\NormalFont\ShortTitle{Isaiah}
{\MTB This book is the account of Isaiah foretelling about God punishing Israel and then sending his chosen one and saving them
\par }{\MT Isaiah

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I
am}}
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz.
{\ADD{
Yahweh
showed
me}}
visions
about
Jerusalem
and
{\ADD{
all
the
other
places
in}}
Judah.
He
showed
me
these
visions
during
the
years
that
Uzziah,
Jotham,
Ahaz,
and
Hezekiah
were
kings
of
Judah.
\par }{\SH A
message
about
the
rebellious
nation
of
Judah
\par }{\PP \VS{2}This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
\par }{\Q “All
you
{\ADD{
angels
in}} [APO]
heaven
and
{\ADD{
all
you
people
on}} [APO]
earth,
listen
to
me!
\par }{\QB The
people
that
I
caused
to exist
and
took
care
of [DOU]
\par }{\QB have
rebelled
against
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Oxen
know
their
owners,
\par }{\QB and
donkeys
know
who
provides
food
for
them,
\par }{\Q but
my Israeli
people
do
not
know
{\ADD{
me}};
\par }{\QB they
do
not
realize
{\ADD{
that
I
am
the
one
who
takes
care
of
them}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
that
sinful
nation,
\par }{\QB to
those
people
who
are
guilty
of
sinning
greatly.
\par }{\Q They
are
a
group
of
very
evil
people,
\par }{\QB who
act
very
unjustly.
\par }{\Q They
have
abandoned
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB the
holy
one
of
Israel;
\par }{\QB they
have ◄abandoned/turned
away
from►
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Why
do
you [RHQ]
continue
to
{\ADD{
do
things
for
which}}
you
should
be
punished?
\par }{\QB Why
do
you
continue
to
rebel
against
Yahweh?
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
You
are
like}} [MET]
someone
whose
head
is
badly
injured
\par }{\QB and
whose
mind
is
sick/corrupt.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}} [MET]
from
the
soles/bottoms
of
your
feet
to
the
{\ADD{
tops
of
your}}
heads
\par }{\QB nothing
is
healthy;
\par }{\Q there
are
only
open
wounds
and
cuts
and
sores
\par }{\QB that
have
not
been cleaned
or
bandaged,
\par }{\Q and
no
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
has
been
put
on
them
{\ADD{
to
heal
them}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
your
country
is
ruined/desolate;
\par }{\QB your
towns
have
been
burned.
\par }{\Q Foreigners
plunder/steal
the
crops
in
your
fields
while
you
watch;
\par }{\QB they
destroy
everything
{\ADD{
that
they
see}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
city
of
Jerusalem
has
{\ADD{
already}}
been
abandoned,
\par }{\QB it
is
like [SIM]
a
shelter
in
a
vineyard
that
has
been
abandoned
by
the
watchmen;
\par }{\Q it
is
like [SIM]
a
watchman’s
hut
in
a
field
of
melons
that
has
been
deserted.
\par }{\QB It
is
a
city
surrounded
by
its
enemies
who
are
waiting
to
attack
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}If
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
had
not
allowed
a
few
of
us
{\ADD{
his
people}}
to ◄survive/remain
alive►,
\par }{\QB we
would
have
{\ADD{
all}}
been
{\ADD{
destroyed}},
\par }{\QB like
{\ADD{
the
cities
of}}
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
{\ADD{
were
destroyed}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}You
{\ADD{
leaders
of
Judah
are
as
wicked
as}}
the
rulers
of
Sodom
were,
\par }{\QB and
you
{\ADD{
other
people
in
Jerusalem
areas
are
as
wicked
as}}
the
people
in
Gomorrah
{\ADD{
were}}.
\par }{\Q Listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
all
of
you}}!
\par }{\Q \VS{11}He
says, “You
continue
to
bring
many
sacrifices
to
me,
\par }{\QB but
I
do
not [RHQ]
want
them
{\ADD{
because
you
do
not
worship
me
sincerely}}!
\par }{\Q You
bring
me
many
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}},
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
but}}
I ◄am
tired/do
not
want
anymore►
of
your
burning
all
those
offerings,
\par }{\QB the
burning
rams
and
the
fat
from
fat
cattle.
\par }{\Q I
am
not
pleased
with
the
blood
of
bulls
and
lambs
and
goats
\par }{\QB that
{\ADD{
the
priest}}
pours
{\ADD{
against
the
altar}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}When
you
come
to
my
temple
to
worship
me,
\par }{\QB no
one [RHQ]
told
you
to
trample
on
my
courtyard
while
you
perform
all
those rituals.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Stop
bringing
to
me
those
offerings,
because
they
are
useless
{\ADD{
to
me}};
\par }{\QB I
am
disgusted
with
the
incense
that
{\ADD{
the
priests
burn}}.
\par }{\Q And
{\ADD{
your
feasts
to
celebrate}}
the
new
moon
{\ADD{
each
month}}
and
your ◄Sabbath
{\ADD{
days}}/days
of
rest►
and
your
{\ADD{
other}}
festivals—
\par }{\QB I
detest
them
because
of
the
wicked
things
{\ADD{
that
you
do}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I [SYN]
hate
{\ADD{
all}}
your
celebrations
of
each
new
moon
and
the
{\ADD{
other}}
festivals
that
you
celebrate
each
year.
\par }{\QB They
are
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
heavy
burden
that
I
am
tired
of
carrying.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ADD{
So}},
when
you
lift
up
your
hands
when
you
pray
{\ADD{
to
me}},
\par }{\QB I
will
not
{\ADD{
even}}
look
at
you.
\par }{\Q Even
if
you
pray
{\ADD{
to
me
very}} frequently,
\par }{\Q I
will
not
listen
{\ADD{
to
you}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
because
it
is
as
though}}
your
hands
are
covered
with
the
blood
{\ADD{
of
people
whom
you
have
killed}}.
\par }{\QB \VS{16}Cleanse
your
inner
beings,
and
become
{\ADD{spiritually}}
clean!
\par }{\Q Stop
your
evil
behavior!
\par }{\QB Stop
doing
things
that
are
wrong!
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Learn
to
do
{\ADD{
things
that
are}}
good!
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Try
to}}
cause
people
to
do
what
is
just.
\par }{\Q Help
people
who
are ◄oppressed/treated
cruelly►.
\par }{\QB Defend
orphans
and
widows
{\ADD{
when
people
take
them
to
court}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}Yahweh
says, “You
need
to
think
about
the
results
of
what
you
do.
\par }{\QB Even
though
{\ADD{
the
guilt
of}}
your
sins
be
{\ADD{
as
evident
and
as
difficult
to
get
rid
of}}
as [SIM]
red
{\ADD{stains
on
a
white
garment}} [DOU],
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
I
will
get
rid
of
them
completely}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like
someone
who
can
make
that
stained
garment}}
become
as
white
as
snow
or
wool [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{19}If
you
are
willing
to
obey
{\ADD{
me}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
I
will
enable}}
you
to
have
plenty
to
eat.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}But,
if
you
turn
away
{\ADD{
from
me
and}}
rebel
against
me,
\par }{\QB you
will
be
killed
{\ADD{
by
your
enemies’}}
swords.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen,
because
I,}}
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
condemned
Jerusalem
\par }{\Q \VS{21}“{\ADD{
You
people
of
Jerusalem
previously}}
faithfully
{\ADD{
worshiped
only}}
me,
\par }{\QB but
now
you
have
become
like [MET]
prostitutes
{\ADD{
who
are
not
faithful
to
any
husband}}.
\par }{\Q Previously,
people
there
always
acted
justly/fairly
and
righteously,
\par }{\QB but
now
your
city
{\ADD{
is
full
of}}
murderers.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Previously,
you
were
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
pure
silver,
\par }{\QB but
now
you
have
become
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
the
scum
that
is
left
{\ADD{
when
silver
is
purified}}.
\par }{\Q Previously
you
were
{\ADD{
like
pure}}
wine,
\par }{\QB but
you
have
become
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
wine
that
has
{\ADD{
a
lot
of}}
water
mixed
with
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}Your
leaders
are
rebels;
\par }{\QB they
spend
time
with
thieves.
\par }{\Q They
all
want
to
get
bribes
\par }{\QB and
force
others
to
give
them
gifts
{\ADD{
in
order
that
they
do
good
things
for
them}}.
\par }{\Q They
do
not
defend
orphans
{\ADD{
in
court}},
\par }{\QB and
they
do
not
do
all
they
can
to
enable
widows
to
get
what
they
should
receive.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Therefore
{\ADD{
I,}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
mighty
God
of
Israel,
say
to
my
enemies,
\par }{\Q ‘
will
get
revenge
on
you;
\par }{\QB you
will
not
cause
me
any
more
trouble.
\par }{\QB And
I
will
pay
you
back
for
the
evil
things
that
you
did.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}I
will
raise
my
fist
to
strike
you.
\par }{\QB I
will
{\ADD{
punish
you
severely}} [MET],
\par }{\QB as
though [MET]
you
were
silver
{\ADD{
and
I
needed
to
heat
you
very
greatly
to}}
melt
you
and
get
rid
of
the
impurities.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}{\ADD{
After
that
happens,}}
I
will
give
you
good
judges
like
you
had
previously;
\par }{\QB you
will
have
{\ADD{
wise}}
counselors
like
you
had
long
ago.
\par }{\Q Then
people
will
call
your
city “a
city
where
people
{\ADD{
act}}
righteously,
\par }{\QB a
city
where
people
are
loyal
to
me.”'”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{27}Because
the
people
of
Jerusalem
will
do
what
is
fair/just,
\par }{\QB their
city
will
be
restored;
\par }{\Q those
who
repent
{\ADD{
will
be
saved}}
\par }{\QB because
of
{\ADD{
their
acting}}
righteously.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}But
rebels
and
sinners
will
be
crushed
by
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
forsake
him
will
disappear.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{29}You
will
be
ashamed
because
{\ADD{
you
worshiped}}
idols
under
the
oak
trees
{\ADD{
that
you
considered
to
be}}
sacred;
\par }{\QB you
will
be
disgraced
because
{\ADD{
you
worshiped
idols}}
in
the
gardens
where
you
chose
{\ADD{
to
worship
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}You
will
be
like [SIM]
a
very
large
tree
which
has
withered
leaves,
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
garden
that
{\ADD{
is
dried
up
because}}
it
has
no
water.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}Those
among
you
who
are
{\ADD{
very}}
strong
will
become
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
dry
wood,
\par }{\QB and
the
work
they
do
will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
spark;
\par }{\Q both
they
and
the
evil
things
that
they
do
will
burn
up
completely,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
will
be
able
to
put
out
the
fire.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH A message about future peace in Judah
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}This
is
the
message
that
{\ADD{
Yahweh
showed
me
in
a
vision}},
concerning
Jerusalem
and
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
Judea:
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
I
saw
that}}
in
the
future,
the
hill
on
which
Yahweh’s
temple
is
built
\par }{\QB will
be
the
most
important
place
on
the
earth;
\par }{\QB it
will
be
{\ADD{
as
though
it
is}}
the
highest
mountain,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
as
though}}
it
has
been
raised
up
above
all
other
hills;
\par }{\QB and
people
from
all
over
the
world
will
come
there.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{3}People
from
many people-groups
will
say
{\ADD{
to
each
other}},
\par }{\Q “Come,
let’s
go
up
to
the
hill,
\par }{\QB to
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB to
worship
the
God
whom
Jacob
{\ADD{
worshiped}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
There}}
Yahweh
will
teach
us
what
he
{\ADD{
desires
us
to
know}},
\par }{\QB in
order
that
our
behavior
will
{\ADD{
please}}
him.
\par }{\Q His
teaching
will
be
given
{\ADD{
to
us}}
in
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
we
will
take}}
his
message
from
Jerusalem
{\ADD{
to
other
places/nations}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Yahweh
will
listen
to
the
disputes
between
nations
\par }{\QB and
he
will
settle
their
arguments.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Then,
instead
of
fighting
against
each
other}},
they
will
hammer
their
swords
into
plow blades,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
hammer
their
spears
into
pruning
knives.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
The
armies
of}}
nations
will
no
longer
fight
against
each
other,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
not
{\ADD{
even}}
train
men
to
fight
in
battles/wars.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}You Israeli
people,
\par }{\QB let’s
walk
in
the
light [MET]
that
comes
from
Yahweh!
\par }{\SH A
warning
about
the
coming
judgment
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
Yahweh,}}
you
have
abandoned
{\ADD{
us}}
your
people
\par }{\QB who
are
descendants
of
Jacob,
\par }{\Q because
everywhere
your
people
practice
the
customs
of
people
who
live
east
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}.
\par }{\QB Your
people
also
perform rituals
to
find
out
what
will
happen
in
the
future,
like
the
people
in
Philistia
do.
\par }{\QB They
make agreements/treaties
with ◄pagans/people
who
do
not
know
you►.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Israel
is
full
of
silver
and
gold;
\par }{\QB there
are
very
many ◄treasures/valuable
things►
here.
\par }{\Q The
land
is
full
of
war
horses
\par }{\QB and
war
chariots.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
But}}
the
land
is
{\ADD{
also}}
full
of
idols;
\par }{\QB the
people
worship
things
that
they
have
made
with
their
own
hands.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}So
now
they
will
be
humbled
\par }{\QB and
they
will
be
caused
to
become
disgraced—
\par }{\QB Yahweh,
do
not
forgive
them!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}All
you
people
should crawl
into
{\ADD{
the
caves
in}}
the
rock
cliffs!
\par }{\QB You
should
hide
{\ADD{
in
pits/holes}}
in
the
ground
\par }{\QB because
of
being
afraid
of
Yahweh
\par }{\QB and
of
his
glorious
and
awesome
power.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Yahweh
will
cause
you
people
to
no
longer
be
arrogant,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
stop
you
from
being
proud.
\par }{\Q Only
Yahweh
will
be
praised/honored
on
that
day.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
chosen
a
day
\par }{\QB when
{\ADD{
he
will
judge}}
those
who
are
proud,
every
one
of
them [DOU],
\par }{\QB and
he
will
humble
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
He
will
get
rid
of
all
those
who
think
they
should
be admired
like}} [MET]
the
tall
cedar
trees
in
Lebanon,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
like}}
all
the
great
oak
trees
in
the
Bashan
{\ADD{
region}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}He
will
{\ADD{
get
rid
of
all
those
who
think
they
are
as
great
as}} [MET]
all
the
high
hills
\par }{\QB and
even
the
high
mountains.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}He
will
{\ADD{
get
rid
of
all
those
who
think
that
they
are}}
high
towers
\par }{\QB and
high
strong
walls
{\ADD{
inside
of
or
behind
which
they
will
be
safe}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}He
will
destroy
all
{\ADD{
those
who
are
rich
because
they
own}}
big
ships
that
carry
goods
{\ADD{
to
other
countries}}
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
they
own
other}}
beautiful
ships.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}He
will
cause
people
to
no
longer
be
arrogant
\par }{\QB and
he
will
cause
them
to
stop
being
proud.
\par }{\QB Only
Yahweh
will
be
praised/honored
on
that
day.
\par }{\QB \VS{18}All
idols
will ◄disappear/be
destroyed►.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}When
Yahweh
comes
to
shake/terrify
the
people
on
the
earth,
\par }{\QB they
will
run
to
hide
in
caves
in
rock
cliffs
\par }{\Q and
in
holes/pits
in
the
ground,
\par }{\QB because
of
being
afraid
of
Yahweh
\par }{\QB and
of
his
glorious
and
awesome
power.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}On
that
day,
people
will
get
rid
of
all
their
gold
and
silver
idols
\par }{\QB that
they
made
to
worship,
\par }{\Q and
they
will
throw
them
to
the
bats
and rats.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Then
they
will crawl
into
caves
\par }{\QB and
hide
in
the
crags
in
the
cliffs.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
They
will
do
that
to
escape
from}}
the
dreadful
{\ADD{
punishments}}
that
Yahweh
will cauae
them
to
endure,
\par }{\QB from
{\ADD{
what
he
will
do
because}}
he
is
glorious
and
awesome,
\par }{\QB when
he
comes
to
shake/terrify
the
people
on
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}{\ADD{
So,}}
do
not
trust
that
people
{\ADD{
will
save
you}},
\par }{\QB because
people
are
{\ADD{
as
powerless
as}} [MET]
their
own
breath.
\par }{\Q People
certainly
cannot
help
you [RHQ]!

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH A warning that God will punish Judah
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
about
to
take
away
from
Jerusalem
and
{\ADD{
other
places
in}}
Judea
\par }{\QB everything
that
you
depend
on—
\par }{\QB all
your
food
and
water.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}He
will
take
away
your
heroes
and
your
{\ADD{
other}}
soldiers,
\par }{\QB your
judges
and
your
prophets,
\par }{\QB people
who
do rituals
to
find
out
what
will
happen
in
the
future
and
the
elders,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}army
officers
and
{\ADD{
other}}
officials,
\par }{\QB advisors
and
skilled
craftsmen
and
those
who
perform rituals
to
predict
the
future.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He
will
appoint
boys
to
be
your
leaders;
\par }{\QB your
children
will
rule
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}People
will
treat
each
other
cruelly:
\par }{\QB people
will
fight
against
their
neighbors.
\par }{\Q Young
people
will
insult
older
people,
\par }{\QB and vulgar/dishonorable
people
will
sneer
at
people
who
should
be
honored.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}At
that
time,
someone
will
grab
one
of
his
brothers
in
his
father’s
house
and
say
to
him,
\par }{\QB “You
have
a
coat,
{\ADD{
which
shows
that
you
are
respected}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
So}}
you
be
our
leader!
\par }{\QB You
rule
this
{\ADD{
city,
which
is
now}}
a
pile
of
ruins!”
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
But}}
his
brother
will
reply,
\par }{\QB “{\ADD{
No}},
I
cannot
help
you,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
because}}
I
do
not
have
{\ADD{
any extra}}
food
or
clothes
in
this
house.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
So}}
do
not
appoint
me
to
be
your
leader!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Jerusalem
and
{\ADD{
the
other
towns
in}}
Judah
will
be
destroyed,
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
everything}}
that
the
people
do
and
say
there
opposes
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB who
is
powerful
and
glorious,
\par }{\Q and
they
refuse
to
obey
him.
\par }{\QB They
rebel
against
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}They
even
show
on
their
faces
that
{\ADD{
they
oppose
Yahweh}}.
\par }{\Q They
are
proud
of
their
sins,
\par }{\QB like
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Sodom
were
{\ADD{
long
ago}};
\par }{\Q they
do
not
try
to
hide
their
sins.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Because
of
their
sins}},
terrible
things
will
happen
to
them,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
they
will
bring
those
disasters
on
themselves.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
Yahweh
told
me
to}}
tell
the
righteous
people
that
good
things
will
happen
to
them;
\par }{\QB they
will
enjoy
the
blessings
that
they
will
receive
for
their
good
deeds.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{
But}}
terrible
things
will
happen
to
wicked
people;
\par }{\QB they
will
be ◄paid
back/punished►
for
{\ADD{
the
evil
things
that}} [MTY]
they
have
done.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
Now}},
youths
{\ADD{
who
have
become
leaders}}
treat
my
people
cruelly,
\par }{\QB and
women
rule
over
my
people.
\par }{\Q My
people,
your
leaders
are
misleading
you;
\par }{\QB they
are
causing
you
to
go
down
the
wrong
road [MET].
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
Yahweh
has
sat
in
his
place
in
a courtroom
\par }{\QB and
is
ready
to
judge
his
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}He
will
stand
up
to
declare
why
the
elders
and
rulers
of
his
people
should
be
punished:
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
he
says}}, “The
people
of
Israel
are
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
vineyard
that
I
planted,
\par }{\QB but
you
have
ruined
it!
\par }{\QB Your
houses
are
full
of
things
that
you
have
stolen
from
poor
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}You
should
stop [RHQ]
crushing
my
people!
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
you
are
pushing
the
faces
of
poor
people
into
the
dirt!”
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
what}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says.
\par }{\SH A
warning
to
the
women
of
Jerusalem
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Yahweh
says
this:
\par }{\Q “The
women
of
Jerusalem
are
haughty/proud;
\par }{\QB they
walk
around sticking
their chins
out,
\par }{\QB and flirting
{\ADD{
with
men}}
with
their
eyes.
\par }{\Q They
walk
with tiny
steps
\par }{\QB with
bracelets
on
their
ankles
that jingle.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}So
I,
Yahweh,
will
cause
sores
to
be
on
their
heads,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
cause
those
beautiful
women
in
Jerusalem
to
become
bald.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}At
the
time
{\ADD{
that
Yahweh
does
that}},
he
will
strip
away
everything
that
the
women
of
Jerusalem
wear
to
make
themselves
beautiful—the
ornaments
on
their
ankles
and
their
headbands,
their
crescent
necklaces,
\VS{19}their
earrings
and
bracelets
and
veils,
\VS{20}their scarves
and
ankle
bracelets
and
sashes,
their
perfumes
and ◄charms/little
things
that
they
wear
thinking
that
those
things
will
protect
them
from
evil►,
\VS{21}their
signet
rings
and
nose
rings,
\VS{22}their
nice
robes
and capes
and
cloaks
and
purses,
\VS{23}their
mirrors
and
nice
linen
clothes
and
shawls.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Instead
of
their
having
a
nice
smell
from
perfume,
they
will
stink;
\par }{\QB instead
of
nice
sashes,
they
will
have
ropes
{\ADD{
around
their waists
because
they
will
be
captives}}.
\par }{\Q Instead
of
having fancy hairdos,
they
will
be
bald.
\par }{\QB Instead
of fancy/beautiful
robes,
they
will
wear
rough
sackcloth,
\par }{\QB and
instead
of
being
beautiful,
they
will
be branded.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}Their
husbands
will
be
killed
by
{\ADD{
their
enemies’}}
swords,
\par }{\QB and
their
soldiers
{\ADD{
will
also
die}}
in
battles.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}People [PRS]
will
mourn
and
cry
at
the
gates
{\ADD{
of
the
city}}.
\par }{\QB The
city
will
{\ADD{
be
like}} [MET]
a
woman
who
sits
on
the
ground
because
everything
that
she
owned
is
gone.

\par }\PoetryChap{4}{\Q \VerseOne{1}When
that
happens,
{\ADD{
there
will
be
very
few
unmarried
men
still
alive}}.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
As
a
result}},
seven
{\ADD{
unmarried}}
women
will
grab
one
man,
and
say,
\par }{\Q “Allow
us
{\ADD{
all}}
to
marry
you [IDM]!
\par }{\QB We
will
provide
our
own
food
and
clothing.
\par }{\Q All
that
we
want
is
to
no
longer
be
disgraced
{\ADD{
because
of
not
being
married}}.”
\par }{\SH A
promise
that
some
day
Jerusalem
will
be
restored
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
But}}
some
day,
Israel [MTY]
will
be
{\ADD{
very}}
beautiful
and
great/glorious.
\par }{\QB The
people
of
Israel
who
will
still
be
there
will
be
very
proud
of
the
wonderful
fruit
that
grows
in
their
land.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}All
the
people
who
will
remain
in
Jerusalem,
who
were
not
killed
when
Jerusalem
was
destroyed,
\par }{\QB whose
names
are
listed
among
those
who
live
there,
will
be
{\ADD{
called}}
holy.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
That
will
happen
when}}
Yahweh
washes
away
the
guilt
of
the
women
of
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB and
when
he
stops
the
violence [MET]
{\ADD{
on
the
streets
of
Jerusalem}}
by
punishing
{\ADD{
the
people
of
Jerusalem}}.
\par }{\QB When
he
does
that,
it
will
be
like
a
fire
to
burn
up
all
the
impure
things.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Then
Yahweh
will
send
a
cloud
of
smoke
every
day
and
a
flaming
fire
every
night
\par }{\QB to
cover
Jerusalem
and
{\ADD{
all}}
those
who
gather
there;
\par }{\QB it
will
be
{\ADD{
like}}
a
glorious
canopy
over
the
city
\par }{\Q \VS{6}that
will
shelter
the
people
from
the
sun
during
the
daytime
\par }{\QB and
protect
them
when
there
are
windstorms
and
rain.

\par }\Chap{5}{\SH A song about the people who were like Yahweh’s vineyard
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Now}}
I
will
sing
a
song
about
my
dear
friend,
\par }{\QB and
about
his
vineyard.
\par }{\QB The
vineyard
was
on
a
very
fertile
hillside.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}My
friend
plowed
the
ground
and
cleared
away
the
stones.
\par }{\QB Then
he
planted
very
good grapevines
on
that
ground.
\par }{\Q In
the
middle
of
the
vineyard,
he
built
a
watchtower,
\par }{\QB and
he
dug
a ◄winepress/pit
for squeezing
the
grapes►.
\par }{\Q Then
he
waited
{\ADD{
each
year}}
to
harvest
some
good
grapes,
\par }{\QB but
the
vines
produced
{\ADD{
only}}
sour
grapes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Now
{\ADD{
this
is
what
Yahweh
says}}:
\par }{\QB “You
people
of
Jerusalem
and
{\ADD{
other
places
in}}
Judah,
\par }{\Q I
{\ADD{
am
like
the
friend,
and
you
are
like}}
my
vineyard;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
so}}
you
judge
which
of
us
{\ADD{
has
done
what
is
right}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}What
more
could
I
have
done
for
you
\par }{\QB than
what
I
have
already
done?
\par }{\Q I
expected
you
to
be
doing
good
deeds [MET],
\par }{\QB so
it
is
disgusting
that [RHQ]
you
were
{\ADD{
doing
only
evil
things}}
\par }{\QB like
the
vineyard
that
produced
only
sour
grapes!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
So}},
I
will
now
tell
you
what
I
will
do
to
{\ADD{
Judah,
the
place
that
is
like}}
my
vineyard.
\par }{\Q I
will
cut
down
the
hedges,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
be
destroyed.
\par }{\Q I
will
tear
down
the
walls
{\ADD{
of
the
cities}}
\par }{\QB and
allow
{\ADD{
wild
animals}}
to
trample
the
land.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
will
cause
it
to
become
a
wasteland
\par }{\QB where
the
vines
are
not
pruned
and
the
ground
is
not
hoed.
\par }{\Q It
will
be
a
place
where
briers
and
thorns [DOU]
grow.
\par }{\QB And
I
will
command
that
no
rain
will
fall
on
it.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}The
nation
of
Israel
is
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
the
vineyard
of
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
\par }{\QB The
people
of
Judah
are
{\ADD{
like}}
the
garden
that
was
pleasing
to
him.
\par }{\Q He
expected
you
to
be
doing
what
is
just/fair,
\par }{\QB but
instead,
{\ADD{
what
he
saw
was
people}} murdering [MTY]
others.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
He
expected
that
you
would
be
doing}}
righteous
deeds,
\par }{\QB but
instead,
he
heard
cries
from
people
who
were
being
{\ADD{
attacked}}
violently.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
promises
to
punish
Judah
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
who
continually
{\ADD{illegally}}
acquire
houses
and
fields.
\par }{\Q You
force
one
family
after
another
to
leave
their
homes
\par }{\QB until
you
are
the
only
ones [HYP]
{\ADD{
still}}
living
in
the
land.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}{\ADD{
But}}
I
heard
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
solemnly
declare
this:
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
Some
day}},
many
of
those
huge
houses
will
be
empty/deserted;
\par }{\QB no
one
will
be
living
in
those
beautiful mansions.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}The
vines
on
ten
acres
of
land
will
not
produce
enough
grapes
to
make ◄six
gallons/22 liters►
{\ADD{
of
juice/wine}},
\par }{\QB and
ten
baskets
of
seed
will
produce
only
one
basket
{\ADD{
of
grain}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
get
up
early
{\ADD{
each}}
morning
\par }{\QB to
begin
drinking alcoholic
drinks,
\par }{\Q and
who
stay
awake
until
late
at
night
{\ADD{
drinking
a
lot
of
wine}}
\par }{\QB until
they
are
completely
drunk.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}They
have
{\ADD{
big
parties
and
provide
lots
of}}
wine.
\par }{\QB At
their
parties,
there
are
{\ADD{
people
playing}}
harps
and
lyres
and
tambourines
and
flutes,
\par }{\Q but
they
never
think
about
what
Yahweh
does
\par }{\QB or appreciate
what
he
has
created.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}So,
my
people
will
be ◄exiled/taken
to
other
countries►
{\ADD{
far
away}}
\par }{\QB because
they
do
not
know
{\ADD{
about
me}}.
\par }{\Q Those
who
are
{\ADD{
now
very
important
and}}
honored
will
starve,
\par }{\QB and
the
other
people
will
die
from
thirst.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}} [PRS]
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are
is
eagerly
looking
for
more Israeli
people,
\par }{\QB opening
its
mouth
to
swallow
them,
\par }{\Q and
a
huge
number
of
people
will
be
thrown
into
that
place,
\par }{\QB including
their
leaders
as
well
as
a
noisy
crowd
of
people
who
enjoy
living
in
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ADD{
Yahweh}}
will
get
rid
of
a
huge
number
of
people;
\par }{\QB and
he
will
humble
{\ADD{
many
more}}
people
who
{\ADD{
now}}
are
proud/arrogant.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}But
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
be
exalted/praised
because
of
his
acting
justly.
\par }{\QB God
will
show
that
he
is
holy
by
doing
righteous/just
deeds.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Then
lambs
and
fat
sheep
will
{\ADD{
be
able
to}}
find
good
grass
to
eat,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
even}}
among
the
ruins
{\ADD{
of
the
houses
of
rich
people}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}Some
people
constantly
tell
lies,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
they
are
dragging
behind
them
the
wrong
things
that
they
have
done.
\par }{\Q Terrible
things
will
happen
to
them!
\par }{\Q \VS{19}They
{\ADD{
make fun
of
God
and}}
say
{\ADD{
to
him,}}
\par }{\QB “Go
ahead,
do
something
{\ADD{
to
punish
us}}!
\par }{\QB We
want
to
see
what
you
will
do.
\par }{\Q You,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
should
do
what
you
are
planning
to
do,
\par }{\QB because
we
want
to
know
what
it
is.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
say
\par }{\QB that
evil
is
good,
and
that
good
is
evil,
\par }{\Q that
darkness
is
light
and
that
light
is
darkness,
\par }{\QB that
what
is
bitter
is
sweet
and
what
is
sweet
is
bitter.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
think
that
they
are
wise
\par }{\QB and
that
they ◄are
very
clever/know
everything►.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
{\ADD{
think
that}} [IRO]
they
are
great/heroes
\par }{\QB because
they
are
able
to
drink
{\ADD{
lots
of}}
wine,
\par }{\QB and
boast
about
being
able
to
mix
good alcoholic
drinks.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}If
people
offer
them
bribes
in
order
that
they
will
enable
wicked
people
not
to
be
punished,
\par }{\QB they
accept
those
bribes,
\par }{\QB and
they
cause
people
who
are
innocent
to
be
punished.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{24}Therefore,
just
like [SIM]
fires
burn
up
stubble
\par }{\QB and
dry
grass
shrivels
up
and
quickly
burns
in
flames,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
those
people
have
roots
that
will
rot
\par }{\QB and
have
flowers
that
will
wither.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
happen}}
because
they
rejected
the
laws
of
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels;
\par }{\QB they
have
despised
the
messages
of
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}That
is
why
Yahweh
is
{\ADD{
extremely}}
angry
{\ADD{
with
his
people}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
his
hand
is
raised
{\ADD{
and
he
is
ready
to
smash
them}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
When
he
does
that}},
the
mountains
will
shake,
\par }{\QB and
the
corpses
of
people
will
be
scattered
in
the
streets
like [SIM]
manure.
\par }{\Q But
even
when
that
happens,
Yahweh
will
still
be
very
angry;
\par }{\QB he
will
be
ready
to
punish
his
people [MET]
again.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{26}Yahweh
will
send
a
signal
to
summon
{\ADD{
armies
of}}
nations
far
away;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
he
will
whistle
{\ADD{
to
summon
those
soldiers
who
are}}
in
very
remote
places
on
the
earth.
\par }{\Q They
will
come
very
swiftly [DOU]
{\ADD{
to
Jerusalem}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}They
will
not
get
tired
or
stumble.
\par }{\QB They
will
not
{\ADD{
stop
to}}
rest
or
to
sleep.
\par }{\Q None
of
their
belts
will
be
loose,
\par }{\Q and
none
of
them
will
have
sandals
with
broken straps,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
so
they
will
all
be
ready
to
fight
in
battles}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}Their
arrows
will
be
sharp,
\par }{\QB and
their
bows
will
be
ready
{\ADD{
to
shoot
those
arrows
in
a
battle}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Because
their
horses
pull
the
chariots
fast}},
sparks
will
shoot
out
from
their
hooves,
\par }{\QB and
the
wheels
of
the
chariots
will
spin
like
a
whirlwind.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}They
will
roar
like
{\ADD{
very
strong}}
lions [DOU]
\par }{\QB that
growl
and
{\ADD{
then}} pounce
on
the
animals
they
want
to
kill
\par }{\Q and
carry
them
off,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
is
able
to
rescue
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}{\ADD{
Similarly,
your
enemies}}
will
roar
when
they
see
the
people
they
are
about
to
kill,
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
the
sea
roars.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
On
that
day}},
if
someone
looks
across
the
land,
\par }{\QB he
will
see
{\ADD{
only
people
who
are
in}}
darkness
and
distressed;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
even
the
sunlight
is
hidden
by
dark
clouds.

\par }\Chap{6}{\SH God appointed Isaiah to be a prophet
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}During
the
year
that
King
Uzziah
died,
{\ADD{
Yahweh
showed
me
a
vision.
In
the
vision}},
I
saw
Yahweh
sitting
on
a
throne,
high
above
everyone.
He
{\ADD{
was
wearing
a
very
long}}
robe
that
covered
{\ADD{
the
floor
of}}
the
temple.
\VS{2}Above
him
were
standing
{\ADD{
several}}
winged
creatures.
Each
of
them
had
six
wings.
They
covered
their
faces
with
two
of
their
wings,
they
covered
their
feet
with
two
of
their
wings,
and
they
flew
using
two
of
their
wings.
\VS{3}They
were
calling
to
each
other,
saying,
\par }{\Q “The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
holy;
\par }{\QB he
is
completely
holy!
\par }{\Q The
entire
earth
is
filled
with
his
glory.”
\par }{\MM \VS{4}When
they
spoke,
it
caused
the
doorposts
of
the
temple
to
shake,
and
the
temple
was
filled
with
smoke.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Then
I
said, “Terrible
things
will
happen
to
me,
because
everything
that
I
say [MTY]
is
sinful,
and
I
live
among
people
who
constantly
say [MTY]
sinful
things.
I
will
be
destroyed
because
I
have
seen
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels!”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Then
one
of
the
winged
creatures
took
a
hot
coal
from
the
altar,
using
a
pair
of
tongs.
He
flew
to
me
\VS{7}and
touched
my
lips
with
the
coal.
Then
he
said, “Look
{\ADD{
at
what
I
have
done}}.
I
have
touched
your
lips
{\ADD{
with
this
coal}}.
{\ADD{
Now}}
your
guilt
is
ended,
and
your
sins
are
forgiven [DOU].”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
I
heard
Yahweh
asking, “Whom
shall
I
send
{\ADD{
to
be
a
messenger
to
my
people}}?
Who
will
go
{\ADD{
and
speak}}
for
us?”
I
replied, “I
will.
Send
me!”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Then
he
said,
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{Okay}},
go,
and
say
to
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people,
\par }{\QB ‘You
will
listen
carefully
{\ADD{
to
what
I
say}},
but
you
will
not
understand
it.
\par }{\Q You
will
look
very
carefully
{\ADD{
at
the
things
that
I
am
doing}},
\par }{\QB but
you
will
not
understand
them.’
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
What
you(sg)
say
will}}
cause
these
people
to
become
stubborn [IDM];
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
will
cause
them}}
to
not
be
able
to
hear
{\ADD{
what
I
say}}
and
see
{\ADD{
what
I
do}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
As
a
result,
they
will
not}}
see
{\ADD{
what
I
want
them
to
see}}
or
hear
{\ADD{
what
I
want
them
to
hear}},
\par }{\QB and
they
will
not
understand
it,
\par }{\Q and
they
will
not
turn
to
me
\par }{\QB and
be
saved
{\ADD{
from
being
punished}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Then
I
said, “How
long
{\ADD{
do
you
want
me
to
continue
to
do
that}}?”
\par }{\Q He
replied, “{\ADD{
Do
it}}
until
their
cities
are
ruined
{\ADD{
by
their
enemies}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
until}}
no
one
is
living
in
their
houses,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
do
it
until}}
all
the
crops
are
stolen
from
their
fields
\par }{\QB and
the
fields
are
ruined.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
Do
it}}
until
I
have ◄exiled
everyone/forced
everyone
to
go
to
their
enemies’
lands►
far
away,
\par }{\QB and
the
whole
land
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}
is
deserted.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}If
{\ADD{
even}}
one
tenth
{\ADD{
of
the
people
survive
and}}
stay
there,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
their
enemies}}
will
{\ADD{
invade
the
land
again
and}}
burn
everything.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But,
just}}
like [MET]
when
an
oak
{\ADD{
tree}}
is
cut
down,
a
stump
is
left
{\ADD{
from
which
new
shoots
will
grow}},
\par }{\QB the
people
who
remain
{\ADD{
in
this
land
will
be
a
group
that
will
become arge
again}}
and
be ◄set
apart
for/dedicated
to►
me.”

