Category Archives: Isaiah

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; […]

The Free Offer of Mercy 1 “Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost. 2 “Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen […]

Rewards for Obedience to God 1 Thus says the Lord, “Preserve justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed. 2 “How blessed is the man who does this, And the son of man who takes hold of it; Who keeps from profaning the sabbath, And keeps […]

Evil Leaders Rebuked 1 The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil, 2 He enters into peace; They rest in their beds, Each onewho walked in his upright way. 3 “But come here, […]

Observances of Fasts 1 “Cry loudly, do not hold back; Raise your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression And to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 “Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not […]

Separation from God 1 Behold, the Lord’shand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear. 2 But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hiddenHisface from you so that He does not hear. 3 For your hands […]

A Glorified Zion 1 “Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lordhas risen upon you. 2 “For behold, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the Lordwill rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you. 3 “Nations will come to your light, And kings […]