Monthly Archives: July 2017

Dead Idols and the Living God 1 Belbows down, Nebo stoops; Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle. Your carriageswereheavily loaded, # A burden to the wearybeast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; They could not deliver the burden, # But have themselves gone into captivity. 3 “Listen to Me, O […]

The Humiliation of Babylon 1 “Comedown andsit in the dust, # O virgin daughter ofBabylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called Tender and delicate. 2 Take the millstones and grind meal. Remove your veil, Take off the skirt, Uncover the thigh, Pass […]

Israel Refined for God’s Glory 1 “Hear this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah; Who swear by the name of theLord, And make mention of the God of Israel, # Butnot in truth or in righteousness; 2 For they call […]

The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles 1 “Listen,O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! # TheLordhas called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. 2 And He has madeMy mouth like a sharp sword; # In the shadow of His […]

The Servant, Israel’s Hope 1 Thus says theLord: # “Whereisthe certificate of your mother’s divorce, Whom I have put away? # Or which of Mycreditorsisitto whom I have sold you? # For your iniquitiesyou have sold yourselves, And for your transgressions your mother has been put away. 2 Why, when I came,wasthereno man? Why,when I […]

The Lord Comforts Zion 1 “Listen to Me,you who follow after righteousness, You who seek theLord: Look to the rockfromwhichyou were hewn, And to the hole of the pitfromwhichyou were dug. 2 Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarahwhobore you; # For I called him alone, # Andblessed him and increased him.” 3 For […]

God Redeems Jerusalem 1 Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! # For the uncircumcisedand the unclean Shall no longer come to you. 2 Shake yourself from the dust, arise; Sit down, O Jerusalem! # Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O […]

1 Whohas believed our report? And to whom has the arm of theLordbeen revealed? 2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, Thereisno beauty that we should desire Him. 3 He is […]

A Perpetual Covenant of Peace 1 “Sing, Obarren, Youwhohave not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, Youwhohave not labored with child! For morearethe children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says theLord. 2 “Enlargethe place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do […]

An Invitation to Abundant Life 1 “Ho!Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, # Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. 2 Why do you spend money forwhatisnot bread, And your wages forwhatdoes not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eatwhatisgood, […]