\par }\Chap{7}{\SH A message of encouragement for King Ahaz
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ahaz
was
the
son
of
Jotham
and
grandson
of
Uzziah.
During
the
time
that
Ahaz
was
the
king
of
Judah,
King
Rezin
of
Syria
and
King
Pekah
of
Israel
marched
{\ADD{
with
their
armies}}
to
attack
Jerusalem.
But
they
could
not
conquer
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}{\ADD{
But
before
they
attacked}},
everyone
in
the
palace
heard
a
report
that
the
armies
of
Syria
and
Israel
were
{\ADD{
now}} ◄allies/joined
{\ADD{
to
attack
Jerusalem►}}.
So
Ahaz
and
the
people
over
whom
he
ruled
were
extremely
afraid;
they
were
shaking
from
fear
like
trees
shake
in
a
windstorm.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Take
your
son
Shear-Jashub,
and
go
to
talk
with
{\ADD{
King}}
Ahaz.
He
is
at
the
end
of
the ◄aqueduct/water
channel►
that
brings
water
into
the
upper
reservoir,
near
the
road
to
the
place
where
women
wash
clothes.
\VS{4}Tell
Ahaz
to
stop
worrying [DOU].
Tell
him
that
he
does
not
need
to
be
afraid
of
those
two
kings,
Rezin
and
Pekah.
They
are
very
angry
{\ADD{
with
Judah}},
but
they
are
{\ADD{
unable
to
harm
his
country
any
more
than}}
completely burned-out
coals
{\ADD{
can
harm
him}}.
\VS{5}Yes,
they
are
planning
to
attack
this
land
and
saying,
\VS{6}‘We
will
attack
Judah
and
conquer
it.
Then
we
will
appoint Tabeel’s
son
to
be
the
king
of
Judah.’
\VS{7}But
this
is
what
Yahweh,
the
Lord,
says:
\par }{\Q ‘It
will
not
happen;
\par }{\QB they
will
not
{\ADD{
conquer
Jerusalem}}!
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
capital
of
Syria
is
Damascus,
\par }{\QB but
Damascus
is
ruled
{\ADD{
only}}
by
its
{\ADD{unimportant/insignificant}}
king
king
Rezin.
\par }{\Q And
as
for
Israel,
within 65
years
it
will
be
conquered
and
completely
destroyed.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Israel’s
capital
is
Samaria,
and
Samaria
is
ruled
only
by
its
{\ADD{
insignificant/unimportant}}
king
king
Pekah.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
So
you
do
not
need
to
be
afraid
of
those
two
countries}}!
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But
you
must
trust
me,
because}}
if
you
do
not
trust
me
fully,
\par }{\QB you
will
be
defeated.’ ”
\par }{\SH A
promise
of
a
son
named
Immanuel
\par }{\PP \VS{10}{\ADD{
Later}},
Yahweh
gave
{\ADD{
me
another
message
to
tell
to}}
King
Ahaz.
\VS{11}{\ADD{
He
said
to
tell
him}}, “Request
me,
Yahweh
your
God,
to
do
something
that
will
enable
you
to
be
sure
{\ADD{
that
I
will
help/protect
you}}.
What
you
request
can
be
{\ADD{
from
a
place
that
is}}
as
high
as
the
sky
or
as
low
as
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}But
{\ADD{
when
I
told
that
to
the
king,
he
refused}}.
He
said, “{\ADD{
No}},
I
will
not
request
Yahweh
to
do
something
to
prove
{\ADD{
that
he
will
help/protect
us}}!”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
I
said
{\ADD{
to
him}}, “You
people
who
are
descendants
of
King
David,
listen!
You
are
causing
me
to
be
tired
of
being
patient.
Are
you
also
going
to
cause
my
God
to
stop
being
patient
with
you [RHQ]?
\VS{14}Yahweh
himself
will
do
something
for
you
{\ADD{
to
prove
that
he
will
help/protect
you}}.
Listen
to
this:
A
young
woman
will
become
pregnant
and
give
birth
to
a
son.
She
will
name
him
Immanuel,
{\ADD{
which
means ‘God
is
with us’}}.
\VS{15}And
by
the
time
that
child
is
old
enough
to
eat
curds/yogurt
and
honey,
he
will
be
able
to
reject
what
is
evil
and
choose
what
is
good.
\VS{16}And
before
that
child
is
old
enough
to
do
that,
the
lands
of
the
two
kings
that
you(sg)
are
very ◄afraid
of/worried
about►
will
be
deserted.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
But
then}}
Yahweh
will
cause
you
and
your
family
and
your
entire
nation
to
experience
{\ADD{
terrible
disasters}}.
Those
disasters
will
be
worse
than
any
disasters
that
have
occurred
since
the
country
of
Israel
separated
from
Judah.
Yahweh
will
cause
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
the
king
of
Assyria
to
attack
you!”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}At
that
time,
{\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
Yahweh
will
whistle
to
summon
the
army
from
the
south
of
Egypt
as
well
as
the
army
of
Assyria.
They
will
{\ADD{
come
and
surround
your
country
like}} [MET]
flies
and
bees.
\VS{19}They
will
all
come
and
settle/live
{\ADD{
everywhere}}—in
the
narrow
valleys
and
caves
in
the
rock
cliffs,
on
land
where
there
are thornbushes
as
well
as
on
the
fertile
land.
\VS{20}At
that
time
Yahweh
will
hire
the
king
of
Assyria
to
come
{\ADD{
with
his
army}}
from
east
of
the
{\ADD{
Euphrates}}
River.
{\ADD{
They
will
get
rid
of
everything
in
your
land—the
crops
and
the
people.
They
will
destroy
everything
thoroughly}};
it
will
be
like [MET]
a barber
shaving
not
only
a
man’s
hair
but
his
beard
and
the
hair
on
his
legs.
\VS{21}When
that
happens,
a
farmer
will
be
able
to
have
only
one
cow
and
two
goats/sheep.
\VS{22}{\ADD{
However}},
those
animals
will
give
plenty
of
milk,
with
the
result
that
the
farmer
will
have
curds/yogurt
to
eat.
And
{\ADD{
because
there
will
not
be
many
people
left}}
in
the
land,
all
the
people
who
remain
there
will
have
plenty
of
milk
and
honey.
\VS{23}Now
there
are
many
areas
where
there
are
vineyards
that
are
worth 1,000
pieces
of
silver,
but
at
that
time
there
will
be
only
briers
and
thorns [DOU]
in
those
fields.
\VS{24}There
will
be
only
briers
and
thorns
in
the
entire
land,
{\ADD{
and
wild
animals}},
with
the
result
that
men
will
take
their
bows
and
arrows
and
go
there
{\ADD{
to
hunt
and
kill
animals}}.
\VS{25}No
one
will
go
to
where
there
previously
were
gardens
on
fertile hillsides,
because
briers
and
thorns
will
cover
those hillsides.
They
will
be
areas
where
{\ADD{
only
a
few}}
cattle
and
sheep
and
goats
wander
around
{\ADD{
searching
for
something
to
eat}}.

\par }\Chap{8}{\SH A warning about the Assyrian attack
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Make
a
large signboard.
And
write
clearly
on
it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’
{\ADD{
which
means ‘quickly ◄plunder/take
by
force►
and
steal everything’}}.”
\VS{2}{\ADD{
So}}
I
requested
Uriah
the
{\ADD{Supreme}}
Priest
and Jeberekiah’s
son
Zechariah,
men
who
were
both
honest/trustworthy
witnesses,
to
watch
me
as
I
was
doing
that.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
I
had
sex
with [EUP]
{\ADD{
my
wife,
who
was}}
a
prophetess,
and
she
became
pregnant
and
{\ADD{
then}}
gave
birth
to
a
son.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Give
him
the
name
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which
means ‘suddenly
attacked,
quickly conquered’),
\VS{4}because
before
he
is
old
enough
to
say ‘papa’
or ‘mama’,
the
King
of
Assyria
will
{\ADD{
come
with
his
army
and}}
quickly
take
away
all
the
valuable
things
in
Damascus
and
in
Samaria.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Yahweh
spoke
to
me
again
and
said, “{\ADD{
Tell
the
people
of
Judah,}}
\par }{\Q \VS{6}‘{\ADD{
I
have
taken
good
care
of}}
you
people,
\par }{\Q but
you
have
rejected
that,
{\ADD{
thinking
that}}
my
help
was
very
little,
\par }{\QB like [MET]
the
little
canal
through
which
water
flows
from
the
Gihon
Spring
into
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q Instead,
you
have
been
happy
{\ADD{
to
request
help
from}}
King
Rezin
and
King
Pekah.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Therefore,
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Judah
to
be
attacked
by
{\ADD{
the
powerful
army
of}}
the
King
of
Assyria,
which
will
be
{\ADD{
like}}
a
great
flood
from
the
{\ADD{
Euphrates}}
River.
\par }{\QB Their
soldiers
will
{\ADD{
be
everywhere
in
your
country,
like}}
a
river
that
overflows
all
its
banks.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Those
soldiers
will
go
all
over
Judah—
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like
a
river
whose
water}} [MET]
rises
as
high
as
a
person’s
neck.
\par }{\Q Their
army
will
spread
over
the
land
{\ADD{
quickly}},
like
an
eagle,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
cover
your
entire
land!
\par }{\Q But
I
will
be
with
you!’ ”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Listen,
all
you
{\ADD{
people
in}}
distant
countries!
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
You
can}}
prepare
to
attack
Judah.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
You
can}}
prepare
{\ADD{
for
battle,
and
shout
your}} war-cries,
\par }{\QB but
your
{\ADD{
armies
will}}
be
crushed/shattered!
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
You
can}}
prepare
for
what
you
will
do
{\ADD{
to
attack
Judah}},
\par }{\QB but
what
you
plan
to
do
will
not
happen!
\par }{\Q You
will
not
succeed,
\par }{\QB because
God
is
with
us!
\par }{\SH Isaiah
is
urged
to
revere
Yahweh
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Yahweh
strongly
warned
me [MTY]
not
to
act
like
the
{\ADD{
other}}
people
in
Judah
did.
He
said
to
me,
\par }{\Q \VS{12}“Do
not
say
that
everything
that
people
do
is conspiring/rebelling
{\ADD{
against
the
government}},
\par }{\QB like
{\ADD{
other}}
people
say,
\par }{\Q and
do
not ◄be
afraid
of/worry
about►
the
things
that
other
people
are
afraid
of.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
I,}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
am
the
one
you
should
consider
to
be
holy.
\par }{\QB And
I
am
the
one
you
should
fear,
\par }{\QB the
one
you
should
revere.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
will
protect
you(sg).
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But
as
for}}
the
{\ADD{
other}}
people [MTY]
in
Israel
and
Judah,
\par }{\QB I
will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
stone
that
causes
people
to
stumble,
\par }{\QB a
rock
that
causes
them
to
fall
down.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
And
as
for}}
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB I
will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
trap
or
a
snare [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Many
{\ADD{
people}}
will
stumble
and
fall
down
\par }{\QB and
never
get
up
again.
\par }{\Q They
will
experience
great
troubles;
\par }{\QB they
will
be
captured
{\ADD{
by
their
enemies}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}{\ADD{
So,
I
say
to
you
who
are
my
disciples}},
seal
up
this
scroll
\par }{\QB on
which
I
have
written
the
messages
that
God
has
given
to
me,
\par }{\Q and
give
his
instructions
to
{\ADD{
others}}
who
have
accompanied
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}I
will
wait
to
see
what
Yahweh
{\ADD{
will
do}}.
\par }{\Q He
has
rejected
the
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB but
I
will
confidently
expect
him
to
help
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}I
and
the
children
that
Yahweh
has
given
to
me
are
{\ADD{
like}}
signs
to
warn
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Israel;
\par }{\QB we
are
warnings
from
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
\par }{\QB the
one
who
lives
{\ADD{
in
his
temple}}
on
Zion
Hill
{\ADD{
in
Jerusalem}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Some
people
may
urge
you(pl)
to ◄consult/go
and
talk
with►
those
who
talk
with
the
spirits
of
dead
people
or
with
those
who
say
that
they
receive
messages
from
those
spirits.
They
whisper
and
mutter
{\ADD{
about
what
we
should
do
in
the
future}}.
But
God
is [RHQ]
the
one
whom
we
should
ask
to
guide
us!
It
is ridiculous [RHQ]
for
people
who
are
alive
to
request
spirits
of
dead
people
to
tell
us
{\ADD{
what
we
should
do}}!
\VS{20}Pay
attention
to
God’s
instructions
and
teaching!
If
people
do
not
say
things
that
agree
with
what
God
teaches
us,
{\ADD{
what
they
say
is
worthless}}.
{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
those
people
are
in
darkness.
\VS{21}They
will
wander
through
the
land,
worried/discouraged
and
hungry.
And
when
they
become
{\ADD{
very}}
hungry,
they
will
become
very
angry.
They
will
look
up
{\ADD{
toward
heaven}}
and
curse
God
and
{\ADD{
will
also}}
curse
their
king.
\VS{22}They
will
look
around
the
land
and
see
only
trouble/distress
and
darkness
and
things
that
cause
them
to
despair.
And
{\ADD{
then}}
they
will
be
thrown
into
the
very
black
darkness
{\ADD{
of
hell}}.

\par }\Chap{9}{\SH The promise of the future king
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}However,
those
in
Judah
who
have
been
distressed/worried
will
not
{\ADD{
continue
to}}
suffer.
Previously,
Yahweh
humbled
{\ADD{
the
people
in}}
the
land
{\ADD{
where
the
tribes
of}}
Zebulun
and
Naphtali
{\ADD{
live}}.
But
in
the
future
he
will
honor
{\ADD{
the
people
who
live
in}}
that
Galilee
region,
along
the
road
between
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}
and
the
{\ADD{Mediterranean}}
Sea,
where
{\ADD{
many}}
foreigners
live.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
Some
day,
it
will
be
as
though}} [MET]
the
people
who
walked
in
darkness
will
see
a
great
light.
\par }{\QB A
{\ADD{
great}}
light
will
shine
on
those
who
live
in
a
land
where
they
have
great
troubles/distress.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
Yahweh}},
you
will
cause
us
people
in
Israel
to
rejoice;
\par }{\QB we
will
become
very
happy.
\par }{\Q We
will
rejoice
about
what
you
{\ADD{
have
done}}
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
people
rejoice
when
they
harvest
their
crops,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
or}}
like
soldiers
rejoice
\par }{\QB when
they
divide
up
among
themselves
the
things
that
they
have
captured
in
a
battle.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}You
will
cause
us
to
no
longer
be
slaves [MET]
{\ADD{
of
those
who
captured
us}};
\par }{\QB you
will
lift
the
heavy
burdens
from
our
shoulders.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
you
will
break
the
rods
of
those
who
oppressed
us,
\par }{\QB like
you
did
when
you
destroyed
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
the
Midian people-group.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}The boots
that
the
enemy
soldiers
have
worn
\par }{\QB and
their
clothing
which
has stains
of
blood
on
them
\par }{\Q will
all
be
burned
up;
\par }{\QB they
will
only
be
fuel
for
a
{\ADD{
big}}
fire.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Another
reason
that
we
will
rejoice
is
that
a
{\ADD{
special}}
child
will
be
born
for
us;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
a
woman
will
give
birth
to}}
a
son,
\par }{\QB who
will
be
our
ruler.
\par }{\Q And
his
names
will
be ‘Wonderful Counselor’, ‘Mighty/Powerful God’, ‘{\ADD{
Our}}
Everlasting Father’,
and ‘Prince/Ruler
{\ADD{
who enables
us
to
have}} Peace’.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}His
rule,
and
the
peace
that
he
{\ADD{
brings/causes}},
will
never
end.
\par }{\Q He
will
rule [MTY]
fairly
and
justly [DOU],
\par }{\QB like
{\ADD{
his ancestor
King}}
David
did.
\par }{\Q This
will
happen
because
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
greatly
desires
that
it
happen.
\par }{\SH God
will
punish
Israel
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
Lord
has
warned
the peopleof
Israel,
the
descendants
of
Jacob;
\par }{\QB he
has
said
that
{\ADD{
he
will
punish}}
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{9-10}And
all
the
people
in
Samaria
and
{\ADD{
other
places
in}}
Israel
know
that,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
they
are
very
proud
and
arrogant [DOU].
\par }{\Q They
say, “Our
city
has
been
destroyed,
\par }{\QB but
we
will
{\ADD{
take
away
the
broken
bricks
from
the
ruins}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and}}
replace
them
with
carefully
cut
stones.
\par }{\Q Our sycamore-fig
trees
have
been
cut
down
{\ADD{
by
our
enemies}},
\par }{\QB but
we
will
plant
cedar
trees
{\ADD{
in
their
place}}.”
\par }{\Q \VS{11}But
Yahweh
brought
the
armies
of
{\ADD{
Assyria}},
the
enemies
of
King
Rezin
{\ADD{
of
Syria,
to
fight}}
against
Israel
\par }{\QB and
incited
{\ADD{
other}}
nations
{\ADD{
to
attack
Israel}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
The
army
of}}
Syria
{\ADD{
came}}
from
the
east,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
Philistia
{\ADD{
came}}
from
the
west,
and
they
destroyed
Israel
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like
a
wild
animal
tears
another
animal
apart
and}} [MET]
devours
it.
\par }{\Q But
even
after
that
happened,
Yahweh
was
still
very
angry
with
them.
\par }{\QB He
was
ready
to
strike
them
with
his
fist
again.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
But
even
though}}
Yahweh
punished
his
people
{\ADD{
like
that}},
\par }{\QB they
{\ADD{
still}}
did
not
return
to
him
{\ADD{
and
worship
him}}.
\par }{\Q They
{\ADD{
still}}
did
not
request
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
{\ADD{
to
assist
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Therefore,
in
one
day
Yahweh
will
get
rid
of
{\ADD{
those
who
are
like}}
Israel’s
head
and
{\ADD{
those
who
are
like}}
its
tail;
\par }{\QB the
{\ADD{
ones
who
are
like}}
the
top
of
the
palm
tree
and
the
{\ADD{
ones
who
are
like}}
the
bottom.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}The
leaders [DOU]
of
Israel
are
the
head,
\par }{\QB and
the
prophets
who
tell
lies
are
the
tail.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
leaders
of
the
people
have
misled
them;
\par }{\QB they
have
caused
the
people
that
they
are
ruling
to
be
confused.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}For
that
reason,
Yahweh
is
not
pleased
with
the
young
men
{\ADD{
of
Israel}},
\par }{\QB and
he
does
not
{\ADD{
even}}
act mercifully
toward
the
widows
and
orphans,
\par }{\Q because
they
are
all
ungodly
and
wicked,
\par }{\QB and
they
all
say
things
that
are
foolish.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But}}
Yahweh
still
is
angry
with
them;
\par }{\QB he
is
ready
to
strike
them
with
his
fist
again.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}When
people
do
wicked
things,
\par }{\QB it
is
like [SIM]
a brushfire
{\ADD{
that
spreads
rapidly}}.
\par }{\Q It
burns
up
{\ADD{
not
only}}
briers
and
thorns;
\par }{\Q it starts
a
big
fire
in
the
forests
\par }{\QB from
which
clouds
of
smoke
will
rise.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
the
{\ADD{
whole}}
land
is
burned
{\ADD{
black}}
\par }{\QB because
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
extremely
angry
with
the Israeli
people.
\par }{\Q They
will
become
like [SIM]
fuel
for
that
great
fire,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
will
try
to
rescue
even
his
{\ADD{
own}}
brother
{\ADD{
from
that
fire}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Israeli
people
will
attack
their
neighbors
on
the
right
{\ADD{
to
get
food
from
them}},
\par }{\QB but
they
will
still
be
hungry.
\par }{\Q They
will
{\ADD{
kill
those
who
live
in
houses}}
on
the
left
and
eat
their
flesh,
\par }{\QB but
their
stomachs
will
still
not
be
full.
\par }{\QB \VS{21}{\ADD{
People
of
the
tribes
of}}
Manasseh
and
Ephraim
will
attack
each
other,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
then}}
they
will
both
attack
the
people
of
Judah.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q But
even
after
that
happens,
Yahweh
will
still
be
very
angry
with
them.
\par }{\QB He
will
be
ready
to
strike
them
with
his
fist
again.

\par }\Chap{10}{\SH A warning to unjust judges
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
judges
who
are
unjust
\par }{\QB and
who
make
unfair
laws.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}You
refuse
to
help
poor
people,
\par }{\QB and
you
do
not
allow
them
to
get
the
things
that
they
should
get.
\par }{\Q You
{\ADD{
allow
people
to}}
steal
things
from
widows
\par }{\QB and
do
unfair
things
to
orphans.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}When
I
punish
you
\par }{\QB by
sending
people
from
distant
lands
to
cause
you
to
experience
disasters,
\par }{\Q ◄to
whom
will
you
run
to
get
help?/there
will
be
no
one
who
can
help
you.► [RHQ]
\par }{\QB Your
valuable
possessions
will
certainly
{\ADD{
not
be
safe}} [RHQ]
anywhere.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}You
will
be
able
only
to
stumble
along
as
you
are
taken
away
with
other
prisoners,
\par }{\QB or
{\ADD{
else}}
your
corpses
will
lie
on
the
ground
with
others
who
have
been
killed.
\par }{\Q But
even
after
that
happens,
\par }{\QB Yahweh
will
still
be
very
angry
with
you.
\par }{\Q He
will
still
be
ready
to
strike
you
again
with
his
fist.
\par }{\SH A
warning
to
Assyria
\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “Terrible
things
will
happen
to
Assyria.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
It
is
true
that
their
army}}
is
like
a
rod/club [DOU]
with
which
I
{\ADD{
punish
other
nations}}
\par }{\QB because
I
am
very
angry
with
those
nations [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
Sometimes}}
I
send
the
armies
of
Assyria
to
attack
a
godless
nation,
\par }{\QB to
fight
against
{\ADD{
other}}
people
who
have
caused
me
to
be
angry.
\par }{\Q I
send
them
to
capture
people
and
to
seize
and
take
away
their
possessions,
\par }{\QB and
to
trample
them
like [SIM]
people
walk
on
mud
in
the
streets.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}But
the
{\ADD{
king
of
Assyria}}
does
not
understand,
\par }{\QB he
does
not
realize
{\ADD{
that
he
is
only
like
a
weapon
in
my
hand}}.
\par }{\Q He
wants
{\ADD{
only}}
to
destroy
people,
\par }{\QB to
get
rid
of
many
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}He
says, ‘All
of
my
army
commanders
will
soon
be
kings
{\ADD{
of
these
nations
that
I
conquer}}!
\par }{\QB \VS{9}We
destroyed
Calno
{\ADD{
city}}
like
we
destroyed
Carchemish
{\ADD{
city}},
\par }{\Q We
destroyed
Hamath
{\ADD{
city}}
like
we
destroyed
Arpad
{\ADD{
city}};
\par }{\QB we
destroyed
Samaria
just
like
we
destroyed
Damascus.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}We
were
able
to
destroy
{\ADD{
all}}
those
kingdoms
{\ADD{
that
were
full}}
of
idols,
\par }{\QB kingdoms
whose
idols
were
greater
than
the
idols
in
Jerusalem
and
Samaria.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}So
we
will
defeat
Jerusalem
and
destroy
the
idols
that
are
there,
\par }{\QB just
like
we
destroyed
Samaria
and
the
idols
that
were
there!’
\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\ADD{
But,
I,
Yahweh,
say
that}}
after
I
{\ADD{
have
used
Assyria
to}}
finish
what
I
want
to
do
to
punish
the
people
in
Jerusalem [DOU],
I
will
punish
the
king
of
Assyria
because
he
has
been
very
proud
and
arrogant/boastful [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{13}He
says, ‘By
my
own
great
power [MTY]
I
have
done
these
things.
\par }{\QB I
have
been
able
to
do
them
because
I
am
very
wise
and
very
intelligent.
\par }{\Q My
army
removed
the barriers
{\ADD{
at
the
borders}}
of
nations
\par }{\QB and
carried
away
all
their
valuable
things.
\par }{\Q My
army
has knocked
down
their
kings
like [SIM]
a ferocious
bull
would.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Like [MET]
a
farmer
reaches
into
a
bird’s
nest
{\ADD{
to
take
away
the
eggs}},
\par }{\QB we
have
taken
away
the
treasures
of
other
countries [DOU].
\par }{\Q The
people
were
not
like
birds
that
would
flap
their
wings
or chirp
loudly
{\ADD{
to
protest
about
their
eggs
being
stolen}};
\par }{\QB the
people
did
not
object
at
all
{\ADD{
to
their
treasures
being
stolen}}.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ADD{
But
I,
Yahweh,
say
that}}
an
axe
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
boast
about
being
stronger
than
the
person
who
uses
it,
\par }{\QB and
a
saw
is
not
greater
than
the
person
who
uses
it.
\par }{\Q A
rod
cannot
control
the
one
who
holds
it [RHQ],
\par }{\QB and
a
wooden
club
cannot
lift
up
a
person [RHQ].
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
So
the
king
of
Assyria
should
not
boast
that
he
has
done
these
things
with
his
own
wisdom
and
strength}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}And
{\ADD{
I}},
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
send
a
plague
among
the
proud
soldiers
of
Assyria;
\par }{\QB it
will
be
like [MET]
a
fire
that
will
kill
them
and
get
rid
of
their
glory/wealth.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
who
am
like [MET]
a
light
for
the
people
of
Israel,
will
be
the
fire;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
I}},
the
Holy
One,
will
be
like
a
flame.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
The
soldiers
of
Assyria
are
like}} [MET]
thorns
and
briers,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
burn
them
up
in
one
night.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}There
are
glorious
forests
and
fertile farmlands
in
Assyria,
but
I
will
completely
destroy
them;
\par }{\QB they
will
be
like [SIM]
a
{\ADD{
very}}
sick
person
who
shrivels
up
and
then
dies.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}There
will
be
very
few
trees
left
in
those
forests;
\par }{\QB even
a
child
will
be
able
to
count
them.”
\par }{\SH A
promise
of
future
blessings
for
Israel
\par }{\Q \VS{20}In
the
future
there
will
be
only
a
few
people
left
in
Israel;
\par }{\QB not
many
descendants
of
Jacob
will
still
be
alive.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But}}
they
will
no
longer
rely
on
{\ADD{
the
king
of
Assyria}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
the
king
of
the
nation}}
that
tried
to
destroy
them.
\par }{\Q Instead,
they
will
faithfully/sincerely
trust
in
Yahweh,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Those Israelis
will
return
to
their
mighty
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}{\ADD{
Now}},
the
people
of
Israel
are
as
numerous
as
the
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore,
\par }{\QB but
only
a
few
of
them
will
return
{\ADD{
from
the
countries
to
which
they
were
exiled}}.
\par }{\Q Yahweh
has
decided
to
destroy
{\ADD{
most
of
the Israelis}}
\par }{\QB and
that
is
what
{\ADD{
he
must
do
because
he
is
completely}}
just/righteous.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}{\ADD{
Yes,}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
{\ADD{
already}}
decided
to
destroy
the
entire
land
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
\par }{\Q “My
people
in
Jerusalem,
do
not
be
afraid
of
the
army
of
Assyria
when
they
beat
you
with
rods
and
clubs,
\par }{\QB like
the
men
of
Egypt
did
{\ADD{
to
your
ancestors
long
ago}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}Soon
I
will
no
longer
be
angry
with
you,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
then}}
I
will
be
angry
with
the
people
of
Assyria
and
destroy
them!”
\par }{\Q \VS{26}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
whip
them.
\par }{\QB He
will
do
to
them
like
he
did
when
he
helped
Gideon
{\ADD{
and
his 300
soldiers}}
to
defeat
the
{\ADD{
army
of
the}}
Midian people-group,
\par }{\QB and
like
he
did
when
he
showed
his
mighty
power [MTY]
{\ADD{
by
causing
the
army
of
Egypt
to
drown}}
in
the
{\ADD{
Red}}
Sea.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}Some
day,
Yahweh
will
cause
the
army
of
Assyria
to
stop
oppressing
you,
{\ADD{
his
people}};
\par }{\QB he
will
end
your
suffering
and
your
being
slaves
of
the
people
of
Assyria [MET];
\par }{\Q he
will
take
away
the
load
that
you
people
of
Judah
have
been
carrying,
\par }{\QB and
cause
things
to
go
well
for
you.
\par }{\SH The
Assyrians
will
invade
Judah
\par }{\Q \VS{28}{\ADD{
The
army
of
Assyria
will
enter
northern
Judah}}
near
Aiath
{\ADD{
town}},
\par }{\QB they
will
go
through
Migron
{\ADD{
town}}
\par }{\QB and
store
their
supplies
at
Micmash
{\ADD{
town
north
of
Jerusalem}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}They
will
cross
through
a
mountain
pass
\par }{\QB and
set
up
their
tents
at
Geba
{\ADD{
town}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
People
in}}
Ramah
{\ADD{
town}}
will
tremble
{\ADD{
because
of
being
afraid}}.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
The
people
of}}
Gibeah
{\ADD{
town}},
where
King
Saul
{\ADD{
was
born}},
will
{\ADD{
all}}
run
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}You
people
of
Gallim
{\ADD{
town}}
will
cry
out
{\ADD{
for
help}}.
\par }{\QB You
will
shout
to
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Laish
{\ADD{
city
near
Jerusalem}}
to
warn
them!
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
The
people
of}}
Anathoth
{\ADD{
town}}
will
suffer
a
lot.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}{\ADD{
The
people
of}}
Madmenah
{\ADD{
town
north
of
Jerusalem
will
all}}
be
running
away,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Gebim
{\ADD{
town
close
to
Jerusalem}}
will
be
trying
to
hide.
\par }{\Q \VS{32}The
soldiers
of
Assyria
will
stop
at
Nob
{\ADD{
city
outside
Jerusalem}}.
\par }{\QB They
will
shake
their
fists
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
as
they
threaten
the
people}}
on
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{33}But
listen
to
this!
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
\par }{\QB with
his
great
power
will
destroy [MET]
the
mighty
army
of
Assyria.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
is
as
though
they
are}}
a
huge
tree [MET]
that
he
will
cut
down.
\par }{\Q \VS{34}He
will
destroy
the
{\ADD{
soldiers
of
Assyria}}
\par }{\QB like
men
use
big
axes
to
cut
down
the
tall
trees
in
the
forests
of
Lebanon.

\par }\Chap{11}{\SH David’s descendant will bring peace
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Like}} [MET]
a
{\ADD{
new}}
shoot
{\ADD{
often}}
grows
from
the
stump
{\ADD{
of
a
tree}},
\par }{\QB there
will
be
a
descendant
of
King
David
who
will
be
a
new
king.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
Spirit
of
Yahweh
will
always
be
with
him.
\par }{\QB The
Spirit
will
enable
him
to
be
wise
and
to
understand
{\ADD{
much
about
many
things}}.
\par }{\QB The
Spirit
will
enable
him
to
decide
what
is
good
to
do,
and
will
enable
him
to
be
very
powerful.
\par }{\QB The
Spirit
will
enable
him
to
know
Yahweh
and
to
revere
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}He
will
be
glad
to
obey
Yahweh.
\par }{\Q He
will
not
decide
{\ADD{
whether
someone
is
righteous
or
not
only}}
by
seeing
what
that
person
looks
like,
\par }{\QB or
by
listening
to
{\ADD{
what
others
say
about
that
person}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He
will
judge
{\ADD{
the
cases
of}}
needy
people
fairly;
\par }{\QB and
he
will
act
justly
toward
poor
people.
\par }{\Q He
will
punish
evil
people
as
a
result
of
what
he
decides [MTY];
\par }{\QB he
will
get
rid
of
wicked
people
because
of [MTY]
{\ADD{
their
behavior}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}He
will
always
act
righteously;
\par }{\QB his
doing
that
will
{\ADD{
accompany
him
like}} [MET]
a
belt
{\ADD{
around
his
waist}}.
\par }{\Q He
will
always
speak
what
is
true;
\par }{\QB his
doing
that
will
{\ADD{
accompany
him
like}} [MET]
a
sash
{\ADD{
around
his
waist}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
When
he
becomes
king}},
wolves
and
lambs
will
live
together
{\ADD{
peacefully}};
\par }{\Q leopards,
{\ADD{
instead
of
killing}}
baby
goats,
\par }{\QB will
lie
down
with
them.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Similarly}},
calves
and
lions
will
eat
food
together;
\par }{\QB and
a
young
child
will
take
care
of
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Cows
and
bears
will
eat
{\ADD{
together}};
\par }{\QB bear
cubs
and
calves
will
lie
down
together.
\par }{\Q Lions
will
{\ADD{
not
eat
other
animals}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
instead}},
they
will
eat
hay
like
cows
do.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Babies
will
play
{\ADD{
safely}}
near
the
holes
where
cobra
snakes
{\ADD{
live}};
\par }{\Q small
children
will
{\ADD{
even}}
put
their
hands
into
nests
of
poisonous
snakes,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
the
snakes
will
not
harm
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}No
creatures
will
harm
or
kill
other
creatures
on
{\ADD{
Zion
Hill}},
my
holy
hill;
\par }{\Q and
the
earth
will
{\ADD{
be
filled
with
people
who}}
know
Yahweh
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
the
seas
are
full
of
water.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}At
that
time,
a
descendant
of
King
David
will
{\ADD{
hold
up}}
a
flag
\par }{\QB to
signal
to
the
people
of
all people-groups
{\ADD{
that
they
should
gather
around
him}};
\par }{\Q they
will
come
to
him
to
get
his
advice,
\par }{\QB and
the
place
where
he
lives
will
be
glorious.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}At
that
time,
Yahweh
will ◄reach
out
his
hand/use
his
power►
as
he
did
long
ago;
\par }{\Q he
will
enable
those
who
had
been ◄exiled
from/forced
to
leave►
Israel
to
return
home,
\par }{\QB from
Assyria,
from
northern
Egypt,
from
southern
Egypt,
\par }{\QB from
Ethiopia,
from
Elam,
from
Babylonia,
from
Hamath,
and
from
all
the
distant
countries
near
the
sea.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Yahweh
will
raise
his
flag
among
{\ADD{
all}}
the people-groups,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
gather
together
the
people
of
Israel
who
had
been
exiled
{\ADD{
long
ago}}.
\par }{\Q He
will
gather
from
very
distant
places [IDM]
on
the
earth
\par }{\QB the
people
of
Judah
who
{\ADD{◄had
been
scattered
to/are
living
in►
those
places}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
Then}},
the
people
of
Israel
and
the
people
of
Judah
will
not
be
jealous
of
each
other
{\ADD{
any
longer}},
\par }{\QB and
they
will
no
{\ADD{
longer}}
be
enemies
of
each
other.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Their
{\ADD{
armies}}
will
{\ADD{
join
together
to}}
attack
the
people
of
Philistia
to
the
west.
\par }{\QB And
together
they
will
attack
nations
to
the
east;
\par }{\Q they
will
{\ADD{
defeat
those
nations
and}}
take
away
all
their
valuable
possessions.
\par }{\Q They
will
capture
{\ADD{
the
areas
of}}
Edom
and
Moab,
\par }{\QB and
the
people
of
the
Ammon people-group
will
be
controlled/ruled
by
the
people
of
Israel
and
Judah.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Yahweh
will
make
a
dry
road
through
the
sea
near
Egypt.
\par }{\Q And
{\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
he
will
wave
his
hand
over
the
{\ADD{
Euphrates}}
River
\par }{\QB and
send
a
strong
wind
to
cause
it
to
divide
into
seven
streams,
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
people
will
be
able
to
walk
across
{\ADD{
those
streams}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}And
because
he
will
make
a
highway
for
his
people
who
are
living
in
Assyria,
\par }{\QB they
will
be
able
to
return
{\ADD{
to
their
own
land}},
\par }{\Q just
like
{\ADD{
long
ago}}
he
made
a
path
for
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Israel
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
so
that
they
could
go
through
the
water}}
\par }{\QB when
they
left
Egypt.

