Isaiah 50-52The Servant, Israel’s Hope50 Thus says the Lord:“Where is the certificate of your mother’s divorce,Whom I have put away?Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you?For your iniquities you have sold yourselves,And for your transgressions your mother has been put away.2 Why, when I came, was there no man?Why, when I called, was there none to answer?Is My hand shortened at all ...  Read More

Isaiah 47-49The Humiliation of Babylon47 “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 more be calledTender and [a]delicate.2 Take the millstones and grind meal.Remove your veil,Take off the skirt,Uncover the thigh,Pass through the rivers.3 Your nakedness shall be uncovered,Yes, your shame will be seen;I ...  Read More

Isaiah 45-46Cyrus, God’s Instrument45 “Thus says the Lord to His anointed,To Cyrus, whose right hand I have [a]held—To subdue nations before himAnd loose the armor of kings,To open before him the double doors,So that the gates will not be shut:2 ‘I will go before youAnd[b] make the [c]crooked places straight;I will break in pieces the gates of bronzeAnd cut the bars of iron.3 I will give you the t...  Read More

Isaiah 43-44The Redeemer of Israel43 But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob,And He who formed you, O Israel:“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by your name;You are Mine.2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,Nor shall the flame scorch you.3 Fo...  Read More

Isaiah 41-42Israel Assured of God’s Help41 “Keep silence before Me, O coastlands,And let the people renew their strength!Let them come near, then let them speak;Let us come near together for judgment.2 “Who raised up one from the east?Who in righteousness called him to His feet?Who gave the nations before him,And made him rule over kings?Who gave them as the dust to his sword,As driven stubble to ...  Read More

Isaiah 39-40The Babylonian Envoys39 At that time [a]Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures—the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory—all that was found among his treasures. There...  Read More