onewill bemore numerous Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord. 2 “Enlarge the place of your tent; […]