\par }\Chap{12}{\SH Songs that people will sing to praise Yahweh
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}At
that
time,
you
{\ADD{
people
of
Jerusalem}}
will
sing
{\ADD{
this
song}}:
\par }{\Q “Yahweh,
we
praise
you!
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Previously}},
you
were
angry
with
us,
\par }{\Q but
you
are
not
angry
now
\par }{\QB and
you
have
comforted
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Amazingly,
you
{\ADD{
have
come
to}}
save
us,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
so}}
we
will
trust
{\ADD{
in
you}}
and
not
be
afraid.
\par }{\Q Yahweh
our
God,
you
enable
us
to
be
strong;
\par }{\QB you
are
{\ADD{
the
one
about
whom}}
we
sing;
\par }{\QB you
have
rescued
us
{\ADD{
from
our
enemies}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}You(pl),
{\ADD{
his
people}},
will
greatly
enjoy
being
saved
\par }{\QB like [MET]
you
enjoy
drinking
water
from
a
fountain.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{4}At
that
time
you
{\ADD{
all}}
will
say,
\par }{\Q “We
should
thank
Yahweh!
We
should
praise
him [MTY]!
\par }{\QB We
should
tell
{\ADD{
the
people
of
all}}
the people-groups
what
he
has
done;
\par }{\QB we
should
enable
them
to
know
that
he [MTY]
is
very
great!
\par }{\Q \VS{5}We
should
sing
to
Yahweh,
because
he
has
done
wonderful
things.
\par }{\QB We
should
enable
everyone
in
the
world
to
know
it!
\par }{\Q \VS{6}You
people
of
Jerusalem,
shout
joyfully
to
praise
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB because
he
is
the
great
Holy
One
whom
we Israeli
{\ADD{
people
worship}},
\par }{\QB and
he
lives
among
us!”

\par }\Chap{13}{\SH Yahweh will punish Babylon
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I}},
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz,
received
{\ADD{
from
Yahweh}}
this
message
about
Babylon
{\ADD{
city}}:
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Lift
up
a
flag
on
the
bare
{\ADD{
top
of
a}}
hill,
\par }{\QB to
signal
{\ADD{
that
an
army
should
come
to
attack
Babylon}}.
\par }{\Q Shout
to
them
and
wave
your
hand
{\ADD{
to
signal
to
them}}
\par }{\QB that
they
should
march
through
the
city
gates
into
the
palaces
of
the
proud
{\ADD{
rulers
of
Babylon}}!
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “I
have
commanded
those
soldiers
to
do
that;
\par }{\QB I
have
summoned
the
warriors
whom
I
have
chosen
to
punish
{\ADD{
the
people
of
Babylon}}
because
of
my
being
very
angry
with
them,
\par }{\QB and
those
soldiers
will
be
very
proud
{\ADD{
when
they
do
that}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Listen
to
the
noise
on
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB which
is
the
noise
of
a
huge
army
marching!
\par }{\Q It
is
the
noise
made
by
people
of
many people-groups
shouting.
\par }{\QB The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
summoned
this
army
to
gather
together.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}They
come
from
countries
that
are
far
away,
\par }{\QB from
the
most
remote
places [IDM]
on
the
earth.
\par }{\Q They
are
{\ADD{
like}} [SIM]
weapons
that
Yahweh
will
use
{\ADD{
to
punish
the
people
with
whom}}
he
is
very
angry,
\par }{\QB and
to
destroy
the
entire
country
{\ADD{
of
Babylonia}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
You
people
of
Babylon}}
will scream
because
you
will
be
terrified,
\par }{\QB because
it
will
be
the
time
that
Yahweh
{\ADD{
has
determined/chosen}},
\par }{\QB the
time
for
the all-powerful
{\ADD{
God}}
to
destroy
{\ADD{
your
city}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}All
of
your
people
will
be
very
afraid [DOU],
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
they
will
be
unable
even
to
lift
their
arms.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}All
of
you
will
be
terrified.
\par }{\QB You
will
have [PRS]
severe
pains
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
woman
has
when
she
is
giving
birth
to
a
baby.
\par }{\Q You
will
look
at
each
other helplessly,
\par }{\QB and
it
will
show
on
your
faces
that
you
feel
horror.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Listen
to
this:
The
day
that
Yahweh
has
appointed/chosen
is
near,
\par }{\QB the
day
that
he
will
furiously
and
fiercely
{\ADD{
punish
you}}
because
he
is
very
angry
{\ADD{
with
you}}.
\par }{\Q He
will
cause
your
land
{\ADD{
of
Babylonia}}
to
be
desolate/barren,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
destroy
{\ADD{
all}}
the
sinners
in
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
When
that
happens}},
none
of
the
stars
will
shine.
\par }{\QB When
the
sun
rises,
it
will
be
dark,
\par }{\Q and
there
will
be
no
light
from
the
moon
{\ADD{
at
night}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “I
will
punish
{\ADD{
everyone
in}}
the
world
for
the
evil
things
that
they
do;
\par }{\QB I
will
punish
the
wicked
people
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
\par }{\Q I
will
stop
arrogant/proud
people
from
being
proud,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
stop
ruthless
people
from
acting
cruelly.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
And
because
I
will
cause
most
people
to
die}},
\par }{\QB people
will
be
harder
to
find
than
gold,
\par }{\Q harder
to
find
than
fine
gold
from
Ophir
{\ADD{
in
Arabia}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}I
will
shake
the
sky,
\par }{\QB and
the
earth
will
{\ADD{
also}}
move
out
of
its
place.
\par }{\Q That
will
happen
when
{\ADD{
I}},
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
punish
{\ADD{
wicked
people}},
\par }{\QB when
{\ADD{
I
show
them
that}}
I
am
extremely
angry
{\ADD{
with
them}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}And
all
{\ADD{
the
foreigners
in
Babylon
will
run
around}}
like [SIM]
deer
that
are
being
hunted,
\par }{\QB like
sheep
that
do
not
have
a
shepherd.
\par }{\Q They
will
try
to
find
other
people
from
their
countries,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
then}}
they
will
escape
{\ADD{
from
Babylon}}
and
return
to
their
own
countries.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Anyone
who
is
captured
{\ADD{
in
Babylon}}
\par }{\QB will
be
killed
by
{\ADD{
their
enemies’}}
swords [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Their
little
children
will
be
dashed
to
pieces
on
the
rocks
while
{\ADD{
their
parents}}
watch;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
their
enemies}}
will
steal
everything
valuable
from
their
houses
and
will
rape
their
wives.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}Look!
I
am
going
to
incite
the
people
of
Media
to
attack
Babylon.
\par }{\QB The
{\ADD{
army
of
Media}}
will
attack
Babylon,
even
if
they
are
offered [DOU]
silver
or
gold
{\ADD{
if
they
promise
to
not
attack
it}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}{\ADD{
With}}
their
arrows,
the
{\ADD{
soldiers
of
Media}}
will
shoot
the
young
men
{\ADD{
of
Babylon}};
\par }{\QB they
will
not
{\ADD{
even}}
act mercifully [DOU]
toward
infants
or
children!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}Babylon
has
been
a
very
beautiful [MTY]
city;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
all}}
the
people
of
Babylonia
have
been
very
proud
of
Babylon,
{\ADD{
their
capital
city}};
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
but}}
God
will
destroy
Babylon,
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
he
destroyed
Sodom
and
Gomorrah.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}No
one
will
ever
live
in
Babylon
again.
\par }{\QB It
will
be
deserted
forever.
\par }{\Q ◄Nomads/People
who
travel
from
place
to
place
to
live►
will
refuse
to
set
up
their
tents
there;
\par }{\QB shepherds
will
not
bring
their
flocks
of
sheep
to
rest
there.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Instead,
animals
that
live
in
the
desert
will
be
there;
\par }{\QB jackals/wolves
will
live
in
{\ADD{
the
ruins
of}}
the
houses.
\par }{\Q Owls (OR,
Ostriches)
will
live
in
{\ADD{
the
ruins}},
\par }{\QB and
wild
goats
will romp/jump
around
{\ADD{
there}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Hyenas
will
howl
in
the
{\ADD{
ruined}}
towers,
\par }{\QB and
jackals/wolves
will
make
their
dens
in
{\ADD{
the
ruins
of}}
the
palaces
that
{\ADD{
were
previously}}
very
beautiful.
\par }{\Q The
time
when
{\ADD{
Babylon
will
be
destroyed}}
is
very
near;
\par }{\QB Babylon
will
not exist
much
longer.

\par }\Chap{14}{\SH God’s people will return to Judah
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
But}}
Yahweh
will
act mercifully
toward
the Israeli
people;
\par }{\QB he
will
choose
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Israel
{\ADD{
to
be
his
people
again}},
\par }{\QB and
he
will
allow
them
to
{\ADD{
return
here
and}}
live
in
their
own
land
again.
\par }{\Q Then
people
from
{\ADD{
many}}
other
countries
will
come
here
\par }{\QB and
unite
with
the Israeli
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}People
of
other
nations
will
help
them
to
return
to
their
{\ADD{
own}}
land,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
come
from
other
countries
will ◄work
for/become
the
servants
of►
the Israeli
people.
\par }{\Q Those
who
captured
people
of
Israel
will
be
captured
by Israeli
soldiers,
\par }{\QB and
the
people
of
Israel
will
rule
over
the
people
who
{\ADD{
previously}}
oppressed
them.
\par }{\SH The
king
of
Babylon
will
be
killed
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Some
day
Yahweh
will
free
you
{\ADD{Israeli
people}}
from
suffering
and
trouble
and
from
being
afraid,
and
from
being
cruelly
treated
as
slaves [MTY].
\VS{4}When
that
happens,
you
will
make fun
of
the
King
of
Babylon
by
saying
this:
\par }{\Q “You
treated
us
cruelly,
but
that
has
ended!
\par }{\QB Your insolently
causing
others
to
suffer
is
finished!
\par }{\Q \VS{5}You
evil
ruler,
Yahweh
will
get
rid
of
your
power,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
oppress
people
no
longer!
\par }{\Q \VS{6}You
attacked
people
many
times
\par }{\QB because
you
were
very
angry
with
them,
\par }{\Q and
you
subdued/conquered
{\ADD{
other}}
nations
\par }{\QB by
causing
them
to
suffer endlessly.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
But
soon}}
everything
will
be
quiet
and
peaceful
on
the
earth.
\par }{\QB Everyone [PRS]
will
sing
{\ADD{
again}}!
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
even
the
trees
in
the
forests
will
joyfully
sing
this
song,
\par }{\QB the
cyprus/pine
{\ADD{
trees}}
and
the
cedar
{\ADD{
trees}}
in
Lebanon
will
sing
it:
\par }{\Q ‘You ◄have
been
overthrown/are
no
longer
a
ruler►,
\par }{\QB and
now
no
one
comes
to
get
rid
of
us [MET].’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}The
dead
people
are [PRS]
are
eagerly
waiting
for
you
to
come
to
the
place
where
they
are.
\par }{\Q The
spirits
of
the
world
leaders
\par }{\QB will
be
delighted
to
welcome
you;
\par }{\Q those
who
were
kings
of
many
nations
{\ADD{
before
they
died}}
\par }{\QB will
stand
up
{\ADD{
to
welcome
you}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}They
will
all
shout
to
you
{\ADD{
together}},
\par }{\QB ‘Now
you
are
as
weak
as
we
are!’
\par }{\Q \VS{11}You
were
very
proud
and
powerful,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but
all}}
that
ended
when
you
died,
\par }{\QB along
with
the
sounds
of
harps
{\ADD{
being
played
in
your
palace}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Now
in
your
grave}}
maggots
will
be
under
you
{\ADD{
like
a sheet}} [MET],
\par }{\QB and
worms
will
cover
you
{\ADD{
like
a
blanket}} [MET].
\par }{\Q \VS{12}You
have
{\ADD{
disappeared
from
the
earth
like}} [MET]
a
star
which
has
fallen
from
the
sky;
\par }{\Q you
{\ADD{
were
very well-known}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like}} [MET]
the
morning
star
{\ADD{
which
is
seen
by
everyone}};
\par }{\Q you
destroyed
{\ADD{
many}}
nations,
\par }{\QB but
now
you
have
been
destroyed.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}You
{\ADD{
proudly}}
said
to
yourself, ‘I
will
ascend
to
heaven,
to
my
throne
above
God’s
stars.
\par }{\QB I
will
rule
on
the
mountain
where
{\ADD{
the
gods}}
gather
together,
far
in
the
north.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
will
ascend
above
the
clouds
and
become
like
the
highest/greatest
god!’
\par }{\QB \VS{15}{\ADD{
But
you
were
not
able
to
do
that}};
\par }{\Q instead,
you
were
carried
down
to
your
grave,
\par }{\QB and
you
went
to
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
{\ADD{
other
dead}}
people
there
stare
at
you;
\par }{\QB they
wonder
what
happened
to
you.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
They
say}}, ‘Is
this
the
man
who
caused
the
earth
to
shake
\par }{\QB and
caused
the
{\ADD{
people
in
many}}
kingdoms
to
tremble?
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Is
this
the
man
who
{\ADD{
tried
to}}
cause
the
world
to
become
a
desert,
\par }{\QB who
conquered
its
cities
and
did
not
allow
the
people
whom
he
captured
to
return
to
their
homes?’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}All
the
kings
of
the
earth
{\ADD{
who
have
died}}
were
greatly
honored
when
they
were
buried,
\par }{\Q \VS{19}but
your
{\ADD{
corpse
will}}
not
be
buried;
\par }{\QB it
will
be
thrown
away
like [SIM]
a
worthless
branch
{\ADD{
of
a
tree}}.
\par }{\Q Your
corpse
will
be
under
a
heap
of
other
corpses
of
soldiers
that
were
killed
by
{\ADD{
their
enemies’}}
swords,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
their
corpses}}
were
not
buried;
\par }{\QB you
will
be
with
those
who
have
gone
down
to
the
stony
ground
in
a
big
pit.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Your
{\ADD{
corpse}}
will
not
be
buried
\par }{\Q because
you
have
destroyed
your
nation
\par }{\QB and
have
caused
your
people
to
be
killed.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
descendants
of
wicked
people
{\ADD{
like
you}}
will
never
be
honored
again.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}{\ADD{
People
will
say}}, ‘Slaughter
this
man’s
children
\par }{\QB because
of
the
sins
that
their
ancestors
committed!
\par }{\Q Do
not
allow
them
to
become
rulers
and
conquer
{\ADD{
all
the
nations
in}}
the
world,
\par }{\QB and
fill
the
world
with
the
cities
{\ADD{
that
they
rule}}!’ ”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}{\ADD{
This
is
what}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
\par }{\QB “I
{\ADD{
myself}}
will
cause
Babylon
to
be
conquered.
\par }{\Q I
will
get
rid
of
Babylon
and
its
people
and
their
descendants.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}I
will
cause
Babylon
to
be
a
place
where
owls
live,
\par }{\QB a
place
full
of
swamps;
\par }{\Q I
will
get
rid
of
it
completely
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
as
though}} [MET]
I
were
sweeping
it
with
a
broom.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
what
I}},
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
punish
Assyria
\par }{\PP \VS{24}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
{\ADD{
also}}
solemnly
promised
this:
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q “The
things
that
I
have
planned
will
surely
happen [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{25}{\ADD{
When
the
army
of}}
Assyria
is
in
my
land
{\ADD{
of
Israel}},
\par }{\Q I
will
crush
them.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
I
will
trample
them
on
my
mountains.
\par }{\Q My
people
will
no
longer
be
the
slaves [MET]
of
the
people
of
Assyria;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}} [MET]
I
will
take
away
the
burdens
that
are
on
their
shoulders.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{26}I
have
a
plan
for
everyone
on
the
earth,
\par }{\QB a
plan
to
show
my
power [MTY]
to
punish
all
the
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}{\ADD{
I}},
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
spoken,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
can [RHQ]
change
my
mind.
\par }{\Q When
I
raise
my
fist
{\ADD{
to
strike
Assyria}},
\par }{\QB no
one [RHQ]
will
be
able
to
stop
me
{\ADD{
from
doing
that}}.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
punish
Philistia
\par }{\PP \VS{28}I
received
this
message
{\ADD{
from
Yahweh}}
during
the
year
that
King
Ahaz
died:
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{29}You
people
of
Philistia,
do
not
rejoice
that
the
enemy
army [MET]
that
attacked
you
has
been
defeated
\par }{\QB and
that
their
king
is
dead.
\par }{\Q He
was
{\ADD{
as
dangerous
as}} [MET]
a
snake,
\par }{\QB but
there
will
be
another
king,
\par }{\Q who
will
be
more
{\ADD{
dangerous}}
than
a
cobra;
\par }{\QB he
will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a quick-moving
poisonous
snake.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}Those
of
my
people
who
are
very
poor
will
take
care
of
their
flocks
of
sheep,
\par }{\QB and
the
needy
people
will
lie
down
safely,
\par }{\Q but
I
will
cause
you
people
{\ADD{
of
Philistia}}
who
are
still
alive [DOU]
\par }{\QB to
die
from
famine.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{31}{\ADD{
So}},
you
people
of
Philistia,
wail
at
the
gates
of
your
cities!
\par }{\QB You
should
be
extremely
afraid,
\par }{\Q because
{\ADD{
a
very
powerful
army}}
will
come
from
the
north
{\ADD{
to
attack
you}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
their
chariots
will
stir
up
the
dust
like}} [MET]
a
cloud
of
smoke.
\par }{\Q Each
of
their
soldiers
is
ready
to
fight.
\par }{\Q \VS{32}If
messengers
{\ADD{
from
Philistia}}
come
to
us
{\ADD{Israeli
people}},
\par }{\QB this
is
what
we
must [RHQ]
tell
them:
\par }{\Q “Yahweh
has
established
Jerusalem,
{\ADD{
not
Philistia}},
\par }{\QB and
his
people
who
are
oppressed
will
be
safe
inside
{\ADD{
the
walls
of}}
Jerusalem.”

\par }\Chap{15}{\SH Yahweh will destroy Moab
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I
received}}
this
message
{\ADD{
from
Yahweh}}
about
the
Moab
{\ADD{people-group}}:
\par }{\Q In
one
night
{\ADD{
two
of
your
important
cities}},
Ar
and
Kir,
will
be
destroyed.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
people
of
Dibon,
{\ADD{
your
capital
city,}}
will
go
to
their
temple
to
mourn/weep;
\par }{\QB they
will
go
to
{\ADD{
their
shrines}}
on
the hilltops
to
weep.
\par }{\Q They
will
wail
because
of
{\ADD{
what
happened
to}}
Nebo
and
Medeba
{\ADD{
towns
in
the
south}};
\par }{\QB they
will
all
shave
the
hair
of
their
heads,
and
the
men
will
cut
off
their
beards
{\ADD{
to
show
that
they
are
grieving}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}In
the
streets
people
will
wear
rough
sackcloth,
\par }{\QB and
on
their
{\ADD{
flat}}
rooftops
and
in
the
{\ADD{
city}}
plazas
everyone
will
wail,
\par }{\Q with
tears streaming
down
their
faces.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
The
people
of}}
Heshbon
{\ADD{
city}}
and
Elealeh
{\ADD{
towns
in
the
north
of
Moab}}
will
cry
out;
\par }{\QB people
as
far
away
as
Jahaz
{\ADD{
town
in
the
south}}
will
hear
them
wailing.
\par }{\Q Therefore
the
soldiers
of
Moab
will
tremble
and
cry
out
\par }{\QB and
they
will
be
very
afraid [IDM].
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}I
feel
very
sorry
for
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Moab;
\par }{\QB they
will
flee
to
Zoar
and
Eglath-Shelishiyah
{\ADD{
towns
in
the
far
south}}.
\par }{\QB They
will
cry
as
they
walk
up
to
Luhith
{\ADD{
town}}.
\par }{\Q All
along
the
road
to
Horonaim
{\ADD{
town}}
people
will
mourn
\par }{\QB because
their
country
has
been
destroyed.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
water
in
Nimrim
{\ADD{
Valley}}
will
have
dried
up.
\par }{\QB The
grass
there
will
be
withered;
\par }{\Q the
green
plants
will
{\ADD{
all}}
be
gone,
\par }{\QB and
there
will
be
nothing
left
that
is
green.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
people
will
pick
up
their
possessions
\par }{\QB and
carry
them
across
Willows
Brook.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Throughout
the
country
of
Moab,
{\ADD{
people}}
will
be
crying;
\par }{\QB people
as
far
away
as
Eglaim
{\ADD{
in
the
south}}
and
Beer-Elim
{\ADD{
in
the
north}}
will
hear
them
wailing.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}The
stream
near
Dimon
will
become
red
from
the
blood
{\ADD{
of
people
who
have
been
killed}},
\par }{\QB but
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Moab
to
experience
even
more
{\ADD{
trouble}}:
\par }{\Q Lions
will
attack
those
who
{\ADD{
are
trying
to}}
escape
from
Moab
\par }{\QB and
will
{\ADD{
also}}
attack
the
people
who
remain
in
that
country.

\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
The
rulers
of
Moab
will
say
to
each
other,}}
\par }{\Q “We
must
send
some
{\ADD{
lambs}}
from
Sela
{\ADD{
city}}
as
a
gift
to
the
ruler
of
Judah
{\ADD{
to
persuade
him
to
not
allow
his
army
to
attack
us
anymore}}.
\par }{\QB We
should
send
them
through
the
desert
to
the
king.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
women
of
Moab
will
be
left
alone
at
the ◄fords
of/places
where
people
can
walk
across►
the
Arnon
{\ADD{
River}};
\par }{\QB they
will
be
like [SIM]
birds
that
have
been
pushed
out
of
their
nests.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}They
will
cry
out, ‘Help
us!
\par }{\QB Tell
us
what
we
should
do!
\par }{\Q Protect
us
completely [MET],
\par }{\QB we
who
are
running
away
{\ADD{
from
our
enemies}},
\par }{\Q and
do
not ◄betray
us/tell
our
enemies
where
we
are►.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Allow
{\ADD{
those
of
us}}
who
are
fleeing
from
Moab
to
stay
with
you;
\par }{\QB hide/protect
us
from
{\ADD{
our
enemies
who
want
to}}
destroy
us!’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q {\ADD{
Some
day}}
there
will
be
no
one
to
oppress
us,
\par }{\QB and
our
enemies
will
stop
destroying
{\ADD{
our
land}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Then
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}
will
appoint
someone
to
be
king
\par }{\QB who
will
be
{\ADD{
a
descendant
of
King}}
David.
\par }{\QB As
he
rules [MTY],
he
will
be
merciful
and
truthful.
\par }{\Q He
will
always
do
what
is
fair/just
\par }{\QB and
quickly
do
what
is
righteous.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}We
{\ADD{
people
of
Judah}}
have
heard
about
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Moab;
\par }{\QB we
have
heard
that
they
are
very
proud
and conceited [DOU];
\par }{\Q they
are
insolent,
\par }{\QB but
what
they
proudly
say
about
themselves
is
not
true.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
Some
day
all
the
people
in}}
Moab
will
weep.
\par }{\Q They
will
all
mourn,
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
there
will
be
no
more}}
raisin
cakes
in
Kir-Hareseth
{\ADD{
city}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
{\ADD{
crops
in}}
the
fields
at
Heshbon
{\ADD{
city}}
will
wither,
\par }{\QB and
the
vineyards
at
Sibmah
{\ADD{
town}}
will
wither
also.
\par }{\Q The
armies
of
{\ADD{
other}}
nations
will
destroy
Moab,
\par }{\QB which
is
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
beautiful grapevine
\par }{\Q whose
branches
spread
{\ADD{
north}}
to
Jazer
{\ADD{
town}}
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
east}}
to
the
desert.
\par }{\Q Its
branches
spread
very
far
{\ADD{
west}},
\par }{\QB to
the
west
side
of
the
{\ADD{
Dead}}
Sea.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}So
I
will
weep
for
Jazer
\par }{\QB and
for
the grapevines
of
Sibmah.
\par }{\Q I
will
shed
tears
for
all
of
you.
\par }{\Q I
will
cry
because
people
will
no
longer
shout
joyfully,
like
they
usually
do
\par }{\QB when
they
gather
the
fruit
that ripens
in
the ◄summer/hot
season►
and
the
other
crops
that
they
harvest.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}People
will
no
longer
be
glad
at
harvest
time.
\par }{\QB No
one
will
sing
in
the
vineyards,
\par }{\Q no
one
will
shout
joyfully.
\par }{\QB No
one
will
tread
on
grapes
{\ADD{
to
get
grape
juice
for
wine}};
\par }{\QB there
will
be
nothing
to
shout
about
{\ADD{
joyfully}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}I
cry iinwardly
for
Moab;
\par }{\QB my
groaning
is
like [SIM]
{\ADD{
a
sad
song
played
on}}
a
harp.
\par }{\Q I
am
sad
about
Kir-Hareseth.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
The
people
of}}
Moab
will
go
and
pray
at
their
sacred
shrines,
\par }{\QB but
that
will
not
help
them.
\par }{\Q They
will
cry
out
to
their
gods
in
their
temples,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
none
of
them
will
be
able
to
rescue
the
people.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Yahweh
has
already
spoken
those
things
about
Moab.
\VS{14}But
now
he
says
that
exactly
three
years
from
now,
he
will
destroy
all
the
things
that
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Moab
have
been
proud
of.
Even
though
they
have
a
huge
number
of
people
in
Moab
now,
only
a
few
people
will
remain
alive,
and
they
will
be
weak/helpless.

\par }\Chap{17}{\SH Yahweh will punish Syria
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I
received}}
this
message
{\ADD{
from
Yahweh}}
about
Damascus
{\ADD{
the
capital
of
Syria}}:
\par }{\Q “Listen
carefully!
Damascus
will
no
longer
be
a
city;
\par }{\QB it
will
be
{\ADD{
only}}
a
heap
of
ruins!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
towns
near
Aroer
{\ADD{
city}}
will
be
abandoned.
\par }{\QB Flocks
{\ADD{
of
sheep}}
will
{\ADD{
eat
grass
in
the
streets
and}}
lie
down
there,
\par }{\QB and
there
will
be
no
one
to
chase
them
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}The
cities
in
Israel
will
not
have
walls
around
them
{\ADD{
to
protect
them}}.
\par }{\QB The
power
of
the
kingdom
of
Damascus
will
be
ended,
\par }{\QB and
the
few
people
who
will
remain
in
Damascus
will
be
disgraced
like
the
people
in
Israel
were
disgraced.”
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
what}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says.
\par }{\SH The
destruction
of
Israel
\par }{\Q \VS{4}“At
that
time,
Israel
will
become
insignificant.
\par }{\QB It
will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
fat
person
who
has
become
very
thin.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}The
entire
land
will
be
like [SIM]
a
field
where
the
harvesters
have
cut
all
the
grain;
\par }{\QB there
will
be
nothing
left,
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
the
fields
in
the
Rephaim
Valley
after
all
the
crops
have
been
harvested.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Only
a
few
of
the Israeli
people
will
remain [MET],
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
the
few
olives
that
remain
on
the
top
of
a
tree
after
the
workers
have
caused
all
the
other
olives
to
fall
{\ADD{
to
the
ground}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
There
will
be
only}}
two
or
three
olives
in
the
top
branches,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
or}}
four
or
five
olives
on
the
other
branches.”
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
what}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
Then}},
at
that
time,
{\ADD{
you}}
people
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}
will ◄turn
for
help
to/look
up
to►
God,
your
creator,
\par }{\QB the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}You
will
no
{\ADD{
longer}}
seek
to
get
help
from
your
idols
\par }{\QB or
worship
the
idols
that
you
have
made
with
your
own
hands [DOU].
\par }{\Q You
will
never
again
bow
down
in
front
of
the
poles
{\ADD{
where
you
worship
the
goddess}}
Asherah.
\par }{\QB You
will
never
again
worship
at
the
shrines
{\ADD{
that
you
have
built
for
burning
incense}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}The largest
cities
in
Israel
will
be
abandoned,
like
the
land
that
the Hiv
and Amor people-groups
abandoned (OR,
like
the
forests
that
the
{\ADD{
Canaan people-group}}
abandoned)
when
the Israelis
{\ADD{
attacked
them
long
ago}}.
\par }{\QB No
one
will
live
there.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
That
will
happen}}
because
you
have
stopped
worshiping
God
\par }{\QB who
is
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
huge
rock
under
which
you
can
be
safe.
\par }{\Q You
have
forgotten
that
he
is
the
one
who
can
hide/protect
you.
\par }{\Q So,
{\ADD{
now}}
you
plant
very
nice grapevines
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
even}}
plant
very expensive
ones
that
come
from
other
countries.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{
But}}
even
if
they
sprout
leaves
on
the
day
that
you
plant
them,
\par }{\QB and
even
if
they
produce
blossoms
on
that
same
morning,
\par }{\Q at
harvest
time,
there
will
not
be
any
grapes
for
you
to
pick.
\par }{\QB All
that
you
will
get
is
a
lot
of
agony/misery.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Listen!
{\ADD{
The
armies
of}}
many
nations
will
roar
like
the
sea
roars.
\par }{\QB It
will
sound
like
the
noise
of
crashing
waves.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}But
even
though
their
loud
roaring
will
be
like
the
sound
of
crashing
waves,
\par }{\QB when
Yahweh
rebukes
them,
they
will
run
far
away.
\par }{\Q They
will
flee
like [SIM]
chaff
on
the
hills
scatters
when
the
wind
{\ADD{
blows}},
\par }{\QB like tumbleweeds
scatter
when
a
windstorm
blows.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}And,
even
though
you
people
of
Israel
will
be
terrified,
\par }{\QB in
the
morning
{\ADD{
your
enemies}}
will
all
be
gone/dead.
\par }{\Q That
is
what
will
happen
to
those
who
invade
our
land
and
{\ADD{
then}}
steal
our
possessions.

\par }\Chap{18}{\SH The destruction of Ethiopia
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
{\ADD{
you
people}}
of
Ethiopia!
\par }{\QB In
your
land
there
are
many sailboats
at
the
upper
part
of
the
Nile
River.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Your
rulers
send
ambassadors
that
sail
{\ADD{
quickly}}
down
the
river
in
papyrus
boats.
\par }{\Q You
messengers
to
Ethiopia,
go
quickly!
\par }{\Q Go
{\ADD{
up
the
river}}
to
people
who
are
tall
and
who
have
smooth
skin.
\par }{\Q People
everywhere
are
afraid
of
those
people,
\par }{\QB because
they
conquer
and
destroy
{\ADD{
other
nations}};
\par }{\QB they
live
in
a
land
that
is
divided
by
branches
of
one
large
river.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
You
messengers}}
must
tell
people
everywhere,
\par }{\QB to
people
everywhere,
\par }{\Q “Look
when
I
lift
up
my
battle
flag
on
top
of
the
mountain,
\par }{\Q and
listen
when
I
blow
the
ram’s
horn
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
to
signal
that
the
battle
is
about
to
begin}}.”
\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
Listen}}
because
Yahweh
has
told
me
this:
\par }{\Q “I
will
watch
quietly
from
where
I
live.
\par }{\QB I
will
watch
as
quietly
as [SIM]
the
heat
waves shimmer
as
they
rises
on
a
hot
summer
day,
\par }{\QB as
quietly
as
the
dew
forms
{\ADD{
on
the
ground}}
during
harvest
time.”
\par }{\Q \VS{5}But
{\ADD{
even}}
before
the
army
of
Ethiopia starts
to
attack,
\par }{\QB while
their
plans
are
{\ADD{slowly
forming}}
like [SIM]
grapes
that
are
ripening,
\par }{\Q Yahweh
will
{\ADD{
get
rid
of
them
like
a
farmer
who}} [MET]
cuts
off
the
new
shoots
of
the grapevines
with
his shears,
\par }{\QB and prunes
the
branches
that
have
become
very
long.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}All
{\ADD{
the
soldiers
in
the
army
of
Ethiopia}}
will
be
killed,
\par }{\QB and
their
corpses
will
lie
in
the
fields
for
vultures
to
eat
their
flesh
in
the ◄summer/hot
season►.
\par }{\Q Then
wild
animals
will
{\ADD{
chew
on
their
bones}}
all
during
the ◄winter/cold
season►.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{7}At
that
time,
the
people
of
that
land
that
is
divided
by
the
branches
of
that
one
big
river
will
take
gifts
to
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q Those
tall
people
who
have
smooth/dark
skin,
whom
people
everywhere
are
afraid
of,
\par }{\QB because
they
conquer
and
destroy
many
countries,
\par }{\Q will
take
gifts
to
Jerusalem,
the
city
where
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
lives.

\par }\Chap{19}{\SH A prophecy about the destruction of Egypt
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I
received}}
this
message
{\ADD{
from
Yahweh}}
about
Egypt:
\par }{\Q “Listen
to
this!
I,
Yahweh,
am
coming
to
Egypt,
\par }{\QB riding
on
a fast-moving
cloud.
\par }{\Q The
idols
in
Egypt
will
tremble
when
{\ADD{
I
appear}},
\par }{\QB and
the
people
of
Egypt
will
be
extremely
afraid [IDM].
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}I
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
to
fight
against
each
other:
\par }{\QB men
will
fight
against
their
brothers,
\par }{\QB neighbors
will
fight
against
each
other,
\par }{\QB people
of
one
city
will
fight
against
the
people
of
another
city,
\par }{\QB people
of
one
province
will
fight
against
the
people
of
another
province.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}The
people
of
Egypt
will
become
very
discouraged,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
cause
their
plans
not
to
be
successful.
\par }{\Q They
will
plead
with
idols
and
sorcerers
and
those
who
talk
with
spirits
of
dead
people
\par }{\QB to
tell
them
what
they
should
do.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Then
I
will
enable
someone
who
will
treat
them
very
cruelly
to
become
their
king [DOU].”
\par }{\Q That
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
Some
day}}
the
water
in
the
{\ADD{
Nile}}
River
will
dry
up,
\par }{\QB and
the riverbed
will
become
very
dry [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
branches
of
the
river
will
all
dry
up [DOU]
\par }{\Q The
canals
along
the
river
will
stink
\par }{\QB because
of
the
rotting
reeds
and ◄bulrushes/tall
grass►.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}All
the
plants
along
the
river
and
all
the
crops
will
dry
up;
\par }{\QB then
they
will
blow
away
and
disappear.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
fishermen
will
throw
into
the
river
lines
with
hooks
on
them
and
nets,
\par }{\QB and
then
they
will
groan
and
be
very
discouraged;
\par }{\QB they
will
be
sad
{\ADD{
because
there
will
be
no
fish
in
the
river}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Those
who
weave
cloth
from
flax
will
not
know
what
to
do,
\par }{\QB because
there
will
be
no
thread
for
them
to
weave.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}They
will
all
despair
\par }{\QB and
be
very
discouraged.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}The
officials
in
Zoan
{\ADD{
city
in
northern
Egypt}}
are
foolish.
\par }{\QB The
advice
that
they
gave
to
the
king
was
worthless.
\par }{\Q Why
do
they
continue
to
tell
the
king
that
they
are
wise,
\par }{\QB that
they
are
descendants
of
wise
kings
who
lived
long
ago [RHQ]?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}King, ◄where
are
your
wise
counselors
now?/You
have
no
wise
counselors
now!► [RHQ]
\par }{\QB If
you
had
any
wise
counselors,
they
could
tell
you
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
planned
to
do
to
Egypt [SAR]!
\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
Yes}},
the
officials
of
Zoan
have
become
foolish,
\par }{\QB and
the
leaders
in
Memphis
{\ADD{
city
in
northern
Egypt}}
have
deceived
themselves.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
All
}}the
leaders
of
the
people
have ◄caused
their
people
to
do
wrong
things/led
their
people
astray►.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Yahweh
has
caused
them
to
be
very
foolish,
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
in
everything
that
they
do,
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though
the
people
of}}
Egypt
stagger
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
drunken
person
staggers
{\ADD{
and
slips}}
in
his
own
vomit.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}There
is
no
one
in
Egypt,
rich
or
poor,
important
or unimportant,
{\ADD{
who
will
be
able
to
help
them}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}At
that
time,
the
people
of
Egypt
will
be
{\ADD{
as
helpless}}
as [SIM]
women.
They
will
tremble,
being
terrified
{\ADD{
because
they
know
that}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
raised
his
fist,
{\ADD{
ready
to
strike/punish
them}}.
\VS{17}The
people
of
Egypt
will
be
afraid
of
the
people
of
Judah,
and
anyone
who mentions
Judah
to
them
will
cause
them
to
be
terrified,
because
{\ADD{
that
will
remind
them}}
of
what
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
is
planning
to
do
to
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}At
that
time,
{\ADD{
people
in}}
five
cities
in
Egypt
will
solemnly
declare
that
they
will
serve
Yahweh.
They
will
{\ADD{
learn
to}}
speak
the
Hebrew
language.
One
of
those
cities
will
be
called ‘City
of
the Sun’.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}At
that
time,
there
will
be
an
altar
for
worshiping
Yahweh
in
the
center
of
Egypt,
and
there
will
be
a ◄pillar/large
rock►
to
honor
Yahweh
at
the
border
{\ADD{
between
Egypt
and
Israel}}.
\VS{20}That
will
be
a
sign
to indicate
that
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
worshiped
in
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
when
the
people
cry
out
to
Yahweh
to
help
them
because
others
are ◄oppressing
them/causing
them
to
suffer►,
he
will
send
to
them
someone
who
will
defend
and
rescue
them.
\VS{21}Yahweh
will
enable
the
people
of
Egypt
to
know
who
he
is,
and
at
that
time
they
will
have
a
close relationship
with
Yahweh
and
worship
him
and
bring
to
him
offerings
of
grain
and
other
sacrifices.
They
will
solemnly
promise
to
do
things
for
Yahweh,
and
they
will
do
what
they
promise.
\VS{22}After
Yahweh
has
punished
Egypt,
he
will
cause
their
troubles
to
end.
The
people
of
Egypt
will
turn
to
Yahweh,
and
he
will
listen
when
they
plead
to
him
{\ADD{
for
help}},
and
he
will
cause
their
troubles
to
cease.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}At
that
time,
there
will
be
a
highway
between
Egypt
and
Assyria.
{\ADD{
As
a
result}},
the
people
of
Egypt
will
{\ADD{
be
able
to}}
travel
{\ADD{
easily}}
to
Assyria,
and
the
people
of
Assyria
{\ADD{
will
be
able
to
travel
easily}}
to
Egypt.
And
the
people
of
both
countries
will
worship
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}.
\VS{24}And
Israel
will
be
their
ally.
All
three
nations
will
be
{\ADD{
friendly
to}}
each
other,
and
the
people
of
Israel
will
be
a
blessing
to
the
people
of
the
entire
world.
\VS{25}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
bless
them,
saying, “{\ADD{
You
people
of}}
Egypt
are
now
my
people.
You
people
of
Assyria,
I
have
established
your
country.
You
people
of
Israel
are
the
people
whom
I
have
chosen
to
belong
to
me.”

\par }\Chap{20}{\SH A message about Egypt and Ethiopia
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}One
year
King
Sargon
of
Assyria
sent
the
chief
commander
of
his
army
{\ADD{
to
take
his
soldiers}}
to
capture
Ashdod
{\ADD{
city
in
Philistia}}.
\VS{2}At
that
time,
Yahweh
told
me, “Take
off
the
rough
sackcloth
that
you
have
been
wearing
and
take
off
your
sandals.”
{\ADD{
So}}
I
did
what
he
told
me
to
do,
and
{\ADD{
then}}
I
walked
around
naked
and
barefoot
{\ADD{
for
three
years}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}{\ADD{
Then}}
Yahweh
said
this
{\ADD{
to
the
people
of
Judah}}: “My
servant
Isaiah
has
been
walking
around
naked
and
barefoot
for
the
past
three
years.
That
is
to
show
the
terrible
disasters
that
{\ADD{
I
will
cause
the
people
of}}
Egypt
and
Ethiopia
to
experience.
\VS{4}What
will
happen
is
that
the
{\ADD{
army
of
the}}
King
of
Assyria
will
{\ADD{
invade
those
countries
and
capture
many
of
the
people
and}}
take
them
away
as
their
prisoners.
They
will
force
all
them,
including
both
the
young
ones
and
the
old
ones,
to
walk
naked
and
barefoot.
They
will
{\ADD{
also}}
force
them
to
have
no
clothes
around
their
buttocks,
which
will
cause
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Egypt
to
be
ashamed.
\VS{5}Then
the
people
of
other
countries
who
trusted
that
the
armies
of
Egypt
and
Ethiopia
would
be
able
to
help
them
will
be
very
dismayed/confused
and
afraid/disappointed.
\VS{6}They
will
say, ‘We
trusted
that
the
armies
of
Egypt
and
Ethiopia
{\ADD{
would
help
us
and
defend
us,
but
they
have
been
destroyed}},
so
there
is
no
way [RHQ]
that
we
can
escape
from
{\ADD{
being
destroyed
by
the
army
of}}
the
King
of
Assyria!’ ”

\par }\Chap{21}{\SH A message about the destruction of Babylon
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I
received}}
this
message
{\ADD{
from
Yahweh
about
Babylonia}},
{\ADD{
a
land
that
is}}
near
the
{\ADD{
Persian}} Gulf
{\ADD{
but
which
will
soon
be}}
a
desert.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
An
army}}
will
soon
come
from
the
desert
to
invade
that
land;
\par }{\QB it
is
an
army
that
causes
its
enemies
to
be
terrified,
\par }{\QB an
army
that
will
come
like
a
whirlwind
from
the
south.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}Yahweh
showed
me
a
terrifying
vision.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
In
the
vision
I
saw
an
army}}
\par }{\QB that
will
betray/deceive
people
and
steal
their
possessions
{\ADD{
after
they
conquer
them}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Yahweh
said}}, “You
armies
from
Elam
and
Media,
surround
{\ADD{
Babylon}}
and
prepare
to
attack
it!
\par }{\QB I
will
cause
the
groaning
{\ADD{
and
suffering}}
that
Babylon
caused
to
cease!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Because
of
that,
my
body
is
full
of
pain;
\par }{\QB my
pain
is
like
the
pain
that
women
who
are
giving
birth
experience.
\par }{\Q When
I
hear
about
and
see
{\ADD{
what
God
is
planning
to
do}},
\par }{\QB I
am
shocked.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
cannot
think
straight/correctly,
and
I
tremble.
\par }{\QB I
was
eager
for
it
to
be nighttime,
\par }{\QB but
now
it
is
night,
and
I
am
horrified.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
In
the
vision
I
saw
that
the
leaders
of
Babylonia}}
were
preparing
a
great
feast.
\par }{\QB They
had
spread rugs
{\ADD{
for
people
to
sit
on}};
\par }{\QB everyone
was
eating
and
drinking.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But}}
they
should
get
up
and
prepare
their
shields,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
because
they
are
about
to
be
attacked}}!
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Then
Yahweh
said
to
me,
\par }{\Q “Put
a
watchman
{\ADD{
on
the
wall
of
Jerusalem}},
\par }{\QB and
tell
him
to
shout/proclaim
what
he
sees.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Tell
him
to
watch
for
chariots
pulled
by
pairs
of
horses,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
men
riding}}
camels
and
donkeys,
{\ADD{
coming
from
Babylon}}.
\par }{\Q Tell
the
watchman
to
watch
and
listen
carefully!”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}{\ADD{
So
I
did
that}},
and
one
day
the
watchman
called
out,
\par }{\Q “Day
after
day
I
have
stood
on
this
watchtower,
\par }{\QB and
I
have
continued
to
watch
during
the
day
and
during
the
night.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Now,
I
saw
a
man
riding
in
a
chariot
pulled
by
two
horses.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
I
called
out
to
him}},
and
he
answered/shouted,
\par }{\Q ‘Babylon
has
been
destroyed!
\par }{\QB All
the
idols
in
Babylon
lie
in
pieces
on
the
ground!’ ”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}My
people
{\ADD{
in
Judah}},
{\ADD{
the
army
of
Babylon
has
caused}}
you
to
suffer
greatly
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
as
though}} [MET]
you
were
grain
that
was
threshed
and ◄winnowed/thrown
up
into
the
air
for
the
wind
to
blow
away
the
chaff►.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But
now}}
I
have
told
you
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
the
God
whom
we Israelis
{\ADD{
worship}},
told
me
{\ADD{
about
Babylon}}.
\par }{\SH A
message
about
Edom
\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\ADD{
I
received}}
this
message
{\ADD{
from
Yahweh}}
about
Edom:
\par }{\Q Someone
from
Edom
has
been
calling/shouting
to
me
saying,
\par }{\QB “Watchman,
how
long
will
it
be
before
the
night
is
ended? [DOU]”
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
I}},
the
watchman,
replied,
\par }{\QB “It
will
{\ADD{
soon}}
be
morning,
but
after
that,
it
will
{\ADD{
soon}}
be
night
again.
\par }{\Q If
you
want
to
inquire
{\ADD{
again
about
what
will
happen
in
our
country}},
\par }{\QB come
back
and
inquire
again.”
\par }{\SH A
message
about
Arabia
\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\ADD{
I
received}}
this
message
about
Arabia:
\par }{\Q Give
this
message
to
people
traveling
in
caravans
from
Dedan
{\ADD{
town
in northwest
Arabia}},
who
camp
in
the scrub
there.
\par }{\Q Tell
them
to
bring
water
for
those
who
are
thirsty.
\par }{\QB \VS{14}And
you
people
who
live
in
Tema
{\ADD{
city
in northwest
Arabia}},
\par }{\QB must
bring
food
for
the ◄refugees/people
who
are
fleeing
from
their
enemies►.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}They
are
fleeing
in
order
not
to
be
killed
by
{\ADD{
their
enemies’}}
swords
\par }{\QB and
not
to
be
shot
in
battles
by
arrows.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{16}Yahweh
said
to
me,
\par }{\Q “Exactly
one
year
from
now,
\par }{\QB all
the
greatness
of
the
Kedar
{\ADD{
area
in
Arabia}}
will
end.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Only
a
few
of
their
soldiers
who
know
well
how
to
shoot
arrows
will
remain
alive.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen}}
because
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”

\par }\Chap{22}{\SH A message about Jerusalem
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I
received}}
this
message
{\ADD{
from
Yahweh}}
about
Jerusalem,
about
the
valley
where
{\ADD{
Yahweh
showed
me}}
this
vision.
\par }{\Q Why
is
everyone
foolishly
running
up
to
their
{\ADD{
flat}}
rooftops?
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Everyone
in
the
city
{\ADD{
seems
to}}
be
shouting.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
There
are
a
lot
of}}
corpses
{\ADD{
in
the
city}},
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
but
they}}
were
not
killed
by
{\ADD{
their
enemies’}}
swords.
\par }{\QB They
did
not
die
in
battles;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
instead,
they
died
from
diseases
and
hunger}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}All
the
leaders
of
the
city
fled.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
But
then}}
they
were
captured
because
they
did
not
have
bows
{\ADD{
and
arrows
to
defend
themselves}}.
\par }{\Q Your
{\ADD{
soldiers
tried
to}}
flee
while
the
enemy
{\ADD{
army}}
was
still
far
away,
\par }{\QB but
they
also
were
captured.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}That
is
why
I
said, “Allow
me
to
cry
alone;
\par }{\QB do
not
try
to
comfort
me
{\ADD{
about
my
people
being
slaughtered}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
{\ADD{
chosen}}
a
time
when
there
will
be
a
great
uproar,
{\ADD{
soldiers}}
marching,
and
people
being
terrified
\par }{\QB in
the
valley
{\ADD{
where
I
received
this}}
vision.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
will
be
a
time
when
our
city}}
walls
will
be
battered
down
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
the
people’s}}
cries
{\ADD{
for
help}}
will
be
heard
in
the
mountains.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}The
armies
from
Elam
and
Kir
{\ADD{
in
Media}}
will
attack,
\par }{\QB driving
chariots
and
carrying
shields.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Our
beautiful
valleys
will
be
filled
with
{\ADD{
our
enemies’}}
chariots
\par }{\QB and
the
men
who
drive
the
chariots
will
stand
outside
{\ADD{
our
city}}
gates.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
walls
that
protect
{\ADD{
the
cities
in}}
Judah
will
fall
down.
\par }{\QB You
{\ADD{
people
of
Jerusalem}}
will
run
to
get
the
weapons
{\ADD{
that
are
stored
in
the
building
called}} “the
Hall
of
the
Forest”.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}You
will
see
that
there
are
many
breaks/holes
in
the
walls
of
Jerusalem.
\par }{\QB You
will
store
water
in
the
lower
pool
{\ADD{
in
the
city}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}You
will inspect
the
houses
in
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
some
of}}
them
you
will
tear
down
to
use
the
stones
to
repair
the
{\ADD{
city}}
wall.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Between
the
walls
{\ADD{
of
the
city}}
you
will
build
a
reservoir
to
{\ADD{
store}}
water
from
the
old
pool.
\par }{\Q But
you
will
never
request
help
from
the
one
who
made
the
city;
\par }{\QB you
have
never
depended
on
Yahweh,
who
planned
this
city
long
ago.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
told
you
to
weep
and
mourn;
\par }{\QB he
told
you
to
shave
your
heads
and
to
wear
rough
sackcloth
\par }{\Q to
show
that
you
were
sorry
for
the
sins
that
you
had
committed.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}But
instead
of
doing
that,
you
were
happy
and
celebrating;
\par }{\Q you
slaughtered
cattle
and
sheep,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
in
order
to
cook
their}}
meat
and
eat
it
and
drink
wine.
\par }{\Q You
said, “Let’s
eat
and
drink
{\ADD{
all
that
we
want
to}},
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
it
is possible
that}}
we
will
die
tomorrow!”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\ADD{
So}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
revealed
this
to
me: “I
will
never
forgive
my
people
for
sinning
like
this!”
\par }{\SH A
message
for
Shebna
\par }{\PP \VS{15}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
said
this
{\ADD{
to
me}}: “Go
to
Shebna,
the
official
who
supervises
the
workers
in
the
palace,
and
give
this
message
to
him:
\par }{\Q \VS{16}'{\ADD{
Who
do
you
think
you
are?}}
\par }{\QB Who
gave
you
the
authority
to
build
a
beautiful
tomb
where
you
will
be
buried,
\par }{\QB chiseling
it
out
of
the
rocky
cliff
high
above
this
valley?
\par }{\Q \VS{17}You
{\ADD{
think
that
you
are}} [IRO]
a
great
man,
but
Yahweh
is
about
to
hurl
you
away.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
he
will
seize
you,
\par }{\Q \VS{18}and
roll/crumple
you
into
a
ball
\par }{\QB and
throw
you
away
into
a
large
distant
land.
\par }{\Q You
will
die
{\ADD{
and
be
buried}}
there,
\par }{\QB and
your
beautiful
chariots
will
stay
there
{\ADD{
in
the
hands
of
your
enemies}}.
\par }{\QB And
{\ADD{
because
of
what
happens
to
you}},
your
master,
{\ADD{
the
king}},
will
be
{\ADD{
very}}
ashamed/disgraced.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Yahweh
will
force
you
to
quit
working
in
the
palace;
\par }{\QB you
will
be demoted
from
your
important
position.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
I
will
summon
Hilkiah’s
son
Eliakim,
who
has
served
serve
me
{\ADD{
well}},
to
replace
you.
\VS{21}I
will
allow
him
to
wear
your
robe,
and
to
fasten
your
sash
around
him,
and
I
will
give
to
him
the
authority
that
you
had.
He
will
be
like [MET]
a
father
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
{\ADD{
all
the
other}}
towns
in
Judah.
\VS{22}I
will
give
to
him
authority [MTY]
over
{\ADD{
what
happens
in}}
the
palace
where
King
David
{\ADD{
lived}};
when
he
decides
something [MET],
no
one
will
be
able
to
oppose
it;
when
he
refuses
to
do
something,
no
one
will
be
able
to
force
him
to
do
it.
\VS{23}I
will
cause
his
family
to
be
greatly
respected,
because
I
will
put
him
firmly
in
his
position
{\ADD{
as
supervisor
of
the
workers
in
the
palace}},
like [SIM]
a
nail
that
is
firmly
hammered
into
a
wall.
\VS{24}Others
will
enable
him
to
have
much
responsibility,
with
the
result
that
all
the
members
of
his
family,
even
the
most
insignificant
ones,
will
be
honored.' ”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}{\ADD{
But}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
says, “{\ADD{
Shebna
is
like}} [MET]
a
peg
that
is
firmly
fastened
to
the
wall.
But
there
will
be
a
time
when
I
will
{\ADD{
remove
him
from
his
position}};
he
will
lose
his
power/influence,
and
everything
that
he
promoted [MET]
will
fail.
{\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen}}
because
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”

\par }\Chap{23}{\SH A message about Tyre’s punishment
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I
received}}
this
message
{\ADD{
from
Yahweh}}
about
Tyre
{\ADD{
city}}:
\par }{\Q You
{\ADD{
sailors
on}} [APO]
ships
from
Tarshish,
\par }{\QB weep,
because
{\ADD{
the
harbor
of}}
Tyre
and
all
the
houses
{\ADD{
in
the
city}}
have
been
destroyed.
\par }{\QB The
reports
that
you
heard
in
Cyprus
{\ADD{
island}}
about
Tyre
{\ADD{
are
true}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}You
people
who
live
along
the
coast
{\ADD{
near
Tyre}},
and
merchants
of
Sidon
{\ADD{
city}},
mourn
silently.
\par }{\QB Your
sailors
went
across
the
seas
{\ADD{
to
many
places
like
Tyre}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}They
sailed
across
deep
seas
\par }{\QB to
buy
grain
in
Egypt
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
other}}
crops
that
are
grown
along
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}.
\par }{\Q Tyre
became
the
city
where
people
from
{\ADD{
all}}
nations
bought
and
sold
goods.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}But
now
you
people
in
Sidon
should
be
ashamed,
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
you
trusted
in
Tyre}},
which
has
been
a
strong
fortress
{\ADD{
on
an
island}}
in
the
sea.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Tyre
is
like
a
woman
who
is
saying}},
\par }{\QB “{\ADD{
Now
it
is
as
though}}
I
have
not
given
birth
to
{\ADD{
any}}
children,
\par }{\QB or
raised
{\ADD{
any}}
sons
or
daughters.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}When
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Egypt
hear
what
has
happened
to
Tyre,
\par }{\QB they
will
grieve
very
much.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Sail
to
Tarshish
{\ADD{
and
tell
them
what
happened}};
\par }{\QB weep,
you
people
who
live
along
the
coast.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
The
people
in}}
the
very
old
city
{\ADD{
of
Tyre}}
were [RHQ]
previously
joyful.
\par }{\QB Traders [PRS]
from
Tyre
established colonies
in
many
distant
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}People
from
Tyre
appointed
kings
{\ADD{
over
other
places}};
\par }{\QB their
traders
were
wealthy;
\par }{\Q they
were
{\ADD{
as
powerful
and
wealthy
as}} [MET]
kings.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
So}},
who [RHQ]
caused
the
people
of
Tyre
to
experience
this
disaster?
\par }{\Q \VS{9}It
was
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
who
did
it;
\par }{\QB he
did
it
in
order
to
cause
{\ADD{
you
people
in}}
Tyre
not
to
be
proud
anymore,
\par }{\QB to
humiliate
you
men
who
are
honored
all
over
the
world.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}You
people
of
Tarshish,
you
must
grow
crops
in
your
land
{\ADD{
instead
of
trading}};
\par }{\QB spread
out
over
your
land
like [SIM]
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}
spreads
over
the
land
{\ADD{
of
Egypt}}
when
it
floods,
\par }{\QB because
there
is
no
harbor
{\ADD{
in
Tyre
for
your
ships}}
now.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
Yahweh
stretched
out
his
hand
over
the
sea
\par }{\QB and
shook
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth.
\par }{\Q He
commanded
that
in Phoenicia/Canaan
\par }{\QB all
its
fortresses
must
be
destroyed.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}He
said
to
the
people
of
Sidon,
\par }{\QB “You
will
never
rejoice
again,
because
you
will
be
crushed;
\par }{\Q even
if
you
flee
to
Cyprus
{\ADD{
island}},
\par }{\QB you
will
not
escape
destruction.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Think
about
what
happened
in
Babylonia:
\par }{\QB the
people
who
were
in
that
land
have
disappeared.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
The
armies
of}}
Assyria
have
caused
that
land
to
become
a
place
where
wild
animals
from
the
desert
live.
\par }{\Q The
Assyrians
built
dirt
ramps
to
the
top
of
the
walls
{\ADD{
of
the
city
of
Babylon}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
then
they
entered
the
city
and}}
tore
down
the
palaces
\par }{\QB and
caused
the
city
to
become
{\ADD{
a
heap
of}}
rubble.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}{\ADD{
So}}
wail,
you
{\ADD{
sailors
on
the}}
ships
of
Tarshish,
\par }{\QB because
the
harbor
{\ADD{
in
Tyre
where
your
ships
stop}}
is
destroyed!
\par }{\PP \VS{15}For
seventy
years,
which
is
as
long
as
kings
usually
live,
people
will
forget
about
Tyre.
{\ADD{
But
then
it
will
be
rebuilt}}.
What
will
happen
there
will
be
like
what
happened
to
a
prostitute
in
this
song:
\par }{\Q \VS{16}“You
harlot,
whom
people
had
forgotten,
\par }{\QB play
your
harp
well,
\par }{\Q and
sing
many
songs,
\par }{\QB in
order
that
people
will
remember
you
again.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\ADD{
It
is
true
that}}
after
seventy
years
Yahweh
will
restore
Tyre.
Their
merchants
will
again earn
a
lot
of
money
by
buying
things
from
and
selling
things
to
many
{\ADD{
other}}
nations [HYP].
\par }{\Q \VS{18}{\ADD{
But}}
their
profits
will
be
given
to
Yahweh.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
The
merchants}}
will
not
hoard
their
money;
\par }{\Q instead,
they
will
give
it
to
Yahweh’s
priests
\par }{\QB in
order
that
they
{\ADD{
can}}
buy
food
and
nice
clothes.

\par }\Chap{24}{\SH The destruction of everything on the earth
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Some
day,
Yahweh
is
going
to
destroy
everything
on
the
earth.
\par }{\QB He
will
devastate
it
and
cause
it
to
become
a
desert
\par }{\QB and
scatter
its
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}He
will
scatter
everyone—
\par }{\QB priests
and
common
people,
\par }{\QB servants
and
their
masters,
\par }{\QB maids
and
their mistresses,
\par }{\QB buyers
and
sellers,
\par }{\QB lenders
and borrowers,
\par }{\QB people
who owe
money
and
people
who
are owed
money.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Nothing
that
is
worth
anything
will
be
left
on
earth;
\par }{\QB everything
valuable
will
be
destroyed.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because}}
Yahweh
has
said
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
Everything
on}}
the
earth
will
dry
up
and
die [DOU];
\par }{\QB its
important
people
will
become
weak
and unimportant.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}The
earth
has
become
unacceptable
to
Yahweh
because
the
people
who
live
on
it
have
disobeyed
his
laws;
\par }{\QB they
have
rejected
the
agreement
that
he
intended
to
last
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Therefore,
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}
will
curse
the
earth;
\par }{\QB the
people
who
live
on
it
must
be
punished
because
of
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
\par }{\Q They
will
be
destroyed
by
fire,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
only
a}}
few
people
will
remain
{\ADD{
alive}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The grapevines
will
wither,
\par }{\QB and
there
will
be
no
{\ADD{
grapes
to
make}}
wine.
\par }{\Q All
{\ADD{
the
people}}
who
were
previously
happy
will
then
groan
and
mourn.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}People
will
no
longer
play
cheerful
songs
with
tambourines,
\par }{\QB people
will
no
longer
play
joyfully
on
their
harps,
\par }{\QB and
people
will
no
longer
shout noisily
{\ADD{
during
their
celebrations}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}People
will
no
longer
sing
while
they
drink
wine,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
all}}
their alcoholic
drinks
will
taste
bitter.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
Towns
and}}
cities
will
be
desolate;
\par }{\QB every
house
will
be
locked
to
prevent
thieves
from
entering.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{Mobs}}
will
gather
in
the
streets,
wanting
wine;
\par }{\QB no
one
on
the
earth
will
be
happy [DOU]
anymore.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Cities
will
be
ruined
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
all}}
their
gates
will
be
battered/broken
into
pieces.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}It
will
be
like
that
all
over
the
earth:
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
there
will
only
be
a
few
people
still
alive}},
\par }{\Q like
what
happens
when
{\ADD{
workers}}
beat
all
the
olives
off
a
tree
{\ADD{
and
there
are
only
a
few
left}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
or}}
when
they
harvest
the
grapes
and
there
are
only
a
few
left
{\ADD{
on
the
vines}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}But
{\ADD{
those
who
are
left
alive}}
will
sing
joyfully;
\par }{\QB people
{\ADD{
in
nations}}
to
the
west
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}
will
declare
that
Yahweh
is
very
great;
\par }{\Q \VS{15}people
in
nations
to
the
east
{\ADD{
of
Israel
will
also}}
praise
Yahweh [MTY];
\par }{\QB in
countries
across
the
sea,
people
will
praise
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
{\ADD{
worship}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}We
will
hear
{\ADD{
people}}
in
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth
singing
praise
to
{\ADD{
Yahweh}},
the
{\ADD{
truly}}
righteous
one.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q But
{\ADD{
now}},
I
am [SYN]
very
sad.
\par }{\QB Weep
for
me,
{\ADD{
because}}
I
have
become
thin
and
weak.
\par }{\Q Terrible
things
are happening!
\par }{\QB Treacherous
{\ADD{
people
still}}
betray/deceive
others
everywhere [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{17}You
people
all
over
the
earth,
\par }{\QB you
will
be
terrified,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
fall
into
deep
pits
and
traps/snares.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Those
who
{\ADD{
try
to}}
flee
because
they
are
terrified
\par }{\QB will
fall
into
{\ADD{
deep}}
pits,
\par }{\Q and
those
who
climb
out
of
the
pits
\par }{\QB will
be
caught
by
traps/snares.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
sky
will
split
open
and
torrents [SIM]
{\ADD{
of
rain
will
fall}};
\par }{\QB the
foundations
of
the
earth
will
shake.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}The
earth
will
split
apart
and
be
shattered;
\par }{\QB it
will
shake
violently.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}{\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
the
earth
will
stagger
like [SIM]
a
drunk;
\par }{\QB it
will
shake
like [SIM]
a
hut
{\ADD{
shakes
in
a
windstorm}}.
\par }{\Q It
will
collapse
and
not
{\ADD{
be
able
to}}
rise
again,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
because}}
the
guilt
of
the
people
who
rebel
{\ADD{
against
Yahweh}}
is
very
great.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}At
that
time,
Yahweh
will
punish
the
{\ADD{
wicked}}
powerful
beings
in
the
skies
\par }{\QB and
the
wicked
kings
on
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}They
will
{\ADD{
all}}
be
gathered
together
and
thrown
into
a
dungeon/pit.
\par }{\QB They
will
be
shut/locked
in
that
dungeon/pit,
\par }{\Q and
later
they
will
be
punished.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}At
that
time
the
light
of
the
moon
and
the
sun
will
be
lessened;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
they
are
ashamed
{\ADD{
in
the
presence
of}}
Yahweh,
\par }{\Q because
he,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
rule
gloriously ◄on
Zion
Hill/in
Jerusalem►,
\par }{\QB in
the
presence
of
the
leaders
{\ADD{
of
his
people}}.

\par }\Chap{25}{\SH Isaiah praises God for having good judgment and providing salvation
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Yahweh,
you
are
my
God;
\par }{\QB I
will
honor
you
and
praise
you [MTY].
\par }{\Q You
do
wonderful
things;
\par }{\QB you
said
long
ago
that
you
would
do
those
things,
\par }{\QB and
now
you
have
done
them
like
you
said
that
you
would.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
Sometimes}}
you
have
caused
cities
to
become
heaps
of
rubble,
\par }{\QB cities
that
had
strong
walls
around
them.
\par }{\Q You
have
caused
palaces
in
foreign
countries
to
disappear;
\par }{\QB they
will
never
be
rebuilt.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Therefore,
people
in
powerful
nations
will
declare
that
you
are
very
great,
\par }{\QB and
people
in
nations
{\ADD{
whose
leaders
are}}
ruthless/cruel
will
revere
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Yahweh,
you
are
{\ADD{
like}} [SIM]
a
strong
tower
where
poor
people
can ◄find
refuge/be
safe►,
\par }{\QB a
place
where
needy
people
can
go
when
they
are
distressed.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
You
are
like}} [MET]
a
place
where
people
can
find
refuge
in
a
storm
\par }{\QB and
where
they
can
be shaded
from
the
hot
sun.
\par }{\Q Ruthless/Cruel
{\ADD{
people}}
oppress
us;
\par }{\QB they
are
like [SIM]
a
storm
beating
against
a
wall,
\par }{\QB \VS{5}and
like [SIM]
{\ADD{
the
intense}}
heat
in
the
desert.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But}}
you
cause
the
roaring
of
people
in
foreign
nations
to
cease.
\par }{\QB Like
the
air cools
when
a
cloud
comes overhead,
\par }{\QB you
stop
ruthless/cruel
{\ADD{
people}}
from
singing
songs
boasting
about
their
being
very
great.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Here
in
Jerusalem,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
prepare
a
wonderful
feast
for
all
the
people
{\ADD{
of
the
world}}.
\par }{\QB It
will
be
a
banquet
with
plenty
of
good
meat
and
fine well-aged [DOU]
wine.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
People
here
are}}
sad;
\par }{\QB their
being
sad
is
{\ADD{
like}}
a
dark
cloud
that
hangs
over
them,
\par }{\QB like
they
experience
when
someone
dies.
\par }{\Q But
Yahweh
will
enable
them
to
quit
being
sad.
\par }{\QB \VS{8}He
will
get
rid
of
death
forever!
\par }{\Q Yahweh
our
God
will
cause
people
to
no
longer
mourn
because
someone
has
died.
\par }{\QB And
he
will
stop
other
people insulting
and
making fun
of
his
land
and
{\ADD{
us}}
his
people.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because}}
Yahweh
has
said
it!
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{9}At
that
time,
{\ADD{
people}}
will
proclaim,
\par }{\Q “Yahweh
is
our
God!
\par }{\QB We
trusted
in
him,
and
he
rescued
us!
\par }{\Q Yahweh,
in
whom
we
trusted,
has
done
it;
\par }{\QB we
should
rejoice
because
of
his
saving/rescuing
{\ADD{
us}}!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Yahweh [MTY]
will
protect
and
bless
Jerusalem.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
But}}
he
will
crush
{\ADD{
the
people
in
the
land
of}}
Moab;
\par }{\QB they
will
be
like [SIM]
straw
that
is
trampled
in
the
manure
{\ADD{
and
left
to
rot}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Yahweh
will
push
down
the
people
of
Moab
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
swimmer pushes
{\ADD{
the
water}}
with
his
hands.
\par }{\Q He
will
cause
them
to
cease
being
proud,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
show
that
all
the
things
that
they
have
done
are
worthless.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}The
high
walls
{\ADD{
around
the
cities}}
in
Moab
will
be
torn
down;
\par }{\QB they
will
be
demolished
and
fall
into
the
dust/dirt.

\par }\Chap{26}{\SH A song to praise Yahweh
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Some
day,
{\ADD{
people
in}}
Judah
will
sing
this
song:
\par }{\Q Our
city
{\ADD{
of
Jerusalem}}
is
strong!
\par }{\QB Yahweh
protects
our
city;
\par }{\QB He
is
like [MET]
a
wall
that
surrounds
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Open
the
gates
of
the
city
for
people
who
are
righteous;
\par }{\QB allow
people
who
faithfully
{\ADD{
obey
Yahweh}}
to
enter
the
city.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Yahweh,
those
who
trust
in
you,
\par }{\QB those
who
firmly resolve
to
never
doubt
you,
\par }{\QB you
will
enable
them
to
feel
perfectly
peaceful.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
So}}
always
trust
in
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB because
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
our
God}},
is
forever
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
huge
rock
{\ADD{
under
which
we
are sheltered/protected/safe}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}He
humbles
proud
people
\par }{\QB and
destroys
cities
whose
people
are
arrogant.
\par }{\Q He
causes
those
cities
to
collapse
into
the
dust/dirt.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
When
that
happens}},
poor
and
oppressed
people
will
trample
on
the
ruins.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
But
as
for}}
righteous
people,
\par }{\QB Yahweh,
you
do
what
is
right;
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
you
cause
the
paths
where
they
walk
to
be
level
and
smooth.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Yahweh,
by
obeying
your
laws
\par }{\QB we
show
that
we
trust
you
to
help
us;
\par }{\Q and
what
we
desire
is
that
you
will
be
honored/praised/exalted.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}{\ADD{
All}}
through
the
night
I [SYN]
desire
to
know
you
better,
\par }{\QB and
each
morning
I
still
want
to
be
with
you.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Only}}
when
you
come
to
judge
{\ADD{
and
punish}}
people
who
live
on
the
earth
\par }{\QB will
they
learn
to
do
what
is
right.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
But}}
your
acting
kindly
toward
wicked
people
does
not
cause
them
to
do
what
is
good.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Even}}
in
places
where
people
do
what
is
right,
the
wicked
people
continue
to
do
what
is
evil,
\par }{\QB and
they
do
not
realize
that
you,
Yahweh,
are
great.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Yahweh,
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
your
fist
is
raised
up
{\ADD{
ready
to
strike
them}},
\par }{\QB but
they
do
not
realize
that.
\par }{\Q Show
them
that
you
are
very
eager
to
help
your
people.
\par }{\QB If
your
enemies
would
realize
that,
they
would
be
ashamed;
\par }{\Q allow
your
fire
to
burn
them
up
{\ADD{
because
they
are}}
your
enemies.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Yahweh,
{\ADD{
we
desire
that}}
you
will
allow
things
to
go
well
for
us;
\par }{\QB everything
that
we
have
done
is
what
you
have
enabled
us
to
do.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Yahweh,
our
God,
others
have
ruled
over
us,
\par }{\QB but
you [MTY]
are
the
only
one
whom
we
honor.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Those
who
ruled
us
are
{\ADD{
now}}
gone;
they
are
dead;
\par }{\QB their
spirits
have
left
this
earth,
and
they
will
not
become
alive
{\ADD{
again}}.
\par }{\Q You
punished
those
rulers
and
got
rid
of
them,
\par }{\QB and
people
do
not
even
remember
them
anymore.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Yahweh,
you
have
enabled
our
nation
to
become
great;
\par }{\QB we
are
more
in
number{\ADD{
now}},
and
we
have
more
land,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
so
we}}
thank/praise
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}Yahweh,
when
we
were
distressed,
we
asked
you
{\ADD{
to
help
us}};
\par }{\QB when
you
disciplined/punished
us,
we
were
able
only
to
whisper
when
we
prayed
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Like
pregnant
women
writhe
and
cry
out
\par }{\QB when
they
are
giving
birth,
\par }{\QB we
suffered
very
much,
too.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}We
had
severe
pain,
\par }{\QB but
nothing
good
resulted [MET]
from
it.
\par }{\Q We
have
not
rescued
our
people
{\ADD{
from
being
conquered
by
our
enemies}},
\par }{\QB and
we
have
not
given
birth
to
children
{\ADD{
who
will
rule
the
world
correctly}} (OR,
not
defeated
the
armies
{\ADD{
that
have
attacked
other
nations}}.
\par }{\SH God’s
punishment
for
Israel
\par }{\Q \VS{19}But
Yahweh’s
people
who
have
died
will
become
alive
{\ADD{
again}},
\par }{\QB their
corpses
will
become
alive!
\par }{\Q Those
whose
bodies
lie
in
graves
will
rise
and
shout
joyfully!
\par }{\Q His
light
will
be
{\ADD{
like}}
dew
that
falls
on
his
people
who
have
died,
\par }{\QB who
are
{\ADD{
now}}
in
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
will
cause
them
to
become
alive
again}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}But
now,
my
people/fellow-citizens,
go
home
\par }{\QB and
lock
your
doors!
\par }{\Q Hide
for
a
short
time,
\par }{\QB until
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}
is
no
longer
angry.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Listen
to
this:
Yahweh
will
come
from
heaven
\par }{\QB to
punish
{\ADD{
all}}
the
people
on
the
earth
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
\par }{\Q People
will
be
able
to
see [PRS]
the ◄blood
of
those/the
people►
who
have
been
murdered;
\par }{\QB their
murderers
will
no
longer
be
able
to
hide.

\par }\Chap{27}{\SH God’s future blessings on Israel
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}At
that
time,
Yahweh
will
punish
Leviathan,
\par }{\QB the swift-moving
monster/dragon,
\par }{\Q that coiling
serpent
that
lives
in
the
sea.
\par }{\Q Yahweh
will
kill
it
with
his
sharp,
huge,
and
powerful
sword.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}At
that
time,
{\ADD{
Yahweh
will
say}},
\par }{\Q “You
{\ADD{Israeli
people,
who
are
like}} [MET]
a
fruitful
vineyard,
must
sing!
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
will
{\ADD{
protect
you}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like
a
farmer}} [MET]
waters
his
crops
carefully
{\ADD{
in
order
that
they
will
grow
well}}.
\par }{\Q I
will
guard
you
day
and
night,
in
order
that
no
one harms
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
am
no
{\ADD{
longer}}
angry
{\ADD{
with
my
people}};
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
if
any
of
your
enemies
try
to
injure
you
like
briers
and
thorns
injure
people}} [MET],
\par }{\QB I
will
attack
them
{\ADD{
in
battles}};
\par }{\QB I
will
get
rid
of
them
completely,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}unless
they
request
me
to
protect
them;
\par }{\QB I
strongly
invite
them
to
make
peace
with
me [DOU]!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}There
will
be
a
time
when
the ◄descendants
of
Jacob/Israeli
people►
will
{\ADD{
prosper
like}}
a
plant
that
has
good
roots;
\par }{\QB they
will
be
like [MET]
trees
that
bud
and
blossom
and
bear
a
lot
of
fruit;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
what
they
do
will
bless}}
all
the
people
in
the
world.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
But
now
I
ask}},
has
Yahweh
punished
us Israelis
\par }{\QB like
he
punished
our
enemies?
\par }{\Q Has
he
punished
us
as
much
as
he
punished
them?
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
No,
he
has
not
done
that}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
he
punished
us Israeli
people
and ◄exiled
us/forced
us
to
leave
our
country►;
\par }{\QB we
were
taken
away
from
our
land
\par }{\QB as
though [SIM]
we
were
struck
by
a
windstorm
from
the
east.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Yahweh
did
that
in
order
to
punish
us
for
our
sins,
\par }{\QB and
remove
our
guilt.
\par }{\Q As
a
result
{\ADD{
of
our
being
exiled}},
all
the
altars
to
other
gods
{\ADD{
in
Israel}}
will
be
demolished,
\par }{\QB and
we
will
be
forgiven
for
the
sins
that
we
have
committed.
\par }{\Q There
will
be
no
more
poles
for
worshiping
the
goddess
Asherah,
or
altars
for
burning
incense
to
other
gods;
\par }{\QB they
will
all
be
torn
down.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}The
cities
that
have
strong
walls
around
them
will
be
empty;
\par }{\QB like
the
desert,
they
will
have
no
one
living
in
them.
\par }{\Q The
houses
will
be
abandoned,
\par }{\QB and
the
streets
will
be
full
of
weeds.
\par }{\Q Calves
will
eat
grass
there
and
lie
down
there;
\par }{\QB they
will
chew
up
all
the
leaves
on
the
trees.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{
The Israeli
people
are
like}} [MET]
dry
branches
on
a
tree;
\par }{\QB women
break
them
off
and
use
them
to
make
fires
{\ADD{
under
their
cooking
pots}}.
\par }{\Q Our Israeli
people
do
not
have
any
sense;
\par }{\QB so
Yahweh,
who
created
them,
will
not
act mercifully
toward
them
\par }{\QB or
be
kind
to
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\ADD{
However}},
there
will
be
a
time
when
Yahweh
will
gather
them
together
{\ADD{
again;
he
will
separate
them
from
the
people
who
have
conquered
them,
like
people}}
separate
wheat
from
chaff.
He
will
bring
them
{\ADD{
back
to
Israel}},
one
by
one,
from
{\ADD{
the
land
between}}
the
Euphrates
River
{\ADD{
in
the northeast
}}
and
the
brook
at
the
border
of
Egypt
{\ADD{
in
the southwest}}.
\VS{13}At
that
time,
a
trumpet
will
be
blown
very
loudly.
And
those
who
were
exiled
to
Assyria
and
Egypt
and
who
almost
died
there
will
return
to
Jerusalem,
to
worship
Yahweh
on
{\ADD{
Zion}},
his
holy
hill.

\par }\Chap{28}{\SH Warnings to Israel
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
{\ADD{
Samaria
city,
the
capital
of
Israel}}!
\par }{\QB It
is
on
a
hill
above
a
fertile
valley;
\par }{\Q the
people
who
live
there,
who
get
drunk
by
drinking
too
much
wine,
are
very
proud;
\par }{\QB it
is
a
beautiful
and
glorious
city,
\par }{\QB but
some
day
that
beauty
will
disappear
like [MET]
a
flower
that wilts
and
dries
up.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Listen
to
this:
Yahweh
will
cause
a
great
army
to
attack
Samaria.
\par }{\QB Their
soldiers
will
be
like [SIM]
a
huge hailstorm
{\ADD{
or}}
a
very
strong
wind;
\par }{\Q they
will
be
everywhere,
like
the
water
of
a
huge
flood,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
smash
to
the
ground
{\ADD{
the
buildings
in
Samaria}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}The
people
of
Samaria
are
proud,
\par }{\QB but
everything
that
the drunks
who
live
there
think
is
wonderful/glorious
will
be
trampled
on
by
their
enemies.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
Yes}},
Samaria
is
beautiful,
set
on
a
hill
above
a
fertile
valley,
but
that
beauty
will
disappear
\par }{\QB like [MET]
a
flower
that wilts
and
dries
up.
\par }{\Q Whenever
someone
sees
a
good
fig
at
the
beginning
of
the
season
{\ADD{
when
figs
become
ripe}},
he
quickly
picks
and
eats
it;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
similarly,
when
the
enemies
of
Israel
see
all
the
beautiful
things
in
Samaria}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
they
will
quickly
conquer
the
city
and
take
away
all
those
things}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}At
that
time,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
be
{\ADD{
like}}
a
glorious
wreath
of
flowers
for
{\ADD{
us}} Israeli
people
\par }{\QB who
are
still
alive
{\ADD{
after
being
exiled}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}He
will
cause
our
judges
to
want
to
do
what
is
fair/just
\par }{\QB when
they
decide
people’s
cases.
\par }{\Q He
will
enable
the
soldiers
who
stand
at
the
city
gates
\par }{\QB to
strongly
defend
{\ADD{
the
city
when
our
enemies
attack
it}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
But
now,}}
our
leaders
stagger/stumble
\par }{\QB because
they
have
drunk
a
lot
of
wine
and
{\ADD{
other}} alcoholic
drinks.
\par }{\Q The
priests
and
prophets
also
stagger
\par }{\QB because
of
drinking
a
lot
of
wine
and
other alcoholic
drinks.
\par }{\Q They
are
not
able
to
think
right;
\par }{\QB they
see
visions
but
they
cannot
understand
what
they
mean;
\par }{\QB they
are
unable
to
decide
things
correctly.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}All
their
tables
are
covered
with
{\ADD{
their}}
vomit;
\par }{\QB filth
is
everywhere.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}They
ridicule
Yahweh
saying, “Who
does
he
think
that
he
is
teaching?
\par }{\QB Why
is
he
talking
to
us
like
this?
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Does
he
think
that}}
we
are
little
children
\par }{\QB who
have
recently
been
weaned?
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
He
continually
tells
us}}, ‘Do
this,
do
that;’
\par }{\QB first
he
tells
us
one
rule,
then
another
rule,
\par }{\QB he
tells
us
only
one
line
at
a
time.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}So
now,
Yahweh
will
need
to
force
them
to
listen
to
{\ADD{
Assyrians}}
\par }{\QB speaking
to
them
in
a
language
that
they
do
not
understand.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Yahweh
told
his
people
{\ADD{
long
ago}},
\par }{\QB “{\ADD{
This
is}}
a
place
where
you
can
rest;
\par }{\Q you
are
exhausted
{\ADD{
from
all
your
travels
through
the
desert}},
\par }{\QB but
you
will
be
able
to
rest
{\ADD{
in
this
land}}.”
\par }{\Q But
they
refused
to
pay
attention
to
what
he
said.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}So
Yahweh
continues
to
tell
the
people
of
Samaria,
\par }{\Q one
line
at
a
time, “Do
this,
do
that,”
\par }{\QB first
one
rule
and
then
another
rule.
\par }{\Q But
because
{\ADD{
of
their ignoring
what
God
said}},
they
will
be
attacked
and
defeated;
\par }{\QB they
will
be
wounded
and
snared
and
captured.
\par }{\SH Warnings
to
Judah
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Because
of
{\ADD{
what
will
happen
in
Samaria}},
\par }{\QB you
rulers
in
Jerusalem
who
make fun
of
me,
\par }{\QB listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh:
\par }{\Q \VS{15}You
{\ADD{
boast}}
saying,
\par }{\Q “We
have
made
an
alliance
with
{\ADD{
the
leaders
of
Egypt}},
\par }{\QB so
we
will
not
be
killed
{\ADD{
in
battles}};
\par }{\QB we
will
never
go
to
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.
\par }{\Q When
the
{\ADD{
army
of
Assyria}}
attacks
us,
they
will
never
defeat
us,
\par }{\QB because
we
have
made
{\ADD{
an
agreement
with
Egypt}}
to
protect
us!”
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But
that
agreement
consists
of}}
a
lot
of
lies [DOU].
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Therefore,
Yahweh
{\ADD{
our}}
Lord
says
this:
\par }{\Q “Listen
to
this!
I
am
going
to
place
in
Jerusalem
{\ADD{
someone
who
is
like}} [MET]
a
foundation
stone,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
he
is
like}}
a
stone
that
has
been
tested
{\ADD{
to
determine
if
it
is
solid}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
He
will
be
like}}
a
valuable
cornerstone
around
which
it
will
be
safe
to
build
a
house;
\par }{\QB and
whoever
trusts
in
him
will
never
be
disappointed.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}I
will
test
you
{\ADD{
people
of
Jerusalem}}
to
find
out
if
you
will
act
justly
and
righteously
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like}} [MET]
someone
uses
a
plumb
line
{\ADD{
to
determine
if
a
wall
is
straight
and
vertical}}.
\par }{\Q But
because
your
agreement
{\ADD{
with
Egypt}}
to
protect
you
{\ADD{
was
made
by
leaders}}
lying
to
each
other
and
deceiving
each
other,
\par }{\Q you
will
be
defeated
and
taken
away
{\ADD{
from
your
country}}
\par }{\QB by
{\ADD{
an
army
that
will
come
against
you
like}} [MET]
a
flood.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}I
will
annul/destroy
the
agreement
that
you
made
{\ADD{
with
the
leaders
of
Egypt}}.
\par }{\QB You
thought
that
{\ADD{
because
of
that
agreement}}
you
would
not
be
killed,
and
you
would
not
go
to
the
place
where
the
dead
are.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But}}
when
the
vast
{\ADD{
army
of
Assyria}}
overwhelms
you
like
a
flood,
\par }{\QB they
will
trample
you
into
the
ground.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Their
soldiers
will
come
during
the
morning,
at noontime,
and
at
night,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
carry
you
all
away.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q And
when
you
understand
this
message,
\par }{\QB you
will
be
terrified.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}{\ADD{
You
have
heard
people
say}}, “Your
bed
is
very
short,
you
will
not
be
able
to
sleep
in
it;
\par }{\QB your blankets
are
very
narrow;
they
will
not
cover
you!”
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
That
means
for
you
that
your
agreement
with
Egypt
is
not
going
to
save
you}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Yahweh
will
come
{\ADD{
and
cause
you
to
be
defeated}};
\par }{\QB he
will
do
to
you
like
he
did
to
the
army
of
Philistia
at Perizim
Mountain
\par }{\QB and
like
he
did
to
the Amor people-group
at
Gibeon
Valley.
\par }{\Q What
he
will
do
will
be
{\ADD{
very}}
strange
and
unusual [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{22}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
told
me
that
he
is
going
to
destroy
the
entire
land.
\par }{\Q So
do
not
ridicule
{\ADD{
what
I
say
anymore}},
\par }{\QB because
if
you
do
that
\par }{\QB he
will
punish
you
{\ADD{
even}}
more
severely.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}Listen [IDM]
to
what
I
say;
\par }{\QB pay
attention
carefully.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}When
a
farmer
plows
some
ground,
does
he
never
plant
seeds [RHQ]?
\par }{\QB Does
he
continue
to
plow
it
and
never
plant
anything [RHQ]?
\par }{\Q \VS{25}No,
he
makes
the
ground
very
level,
\par }{\QB and
then
he
plants
seeds—
\par }{\QB dill
and cumin
and
wheat
and
barley.
\par }{\Q He
plants
each
kind
of
seed
in
the
correct
manner.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}{\ADD{
He
does
that}}
because
God
has
taught
him
the
correct
way
to
do
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}{\ADD{
Farmers}}
never
thresh caraway/dill
with
a
heavy
sledge/club;
\par }{\QB instead,
they
beat
it
only
with
a
stick.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Farmers}}
never
thresh cumin
by
driving
a
cart
over
it;
\par }{\QB instead,
they
hit
it
{\ADD{
only}}
with
a
rod.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}And
grain
for baking
bread
is
crushed
easily,
\par }{\QB so
the
farmers
do
not
continue
to
pound
it
for
a
long
time.
\par }{\Q They
sometimes
cause
their
horses
to
pull
a
cart
over
it
{\ADD{
to
thresh
it}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
doing
that
does
not
grind
the
grain.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
\par }{\QB gives
{\ADD{
us}}
wonderful
advice
{\ADD{
about
how
to
do
things}};
he
causes
{\ADD{
us}}
to
be vey
wise.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
So
what
the
farmers
do
is
very
smart/wise,
but
what
your
leaders
are
doing
is
very
stupid}}.

\par }\Chap{29}{\SH Warnings for Jerusalem
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
This
is
a
message
from
Yahweh:}}
\par }{\Q Terrible
things
will
happen
to
Jerusalem,
the
city
where
{\ADD{
King}}
David
lived.
\par }{\QB You
people
continue
to
celebrate
your
festivals
each
year.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}But
I
will
cause
you
to
experience
a
great
disaster,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
when
that
happens}},
\par }{\QB people
will
weep
and
lament
{\ADD{
very
much}}.
\par }{\Q Your
city
will
become
like [MET]
an
altar
{\ADD{
to
me}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
where
people
are
burned
as
sacrifices}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
will
cause
your
enemies
{\ADD{
to
come
to
your
city}};
\par }{\QB they
will
surround
it
by
{\ADD{
building}}
towers
\par }{\QB and
putting
in
place
other
things
with
which
to
attack
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Then
you
will
talk
{\ADD{
as
though
you
were}}
buried
deep
in
the
ground [DOU];
\par }{\QB it
will
sound
like
someone
whispering
from
under
the
ground,
\par }{\Q like [SIM]
a
ghost
speaking
from
a
grave.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}But,
suddenly
your
enemies
will
be
blown
away
like
dust;
\par }{\Q their
armies
will
disappear
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
chaff
that
is
blown
away
{\ADD{
by
the
wind}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
will
happen}}
very
suddenly.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
come
{\ADD{
to
help
you}}
\par }{\Q with
thunder
and
an
earthquake
and
a
very
loud
noise,
\par }{\QB with
a
strong
wind
and
a
big
storm
and
a
fire
that
will
burn
up
everything.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
Then}}
the
armies
of
all
the
nations
that
will
be
attacking
Jerusalem
will
quickly
disappear
like
a
dream
in
the
night [DOU].
\par }{\QB Those
who
will
be
attacking
Jerusalem
will
suddenly
vanish/disappear.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}People
who
are
asleep
dream
about
eating
food,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
when
they
wake
up,
they
are
still
hungry.
\par }{\Q People
who
are
thirsty
dream
about
drinking
something,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
when
they
wake
up
they
are
still
thirsty.
\par }{\Q It
will
be
like
that
when
your
enemies
come
to
attack
Zion
Hill;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
they
will
dream
about
conquering
you,
but
when
they
wake
up,}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
they
will
realize
that
they
have
not
succeeded}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}You
{\ADD{
people
of
Jerusalem}},
be
amazed
and
surprised
{\ADD{
about
this}} [IRO]!
\par }{\QB Do
not
believe
{\ADD{
what
I
have
said}} [SAR]!
\par }{\Q And
continue
to
be
blind [IRO]
{\ADD{
about
what
Yahweh
is
doing}}.
\par }{\QB You
are
stupid,
but
it
is
not
because
you
have
drunk
a
lot
of
wine.
\par }{\QB You
stagger,
but
not
from
drinking alcoholic
drinks.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Because
Yahweh
has
prevented
the
prophets [DOU]
from
understanding
{\ADD{
and
telling
you
his
messages}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
he
has
caused
you
to
be
fast/deeply
asleep.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{11}{\ADD{
Yahweh
gave
me}}
this
vision;
{\ADD{
but}}
for
you,
it
is
only
words
on
a
scroll
that
is
sealed
shut.
If
you
give
it
to
those
who
can
read
{\ADD{
and
request
that
they
read
it}},
they
will
say, “We
cannot
read
it
because
the
scroll
is
sealed.”
\VS{12}When
you
give
it
to
{\ADD{
others}}
who
cannot
read,
they
will
say, “{\ADD{
We
cannot
read
it
because}}
we
do
not
know
how
to
read.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\ADD{
So}}
the
Lord
says, “These
people
say
that
they
belong
to
me.
\par }{\Q They
honor
me
by
what
they
say [MTY],
\par }{\QB but
they
do
not
think [IDM]
about
what
I
{\ADD{
desire}}.
\par }{\Q When
they
worship
me,
\par }{\QB all
they
do
is
recite
rules
that
people
have
made
and
that
they
have memorized.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Therefore,
again
I
will
do
something
to amaze
these
people;
\par }{\QB I
will
perform
many
miracles.
\par }{\Q And
{\ADD{
I
will
show
that}}
the
people
{\ADD{
who
tell
others
that
they}}
are
wise
are
not
really
wise,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
I
will
show
that}}
the
people
{\ADD{
who
tell
others
that
they}}
are
intelligent
are
not
really
intelligent.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
try
to
conceal
from
me,
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB the
{\ADD{
evil}}
things
that
they
plan
to
do;
\par }{\Q they
do
those
things
in
the
darkness
\par }{\QB and
they
think, ‘Yahweh
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
see
us;
\par }{\QB he
cannot [RHQ]
know
what
we
are
doing!’
\par }{\Q \VS{16}They
are
extremely
foolish!
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
They
act
as
though}}
they
were
the
potters
and
I
was
the
clay!
\par }{\Q Something
that
was
created
should
certainly
never [RHQ]
say
to
the
one
who
made
it,
\par }{\QB ‘You
did
not
make
me!’
\par }{\Q A
jar
should
never
say,
\par }{\QB ‘The
potter
who
made
me
did
not
know
what
he
was
doing!’ ”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}Soon
{\ADD{
the
forests
in}}
Lebanon
will
become
fertile
fields,
\par }{\QB and
abundant
crops
will
grow
in
those
fields,
\par }{\QB and
that
will
happen
very
soon.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}At
that
time,
deaf
people
will
{\ADD{
be
able
to
hear}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
they
will
be
able
to}}
hear
when
someone
reads
from
a
book;
\par }{\Q and
blind
people
will
{\ADD{
be
able
to
see}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
they
will
be
able
to}}
see
things
when
it
is
gloomy
and
{\ADD{
even}}
when
it
is
dark.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Yahweh
will
enable
humble
people
to
be
very
joyful
again.
\par }{\QB Poor
people
will
rejoice
about
what
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
{\ADD{
has
done}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}There
will
be
no
more
people
who
ridicule
{\ADD{
others}}
\par }{\QB and
no
more
arrogant
people.
\par }{\QB And
those
who
plan
to
do
evil
things
will
be
executed.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Those
who
testify
falsely
in
order
to
persuade
judges
to
punish
innocent
people
will
vanish/disappear.
\par }{\QB Similar
things
will
happen
to
those
who
by
lying
in
court
{\ADD{
persuade
judges
to}}
make
unjust
decisions.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}That
is
why
Yahweh,
who
rescued
Abraham,
says
about
the
people
of
Israel,
\par }{\Q “My
people
will
no
longer
be
ashamed;
\par }{\QB no
longer
will
they
show
on
their
faces
that
they
are
ashamed.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}When
they
see
that
I
have
blessed
them
by
giving
them
many
children
and
doing
many
other
things
for
them,
\par }{\QB they
will
realize
that
I
am
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
revere
me,
the
God
to
whom
they,
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
belong.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}When
that
happens,
those
who
have
not
been
able
to
think
well
will
think
clearly,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
complain
{\ADD{
about
what
I
am
doing}}
will
accept
what
I
am
teaching
them.”

\par }\Chap{30}{\SH Judah’s worthless treaty with Egypt
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
says, “Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you,
my
people
who
rebel
against
me.
\par }{\QB You
make
plans,
but
what
you
plan
is
not
what
I
want.
\par }{\Q You
have
made
an
alliance
{\ADD{
with
the
rulers
of
Egypt}},
\par }{\QB but
you
did
not
ask
my
Spirit
{\ADD{
if
that
was
what
you
should
do}}.
\par }{\QB By
doing
that,
you
have
increased
the
number
of
your
sins.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}You
went
to
Egypt
{\ADD{
to
ask
their
rulers
for
help}},
\par }{\QB without
asking
for
my
advice.
\par }{\Q You
have
trusted
in
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
the
king
of
Egypt
to
protect
you;
\par }{\Q you
have
{\ADD{
trusted
in
them}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like}}
people
sit
in
the
shade
{\ADD{
to
protect
themselves
from
the
sun}} [MET].
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
But}}
the
result
of
your
trusting
in
the
king
of
Egypt
is
that
you
will
be
{\ADD{
disappointed
and}}
disgraced;
\par }{\QB because
of
trusting
in
him,
you
will
be
humiliated.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Officials/ambassadors
{\ADD{
from
Judah}}
have
gone
to
Zoan
and
Hanes
{\ADD{
cities
in
Egypt
to
make
treaties}},
\par }{\Q \VS{5}but
all
those
{\ADD{
who
trust
in
the
King
of
Egypt}}
will
be
humiliated,
\par }{\QB because
that
nation
will
not
be
able
to
help
you;
\par }{\Q the
treaty
that
you
have
made
{\ADD{requesting
help
from
them}}
will
be
useless;
\par }{\QB instead,
the
result
will
be
that
you
will
be
humiliated
and
disgraced [DOU].”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}{\ADD{
I
received
from
Yahweh}}
this
message
about
the
animals
in
the
southern
part
of
Judah:
\par }{\Q That
area
is
one
where
{\ADD{
people
experience
a
lot
of}}
troubles
and difficulties,
\par }{\QB an
area
where
there
are
male
and
female
lions
\par }{\QB and
various
kinds
of
poisonous
snakes.
\par }{\Q Caravans
go
through
that
area
\par }{\QB taking
donkeys
and
camels
loaded
with
valuable
goods.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
They
are
taking
them}}
to
Egypt
to
seek
for
protection
{\ADD{
by
the
army
of
Egypt}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
it
will
be
useless.
\par }{\QB \VS{7}The
promises
made
by
{\ADD{
the
king
of}}
Egypt
are
worthless;
\par }{\Q therefore
I
call
Egypt ‘the
sea
monster/dragon
that
does nothing’.
\par }{\SH A
warning
for
Judah
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Yahweh
told
me
to
write
on
a
scroll
a
message,
\par }{\QB in
order
that
it
would
be
a
witness
{\ADD{
to
the
people
of
Judah}}
\par }{\QB that
would
endure
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}{\ADD{
It
would
remind
them}}
that
they
are
deceitful
and
always
rebelling
against
Yahweh;
\par }{\QB they
refuse
to
pay
attention
to
what
he
tells/teaches
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}They
tell
the
people
who
see/receive
visions
{\ADD{
from
Yahweh}},
\par }{\QB “Stop
seeing
visions!”
\par }{\Q They
tell
the
prophets,
\par }{\QB “Do
not
reveal
to
us
what
is
right!
\par }{\Q Tell
us
pleasant
things;
\par }{\QB do
not
tell
us
visions
about
things
that
are
true!
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Stop
doing
what
you
have
been
doing [DOU];
\par }{\QB stop
telling
us
what
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
{\ADD{
says
to
us}}!”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Therefore,
this
is
what
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
says:
\par }{\Q “You
have
rejected
my
message,
\par }{\QB and
you
are relying
on
those
who
oppress
and
deceive
others.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Therefore,
the
result
of
your
sin
{\ADD{
of rejecting
me}}
will
be
that
you
will
{\ADD{
suddenly
experience
disasters}};
\par }{\QB what
will
happen
to
you
will
be
like [SIM]
a
cracked
wall
that
suddenly
collapses [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{14}You
will
be
smashed
like
a
clay
jar
is
smashed
{\ADD{
when
it
is
dropped}},
\par }{\Q and
it
shatters
completely,
with
the
result
that
there
is
not
one
piece
big
enough
\par }{\QB to
carry
some
coals
from
a
stove
\par }{\QB or
to
carry
a
little
bit
of
water
from
a
well.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Yahweh,
{\ADD{
our}}
God,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
{\ADD{
also}}
says
this:
\par }{\Q “You
will
be
rescued
{\ADD{
from
your
enemies
only}}
if
you
repent
and
trust
{\ADD{
in
what
I
will
do
for
you}};
\par }{\QB you
will
be
strong
{\ADD{
only}}
if
you
quit
worrying
and
trust
in
me.
\par }{\Q But
you
do
not
want
{\ADD{
to
do
that}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}You
said, ‘No,
we
will
escape
on
horses
{\ADD{
that
the
army
of
Egypt
will
give
us}}!’
\par }{\QB So,
you
will
{\ADD{
try
to}}
flee.
\par }{\Q You
said, ‘We
will
{\ADD{
escape
from
the
army
of
Assyria}}
by
riding
on
swift
horses!’
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
But}}
those
who
pursue
you
will
{\ADD{
also
ride}}
swiftly.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}{\ADD{
As
a
result}}, 1,000
{\ADD{
of
you}}
will
flee
when
{\ADD{
only}}
one
of
them
pursues
you!
\par }{\Q When
only
five
{\ADD{
of
their
soldiers}}
threaten
{\ADD{
to
kill
you}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
all
of
}}you
will
flee.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Only
a
few
of}}
you
will
be
left,
like [SIM]
a
{\ADD{
single}} flagpole
on
top
of
a
mountain
\par }{\QB with
one
signal
flag
on
the
pole.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}{\ADD{
But
}}Yahweh
wants
to
be
kind
to
you;
\par }{\QB he
desires
to
show
you
that
he
is
merciful.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Do
not
forget
that}}
Yahweh
is
a
God
who
acts
justly;
\par }{\QB he
is
pleased
with
those
who
patiently
trust
in
him.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
help
his
people
\par }{\PP \VS{19}You
people
who
live
in
Jerusalem [DOU],
{\ADD{
some
day}}
you
will
not
cry
anymore.
Yahweh
will
be
kind
to
you
when
you
call
out
to
him
for
help.
He
will
answer/help
you
as
soon
as
he
hears
you
call.
\VS{20}Although
{\ADD{
now}}
Yahweh
has
caused
you
to
{\ADD{
daily}}
experience [MET]
great
troubles
and
suffer
much,
{\ADD{
he}},
your
teacher,
will
not
hide
himself
from
you.
He [SYN]
will
teach
you
many
things
clearly.
\VS{21}And
you
will
hear
him
speak
to
you
to
guide
you.
{\ADD{
Right}}
behind
you
he
will
say, “This
is
the
road
on
which
you
should
walk;
walk
on
this
road!”
\VS{22}When
that
happens,
you
will
destroy
{\ADD{
all}}
your
idols
that
are
covered
with
silver
or
gold.
You
will
throw
them
away
like
you
throw
away
a
filthy
rag,
and
you
will
say
to
them, “We
do
not
need
you
anymore!”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\ADD{
If
you
do
that}},
Yahweh
will
bless
you
by
giving
you
good
rain
at
the
time
that
you
plant
your
crops.
You
will
have
good
harvests,
and
plenty
of
pasture
with
grass
for
your
cattle
to
eat.
\VS{24}After
the
wind
{\ADD{
blows
away
the
chaff}},
the
oxen
and
donkeys
that
{\ADD{
pull
the
plow
to}}
plow
your
ground
will
have
good
grain
to
eat.
\VS{25}At
that
time,
when
{\ADD{
your
enemies}}
have
been
slaughtered
and
their
towers
have ◄collapsed/been
destroyed►,
there
will
be
streams
flowing
down
every
hill
and
mountain
{\ADD{
in
Judah}}.
\VS{26}The
moon
will
seem
to
shine
as
brightly
as
the
sun,
and
the
sun
will
seem
to
shine
seven
times
as
brightly
as
previously.
That
is
what
it
will
be
like
when
Yahweh
causes
{\ADD{
the
suffering
of}}
his
people
{\ADD{
to
cease;
it
will
be
as
though}} [MET]
he
will
be
putting bandages
on
their
wounds
and
healing
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{27}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
we
see
Yahweh
coming
from
far
away;
\par }{\QB he
is
extremely
angry,
\par }{\Q and
there
are
thick
clouds
of
smoke
around
him.
\par }{\Q By
what
he
says [MTY]
he
shows
that
he
is
angry;
\par }{\QB what
he
says
is
like [SIM]
a
devastating/destructive
fire.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}His
breath
is
like [SIM]
a
flood
that
covers
{\ADD{
his
enemies}}
up
to
their
necks.
\par }{\QB He
will
separate [MET]
the
nations
in
order
to
destroy
{\ADD{
some
of
them}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
he
will
put
hooks
in
their
mouths
and
take
them
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}But
{\ADD{
his
people}}
will
sing
joyfully
\par }{\QB like
they
sing
during
the
nights
when
they
celebrate
a
holy
festival.
\par }{\Q They
will
be
very
joyful,
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
{\ADD{
a
large
group
of
his
people}}
are
joyful
when
they
go
up
to
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB along
with
men
playing
flutes
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
when
they
are
all
going
there
to
worship
Yahweh}}.
\par }{\QB He
is
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
huge
rock
under
which
{\ADD{
we}} Israeli
people
{\ADD{
are
safe}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}And
Yahweh
will
enable
{\ADD{
us}}
to
hear
him
speaking powerfully/majestically.
\par }{\QB He
will
show
us
that
he [SYN]
is
very
powerful.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
We}}
will
see
him [SYN]
smash
{\ADD{
his
enemies}}.
\par }{\QB Being
very
angry,
he
will
descend
with
a
big
rainstorm
and
thunder
and
hail
{\ADD{
to
punish
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}{\ADD{
The
soldiers
of}}
Assyria
will
be
terrified
when
they
hear
the
voice
of
Yahweh
\par }{\QB and
when
he
strikes
them
with
his
rod.
\par }{\Q \VS{32}And
while
Yahweh
strikes
them
to
punish
them,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
his
people}}
will
{\ADD{
celebrate
by}}
playing
tambourines
and
harps.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
Yahweh
will
lift
up
his
powerful
hand/arm
and
defeat
the
Assyrian
army
in
battle.
\par }{\Q \VS{33}{\ADD{
The
valley
of}}
Topheth
{\ADD{
outside
Jerusalem}}
has
been
prepared
for
a
long
time;
\par }{\QB it
is
ready
for
the
king
{\ADD{
of
Assyria}};
\par }{\Q the ◄funeral
pyre/pile
of
wood►
{\ADD{
for
burning
his
body}}
is
wide
and
high,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
Yahweh
will
light
the
fire
with
his
breath,
\par }{\QB which
will
come
out
like
a
stream
of
burning
sulfur.

\par }\Chap{31}{\SH A warning about relying on Egypt
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
reply
on
Egypt
to
help
them,
\par }{\QB trusting
in
their soldiers’
horses
and
their
many
chariots
and
their
strong chariot-drivers,
\par }{\Q instead
of
trusting
that
Yahweh,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
will
help
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Yahweh
is
{\ADD{
very}}
wise,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
he
also
causes
people
to
experience
disaster!
\par }{\Q And
{\ADD{
when
he
decides
to
do
that}},
\par }{\QB he
does
not
change
his
mind!
\par }{\Q He
will
strike/punish
the
wicked
people
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
all}}
those
who
help
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}The
soldiers
of
Egypt
{\ADD{
that
you
people
of
Judah
are relying
on}}
are humans,
not
God!
\par }{\QB And
their
horses
are
only
horses;
they
are
not
{\ADD{
powerful}}
spirits!
\par }{\Q So
when
Yahweh
raises
his
fist
\par }{\QB to
strike/punish
the
{\ADD{
soldiers
of
Egypt
whom
you
thought
would
help
you}},
\par }{\QB he
will
also
strike
{\ADD{
you
who
thought
that
you
would
be
helped}},
\par }{\QB and
you
and
they
will
stumble
and
fall
down;
\par }{\QB all
of
you
will
die
together.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{4}But
this
is
what
Yahweh
said
to
me:
\par }{\Q “When
a
huge
lion
stands
over
the
body
of
a
sheep
that
he
has
killed
and
growls,
\par }{\QB even
if
a
large
group
of
shepherds
comes
{\ADD{
to
chase/shoo
away
the
lion}},
\par }{\Q even
if
they
shout
loudly,
\par }{\QB the
lion
will
not
be
afraid
and
will
not
leave.
\par }{\Q Similarly,
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
come
down
\par }{\QB to
fight
{\ADD{
my
enemies}}
on
Zion
Hill,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
nothing
will
hinder
me}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
I}},
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
protect
Jerusalem
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
{\ADD{
mother}}
bird
protects
{\ADD{
the
baby
birds
in}}
her
nest:
\par }{\Q I
will
defend
the
city
\par }{\QB and
rescue
it
from
its
enemies.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{6}My
people,
{\ADD{
even
though}}
you
have
greatly
rebelled
against
Yahweh,
return
to
him.
\VS{7}When
you
do
that,
each
of
you
will
throw
away
the
idols
that
you [SYN]
have
sinned
by
making,
idols
that
are
{\ADD{
covered
with}}
silver
and
gold.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
Many
of
the}}
Assyrian
{\ADD{
soldiers}}
will
be
killed,
\par }{\QB but
not
by
swords
that
men
use.
\par }{\Q They
will
be
destroyed
by
the
sword
of
God;
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
those
who
are
not
killed}}
will ◄panic/be
very
afraid►
and
flee.
\par }{\Q And
some
of
them
will
{\ADD{
be
captured}}
and
forced
to
become
slaves.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}{\ADD{
Even}}
their
very
strong
soldiers [MTY]
will
be
terrified;
\par }{\QB they
will
abandon
their
battle
flags
and
run
away!
\par }{\Q Yahweh
will
cause
his
enemies
who
attack
Jerusalem
to
be
destroyed.
\par }{\Q Yahweh’s
presence
on
Zion
Hill
is
{\ADD{
like}}
a
fire,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like}}
a
furnace
that
blazes
in
Jerusalem;
\par }{\QB and
that
is
what
Yahweh
says
{\ADD{
about
what
will
happen
to
the
Assyrian
army}}!

\par }\Chap{32}{\SH What will happen when the great king comes
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Listen
to
this!
Some
day
there
will
be
a
righteous
king,
\par }{\QB and
his
officials
will
help
him
to
rule
justly/fairly.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Each
{\ADD{
of
them}}
will
be
like [MET]
a
shelter
from
the
wind
\par }{\QB and
a ◄refuge/place
to
be
protected►
from
the
storm.
\par }{\Q They
will
be
like [SIM]
streams
of
water
in
the
desert,
\par }{\QB like
the
shade
under
a
huge
rock
in
a
very
hot
and
dry
land.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}When
that
happens,
{\ADD{
those
leaders
will
enable}}
people
who
have
not
understood [MET]
{\ADD{
God’s
truth}}
to
understand
it,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
they
will
enable}}
those
who
have
not
paid
attention
to [MET]
{\ADD{
God’s
truth}}
to
pay
attention
to
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
Even}}
those
who
act
very
hastily
will
have
good
sense,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
cannot
speak
well
will
speak
fluently
and
clearly.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
At
that
time}},
people
who
are
foolish/unwise
will
no
longer
be ◄admired/looked
up
to►,
\par }{\QB and
scoundrels
will
no
longer
be
respected.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Foolish
people
say
things
that
are
foolish,
\par }{\QB and
they
plan
to
do
evil
things.
\par }{\Q Their
behavior
is
disgraceful,
\par }{\QB and
they
say
things
about
Yahweh
that
are
false.
\par }{\Q They
do
not
give
food
to
those
who
are
hungry,
\par }{\QB and
they
do
not
give
water
to
those
who
are
thirsty.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Scoundrels
do
things
that
are
evil
and
that
deceive
people;
\par }{\QB they
plan
to
do
evil
things;
\par }{\Q by
telling
lies
{\ADD{
in
court}}
they
cause
poor
people
to ◄have
trouble/be convicted►,
\par }{\QB even
when
what
the
poor
{\ADD{
people}}
are requesting
is
fair/just.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}But
honorable
people
plan
to
do
honorable/good
things,
\par }{\QB and
they
do
the
honorable/good
things
that
they
plan
to
do.
\par }{\SH A
message
for
the
women
of
Jerusalem
\par }{\Q \VS{9}You
women
{\ADD{
of
Jerusalem}}
who
think
that
you
are
very
secure/safe
\par }{\QB and
think
that
everything
is
going
well,
\par }{\Q listen
to [IDM]
what
I
say!
\par }{\Q \VS{10}One
year
from
now,
you
who
now ◄are
not
worried
about
anything/think
that
everything
is
going
well►
will
tremble,
\par }{\QB because
there
will
be
no
grapes
for
you
to
harvest
\par }{\Q and
no
{\ADD{
other}}
crops
to
harvest.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{
So}}
tremble
{\ADD{
now}},
you
women
who
are
not
worried
about
anything!
\par }{\QB Take
off
your
{\ADD{fancy}}
clothes
and
put
rough
sackcloth
around
your waists.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Beat/Hit
your
breasts
to
show
that
you
are
grieving
about
{\ADD{
what
will
happen
in}}
your
fertile
fields
and
to
your
fruitful grapevines,
\par }{\Q \VS{13}because
{\ADD{
only}}
thorns
and
thistles
will
grow
in
your
soil.
\par }{\QB Your
houses
where
you
had
joyful
parties
and
your
city
where
you
have
been
happy
will
be
gone.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}The
{\ADD{
king’s}}
palace
will
be
empty;
\par }{\QB there
will
be
no
people
in
the
city
that
{\ADD{
now}}
is
very
noisy.
\par }{\Q Wild
donkeys
will
walk
around
and
flocks
of
sheep
will
eat
grass
\par }{\QB in
the
empty
forts
and watchtowers.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ADD{
It
will
be
like
that}}
until
God
pours
his
Spirit
out
on
us
from
heaven.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
When
that
happens}},
the
deserts
will
become
fertile
fields,
\par }{\QB and
abundant
crops
will
grow
in
those
fertile
fields.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}People [PRS]
will
act/rule
justly/fairly
in
those
desert
areas,
\par }{\QB and
people
will
act/rule
righteously
in
those
fertile
fields.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}And
the
result
of
their
acting
righteously
will
be
that
there
will
be
peace,
\par }{\QB the
land
will
be
tranquil/quiet,
and
people
will
be
secure/safe
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}My
people
will
live
in
their
homes
peacefully,
and
safely,
and calmly,
\par }{\QB in
places
of
rest.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}{\ADD{
Even
if
a
severe}} hailstorm
knocks
down
{\ADD{
the
trees
in}}
the
forest,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
all
the
buildings
in}}
the
city
are
blown
down,
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Yahweh
{\ADD{
will
greatly}}
bless
you;
\par }{\QB you
will
plant
{\ADD{
seeds
in
fields}}
alongside
the
streams
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
there
will
be
abundant
crops}}.
\par }{\QB Your
donkeys
and
cattle
will
easily
find
grass
to
eat.

\par }\Chap{33}{\SH Warnings to Assyria and promises to God’s people
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
{\ADD{
people
of
Assyria}}!
\par }{\Q You
have
destroyed
{\ADD{
others}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
you
have
not
been
destroyed
{\ADD{
yet}}.
\par }{\Q You
have
betrayed/deceived
{\ADD{
others}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
you
have
not
been
betrayed/deceived
{\ADD{
yet}}.
\par }{\Q When
you
stop
destroying
{\ADD{
others}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 33:1 }
},
\par }{\QB others
will
destroy
you.
\par }{\Q When
you
stop betraying/deceiving
others,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
others
}}will
betray
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Yahweh,
be
kind
to
us,
\par }{\QB because
we
have
patiently
waited
for
you
{\ADD{
to
help
us}}.
\par }{\Q Enable
us
to
be
strong
every
day,
\par }{\QB and
rescue
us
when
we
have
troubles.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Our
enemies
run
away
when
they
hear
your
voice.
\par }{\QB When
you
stand
up
and
show
that
you
are
powerful [IDM],
the
people
of
all
nations
flee.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
And
after
our
enemies
have
been
defeated}},
\par }{\Q we,
your
people,
will
take
away
all
our
enemies’
possessions
\par }{\QB like [SIM] caterpillars
and
locusts
strip
off
all
the
leaves
of
plants.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Yahweh
is
greater
than
anyone
else,
and
he
lives
in
heaven,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
rule
justly
and
righteously
in
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
When
that
happens}},
he
will
enable
you
to
live
securely/safely;
\par }{\QB he
will
fully
protect
your
possessions,
\par }{\QB he
will
enable
you
to
be
wise
and
to
know
{\ADD{
all
that
you
need
to
know}};
\par }{\Q and revering
Yahweh
will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
valuable
treasure
for
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
But
now}},
look,
our
brave
men
are
crying
out
in
the
streets;
\par }{\Q our
ambassadors
{\ADD{
have
gone
to
other
countries
to
make
peace
treaties}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but
they
will}}
cry
bitterly
{\ADD{
because
they
will
not
succeed}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}No
one
travels
on
our
roads [DOU].
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
The
leaders
of
Assyria}}
have
broken/disregarded
their
peace
treaty
{\ADD{
with
us}};
\par }{\Q they
despise
the
people
who
made
those
treaties,
\par }{\QB and
they
do
not
respect
anyone.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}The
land
{\ADD{
of
Judah}}
is
dry
and
barren.
\par }{\QB The
{\ADD{
cedar
trees
in}}
Lebanon
are drying
up
and
decaying.
\par }{\Q The
Sharon
{\ADD{
Plain
along
the
coast}}
is
now
a
desert.
\par }{\QB There
are
no
more
leaves
on
the
trees
in
the
Bashan
and
Carmel
{\ADD{
areas}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Yahweh
says, “Now
I
will
begin
to
show
that
I
am
very
powerful [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{11}You
{\ADD{
people
of
Assyria}}
make
plans
that
are
{\ADD{
as
useless
as}} [MET]
chaff
and
straw.
\par }{\QB Your
breath
will
become
a
fire
that
will
burn
you
up.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
Your}}
people
will
be
burned
until
only
ashes
remain [MET]
\par }{\QB like [SIM] thornbushes
are
cut
down
and
burned
up
in
a
fire.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}You
people
who
live
far
away
and
you
people
who
live
nearby,
\par }{\QB pay
attention
to
what
I
have
done
and
realize
that
I
am
{\ADD{
very}}
powerful.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}The
sinners
in
Jerusalem
will
tremble
because
of
being
very
afraid;
\par }{\QB godless
people
will
be
terrified.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
They
say}}, “None
of
us
can [RHQ]
remain
alive
because
this
fire
is
burning
everything;
\par }{\QB it
is
like
the
fire
on
Yahweh’s
altar
that
will
burn
forever!”
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Those
who
act
honestly
and
say
what
is
right,
\par }{\QB those
who
do
not
try
to
become
rich
by ◄extortion/forcing
people
to
give
them
money►,
\par }{\Q those
who
do
not
try
to
get
bribes,
\par }{\QB those
who
refuse
to
listen
to
people
who
are
planning
to
murder
someone,
\par }{\Q those
who
do
not
join
others
who
urge
them
to
do
what
is
wrong,
\par }{\Q \VS{16}they
are
the
people
who
will
live
safely [MTY];
\par }{\QB they
will
find
places
to
be
safe
in
the
caves
in
the
mountains.
\par }{\Q They
will
have
plenty
of
food
\par }{\QB and
water.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}You [SYN]
{\ADD{
people
of
Judah}}
will
see
the
king
wearing
all
his
beautiful
{\ADD{
robes}},
\par }{\QB and
you
will
see
that
he
rules
a
land
that
extends
far
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}When
you
see
that,
you
will
think
about
when
you
were
previously
terrified,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
you
will
say}}, “{\ADD{
The
officers
of
Assyria}}
who
counted
the
tax
money
that
we
were
forced
to
pay
to
them
{\ADD{
have
disappeared}} [RHQ]!
\par }{\QB Those
men
who
counted
our
towers
{\ADD{
are
gone}} [RHQ]!
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Those
arrogant
people
who
spoke
a
language
that
we
could
not
understand
are
no
longer
here!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}{\ADD{
At
that
time}},
you
will
see
Zion
Hill,
the
place
where
we
celebrate
our
festivals;
\par }{\QB you
will
see
that
Jerusalem
has
become
a
place
that
is
calm
and
safe.
\par }{\QB It
will
be
{\ADD{
secure}},
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
like}} [SIM]
a
tent
{\ADD{
that
cannot
be
moved
because}}
its
ropes
are
tight
\par }{\QB and
its
stakes
are
firmly
in
the
ground.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Yahweh
will
be
our
mighty
God;
\par }{\Q he
will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [SIM]
a
mighty
river
that
will
protect
us
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
our
enemies}}
will
not
be
able
to
cross
it;
\par }{\QB no
one
will
be
able
to
row
across
it
\par }{\QB and
no
ships
will
be
able
to
sail
across
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Yahweh
is
our
judge;
\par }{\QB he
is
the
one
who
gives
us
laws,
\par }{\Q and
he
is
our
king.
\par }{\QB He
will
rescue
us.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}The
ropes
on
our
enemies’
boats
will
hang
loose,
\par }{\QB their
masts
will
not
be
fastened
firmly,
\par }{\QB and
their sails
will
not
be
spread
out.
\par }{\Q The
treasures
that
they
have
seized
will
be
divided
{\ADD{
among
us,
God’s
people}},
\par }{\QB and
even
lame
{\ADD{
people
among
us}}
will
get
some.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}And
the
people
in
Jerusalem
will
no
{\ADD{
longer}}
say, “We
are
sick,”
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
because
Yahweh}}
will
forgive
the
sins
that
have
been
committed
by
the
people
who
live
there.

\par }\Chap{34}{\SH God will punish all his enemies
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}You
people
of
all
nations,
come
near
and
listen
\par }{\QB and
pay
careful
attention.
\par }{\Q I
want
the
world
and
everything
that
is
in
it
to
hear
what
I
say.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Yahweh
is
angry
with
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
all
nations;
\par }{\QB he
is ◄furious/very
angry►
with
all
their
armies.
\par }{\Q He
has
decided
that
they
must
be
destroyed,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
slaughter
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Their
corpses
will
not
be
buried,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
as
a
result}}
their
corpses
will
stink,
\par }{\QB and
their
blood
will
{\ADD{
fill
the
streams
that}}
flow
down
the
mountains.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
sky
will
disappear
like [SIM]
a
scroll
that
is
rolled
up
{\ADD{
and
thrown
away}}.
\par }{\Q Stars
will
fall
{\ADD{
from
the
sky}}
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
{\ADD{
withered}}
leaves
fall
from grapevines,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
or}}
like [SIM]
shriveled
figs
fall
from
fig
trees.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}When
Yahweh
has
finished
his
work
of
destroying
objects
in
the
sky,
\par }{\QB he
will
punish
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Edom,
\par }{\QB that people-group
that
he
has
said
must
be
destroyed/exterminated.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
Yahweh
has
a
sword
that
is
covered
with
blood
and
fat—
\par }{\QB the
blood
of
lambs
and
goats
\par }{\QB and
the
fat
of
the
kidneys
of
rams
to
be
sacrificed.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
Yahweh
will
offer
a
sacrifice
in
{\ADD{
the
city
of}}
Bozrah
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
kill
many
people}}
in
other
cities
in
Edom.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\ADD{
Even}}
wild
oxen
will
be
killed,
\par }{\QB as
well
as
young
calves
and
big
bulls.
\par }{\Q The
ground
will
be
soaked
with
blood,
\par }{\QB and
the
dirt
will
be
covered
with
the
fat
of
those
animals.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}That
will
be
the
time
when
Yahweh
gets
revenge
\par }{\QB for
what
those
people
did
to
the
people
of
Judah.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}The
streams
in
Edom
will
be
full
of
burning
pitch/tar,
\par }{\QB and
the
ground
will
be
covered
with
burning
sulfur.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Yahweh
will
never
finish
punishing
Edom
with
fire;
\par }{\QB the
smoke
will
rise
forever.
\par }{\Q No
one
will
ever
live
in
that
land,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
will
{\ADD{
even}}
travel
through
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Ravens
and
various
kinds
of
owls
and
small
animals
will
live
there.
\par }{\Q Yahweh
will
measure
that
land
carefully:
\par }{\QB He
will
measure
it
to
{\ADD{
to
decide
where}}
to
cause
chaos
and
destruction.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}There
will
be
no
princes;
\par }{\QB the
people
who
have
authority
will
have
no
kingdom
to
rule.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}The
deserted
palaces
and
fortified
buildings
will
be
full
of
thorns
and
thistles.
\par }{\Q The
ruins
will
be
a
place
for
jackals/wolves
and
owls
to
live.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Animals
that
live
in
the
desert
and
hyenas/wolves
will
be
there,
\par }{\QB and
wild
goats
will bleat/call
to
each
other.
\par }{\Q There
will
also
be
creatures/animals
that
{\ADD{
roam
around}}
at
night.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Owls
will
make
their
nests
there
and
lay
their
eggs
in
the
nests;
\par }{\QB and
when
the
eggs
hatch,
the
mother
birds
will
cover
them
{\ADD{
with
their
wings}}.
\par }{\Q There
will
also
be falcons/hawks
there,
\par }{\QB each
with
its
mate.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{16}If
you
read
what
is
written
in
the
book
that
contains
messages
from
Yahweh,
you
will
find
out
what
he
will
do
{\ADD{
in
Edom}}.
\par }{\Q All
of
those
animals
and
birds
will
be
there,
\par }{\QB and
each
one
will
have
a
mate,
\par }{\Q because
that
is
what
Yahweh
has
promised,
\par }{\QB and
his
Spirit
will
cause
them
{\ADD{
all}}
to
gather
{\ADD{
there}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}He
has
decided
what
parts
of
the
land
{\ADD{
of
Edom}}
each
will
live
in,
\par }{\QB and
those
are
the
places
where
each
bird
or
animal
will
live.
\par }{\Q Their
descendants
will
possess
those
areas
forever,
\par }{\QB throughout
all
generations.

\par }\Chap{35}{\SH The promise of restoration
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Some
day,
it
will
be
as
though}}
the
desert
{\ADD{
and
other
very}}
dry
areas
are
glad [DOU];
\par }{\QB the
desert
will
rejoice
and
flowers
will
blossom.
\par }{\Q Like crocuses/daffodils,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}the
desert
will
produce
flowers
abundantly;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
everything
is
rejoicing
and
singing!
\par }{\Q The
deserts
will
become
as
beautiful
as [SIM]
{\ADD{
the
trees
in}}
Lebanon,
\par }{\QB as
fertile [SIM]
as
the
plains
of
the
Sharon
and
Carmel
{\ADD{
areas}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
There}}
people
will
see
the
glory
of
Yahweh;
\par }{\QB they
will
see
that
he
is
magnificent.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
So}},
encourage
those
who
are
tired
and
weak.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Say
to
those
who
are
afraid,
\par }{\Q “Be
strong
and
do
not
be
afraid,
\par }{\QB because
our
God
is
going
to
come
to
get
revenge
{\ADD{
on
his
enemies}};
\par }{\Q he
will ◄pay
them
back/punish
them►
for
what
they
have
done,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
rescue
you.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}When
he
does
that,
{\ADD{
he
will
enable}}
blind
people
to
see
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
enable}}
deaf
people
to
hear.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Lame
people
will
leap
like
deer,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
have
been
unable
to
speak
will
sing
joyfully.
\par }{\Q Water
will
gush
out
{\ADD{
from
springs}}
in
the
desert;
\par }{\QB streams
will
flow
in
the
desert.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
very
dry
ground
will
become
a
pool
of
water,
\par }{\QB and
springs
will
provide
water
for
the
dry
land.
\par }{\Q Grass
and
reeds
and
papyrus
will
grow
in
places
where
the
jackals/wolves
lived
previously.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}And
there
will
be
a
highway
through
that
land;
\par }{\QB it
will
be
called ‘the
Holy Highway’.
\par }{\Q People
who
are
not
acceptable
to
God
will
not
walk
on
that
road;
\par }{\QB it
will
be
only
for
those
who
conduct
their
lives
as
God
wants
them
to;
\par }{\QB foolish
people
will
become
lost
while
walking
on
that
road.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}There
will
not
be
any
lions
there
\par }{\QB or
any
other
dangerous
animals
along
that
road.
\par }{\Q Only
those
who
have
been
freed
{\ADD{
from
being
slaves
in
Babylonia}}
will
walk
on
it.
\par }{\QB \VS{10}Those
whom
Yahweh
has
freed
will
return
to
Jerusalem;
\par }{\Q they
will
sing
as
they
enter
the
city;
\par }{\QB they
will
be
extremely
joyful [MET, PRS]
forever.
\par }{\Q No
longer
will
they
be
sad
or
mourn;
\par }{\QB they
will
be
{\ADD{
completely}}
joyful [DOU].

\par }\Chap{36}{\SH The army of Assyria invaded Judah
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
King
Hezekiah
had
been
{\ADD{
ruling
Judah}}
for
almost 14
years,
King
Sennacherib
of
Assyria
came
{\ADD{
with
his
army}}
to
attack
the
cities
in
Judah
that
had
walls
around
them.
{\ADD{
They
did
not
conquer
Jerusalem,
but}}
they
conquered
all
the
other
cities.
\VS{2}Then
the
king
of
Assyria
sent
a
large
army
with
some
of
his
important
officials
from
Lachish
{\ADD{
city}}
to
{\ADD{
persuade}}
King
Hezekiah
{\ADD{
to
surrender}}.
When
they
arrived
at
Jerusalem,
they
stood
in
their
positions
alongside
the aqueduct/channel
in
which
water
flows
into
the
upper
pool
{\ADD{
into
Jerusalem}},
near
the
road
to
the
field
where
the
women
wash
clothes.
\VS{3}The Israeli
officials
who
went
out
of
the
city
to
talk
with
them
were
Hilkiah’s
son
Eliakim,
the ◄palace
administrator/man
who
supervised
the
workers
in
the
palace►,
Shebna
the
king’s
secretary,
and
Asaph’s
son
Joah,
who
wrote
down
the
government
decisions.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Then
one
of
Sennacherib’s
important
officials
told
them
to
take
this
message
to
Hezekiah:
\par }{\PI This
is
what
the
King
of
Assyria,
the
great
king,
says: “What
are
you
trusting
in
to
rescue
you?
\VS{5}You
say
that
you
have
weapons
to
fight
us
and
some country’s
promises
{\ADD{
to
help
you}},
{\ADD{
and
that
will
enable
you
to
defeat
us}},
but
that
is
only
talk [RHQ].
Who
do
you
think
will
help
you
to
rebel
against
my
{\ADD{
soldiers
from
Assyria}}?
\VS{6}Listen
to
me!
You
are relying
on
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
Egypt.
But
{\ADD{
that
will
be
like}} [MET]
using
a
broken
reed
for
a
walking
stick
on
which
you
could
lean.
{\ADD{
But}}
it
would
pierce
the
hand
of
anyone
who
would
lean
on
it!
That
is
what
the
King
of
Egypt
would
be
like
for
anyone
who
relied
on
him
{\ADD{
for
help}}.
\VS{7}But
perhaps
you
will
say
to
me, ‘{\ADD{
No}},
we
are relying
on
Yahweh
our
God
{\ADD{
to
help
us}}.’
{\ADD{
I
would
reply}}, ‘Is
he
not
the
one
whom
{\ADD{
you
insulted
by}}
tearing
down
his
shrines
and
altars
and
forcing
everyone
in
Jerusalem
and
{\ADD{
other
places
in}}
Judah
to
worship
{\ADD{
only}}
in
front
of
the
altar
{\ADD{
in
Jerusalem}}?’
\par }{\PI \VS{8}So
I suggest
that
you
make
a
deal
with
my
master/boss,
the
king
of
Assyria.
I
will
give
you 2,000
horses,
but
{\ADD{
I
do
not
think
that}}
you
can
find 2,000
of
your
men
who
can
ride
on
them!
\VS{9}You
are expecting
the
king
of
Egypt
to
send
chariots
and
men
riding
horses
{\ADD{
to
assist
you}}.
But
they
certainly
would
not [RHQ]
be
able
to
resist/defeat
even
the
most
insignificant/unimportant
official
in
the
army
of
Assyria!
\VS{10}Furthermore,
{\ADD{
do
not
think
that}} [RHQ]
we
have
come
here
to
attack
and
destroy
this
land
without
Yahweh’s
orders!
It
is
Yahweh
himself
who
told
us
to
come
here
and
destroy
this
land!”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Then
Eliakim,
Shebna,
and
Joah
said
to
the
official
from
Assyria, “Please
speak
to
us
in
{\ADD{
your}}
Aramaic
language,
because
we
understand
it.
Do
not
speak
to
us
in
{\ADD{
our}}
Hebrew
language,
because
the
people
who
are
standing
on
the
wall
will
understand
it
{\ADD{
and
become
frightened}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}But
the
official
replied, “Do
you
think
that
my
master
sent
me
to
say
these
things
{\ADD{
only}}
to
you,
and
not
to
the
people
standing
on
the
wall [RHQ]?
{\ADD{
If
you
reject
this
message}},
the
{\ADD{
people
in
this
city}}
will
soon
need
to
eat
their
own
dung
and
drink
their
own
urine,
just
like
you
will,
{\ADD{
because
there
will
be
nothing
more
for
you
to
eat
or
drink}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
the
official
stood
up
and
shouted
in
the
Hebrew
language
{\ADD{
to
the
people
sitting
on
the
wall}}.
He
said, “Listen
to
this
message
from
the
great
king,
the
King
of
Assyria!
\VS{14}He
says, ‘Do
not
allow
Hezekiah
to
deceive
you!
He
will
not
be
able
to
rescue
you!
\VS{15}Do
not
allow
him
to
persuade
you
to
trust
in
Yahweh,
saying
that
Yahweh
will
rescue
you,
and
that
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
the
King
of
Assyria
will
never
capture
this
city!’
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Do
not
pay
attention
to
what
Hezekiah
says!
This
is
what
the
king
{\ADD{
of
Assyria}}
says: ‘ome
out
of
the
city
and
surrender
to
me.
{\ADD{
If
you
do
that,
I
will
arrange
for}}
each
of
you
to
drink
the
juice
from
your
own grapevines
and
to
eat
figs
from
your
own
trees,
and
to
drink
water
from
your
own
well.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
You
will
be
able
to
do
that}}
until
we
come
and
take
you
to
a
land
that
is
like
your
land—a
land
where
there
is
grain
to
make
bread
and
{\ADD{
vineyards
to
produce
grapes
for
making}}
new
wine
and,
and
where
we
make
lots
of
bread.’
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Do
not
allow
Hezekiah
to
mislead
you
by
saying, “Yahweh
will
rescue
us.”
The
gods
that
people
of
other
nations
worship
have
never [RHQ]
rescued
any
of
them
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
King
of
Assyria!
\VS{19}Why
were
the
gods
of
Hamath
and
Arpad
{\ADD{
cities}},
and
the
gods
of
Sepharvaim
unable
to
rescue
Samaria
from
my
power [MTY]?
\VS{20}No,
no
god [RHQ]
of
any
nation
has
been
able
to
rescue
their
people
from
me.
So
why
do
you
think
that
Yahweh
will
rescue
you
people
of
Jerusalem
from
my
power [MTY]?’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}But
the
people
{\ADD{
who
were
listening}}
were
silent.
No
one
said
anything,
because
King
{\ADD{
Hezekiah}}
had
commanded, “{\ADD{
When
the
official
from
Assyria talks
to
you}},
do
not
answer
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Then
Eliakim
and
Shebna
and
Joah
returned
to
Hezekiah
with
their
clothes
torn
{\ADD{
because
they
were
extremely
distressed}}.
They
told
him
what
the
official
from
Assyria
had
said.

\par }\Chap{37}{\SH Hezekiah asked Isaiah for advice
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
King
Hezekiah
heard
what
they
reported,
he
tore
his
clothes
and
put
on
clothes
made
of
rough
sackcloth
{\ADD{
because
he
was
very
distressed}}.
Then
he
went
into
the
temple
of
Yahweh
{\ADD{
and
prayed}}.
\VS{2}Then
he
sent
Eliakim,
Shebna,
and
the ◄older/most
important►
priests,
who
were
also
wearing
clothes
made
of
rough
sackcloth,
to
talk
to
me.
\VS{3}He
said
to
them, “Tell
this
to
Isaiah: ‘King
Hezekiah
says
that
this
is
a
day
when
we
are
greatly
distressed.
Other
nations
are
causing
us
to
be
insulted
and
disgraced.
We
are
like [SIM]
a
woman
who
is
about
to
give
birth
to
a
baby,
but
she
does
not
have
the
strength
that
she
needs
to
do
it.
\VS{4}{\ADD{
But}}
perhaps
Yahweh
our
God
has
heard
what
the
official
from
Assyria
said.
Perhaps
he
knows
that
his boss,
the
King
of
Assyria,
sent
him
to
insult
the all-powerful
God,
and
that
Yahweh
will
punish
the
King
of
Assyria
for
what
he
said.
And
the
king
requests
that
you
pray
for
the
few
of
us
who
are
still
alive
{\ADD{
here
in
Jerusalem}}.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}After
those
men
gave
me
that
message,
\VS{6}I
replied, “Tell
the
King, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says: “Those
messengers
from
the
King
of
Assyria
have
said
evil
things
about
me.
But
do
not
be
disturbed
by
what
they
said.
\VS{7}Listen
to
this:
I
will
cause
Sennacherib
to
hear
a
rumor
{\ADD{
that
the
armies
of
Babylon
are
about
to
attack
his
country}},
and
that
will
worry
him.
So
he
will
return
to
his
own
country,
and
there
I
will
cause
him
to
be
assassinated
by
{\ADD{
men
using}}
swords.” ’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}The
official
from
Assyria
found
out
that
the
King
of
Assyria
{\ADD{
and
his
army}}
had
captured
Lachish
{\ADD{
city}}
and
that
they
were
attacking
Libnah,
{\ADD{
which
is
a
nearby
city}}.
So
the
official
left
Jerusalem
and
went
to
Libnah
{\ADD{
to
report
to
the
king
what
had
happened
in
Jerusalem}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Soon
after
that,
King
{\ADD{
Sennacherib}}
received
a
report
that
King
Tirhakah
of
Ethiopia
was
leading
his
army
to
attack
them.
So
before
King
Sennacherib
left
Libnah
{\ADD{
with
his
army
to
fight
against
the
army
from
Ethiopia}},
he
sent
other
messengers
to
Hezekiah
in
Jerusalem
with
a
letter.
{\ADD{
In
the
letter
he
wrote
this}}
to
Hezekiah:
\par }{\PP \VS{10}“Do
not
allow
your
god,
on
whom
you
are relying,
to
deceive
you
by
promising
you
that
Jerusalem
will
not
be
captured
by
my
army.
\VS{11}You
have
certainly
heard
what
the
armies
of
the
kings
of
Assyria
have
done
to
all
the
other
countries;
our
armies
have
destroyed
them
completely.
So, ◄do
you
think
that
you
will
escape?/do
not
think
that
your
god
will
save
you!► [RHQ]
\VS{12}Did
the
gods
of
the
nations
that
were
about
to
be
destroyed
by
the
armies
of
the
previous
kings
of
Assyria
rescue
them?
Did
those
gods
rescue
Gozan
{\ADD{
region}},
and
Haran
and
Rezeph
{\ADD{
cities
in
northern
Syria}},
and
the
people
of
Eden
{\ADD{
region}}
who
were
forced
to
go
to Tel-Assar
{\ADD{
city}}?
\VS{13}What
happened
to
the
King
of
Hamath
and
the
King
of
Arpad?
What
happened
to
the
kings
of
Sepharvaim,
Hena,
and
Ivvah
{\ADD{
cities}}?
{\ADD{
Did
their
gods
rescue
them}} [RHQ]?”
\par }{\SH Hezekiah’s
prayer
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Hezekiah
received
the
letter
that
the
messengers
gave
him,
and
he
read
it.
Then
he
went
up
to
the
temple
and
spread
out
the
letter
in
front
of
Yahweh.
\VS{15}And
{\ADD{
then}}
Hezekiah
prayed
this:
\VS{16}“O
Yahweh,
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
to
whom
{\ADD{
we}} Israelis
belong,
you
are
seated
on
your
throne
above
the
statues
of
the
creatures
with
wings,
{\ADD{
above
the
Sacred
Chest}}.
Only
you
are
{\ADD{
truly}}
God.
You
rule
all
the
kingdoms
on
this
earth.
You
are
the
one
who
created
everything
on
the
earth
and
in
the
sky.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
So}},
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
please}}
listen
to
what
I
am
saying,
and
look
at
{\ADD{
what
is happening}}!
And
listen
to
what
Sennacherib
has
said
to
insult
you,
the all-powerful
God!
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Yahweh,
it
is
true
that
{\ADD{
the
armies
of}}
the
kings
of
Assyria
have
completely
destroyed
many
nations
and
ruined
their
land.
\VS{19}And
they
have
thrown
all
the
idols
of
those
nations
into
fires
and
burned
them.
But
they
were
not
{\ADD{
really}}
gods.
They
were
only
idols
made
of
wood
and
stone,
{\ADD{
and
that
is
why
they
were
destroyed
easily}}.
\VS{20}So
now,
Yahweh
our
God,
{\ADD{
please}}
rescue
us
from
the
power [MTY]
of
{\ADD{
the
King
of
Assyria}},
in
order
that
{\ADD{
the
people
in}}
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
will
know
that
you,
Yahweh,
are
the
only
one
who
is
{\ADD{
truly}}
God.”
\par }{\SH Isaiah
predicted
that
the
Assyrians
would
not
conquer
Jerusalem
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Then
I
sent
this
message
to
Hezekiah: “This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
{\ADD{
we}} Israelis
belong,
says:
Because
you
prayed
about
what
King
Sennacherib
of
Assyria
{\ADD{
said}},
\VS{22}this
is
what
I
say
to
him:
\par }{\Q ‘The
people
of
Jerusalem
despise
you
and
make fun
of
you.
\par }{\QB They
will
wag/shake
their
heads
to
mock
you
while
you
flee
from
here.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}Whom
do
you
think
you
have
been
despising
and ridiculing?
\par }{\QB Whom
do
you
think
you
were
shouting
at?
\par }{\Q Whom
do
you
think
you
were
looking
at
{\ADD{
very}}
proudly/arrogantly?
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
It
was
I}},
the
Holy
One
whom
the Israelis
worship!
\par }{\Q \VS{24}The
messengers
whom
you
sent
made fun
of
me.
\par }{\Q You
said, “With
my
many
chariots
I
have
gone
to
the
highest
mountains,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
even}}
to
the
highest
mountains
in
Lebanon.
\par }{\Q We
have
cut
down
its tallest
cedar
{\ADD{
trees}}
\par }{\QB and
its nicest
pine/cypress
{\ADD{
trees}}.
\par }{\Q We
have
been
to
the
most
distant/remote
peaks
\par }{\QB and
to
its densest
forests.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}We
have
dug
wells
{\ADD{
in
many
countries}}
and
drunk
water
{\ADD{
from
them}}.
\par }{\Q And
by
marching
through [MTY]
the
streams
of
Egypt,
\par }{\QB we
dried
them
all
up [HYP]!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{26}{\ADD{
But
I,
Yahweh,
reply}}, “Have
you
never
heard
that
long
ago
I
determined
{\ADD{
those
things}};
\par }{\Q I
planned
them
long
ago,
\par }{\QB and
now
I
have
been
causing
those
things
to
occur.
\par }{\Q I
planned
that
your
army
would
destroy
cities
\par }{\QB and
cause
them
to
become
piles
of
rubble.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}The
people
in
those
cities
have
no
power,
\par }{\QB and
as
a
result
they
are
dismayed
and
discouraged.
\par }{\Q They
are
{\ADD{
as
frail
as}} [MET]
grass
and
plants
in
the
fields,
\par }{\QB as
frail
as
grass
that
grows
on
the
roofs
of
houses
\par }{\QB and
is
scorched
by
the
hot
east
wind.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{28}{\ADD{
But}}
I
know
{\ADD{
everything
about
you}};
\par }{\QB I
know
when
you
are
{\ADD{
in
your
house
and}}
when
you
go
outside;
\par }{\QB I
also
know
that
you
are ◄raging/speaking
very
angrily►
against
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}{\ADD{
So}},
because
you
have
raged
against
me
\par }{\QB and
because
I
have
heard
you
speak
very
proudly/arrogantly,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
I
will
put
a
hook
in
your
nose
\par }{\QB and
I
will
put
an
iron ◄bit/metal
bar►
in
your
mouth
{\ADD{
in
order
that
I
can
lead
you
where
I
want
you
to
go}},
\par }{\Q and
I
will
force
you
to
return
{\ADD{
to
your
own
country}},
\par }{\QB on
the
same
road
on
which
you
came
{\ADD{
here,
without
conquering
Jerusalem}}.” ’
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{30}{\ADD{
Then
I
said
to
Hezekiah}}, ‘This
will
prove
to
you
{\ADD{
that
what
I
said
will
happen}}:
\par }{\Q “This
year,
you(pl)
will
eat
{\ADD{
only
the
crops}}
that
grow
by
themselves,
\par }{\QB and
next
year
the
same
thing
will
happen.
\par }{\Q But
in
the
third
year
you
will
plant
{\ADD{
crops}}
and
harvest
them;
\par }{\QB you
will
take
care
of
your
vineyards
and
eat
the
grapes.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}And
{\ADD{
you}}
people
who
are
still
{\ADD{
here}}
in
Judah,
\par }{\QB will
be
strong
and
prosper
again [MET].
\par }{\Q \VS{32}A
small
number
of
my
people
will
survive,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
spread
out
from
Jerusalem [DOU].”
\par }{\PP That
will
happen
because
{\ADD{
I}},
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
am desiring
very
much
to
accomplish
it.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{33}And
this
is
what
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
say
about
the
King
of
Assyria:
\par }{\Q ‘His
{\ADD{
armies}}
will
not
enter
Jerusalem;
\par }{\QB they
will
not
{\ADD{
even}}
shoot
arrows
into
it.
\par }{\Q His
soldiers
will
not
{\ADD{
march
outside}}
the
city
gates
holding
their
shields,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
not
build
high
mounds
of
dirt
against
the
walls
of
the
city
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
to
enable
them
to
attack
the
city}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{34}And
their
king
will
return
{\ADD{
to
his
own
country}}
\par }{\QB on
the
same
road
on
which
he
came
{\ADD{
here}}.
\par }{\Q He
will
not
enter
this
city!’
\par }{\PP {\ADD{
That
will
happen
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{35}For
the
sake
of
my
own
reputation
and
because
of
what
I
promised
King
David,
who
served
me
{\ADD{
well}},
\par }{\QB I
will
defend
this
city
and
prevent
it
from
being
destroyed.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{36}{\ADD{
That
night}},
an
angel
from
Yahweh
went
out
to
where
the
army
of
Assyria
had
set
up
their
tents
and
killed 185,000
of
their
soldiers.
When
{\ADD{
the
rest
of
the
soldiers}}
woke
up
the
next
morning,
they
saw
that
there
were
corpses
everywhere.
\VS{37}Then
King
Sennacherib
left
and
returned
home
to
Nineveh
{\ADD{
in
Assyria}},
and
stayed
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{38}{\ADD{
One
day}},
when
he
was
worshiping
in
the
temple
of
his
god
Nisroch,
his
two
sons,
Adrammelech
and
Sharezer,
killed
him
with
their
swords.
Then
they
escaped
and
went
to
the
Ararat
{\ADD{
region northwest
of
Nineveh}}.
And
another
of
Sennacherib’s
sons,
Esarhaddon,
became
the
King
of
Assyria.

\par }\Chap{38}{\SH Hezekiah’s sickness and his recovery
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}About
that
time,
Hezekiah
became
{\ADD{
very}}
ill
and
was
close
to
dying.
{\ADD{
So}}
I
went
to
see
him.
And
I
gave
him
this
message: “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘You
should
tell
the
people
in
your
palace
what
you
want
them
to
do
after
you
die,
because
you
will
not
recover
from
this
illness.
You
are
going
to die’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Hezekiah
turned
his
face
toward
the
wall,
and
prayed
this:
\VS{3}“Yahweh,
do
not
forget
that
I
have
always
served
you
very
faithfully,
and
I
have
done
things
that
pleased
you!”
Then
Hezekiah
{\ADD{
started
to}}
cry
loudly.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}{\ADD{
I
left
his
room,
but}}
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
\VS{5}“Go
{\ADD{
back}}
to
Hezekiah
and
tell
him
that
this
is
what
I,
the
God
to
whom
your ancestor
King
David
belonged,
say: ‘I
have
heard
what
you
prayed,
and
I
have
seen
you
crying.
So
listen:
I
will
enable
you
to
live 15
years
more.
\VS{6}And,
I
will
rescue
you
and
this
city
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
King
of
Assyria.
I
will
defend
this
city.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}And
this
is
what
I
will
do
to
prove
that
I
will
do
what
I
have
just
now
promised.
I
will
cause
the
shadow
of
the
sun
to
move
ten
steps
backward
on
the sundial
that
was
built
by
King
Ahaz.’ ”
\VS{8}So
the
shadow
of
the
sun
on
the sundial
moved
backward
ten
steps.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}When
King
Hezekiah
was
almost
well
again,
he
wrote
this:
\par }{\Q \VS{10}I
thought
to
myself, “Is
it
necessary
for
me
to
die
and
go
to
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are
\par }{\QB during
this
time
of
my
life
when
I
am
still
strong?
\par }{\QB Is
Yahweh
going
to
rob
me
of
the
remaining
years
that
I
{\ADD{
should
live}}?”
\par }{\Q \VS{11}I
said, “I
will
not
see
Yahweh
{\ADD{
again}}
\par }{\QB in
this
world
where
people
are
alive.
\par }{\Q I
will
not
see
my
friends
again,
\par }{\QB or
be
with
others
who
{\ADD{
now}}
are
alive
in
this
world.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
It
is
as
if}}
my
life
has
been
taken
away
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
tent
{\ADD{
whose
pegs}}
have
been
pulled
up
by
a
shepherd
and
taken
away.
\par }{\Q My
time
to
live
has
been
cut
short,
\par }{\QB like
a
piece
of
cloth
that
a
weaver
{\ADD{
cuts
and}}
rolls
up
{\ADD{
after
he
has
finished
weaving
a
cloth}}.”
\par }{\QB Suddenly,
{\ADD{
it
seemed
that}}
my
life
was
ending.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}I
waited
patiently
all
during
the
night,
\par }{\QB but
{\ADD{
my
pain
was
as
though}} [MET]
I
was
being
torn
apart
by
lions.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
It
seemed
that}}
my
life
was
finished.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}{\ADD{
I
was delirious,
and}}
I
chirped
like
a
swift
or
a
swallow,
\par }{\QB and moaned
like
a
dove.
\par }{\Q My
eyes
became
tired
looking
up
{\ADD{
toward
heaven}}
for
help.
\par }{\QB I
cried
out,
Lord,
help
me,
{\ADD{
because}}
I
am
distressed!’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}But
there
was
really
nothing [RHQ]
that
I
could
say
and
ask
him
to
reply
to
me,
\par }{\QB because
it
was
Yahweh
who
sent
this
illness.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
So
now}}
I
will
live
humbly
during
my
{\ADD{
remaining}}
years
\par }{\QB because
I
am
very
anguished.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Yahweh,
the
sufferings (OR,
the
promises)
that
you
give
are
good,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
because}}
what
you
do
and
what
you
say
bring
{\ADD{
new}}
life
and
health
to
us.
\par }{\Q And
you
restore/heal
me
\par }{\QB and
allow
me
{\ADD{
to
continue}}
to
live!
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Truly,
my
suffering
was
good
for
me;
\par }{\QB you
loved
me,
\par }{\Q and
as
a
result
you
have
rescued
me
from
dying
\par }{\QB and
have
also
forgiven
all
my
sins.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Dead
people [MTY]
cannot
praise
you;
\par }{\QB they
cannot
sing
to
praise
you.
\par }{\Q Those
who
have
descended
to
their
graves
\par }{\QB cannot
confidently
expect
you
to
faithfully
{\ADD{
do
things
for
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Only
people
who
are
still
alive,
like
I
am,
can
praise
you.
\par }{\Q Fathers
tell
their
children
how
you
are
faithful,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
if
I
remain
alive,
I
will
do
the
same
thing}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}{\ADD{
I
know
that}}
Yahweh
will
fully
heal
me,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
so}}
I
will
sing
to
praise
him
\par }{\Q while
others
praise
him
playing
musical
instruments;
\par }{\QB I
will
do
that
every
day
of
my
life,
in
the
temple
of
Yahweh.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}I
had
{\ADD{
previously}}
said
to
Hezekiah’s
servants, “Prepare
an
ointment
from
{\ADD{mashed}}
figs,
and
spread
it
on
his
boil,
and
then
he
will
recover.”
{\ADD{
So
they
did
that,
and
Hezekiah
recovered}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}And
Hezekiah
had
{\ADD{
previously}}
asked, “What
will
Yahweh
do
to
prove
that
I
will
{\ADD{
recover
and
be
able
to}}
go
to
his
temple?”

\par }\Chap{39}{\SH The messengers from Babylon
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Soon
after
that, Baladan’s
son
Merodach-Baladan,
the
King
of
Babylon,
heard
a
report
that
Hezekiah
had
been
very
sick
but
that
he
had
recovered.
So
he
wrote
some notes
and
gave
them
to
some
messengers
to
take
to
Hezekiah,
along
with
a
gift.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
When
the
messengers
arrived}},
Hezekiah
welcomed
them
gladly.
{\ADD{
Then}}
he
showed
them
everything
that
was
in
his ◄treasure
houses/places
where
very
valuable
things
were
kept►—the
silver,
the
gold,
the
spices,
and
the nice-smelling
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil.
He
also
took
them
to
see
the
place
where
they
kept
their soldiers’
weapons,
and
he
showed
them
the
other
valuable
things
that
were
in
the
storehouses.
Hezekiah
showed
them
everything [LIT]
that
was
in
the
palace
or
in
other
places [HYP].
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
I
went
to
King
Hezekiah
and
asked
him, “Where
did
those
men
come
from,
and
what
did
they
want?”
\par }{\PP He
replied, “They
came
from
the
far
away
land
of
Babylon.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}I
asked
him, “What
did
they
see
in
your
palace?”
\par }{\PP Hezekiah
replied, “They
saw
everything.
I
showed
them
absolutely
everything
that
I
own—all
my
valuable
things.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Then
I
said
to
Hezekiah, “Listen
to
this
message
from
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels:
\VS{6}'There
will
be
a
time
when
everything
in
your
palace,
all
the
valuable
things
that
your
ancestors
stored
there
up
until
the
present
time,
will
be
carried
away
to
Babylon.
Yahweh
says
that
there
will
be
nothing
left.
\VS{7}Furthermore,
some
of
your
sons
will
be
forced
to
go
to
Babylon.
They
will
be castrated
in
order
that
they
can
become
servants
in
the
palace
of
the
king
of
Babylon.' ”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
Hezekiah
replied
to
me, “That
message
from
Yahweh
that
you
have
given
to
me
is
good.”
He
said
that
because
he
was
thinking, “Even
if
that
happens,
there
will
be
peace,
and
people
in
this
country
will
be
safe
during
the
time
that
I
am
alive.”

\par }\Chap{40}{\SH Encouragement for God’s people
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Our
God
says, “Encourage
my
people!
\par }{\QB Encourage
them!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Speak
kindly
to
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Jerusalem;
\par }{\QB tell
them
that
their
suffering
is
ended,
\par }{\Q and
that
I
have
forgiven
them
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed;
\par }{\QB I [SYN]
have
fully
punished
them
for
their
sins.”
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
hear
someone
who
is
shouting,
\par }{\Q “Prepare
in
the
desert
a
way
for
Yahweh
to
come
{\ADD{
to
you}};
\par }{\QB make
a
smooth
road
for
our
God (OR,
Prepare
yourselves
to
receive
Yahweh
when
he
comes,
like
people
make
a
straight
road
for
an
important
official [MET]).
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Fill
in
the
valleys;
\par }{\QB flatten
every
hill
and
every
mountain.
\par }{\Q Make
the uneven
ground
smooth,
\par }{\QB and
make
the
rough
places
smooth.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
If
you
do
that}},
it
will
become
known
that
Yahweh
is
glorious/great,
\par }{\QB and
all
people
will
realize
it
at
the
same
time.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Those
things
will
surely
happen}}
because
it
is
Yahweh
who
has
said [MTY]
it.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Someone
said
to
me, “Shout!”
\par }{\QB I
replied, “What
should
I
shout?”
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
He
replied}}, “{\ADD{
Shout
that}}
people
are
like [SIM]
grass;
\par }{\QB their
influence
fades
as
quickly
as
flowers
in
the
field.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Grass
withers
and
flowers
dry
up
\par }{\QB when
Yahweh
causes
a
hot
wind
from
the
desert
to
blow
on
them.
\par }{\QB And
people
are [MET]
like
that.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
grass
withers
and
the
flowers
dry
up,
\par }{\QB but
what
our
God
promises
will
last
forever.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}You
{\ADD{
people
of}}
Jerusalem,
you
have
good
news
to
tell
to
people,
\par }{\QB so,
shout
it
from
the
top
of
a
high
mountain!
\par }{\Q Shout
it
loudly,
and
do
not
be
afraid!
\par }{\Q Tell
the
people
in
the
towns
of
Judah,
\par }{\QB “Your
God
is
coming
here!”
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Yahweh
your
God
will
be
coming
with
power;
\par }{\QB he
will
rule powerfully [MTY].
\par }{\Q And
when
he
comes,
he
will
bring
with
him
the
people
whom
he
has
freed [MET]
{\ADD{
from
being
slaves
in
Babylonia}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}He
will
take
care
of
his
people
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
sheep,
\par }{\QB and
carries
the
young
lambs
in
his
arms.
\par }{\Q He
carries
them
close
to
his
chest
\par }{\QB and
he
gently
leads
the
female
sheep
\par }{\QB that
are
nursing
their
young
lambs.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
There
is
no
one
like
Yahweh}}!
\par }{\QB ◄Who
else
has
measured
the
water
in
the
oceans
in
the
palm
of
his
hand?/No
one
else
has
measured
the
water
in
the
oceans
in
the
palm
of
his
hand!► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q ◄Who
else
has
measured
the
sky
with
his
fingers?/No
one
else
has
measured
the
sky
with
his
fingers!► [RHQ]
\par }{\QB ◄Who
else
knows
how
much
the
earth
weighs?/No
one
else
knows
how
much
the
earth
weighs!► [RHQ]
\par }{\QB ◄Who
else
has
weighed
the
mountains
and
hills
on
scales?/No
one
else
has
weighed
the
mountains
and
hills
on
scales!► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q \VS{13}And ◄who
else
can
advise
Yahweh’s
Spirit?/No
one
else
can
advise
Yahweh’s
Spirit!► [RHQ]
\par }{\QB ◄Who
can
teach
him
or
advise/tell
him
what
he
should
do?/No
one
can
teach
him
or
advise/tell
him
what
he
should
do!► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q \VS{14}◄Has
Yahweh
consulted
anyone
else
to
get
advice?/Yahweh
has
certainly
not
consulted
anyone
else
to
get
advice!► [RHQ]
\par }{\QB ◄Does
he
need
someone
to
tell
him
what
is
right
to
do
and
how
to
act
justly?/He
certainly
does
not
need
someone
to
tell
him
what
is
right
to
do
and
how
to
act
justly!► [RHQ]
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ADD{
Yahweh
considers
that}}
the
nations
are
{\ADD{
as
insignificant
as}} [MET]
one
drop
from
a
bucket
{\ADD{
full
of
water}}.
\par }{\QB They
are
{\ADD{
as
insignificant
as}}
dust
on
scales.
\par }{\Q He
is
able
to
weigh
islands
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
as
though
they
weighed
no
more
than}}
grains
of
sand.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}There
would
be
{\ADD{
not}}
enough
wood
from
all
the
trees
in
Lebanon
\par }{\QB to
make
a
suitable
fire
for
{\ADD{
sacrificing
animals
to}}
him,
\par }{\Q and
there
are
not
enough
animals
in
Lebanon
to
offer
as
sacrifices
to
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}The
nations
of
the
world
are
completely
insignificant/unimportant
to
him;
\par }{\QB he
considers
that
they
are
worthless
and
less
than
nothing [HYP, DOU].
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}So,
to
whom
can
you
compare
God?
\par }{\QB What
image resembles
him?
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Can
you
compare
him
to
an
idol
that
is
made
in
a
mold,
\par }{\QB and
then
is
covered
with
{\ADD{
a
thin sheet
of}}
gold
\par }{\QB and
decorated
with
silver
chains?
\par }{\Q \VS{20}A
man
who
is
poor
{\ADD{
cannot
buy
silver
or
gold
for
his
idol}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
so}}
he
selects
a
piece
of
wood
that
will
not
rot,
\par }{\Q and
he
gives
it
to
a
craftsman
\par }{\QB to
carve
an
idol
that
will
not
fall
down!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}Have
you(pl)
not
heard
this?
\par }{\QB Do
you
not
understand
it?
\par }{\Q Are
you
unable
to
hear
what
God
said
long
ago—
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
messages
that
he
gave}}
before
he
created
the
earth?
\par }{\Q \VS{22}God
sits
{\ADD{
on
his
throne}}
above
the
earth,
\par }{\QB and
the
people
{\ADD{
on
the
earth}}
below
seem
to
be
{\ADD{
as
small}}
as [SIM]
grasshoppers.
\par }{\Q He
spreads
out
the
sky
like
a
curtain;
\par }{\QB it
is
like [SIM]
a
tent
for
him
to
live
in.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}He
causes
kings
to
have
no
more
power,
\par }{\QB and
he
causes
the
rulers
to
be
worth
nothing.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}They
start
to
rule,
like
small
plants
start
to
grow
and
form
roots;
\par }{\QB but
then
{\ADD{
he
gets
rid
of
them}}
\par }{\QB as
though [MET]
they
withered
when
he
blew
on
them,
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
chaff
that
is
blown
away
by
the
wind.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{25}The
Holy
One
asks,
\par }{\QB “To
whom
will
you
compare
me?
\par }{\QB Is
anyone
equal
to
me?”
\par }{\Q \VS{26}Look
up
toward
the
sky:
\par }{\QB Consider
who [RHQ]
created
all
the
stars.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Yahweh
created
them}},
and
at
night
he
causes
them
to
appear;
\par }{\QB he
calls
each
one
by
its
name.
\par }{\Q Because
he
is
extremely
powerful [DOU],
\par }{\QB all
of
the
stars
are
there [LIT]
{\ADD{
when
he
calls
out
their
names}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{27}You
people
of
Israel [DOU],
why
do
you
complain
that
Yahweh
does
not
see
the
{\ADD{
troubles
that
you
are
experiencing}}?
\par }{\QB Why
do
you
say
that
he
does
not
act
fairly
toward
you?
\par }{\Q \VS{28}Have
you
never
heard
\par }{\QB and
have
you
never
understood
\par }{\Q that
Yahweh
is
the
everlasting
God;
\par }{\QB he
is
the
one
who
created
the
earth,
{\ADD{
even
the}}
most
distant
places
on
the
earth.
\par }{\Q He
never
becomes
weak
or
weary,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
can
find
out
how
much
he
understands.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}He
strengthens [DOU]
those
who
feel
weak
and
tired.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}Even
youths
become
faint
and
weary,
\par }{\QB and
young
men
will
fall
when
they
are
exhausted.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}But
those
who
trust
in
Yahweh
will
become
strong
again;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
will
be
as
though}}
they
will soar/fly
high
like [SIM]
eagles
do.
\par }{\Q They
will
run
{\ADD{
for
a
long
time}}
and
not
become
weary;
\par }{\QB they
will
walk
{\ADD{
long distances}}
and
not
faint.

\par }\Chap{41}{\SH Yahweh will help Israel
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “You
{\ADD{
people
who
live
on}} [APO]
islands
in
the
ocean,
\par }{\QB be
silent
in
front
of
me
{\ADD{
while
I
ask
you
some
questions}}!
\par }{\Q Then
you
can
be
courageous
and
talk
to
me.
\par }{\QB We
will
meet
together
and
decide
{\ADD{
which
one
of
us
is
right}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}Who
has
urged
this
king
to
come
from
the
east?
\par }{\Q Who
has
enabled
his
{\ADD{
army}}
to
righteously
defeat
many
nations
\par }{\QB and
to
trample
their
kings
under
their
feet?
\par }{\Q With
their
swords
they
cut
{\ADD{
their
enemies}}
into tiny
pieces [HYP];
\par }{\QB with
their
arrows
they
cause
their
enemies
to
scatter
like [SIM]
the
wind
scatters
chaff.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Even
though
they
march
through
areas
where
they
have
not
gone
previously,
\par }{\QB they
pursue
{\ADD{
their
enemies}}
and
continue
to
march,
and
nothing
stops
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Who
has
enabled
rulers
to
do [DOU]
mighty
things
like
that?
\par }{\QB Who
has
done
that
throughout
all
generations?
\par }{\Q It
is
I,
Yahweh;
\par }{\QB I
was
the
first
{\ADD{
one
to
do
things
like
that}},
and
I
will
be
the
last
one
{\ADD{
to
do
them}}.”
\par }{\SH Idols
are
useless
\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
People
who
live
on}} [PRS]
islands
in
the
ocean
are
afraid
while
they
watch.
\par }{\QB People
in
remote
areas
tremble
and
gather
together.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}They
encourage
each
other
and
say
to
each
other,
\par }{\QB “Be
strong!'
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
craftsmen
encourage
those
who
make
things
from
gold,
\par }{\QB and
the
men
who flatten
metal
encourage
those
who
hammer
metal ◄on
an
anvil/into
shape►.
\par }{\Q They
all
say, “The
idol
has
been
well
made!”
\par }{\QB And
then
they
carefully
nail
down
the
idol
in
order
that
it
will
not
topple
over!
\par }{\SH Yahweh
chose
Israel
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “{\ADD{
You
people
of}}
Israel
{\ADD{
are
like}}
my
servants;
\par }{\QB you
are
{\ADD{
descendants
of}}
Jacob,
whom
I
chose;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
you
are}}
descendants
of
Abraham,
who
{\ADD{
I
said
is}}
my
friend.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
summoned
you
from
very
distant
places [DOU]
on
the
earth,
\par }{\QB and
I
said ‘I
{\ADD{
want
you
to}}
serve
me;
\par }{\Q I
have
chosen
you,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
not
reject
you.’
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Do
not
be
afraid,
\par }{\QB because
I
will ◄be
with/help►
you.
\par }{\Q Do
not
be
discouraged,
because
I
am
your
God.
\par }{\QB I
will
enable
you
to
be
strong,
and
I
will
help
you;
\par }{\QB I
will
hold
you
up
with
my
powerful
arm
by
which
you
will
be
rescued.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}It
is
certain
that
all
those
who
are
angry
with
you
{\ADD{Israeli
people}}
will
be
disgraced [DOU].
\par }{\Q Those
who
oppose
you
will
be
wiped
out;
\par }{\QB they
will
all
die.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}If
you
search
for
those
who
tried
to
conquer
you,
\par }{\Q you
will
not
find
them,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
because
they
will
all
have
disappeared}}.
\par }{\Q Those
who
attacked
you
\par }{\QB will
not exist
{\ADD{
anymore}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
I
will
hold
you
up
by
your
right
hand.
\par }{\QB I
am
Yahweh,
your
God,
\par }{\Q and
I
say
to
you, ‘Do
not
be
afraid,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
because}}
I
will
help
you.’
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Although
you
people
of
Israel [DOU]
{\ADD{
think
that
you
are
as
insignificant
as}}
worms,
\par }{\QB do
not
be
afraid
{\ADD{
of
your
enemies}},
\par }{\Q because
I
will
help
you.
\par }{\Q I
am
Yahweh,
the
one
who
rescues
you;
\par }{\QB I
am
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ADD{
I
will
cause}}
you
to
be
like [MET]
a ◄threshing
sledge/big
piece
of
metal
that
has
sharp
teeth
for
separating
grain
from
chaff►.
\par }{\Q You
will
tear
{\ADD{
your
enemies
to
bits}},
\par }{\QB causing
them
to
be
like
bits
of
chaff
on
the
mountains.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}You
will
toss
them
up
into
the
air,
\par }{\QB and
a
strong
wind
will
blow
them
away [DOU].
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
When
that
happens}},
you
will
rejoice
about
what
I
{\ADD{
have
done
for
you}};
\par }{\QB you
will
praise
me,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}When
poor
and
needy
people
need
water
and
they
have
no
water,
\par }{\QB and
their
tongues
are
very
dry
because
they
are
very
thirsty,
\par }{\QB I,
Yahweh,
will
come
and
help
them.
\par }{\Q I,
the
God
to
whom
you Israeli
people
belong,
will
never
abandon
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}I
will
cause
rivers
to
flow
for
them
on
the
barren
hills.
\par }{\QB I
will
give
them
fountains
in
the
valleys.
\par }{\Q I
will
fill [HYP]
the
desert
with
pools
of
water.
\par }{\QB Water
from
springs
will
flow
into
rivers,
\par }{\QB and
the
rivers
will
flow
across
the
dry
ground.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}I
will
plant
{\ADD{
trees}}
in
the
desert—
\par }{\QB cedar
{\ADD{
trees}},
acacia
{\ADD{
trees}},
myrtle
{\ADD{
trees}},
olive
{\ADD{
trees}},
cypress
{\ADD{
trees}},
fir
{\ADD{
trees}},
and
pine
{\ADD{
trees}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}{\ADD{
I
will
do
that}}
in
order
that
people
who
see
it
will
think
about
it,
and
they
will
know
and
understand [DOU]
\par }{\QB that
it
is
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
who
have
done
it;
\par }{\Q it
is
what
{\ADD{
I}},
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
have
done.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
mocks
the
idols
\par }{\Q \VS{21}{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
the
true
king
of
Israel
say
{\ADD{
to
you
nations}},
\par }{\QB “Tell
what
your
idols
can
do
for
you!
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Bring
them
here
to
tell
us
what
is
going
to
happen!
\par }{\QB Ask
them
to
tell
us
what
things
happened
long
ago,
\par }{\Q in
order
that
we
may
think
about
those
things,
\par }{\QB and
learn
if
those
things
that
they
predicted
really
happened.
\par }{\Q Or,
ask
them
to
tell
us
about
the
future,
\par }{\QB in
order
that
we
can
know
what
will
happen.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}{\ADD{
Yes}},
those
idols
should
tell
us
what
will
happen
in
the
future.
\par }{\QB If
they
do
that,
we
will
know
that
they
are
really
gods.
\par }{\Q Tell
them
to
do
something—either
something
good
or
something
bad!
\par }{\QB Tell
them
to
do
something
that
will
cause
us
to
be
amazed
and
afraid!
\par }{\Q \VS{24}But
{\ADD{
that
is
impossible,
because}}
idols
are
absolutely
worthless [HYP];
\par }{\QB they
can
do
nothing,
\par }{\QB and
I
detest
those
who
decide
{\ADD{
to
worship}}
idols.”
\par }{\SH A prediction
about
Cyrus
\par }{\Q \VS{25}“{\ADD{
But}}
I
have
incited/urged
a
ruler
who
will
come
{\ADD{
with
his
army}}
from
the
north.
\par }{\QB I
have
summoned
him
to
come
from
{\ADD{
his
country,
which
is}}
east
{\ADD{
of
Israel}},
\par }{\Q and
I
have
given
him
my
authority [MTY].
\par }{\QB I
will
{\ADD{
enable
his
army
to
conquer
other
rulers}};
\par }{\QB they
will
trample
those
leaders
like [SIM]
a
man
who
makes
clay
pots
first
tramples
the
clay.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}◄Who
told
you
people
long
ago
that
this
would
happen?/No
one
told
you
people
long
ago
that
this
would
happen!► [RHQ]
\par }{\QB ◄Who
predicted
it,
with
the
result
that
we
can
say, ‘What
he
predicted
was
correct!’?/No
one
predicted
it,
with
the
result
that
we
can
say, ‘What
he
predicted
was
correct!’► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q No
one
else
said
that
it
would
happen.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}I
was
the
first
one
to
tell
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB ‘Listen
to
this!
I
have
appointed
a
messenger
to
tell
good
news
to
you!’
\par }{\Q \VS{28}None
of
your
idols
told
you
that [DOU].
\par }{\QB And
when
I
asked
them
questions,
none
of
them
was
able
to
give
me
any
answers.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}Think
about
it:
Those
idols
are
all
useless,
worthless [DOU]
things.
\par }{\QB They
are
{\ADD{
as
meaningless
as}} [MET]
the
wind.”

\par }\Chap{42}{\SH Yahweh’s special servant
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says, “I
want
you
people
to
know
about}}
my
servant,
whom
I
encourage.
\par }{\QB I
have
chosen
him,
and
I
am
pleased
with
him.
\par }{\Q I
have
given
him
my
Spirit,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
make
certain
that
all
the people-groups
do
what
is
right/just.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}He
will
not
{\ADD{
show
his
power
by}}
shouting [DOU]
\par }{\QB or
by
talking
very
loudly.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}He
will
not
get
rid
of
{\ADD{
anyone
who
is
weak
like}} [MET]
a
smashed
reed,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
not
{\ADD{
end
the
life
of
anyone
who
is
helpless
like}} [MET]
someone
would
extinguish
a
dimly
burning
wick
{\ADD{
of
an
oil
lamp}}.
\par }{\Q He
will
faithfully/continually
make
sure
that
judges
decide
cases
justly.
\par }{\QB \VS{4}He
will
not
become
exhausted
or
discouraged
all
during
the
time
that
he
is
causing
things
to
be
done
justly
throughout
the
earth.
\par }{\Q Even
{\ADD{
people
living
on
the
islands
in}} [MTY]
the
oceans
will
confidently
wait
for
{\ADD{
him
to
teach
them}}
his
laws.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Yahweh
our
God
created
the
sky
\par }{\QB and
spread
it
out.
\par }{\Q He
also
created
the
earth
and
everything
on
it.
\par }{\QB He
gives
breath
to
all
the
people
on
the
earth;
he
causes
them
to
live [DOU].
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
And
he
is
the
one
who
says
to
his
special
servant}},
\par }{\Q \VS{6}“I,
Yahweh,
have
chosen
you
\par }{\QB to
show
people
that
I
always
act
righteously/fairly.
\par }{\Q I
will
grasp
your
hand
and
protect
you,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
present
you
to
{\ADD{
my Israeli}}
people
\par }{\QB to
be
the
one
who
will
put
into
effect
my
agreement
with
them.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
You
will
be
like}}
a
light
to
the
{\ADD{
other}}
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}You
will
enable
blind [IDM]
people
to
see,
\par }{\QB you
will
free
those
who
are
in
prison (OR,
who
are
bound
{\ADD{
by
the
guilt
of
their
sins}}) [MET]
\par }{\QB and
release
those
who
are
in
dark dungeons.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}I
am
Yahweh;
that
is
my
name.
\par }{\QB I
will
not
allow
anyone
else
to
receive
the
honor
that
only
I
deserve.
\par }{\QB And
I
will
not
allow
idols
to
be
praised
like
only
I
should
be
praised.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Everything
that
I
have
prophesied
has
happened,
\par }{\QB and
now
I
will
tell
about
other
things
that
will
happen.
\par }{\Q I
will
tell
you
things
that
will
happen
before
they
happen.”
\par }{\SH A
song
of
praise
to
Yahweh
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Sing
a
new
song
to
Yahweh!
\par }{\QB Sing
to
praise
him
throughout
the
world!
\par }{\Q All
you
people
who
sail
across
the
oceans,
and
all
you
creatures
that
live
in
the
oceans,
\par }{\QB and
all
you
people
who
live
on
islands
far
away,
sing!
\par }{\Q \VS{11}You
people
who
live
in
towns
in
the
desert,
sing
loudly!
\par }{\QB You
people
who
live
in
the
Kedar
{\ADD{
area
in
the
north
of
Arabia}},
you
rejoice
also!
\par }{\Q You
people
in
Sela
{\ADD{
city
in
Edom}},
you
also
should
sing
joyfully;
\par }{\QB shout
{\ADD{
to
praise
him}}
from
the
tops
of
your
mountains!
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Even
people
who
live
on
distant
islands
should
honor
Yahweh
\par }{\QB and
sing
to
praise
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
Yahweh
will
march
out
like [SIM]
a
mighty
soldier;
\par }{\QB he
will
show
that
he
is
very
angry.
\par }{\Q He
will
shout
a battle-cry,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
then}}
he
will
defeat
all
his
enemies.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}{\ADD{
He
will
say}}, “I
have
remained
silent [DOU]
for
a
long
time;
\par }{\QB I
have
restrained
myself
{\ADD{
from
doing
what
I
need
to
do}}.
\par }{\Q But
now,
like [SIM]
a
woman
who
is
giving
birth
to
a
baby,
I
will
cry
out
and
gasp
and
pant.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
will
level
off
the
hills
and
mountains,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
cause
all
the
plants
and
trees
to
dry
up.
\par }{\Q I
will
cause
the
rivers
to
become
small
streams,
and
little
islands
will
appear
in
them,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
cause
all
the
pools
to
become
dry.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}{\ADD{
My
people
who
have
been
taken
to
Babylonia
are
like}} [MET]
blind
people,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but}}
I
will
lead
them
along
a
road
on
which
they
have
not
walked
before,
\par }{\QB on
a
road
that
they
have
not
seen
before.
\par }{\Q They
have
felt
{\ADD{
very
helpless,
as
though}}
they
were
walking
in
the
darkness,
\par }{\Q but
I
will
take
away
that
darkness
\par }{\QB and
I
will
make
smooth
the
road
that
is
in
front
of
them.
\par }{\Q Those
are
the
things
that
I
will
do
for
them;
\par }{\QB I
will
not
abandon
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}But
those
who
trust
in
carved
idols,
\par }{\QB and
say
to
images, ‘You
are
our
gods,’
\par }{\QB will
be
completely
humiliated/disgraced.”
\par }{\SH The
people
of
Israel
refused
to
heed
Yahweh
\par }{\Q \VS{18}You
{\ADD{Israeli
people
who
have
acted
toward
God
like}}
deaf
{\ADD{
people}},
listen
{\ADD{
to
what
Yahweh
says}}!
\par }{\QB “You
{\ADD{
who
have
been
like}} [MET]
blind
{\ADD{
people}},
look!
\par }{\Q \VS{19}No
people
are [RHQ]
as
blind
as
my
people,
who
{\ADD{
should
have
been}}
serving
me.
\par }{\QB No
people
are [RHQ]
as
much
like [MET]
deaf
people
as
{\ADD{
the Israelis,
who
should
have
been}}
my
messengers.
\par }{\Q No
people
are [RHQ]
as
much
like [MET]
blind
people
as
those
whom
I
chose
to
serve
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}You
see
and
know
what
are
the
right
things
to
do,
but
you
do
not
do
them.
\par }{\QB You
hear
{\ADD{
what
I
say
to
you}},
but
you
do
not
pay
attention.”
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Because
Yahweh
is
righteous,
\par }{\QB he
has
honored
his
glorious
laws.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}But
{\ADD{
the
armies
of
Babylon
have
destroyed
Jerusalem}}
and
have
completely ◄plundered/taken
away► [DOU]
all
the
valuable
things,
\par }{\QB and
they
have
captured
Yahweh’s
people
\par }{\QB and
taken
them
away
and
put
them
in
prison.
\par }{\Q They
have
been
captured
easily,
\par }{\QB because
there
was
no
one
to
protect
them;
\par }{\Q there
was
no
one
to
say
that
they
should
be
allowed
to
return
home.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}Who
among
you
will
listen
carefully
to
these
things?
\par }{\QB Who
will
pay
attention
from
now
on?
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Who
allowed
the
valuable
possessions
of
the
people
of
Israel
to
be
stolen [RHQ, DOU]?
\par }{\QB It
was
Yahweh,
because
he
is
he
one
against
whom
we
had
sinned;
\par }{\Q we
did
not
conduct
our
lives
like
he
wanted
us
to,
\par }{\QB and
we
did
not
obey
his
laws.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}Therefore,
he
was
extremely
angry
with
us,
\par }{\QB and
he
caused
our
soldiers
to
be
destroyed
in
battles.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
was
as
though}} [MET]
he
lit
a
fire
around
us,
\par }{\QB but
we
did
not
understand
{\ADD{
what
he
was
trying
to
tell
us}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
His
being
angry
with
us
was
like}}
a
fire
that
would
burn
us
up,
\par }{\QB but
we
did
not
pay
attention [IDM].

\par }\Chap{43}{\SH Israel’s only Savior
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}But
now,
you
people
of
Israel,
listen
to
Yahweh,
the
one
who
established
your
nation.
\par }{\QB The
one
who
caused
you
to
become
a
nation [DOU]
says
this:
\par }{\Q “Do
not
be
afraid,
\par }{\QB because
I
previously
rescued
you.
\par }{\Q I
enabled
you
to
have
a
personal relationship
with
me [MTY],
and
you
belong
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}When
you
{\ADD{
experience
dangerous situations}},
\par }{\Q and
{\ADD{
you
feel
like}} [MET]
you
are
crossing
deep
rivers,
\par }{\QB I
will
be
with
you.
\par }{\Q When
you
have
very
big
troubles/difficulties,
\par }{\QB you
will [LIT]
be
able
to
endure
them.
\par }{\Q When
{\ADD{
people
try
to
kill
you
like
they
tried
to
kill Daniel’s
three
friends
by}}
throwing
them
in
a
fire,
\par }{\QB you
will
not
{\ADD{
die,
just
like Daniel’s
three
friends
were
not}}
burned
up,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}because
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God,
\par }{\QB the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
the
one
who
rescues
you.
\par }{\Q I
will
enable
{\ADD{
the
army
of
the emperor
of
Persia}}
to
conquer
Egypt
instead
of
conquering
you;
\par }{\QB similarly
I
will
enable
them
to
conquer
Ethiopia,
and
Seba
{\ADD{
in
Arabia}},
in
order
that
you
can
be
saved.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
will
cause
other
countries
to
be
conquered,
instead
of
your
country;
\par }{\QB I
will
trade
them
for
you,
\par }{\QB in
order
that
you
will
not
be
killed,
\par }{\Q because
you
are
very
precious [DOU]
to
me
\par }{\QB and
because
I
love
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Do
not
be
afraid,
because
I
am
with
you.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Some
day}}
I
will
gather
your
descendants
from
the
east
and
from
the
west.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
will
command
the
{\ADD{
rulers
of
the
nations
to}}
the
north
and
to
the
south,
\par }{\QB ‘Allow
all
the
people
of
Israel
to
return
{\ADD{
to
their
country}},
\par }{\QB from
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Allow
all
those
who
belong
to
me [MTY]
to
return,
\par }{\QB because
I
have
caused
them
to
become
a
nation
in
order
that
they
would
honor
me;
\par }{\QB I
am
the
one
who
has
done
that [DOU].’
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Summon
the
people
who
have
eyes
but
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
they
are
blind;
\par }{\QB summon
those
who
have
ears
but
{\ADD{
because
they
do
not
listen
to
me,
it
is
as
though}}
they
are
deaf.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Gather
people
of
all
nations
together,
\par }{\QB ones
from
all people-groups,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
and
ask
them
this}}: ‘Has
any
of
their
idols foretold
the
things
that
are happening
now?
\par }{\QB And
can
any
of
them
predict
what
will
happen
in
the
future?’
\par }{\Q Then
bring
people
who
will
testify
and
say ‘I
heard
them
predict
things,
\par }{\QB and
what
they
predicted
was
what
happened,’
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but
they
will
be
lying}}.”
\par }{\Q \VS{10}But
Yahweh
says, “You
people
of
Israel ◄are
my
witnesses/know
what
I
have
done►,
\par }{\QB and
you
are
the
ones
who
serve
me.
\par }{\Q I
chose
you
in
order
that
you
would
know
me,
believe
in
me,
\par }{\QB and
understand
that
I
am
the
only
one
who
is
{\ADD{
truly}}
God.
\par }{\Q There
is
no
other
{\ADD{
true}}
God.
\par }{\QB There
was
no
other
{\ADD{
true}}
God
previously,
\par }{\QB and
there
will
never
be
another
{\ADD{
true}}
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}I,
{\ADD{
only}}
I,
am
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB and
there
is
no
other
one
who
can
save
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
said
that
I
would
rescue
{\ADD{
your
ancestors}},
\par }{\QB and
then
I
rescued
them,
and
I
proclaimed
{\ADD{
that
I
had
done
it}}.
\par }{\Q No
foreign
god
among
you
did
that!
\par }{\QB And
you
are
witnesses
that
only
I,
Yahweh,
am
God.
\par }{\QB \VS{13}I
am
God,
the
one
who
has
existed
forever
and
who
will exist
forever;
\par }{\Q no
one
can
snatch
people
from
my
hand,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
can
alter/change
what
I
have
done.”
\par }{\SH God
promises
to
rescue
his
people
from
Babylon
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Yahweh,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
is
the
one
who
rescues
you;
and
this
is
what
he
says:
\par }{\QB “For
your
sake,
I
will
send
{\ADD{
an
army}}
to
{\ADD{
attack}}
Babylon.
\par }{\QB They
will
force
the
people
of
that
city
to
flee
in
ships
which
they
have
been
proud
of.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
am
Yahweh,
your
Holy
One,
\par }{\QB the
one
who
caused
Israel
to
become
a
nation,
and
the
one
who
is
really
your
king.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}I
am
Yahweh,
the
one
who
opened
a
path
through
the
water,
\par }{\QB making
a
road
through
the
{\ADD{
Red}}
Sea.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Then
I
summoned
the
great
army
{\ADD{
of
Egypt}}
\par }{\QB to
come
with
all
their
chariots
and
horses.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
But
when
they
tried
to
pursue
my
people}},
\par }{\Q I
caused
the
waves
to
flow
over
them
{\ADD{
and
they
drowned}};
\par }{\QB their
lives
ended
{\ADD{
like
the
light
of
a
candle
ends
when
someone}} [MET] snuffs
out
the
wick.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}But
do
not
think
{\ADD{
only}}
about
what
happened
in
the
past,
long
ago [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Instead,
consider
the
new
thing
that
I
am
going
to
do.
\par }{\QB I
have
already
started
to
do
it;
\par }{\QB can
you
see
it?
\par }{\Q I
am
going
to
make
a
road
through
the
desert.
\par }{\QB And
I
will
cause
there
to
be
streams
in
the
wasteland/desert.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}The
jackals/wolves
and
owls
and
other
wild
creatures
will
thank
me
\par }{\QB for
giving
them
water
in
the
desert.
\par }{\Q I
will
cause
streams
to
appear
in
the
dry
desert
\par }{\QB in
order
that
my
people,
the
ones
whom
I
have
chosen,
will
have
water;
\par }{\QB \VS{21}I
will
do
that
for
the
people
whom
I
have
created
{\ADD{
and
chosen}}
to
belong
to
me,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
some
day}}
they
will
cause
many
others
to
praise
me.
\par }{\SH God’s grievances
concerning
Israel
\par }{\Q \VS{22}But
now,
you
descendants
of
Jacob,
you
refuse
to
request
my
help.
\par }{\QB It
seems
that
you
people
of
Israel
have
become
tired
of
worshiping
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}You
have
not
brought
to
me
sheep
or
goats
for
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
{\ADD{
on
the
altar}};
\par }{\QB you
have
not
honored
me
by
{\ADD{
bringing
to
me
any}}
sacrifices,
\par }{\Q even
though
the
offerings
of
grain
and
incense
{\ADD{
that
I
asked
you}}
to
bring
to
me
were
not
a
burden
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}You
have
bought
for
me
fragrant
reeds,
\par }{\QB and
you
have
brought
me
the
fat
from
your
sacrifices.
\par }{\Q But
these
have
not
pleased
me,
\par }{\QB because
you
have
burdened
me
by
all
the
sins
that
you
have
committed,
\par }{\QB and
made
me
weary
because
of
all ◄your
iniquities/the
wrong
things
that
you
have
done►.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{25}I
am
the
one
who
is
able
to
forgive
you
for
all
your
sins;
\par }{\QB I
am
the
only
one
who
can
do
that,
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
I
will
never
think
about
them
again.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}Tell
me
what
I
have
done
that
you
do
not
like.
\par }{\QB Do
you
think
that
when
you
state
your
case,
you
will
prove
that
you ◄are
innocent/have
done
nothing
wrong► [IRO]?
\par }{\Q \VS{27}No,
{\ADD{
what
has
happened
is
that}}
the
first ancestor
of
you Israelis
sinned
{\ADD{
against
me}},
\par }{\QB and
since
then,
all
your
leaders
have
rebelled
against
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}That
is
why
I
have
caused
your
priests
to
be
disgraced;
\par }{\QB and
I
have
allowed
others
to
destroy
you
people
of
Israel
\par }{\QB and
caused
you
to
be
despised.”

\par }\Chap{44}{\SH Yahweh promised to bless Israel
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}But
now,
you
people
of
Israel
whom
Yahweh
has
chosen
to
serve
him,
listen
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Yahweh,
the
one
who
created
you
and
helps
you,
says
this:
\par }{\QB “You
dear
people
of
Israel
whom
I
have
chosen,
\par }{\QB you
who
serve
me,
\par }{\QB do
not
be
afraid.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
will
pour
water
on
your
dry
land
\par }{\QB and
cause
streams
to
flow.
\par }{\Q And
I
will
pour
out
my
Spirit
on
your
descendants
\par }{\QB and
greatly
bless
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}They
will
grow
up
like [SIM]
grass
grows
along
the
water,
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
willow/poplar
{\ADD{
trees}}
grow
well
along
a riverbank.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Some
of
them
will
say, ‘I
belong
to
Yahweh,’
\par }{\QB and
others
will
say, ‘We
are
descendants
of
Jacob,’
\par }{\Q and
others
will
write
on
their
hands, ‘We
belong
to
Yahweh,’
\par }{\QB and
others
will
say, ‘We
are Israelis.’ ”
\par }{\SH Foolish
worship
of
idols
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Yahweh,
the
King
of
Israel,
the
one
who
saves
us,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
says
this:
\par }{\Q “I
am
the
one
who
begins
everything
and
who
ends
everything;
\par }{\QB there
is
no
other
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}If
there
is
anyone
like
me [RHQ],
\par }{\QB he
should
proclaim
it!
\par }{\Q He
should
speak
and
tell
me
{\ADD{
now}}!
\par }{\QB He
should
tell
what
has
happened
since
I
caused
my
people
{\ADD{
of
Israel}}
to
become
a
nation
long
ago,
\par }{\Q and
he
should
also
tell
what
things
will
happen;
\par }{\QB he
should
predict
what
will
happen
in
the
future.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
My
people}},
do
not
be
afraid.
\par }{\QB Long
ago
I
told
you
things
that
would
happen [RHQ];
\par }{\Q I
predicted
them,
and
you
can
testify
that
I
did
that.
\par }{\Q There
certainly
is
not [RHQ]
any
other
God.
\par }{\QB There
is
no
other
God
who
is
able
to
protect
you [MET];
\par }{\QB I
know
that
there
is
no
other
God!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}All
those
who
make
idols
are
foolish,
\par }{\QB and
the
idols
that
they ◄think
highly
of/greatly
respect►
are
worthless.
\par }{\Q And
the
people
who
worship
those
idols—
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
they
are
blind,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
be
ashamed
{\ADD{
for
having
worshiped
those
idols}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Only
{\ADD{
foolish
people}} [RHQ]
would
make
idols
in
a
mold,
\par }{\QB idols
that
would
never
help
them
at
all.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Those
who
make
idols
and
those
who
worship
them
will
be
ashamed.
\par }{\Q Those
who
make
idols
are
only
human
beings,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but
they
claim
that
they
are
making
gods}}!
\par }{\Q They
should
stand
in
front
of
God
in
a
court,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
when
they
hear
what
he
says}},
they
will
be
terrified,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
all
be
disgraced.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Metalworkers
stand
in
front
of
hot
coals
\par }{\QB in
order
to
make
idols.
\par }{\Q They
pound
them
strongly
with
hammers,
and
shape
them.
\par }{\Q Because
they
work
very
hard,
they
become
hungry
and
weak;
\par }{\QB they
become
very
thirsty
and
feel
exhausted.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Then
a woodcarver
takes
a
big
block/piece
of
wood
and
he
measures
it;
\par }{\QB then
he
marks
it
to
show
where
he
will
cut
it.
\par }{\Q He
uses
a
chisel
and
other
tools
\par }{\QB to
carve
it
to
resemble
a
human.
\par }{\Q He
causes
it
to
become
a
very
beautiful
{\ADD{
idol}},
\par }{\QB and
then
he
puts
it
in
a
shrine.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}{\ADD{
Before
he
carves
an
idol
from
that
block
of
wood}},
he
has
cut
down
a
cedar
tree,
\par }{\QB or
he
has
selected
a
cypress
tree
or
an
oak
tree
\par }{\QB and
allowed
it
to
grow
tall
in
the
forest.
\par }{\Q Or,
he
has
planted
a
pine/evergreen
tree
\par }{\QB and
the
rain
has
watered
it
{\ADD{
and
caused
it
to
grow
tall}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ADD{
And
after
he
uses
part
of
the
tree
to
make
an
idol}},
\par }{\QB he
uses
the
other
part
of
the
tree
to
make
a
fire,
\par }{\QB either
to
warm
himself
or
to
bake
bread.
\par }{\Q But
he
uses
{\ADD{
part
of
the
same
tree}}
to
make
for
himself
an
idol
to
worship!
\par }{\QB He
makes
an
idol
and
then
he
bows
down
to
worship
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}He
burns
part
of
the
wood
of
the
tree
to
cook
his
meat
and
eats
the
meat
and
his
stomach
becomes
full,
\par }{\QB and
he
burns
part
of
the
wood
to
warm
his
body,
\par }{\QB and
he
says, “I
feel
warm
while
I
am
watching
the
flames
in
the
fire.”
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Then
he
takes
the
rest
of
the
wood
\par }{\QB and
makes
an
idol
which
is
his
god.
\par }{\Q He
bows
down
to
it
and
worships
it,
\par }{\QB and
prays
to
it
and
says,
\par }{\QB “You
are
my
god,
so
save
me!”
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Those
people
are
very
stupid
and
ignorant [SAR].
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
they
are
blind
and
cannot
see,
\par }{\QB and
their
minds
are
closed
and
they
cannot
think
well.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}They
do
not
think
about
what
they
are
doing,
\par }{\Q that
they
are
taking
a
block
of
wood
\par }{\QB and
burning
half
of
it
to
warm
themselves
\par }{\QB and
using
some
of
the
rest
to
bake
bread
and
roast
some
meat!
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
They
do
not
say
to
themselves}},
\par }{\Q “It
is
stupid [RHQ]
to
take
the
rest
of
the
wood
to
make
a
detestable
idol!
\par }{\QB It
does
not
make
sense
to
bow
down
to
a
block
of
wood!”
\par }{\Q \VS{20}They
are
very
stupid
to
{\ADD{
worship
something
that
if
you
burn
it,
it
becomes}}
ashes!
\par }{\QB They
trust
in
something
that
cannot
save
them;
\par }{\QB they
do
not
admit, “In
my
hand
I
hold
something
that
is
not
really
a
god! [RHQ]”
\par }{\SH A
plea
to
the Israelis
\par }{\Q \VS{21}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says, “You
descendants
of}} [MTY]
Jacob,
\par }{\QB you
people
of
Israel
who
should
be
serving
me,
\par }{\Q I
created
you,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
not
forget
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}I
have
gotten
rid
of
your
sins
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
{\ADD{
the
wind
blows
away}}
a
cloud.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
your
transgressions
were
a
morning
mist
\par }{\QB [SIM]
that
I
have
blown
away.
\par }{\Q Return
to
me
\par }{\QB because
I
have
rescued
you.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}{\ADD{
The
sun
and
moon
and
stars}}
in
the
sky
should
sing,
\par }{\QB and
all
the
things
that
are
beneath
the
ground
should
shout
joyfully!
\par }{\Q All
the
mountains
and
forests,
and
all
you
trees,
\par }{\Q should
sing
loudly,
\par }{\QB because
Yahweh
has
rescued
{\ADD{
the
descendants
of}} [MTY]
Jacob;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Israel
will
praise/honor
him.
\par }{\SH Jerusalem
will
be
rebuilt
and
inhabited
again
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Yahweh,
who
saved
you
and
created
you,
says
this:
\par }{\Q “I
am
Yahweh,
the
one
who
created
everything.
\par }{\Q I
am
the
only
one
who
stretched
out
the
sky.
\par }{\Q There
was [RHQ]
no
one
who ◄was
with/helped►
me
\par }{\QB when
I
created
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}I
show
that
the
false
prophets
are
liars,
\par }{\QB and
I
show
that
those
who
perform rituals
to
predict
the
future
are
fools.
\par }{\Q Some
people
who
{\ADD{
falsely
think
that
they}}
are [IRO]
wise
{\ADD{
say
that
they}}
know
a
lot,
\par }{\QB but
I
show
that
they
are
foolish.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}But
I
always
cause
to
happen
what
my
prophets
predict [DOU].
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
I
tell
them
to}}
say
to
{\ADD{
the
people
of}} [MTY]
Jerusalem, ‘{\ADD{
Some
day}}
people
will
live
here
again.’
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
And
I
tell
them
to}}
say
to
{\ADD{
the
people
in
other}}
towns
in
Judah
{\ADD{
that
Yahweh
says}},
\par }{\Q ‘Your
towns
will
be
rebuilt;
\par }{\QB I
will
cause
the
places
that
are
only
ruins
to
be
rebuilt.’
\par }{\Q \VS{27}When
I
say
to
the
rivers, ‘Dry
up!’,
\par }{\QB they
will
become
dry.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}When
I
say
about
King
Cyrus, ‘He
will
{\ADD{
take
care
of
my
people
like}} [MET]
a
shepherd
{\ADD{
takes
care
of
his
sheep}},
\par }{\QB he
will
do
what
I
want
him
to
do,’
\par }{\QB he
will
say
about
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB ‘We
must
rebuild
it!’,
\par }{\Q and
he
will
also
say, ‘We
must
rebuild
the
temple!’ ”

\par }\Chap{45}{\SH Yahweh chose Cyrus to free the Israelis
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Cyrus
is
the
one
whom
Yahweh
has
appointed
{\ADD{
to
be
the emperor
of
Persia}}
\par }{\QB and
to
whom
he
will
give
great
power [IDM];
\par }{\Q Yahweh
will
enable
him
to
defeat
other
nations
\par }{\QB and
to
take
away
the
power
of
their
kings.
\par }{\Q He
will
cause
gates
of
cities
to
be
opened,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
will
ever
be
able
to
shut
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}This
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
him:
\par }{\Q “Cyrus,
I
will
go
ahead
of
you
\par }{\QB and
level
the
mountains.
\par }{\Q I
will
smash
down
bronze
gates
\par }{\QB and
cut
through
iron
bars.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
will
give
you
treasures
{\ADD{
that
people
have
hidden}}
in
dark
secret
places [DOU].
\par }{\Q I
will
do
that
in
order
that
you
will
know
that
I
am
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB the
God
to
whom
the Israelis
belong,
\par }{\QB the
God
who
calls
you
by
your
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
have
summoned
you,
calling
out
your
name,
\par }{\QB for
the
sake
of
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Israel [DOU]
whom
I
have
chosen,
who
serve
me.
\par }{\Q Even
though
you
do
not
know
me,
\par }{\QB I
will
give
you
a
title
which
has
great
honor.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}I
am
Yahweh,
and
there
is
no
other
God [DOU].
\par }{\Q Even
though
you
do
not
know
me,
\par }{\Q I
will
give
you
power
\par }{\QB \VS{6}in
order
that
everyone
in
the
world,
from
the
east
to
the
west,
will
know
that
there
is
no
other
{\ADD{
God}}.
\par }{\Q I
am
Yahweh,
and
there
is
no
other
{\ADD{
God}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
created
the
light
and
the
darkness.
\par }{\QB I
cause
there
to
be
peace
and
I
cause
there
to
be
disasters.
\par }{\QB I,
Yahweh,
do
all
those
things.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
And
Yahweh
also
says, “I
want
my}}
rescue
{\ADD{
of
my
people}} [MET]
to
fall
from
the
sky
like
rain.
\par }{\Q Just
like
the
earth
opens
wide
to
accept
rain,
\par }{\QB I
will
rescue/save
my
people
and
cause
them
to
be
treated
justly.
\par }{\Q I,
Yahweh,
am
the
one
who
will
cause
both
of
those
things
to
happen.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
argue
with
me,
the
one
who
created
them.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
They
are
like}} [MET]
a
clay
pot
and
{\ADD{
I
am
like}}
the
one
who
made
it;
\par }{\QB so
they
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
criticize
me.
\par }{\Q A
lump
of
clay
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
argue
with
the
one
who
shapes
it
{\ADD{
to
form
a
pot}},
saying,
\par }{\QB ‘Why
are
you
making
me
like
this?’
\par }{\Q The
pot
cannot
say ‘{\ADD{
You
have
no
skill,
because}}
what
you
made
has
no
handles!’
\par }{\Q \VS{10}And
it
would
be
terrible
if
an unborn
baby
would
say
to
its
father,
\par }{\QB ‘Why
are
you [RHQ]
causing
me
to
be
born?’
\par }{\Q or
if
it
said
to
its
mother,
\par }{\QB ‘The
result
of
your
labor
pains
will
be
useless?’ ”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Yahweh,
the
Holy
One
of
the Israeli
people,
the
one
who
created
Israel,
says
this
to
them:
\par }{\QB “◄Why
do
you
ask
questions
about
{\ADD{
what
I
do
for
you}},
my
children?/You
should
not
ask
questions
about
{\ADD{
what
I
do
for
you}},
my
children.► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q ◄Why
do
you
tell
me
about
the
work
that
I
should
do?/You
should
not
tell
me
about
the
work
that
I
should
do.► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
am
the
one
who
created
the
earth
\par }{\QB and
created
people
to
live
on
it.
\par }{\Q I
stretched
out
the
sky
with
my
hands,
\par }{\QB and
I
put
the
stars
in
their
places.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}And
I
will
appoint
Cyrus
to
do
things
that
are
right/just,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
enable
him
to
do
all
those
things
easily [MET].
\par }{\Q His
{\ADD{
workers}}
will
rebuild
my
city,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
free
my
people
who
have
been ◄exiled/forced
to
leave
their
country►.
\par }{\Q And
he
will
do
it
without
my
rewarding/paying
him!
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Those
things
will
surely
happen
because}}
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
said
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{14}And
this
is
{\ADD{
also}}
what
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
say
{\ADD{
to
you,
my
people}}:
\par }{\Q ‘You
will
rule
the
people
of
Egypt
and
Ethiopia,
\par }{\QB and
the
tall
people
of
Seba
{\ADD{
in
Arabia}}
will
become
your
slaves.
\par }{\Q They
will
come
to
you
bringing
all
the
things
that
they
sell,
\par }{\QB and
it
will
all
be
yours.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
As
prisoners}},
they
will
have
chains
on
their
arms
as
they
follow
you.
\par }{\Q They
will
prostrate
themselves
in
front
of
you
and
say,
\par }{\QB “God
is
with/helping
you
\par }{\Q and
he
is
the
only
God;
\par }{\QB there
is
no
other
God.” ' ”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}God,
although
we
cannot
see
you,
\par }{\QB you
are
the
one
to
whom
{\ADD{
we}} Israeli
people
belong,
the
one
who
saves
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}All
those
who
make
idols
will
be
humiliated.
\par }{\QB They
will
all
be
disgraced
together.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}But
you,
Yahweh,
will
rescue
{\ADD{
us,
your}} Israeli
people,
\par }{\QB and
we
will
be
free
forever.
\par }{\Q Never
again
will
we
again
be
humiliated
and
disgraced.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}Yahweh
is
God;
\par }{\Q he
is
the
one
who
created
the
sky
\par }{\QB and
created
and
formed
the
earth.
\par }{\Q He
did
not
want
it
to
remain
with
nothing
living
on
it;
\par }{\QB he
wanted
people
to
live
on
it.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
He
says}}, “I
am
Yahweh;
\par }{\QB there
is
no
other
{\ADD{
God}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}{\ADD{
What
I
proclaimed}},
I
did
not
speak
secretly
\par }{\QB or
{\ADD{
hide
what
I
was
saying
by
speaking}}
in
a
dark
place.
\par }{\Q When
I
spoke
to
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB I
did
not
tell
them
\par }{\Q ‘It
will
be
useless
for
you
to ◄seek
for/pray
to►
me!’
\par }{\QB I,
Yahweh,
speak
{\ADD{
only}}
what
is
true
and
what
is
right.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}You
people
who
are
still
alive
after
experiencing
great
disasters,
\par }{\QB should
come
and
gather
together
{\ADD{
and
listen
to
this}}:
\par }{\Q The
people
who
carry
around
their
wooden
idols
\par }{\QB and
pray
to
them
are
foolish,
because
those
idols
cannot
rescue
them!
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Talk
among
yourselves,
and
decide
what
you
will
say
to
prove
that
{\ADD{
your
praying
to
idols
is
good}}.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
And
when
you
do
that,
I
will
ask
you}},
\par }{\Q ‘Who
predicted
long
ago
{\ADD{
what
has
now
happened}}?
\par }{\QB Did
any
idol
tell
you
{\ADD{
that
those
things
would
happen}} [RHQ]?’
\par }{\Q No,
it
was [RHQ]
only
I,
Yahweh,
who
told
you,
\par }{\QB because
I
am
the
only
God;
there
is
no
other
God.
\par }{\Q I
am
a
God
who
acts
righteously
and
saves
people;
\par }{\QB there
is
no
other
one
{\ADD{
who
does
these
things}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}Everyone
in
the
world
should
ask
me
to
save
them,
\par }{\QB because
I
am
the
only
God
who
can
do
that;
\par }{\QB there
is
no
other
one.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}I
have
solemnly
declared,
using
my
own
name;
\par }{\QB I [SYN]
have
spoken
what
is
true,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
never
change
what
I
have
said:
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Some
day}},
everyone [SYN]
will
bow
in
front
of
me,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
all
solemnly
promise
to
be
loyal
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}They
will
declare,
\par }{\QB ‘Yahweh
is
the
one
who enables
us
to
live
righteously
and
to
be
strong.’ ”
\par }{\Q And
all
those
who
have
been
angry
at
him
will
come
to
him,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
be
ashamed
{\ADD{
for
having
been
angry
with
him}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}Yahweh
is
the
only
one
who
will
enable
{\ADD{
us}} Israeli
people
in
the
future
to
defeat
our
enemies,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
then}}
we
will
boast
about
what
he
{\ADD{
has
done
for
us}}.

\par }\Chap{46}{\SH The gods of Babylonia are useless
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
Bel
and
Nebo,
the
statues
of
the
gods
{\ADD{
of
Babylonia}},
\par }{\QB are
bowing
down
as
those
statues
are
put
on
animals
and
carried
away!
\par }{\Q The
statues
are
heavy
burdens
and
will
cause
the
animals
to
become
tired [SAR]!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
It
seems
like}}
both
gods
are
bowing
down;
\par }{\QB not
only
can
they
not
save
themselves,
\par }{\QB but
they
themselves
are
being ◄exiled/taken
to
another
country►!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “You
descendants
of
Jacob
who
were
exiled,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
I
am
not
like
the
gods
of
Babylonia
that
must
be
carried}};
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
instead,
it
is
as
though}}
I
have
carried
you
\par }{\QB since
you
first
became
a
nation [MET].
\par }{\Q I
carried
you
{\ADD{
even}}
before
you
became
a
nation.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
will
be
your
God,
and
I
will
carry
you
for
many
years,
\par }{\QB until
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}} [MET]
your
nation
is
an
old
man
with
gray
hair.
\par }{\Q I
caused
{\ADD{
you
to
become
a
nation}},
\par }{\QB and
I
will
sustain
you
and
rescue
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}There
is
certainly [RHQ]
no
one
to
whom
I
can
be
compared.
\par }{\QB There
is [RHQ]
no
one
who
is
equal
to
me [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
So
it
is
stupid/ridiculous
that}}
some
people
pour
out
gold
and
silver
from
their
bags
\par }{\QB and
weigh
it
on
a
scale.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Then}}
they
hire
a
man
who
makes
things
from
gold
to
make
an
idol
from
it.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
After
he
makes
an
idol}},
they
bow
down
and
worship
it!
\par }{\Q \VS{7}They
lift
it
up
and
carry
it
on
their
shoulders.
\par }{\QB They
put
it
in
a
{\ADD{
special}}
place,
\par }{\QB and
it
stays
there.
\par }{\Q It
cannot
move!
\par }{\Q And
when
someone
prays
to
it,
it
does
not
answer.
\par }{\QB So
{\ADD{obviously}}
it
cannot
rescue
anyone
from
his
troubles!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
You
people
of
Judah}},
do
not
forget
this;
\par }{\QB keep
thinking
about
it,
you
sinful
people!
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Think
about
the
things
{\ADD{
that
I
did}}
long
ago.
\par }{\QB Only
I
am
God;
I
am
God,
and
there
is
no
one
like
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Only
I
can
tell
what
will
happen
in
the
future
before
it
occurs;
\par }{\QB I
tell
it
long
before
it
happens.
\par }{\Q I
will
accomplish
everything
that
I
plan
to
accomplish,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
do
everything
that
I
want
to
do.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}So
I
will
summon
{\ADD{
someone
to
come}}
from
the
east
{\ADD{
like
a
swift
and
powerful}}
eagle;
\par }{\QB he
will
come
from
a
distant
country.
\par }{\Q He
will
accomplish
what
I
want
him
to.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
He
is
the
one
who}}
will
do
what
I
have
said
that
I
want
him
to
do,
\par }{\QB what
I
have
planned.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}You
stubborn
people
{\ADD{
of
Israel}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
you
think
that}}
it
will
be
a
long
time
before
you
are
allowed
to
return
to
your
own
country.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}But
I
will
rescue
you,
\par }{\QB and
it
will
not
be
a
long
time
{\ADD{
before
that
happens}}.
\par }{\QB I
will
do
it
soon.
\par }{\Q I
will
rescue
Jerusalem
\par }{\QB and
show
to
you Israeli
{\ADD{
people}}
that
I
am
glorious.”

\par }\Chap{47}{\SH Prediction of the destruction of Babylon
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Yahweh
also
says}}, “You
people
of
Babylon,
\par }{\QB you
should
go
and
sit
in
the
dust/dirt
{\ADD{
to
show
that
you
are
mourning}},
\par }{\QB because
your
time
to
rule [MTY]
{\ADD{
other
countries}}
is
almost
ended.
\par }{\Q People
will
never
again
say
that
Babylonia
is
beautiful
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like}}
a
very
attractive/beautiful
young
woman.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
You
will
be
slaves,
so}}
take
heavy
stones
\par }{\QB and
grind
grain
{\ADD{
like
slave
women
do}}.
\par }{\Q Take
off
your
{\ADD{
beautiful}}
veils
\par }{\QB and
take
off
your
robes
{\ADD{
as
you
prepare
to
cross
streams
to
go
where
you
will
be
forced
to
go}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}You
will
be
naked
and
{\ADD{
very}}
ashamed.
\par }{\QB I
will
get
vengeance
on
you
and
not
pity
you.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}The
one
who frees
us
{\ADD{
people
of
Judah}},
whom
we
call ‘the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels’,
\par }{\QB is
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “You
people
of
Babylon,
\par }{\QB sit
silently
in
the
darkness,
\par }{\Q because
people
will
never
again
say
that
your
city
is
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
queen
that
rules
many
kingdoms.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
was
angry
with
the
people
whom
I
chose
{\ADD{
to
belong
to
me}},
\par }{\QB and
I
punished
them.
\par }{\Q I
allowed
you
{\ADD{
people
of
Babylon}}
to
conquer
them.
\par }{\Q But
{\ADD{
when
you
conquered
them}},
you
did
not
have
mercy
on
them.
\par }{\QB You ◄oppressed/treated
cruelly► [MET]
even
the
old
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}You
said, ‘We
will
rule
{\ADD{
other
nations}}
forever;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
is
as
though
our
city}}
will
be
the
queen
{\ADD{
of
the
world}}
forever!’
\par }{\Q But
you
did
not
think
about
the
things
{\ADD{
that
you
were
doing}},
\par }{\QB or
think
about
what
would
result.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}You
people
{\ADD{
of
Babylon}}
who
enjoy
pleasure
and
sex,
\par }{\QB listen
to
this:
\par }{\Q You
enjoy
a
luxurious
life
and
you
feel
secure.
\par }{\Q You
say, ‘We
are
{\ADD{
like
gods}},
\par }{\QB and
there
are
no
others
like
us.
\par }{\Q Our
women
will
never
become
widows,
\par }{\QB and
our
children
will
never
be
killed
{\ADD{
in
wars}}.’
\par }{\Q \VS{9}But
both
of
those
things
will
happen
to
you
suddenly:
\par }{\QB Many
of
your
women
{\BD{
will}}
become
widows
\par }{\QB and
many
of
your
children
{\BD{
will}}
die,
\par }{\Q even
though
you
perform
much
sorcery
and
many
kinds
of magic
{\ADD{
to
prevent
bad
things
from happening
to
you}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}You
felt
protected
even
though
you
were
doing
many
wicked
things,
\par }{\QB and
you
said, ‘No
one
will
see
what
we
{\ADD{
are
doing}}!’
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
You
thought
that}}
you
were
very
wise
and
knew
many
things,
\par }{\QB and
you
said, ‘We
are
gods,
and
there
are
no
others
like
us,’
\par }{\QB but
you
deceived
yourselves.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}So
you
will
experience
terrible
things,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
not
be
able
to
prevent
them
by
working magic.
\par }{\Q You
will
experience
disasters,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
not
be
able
to
pay
anyone
to
prevent
those
things
from happening.
\par }{\Q ◄A
catastrophe/Something
terrible►
will
happen
to
you
suddenly,
\par }{\QB something
that
you
will
not
realize
{\ADD{
is
about
to
happen}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}So
you
can
continue
to
perform
all
your magic
spells [IRO]!
\par }{\QB You
can
perform
the
many
kinds
of
sorcery
that
you
have
practiced
for
many
years!
\par }{\Q Perhaps
{\ADD{
doing
those
things
will
enable
you
to}}
be
successful;
\par }{\QB perhaps
you
will
be
able
to
cause
your
enemies
to
be
afraid
of
you!
\par }{\Q \VS{13}But
{\ADD{
all
that
has
resulted
from
your}}
doing
all
the
things
that
the
magicians
have
told
you
to
do
is
that
you
have
become
tired!
\par }{\Q The
men
who
look
at
the
stars
every
month
and
predict
what
will
happen
\par }{\QB should
come
forward
and
rescue
you
{\ADD{
from
the
disasters
that
you
are
about
to
experience}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}But
{\ADD{
they
cannot
do
that,
because}}
they
are
like [SIM]
straw
that
is
burning
in
a
fire;
\par }{\QB they
cannot
save
themselves
from
being
burned
up
in
the
flames.
\par }{\Q Those
men
are
unable
to
help
you [MET];
\par }{\QB they
are
as
useless
as
stubble
{\ADD{
that
burns
quickly
and
produces
no
heat}}
for
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}The
people
whom
you
have
associated
with
and
worked
with
since
you
were
young
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
will
not
help
you}},
\par }{\Q because
they
will
just
continue
doing
their
own
foolish
things,
\par }{\Q and
they
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
you
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
when
you
cry
out
for
help}}.”

\par }\Chap{48}{\SH The people of Israel are stubborn
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “You
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB who
are
{\ADD{
also}}
descendants
of
Judah
and
are
now
called
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Israel,
\par }{\QB Listen
to
me!
\par }{\Q You
make
solemn
promises
using
my
name,
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB and
you
request
that
I,
the
God
to
whom
you Israeli
people
belong,
{\ADD{
will
hear
you}},
\par }{\QB but
you
do
not
do
it
sincerely.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}You
say
that
you
live
in
the
holy
city
{\ADD{
of
Jerusalem}},
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
you insincerely
say}}
that
you
are relying
on
me,
the
God
to
whom
you
{\ADD{
people
of}}
Israel
belong,
\par }{\QB the
one
who
is
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Long
ago
I [MTY]
predicted
what
would
happen [DOU].
\par }{\QB And
then
suddenly,
I
caused
those
things
to
happen.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
knew
that
you
people
are
very
stubborn;
\par }{\QB I
knew
that
your
heads
are [MET]
{\ADD{
as
hard
as}}
iron
or
brass [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{5}That
is
why
I
told
you
those
things
long
ago.
\par }{\Q Long
before
they
occurred,
I
announced
that
they
would
occur,
\par }{\QB in
order
that
{\ADD{
when
they
happened}}
you
could
not
say
\par }{\QB ‘Our
idols
did
it;
\par }{\QB our
statue
made
of
wood
and
our
idol
made
of
metal
caused
them
to
happen.’
\par }{\Q \VS{6}You
have
heard
those
things
{\ADD{
that
I
predicted}}
\par }{\QB and
now
you
have
seen
that
they
have
all
occurred,
\par }{\Q so
why
do
you
not
admit
it [RHQ]?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q Now
I
will
tell
you
new
things,
\par }{\QB things
that
you
have
not
known
previously.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
am
causing
them
to
happen
now;
\par }{\QB they
are
not
things
I
did
long
ago.
\par }{\Q So
you
cannot
say, ‘We
already
knew
about
those
things.’
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
I
will
tell
you
about}}
things
that
you
have
never
heard
about
or
understood
before.
\par }{\QB Even
long
ago
you
did
not
pay
attention
to
me [IDM].
\par }{\Q I
know
that
you
act
very
deceitfully/treacherously;
\par }{\QB you
have
rebelled
against
me
since
you
first
became
a
nation [MTY].
\par }{\Q \VS{9}But,
for
my
own
sake,
in
order
that
I
will
be
honored,
\par }{\QB I
will
not
punish [MTY]
you
immediately
\par }{\QB and
I
will
not
completely
get
rid
of
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}I
have
purified
you,
but
not
the
way
{\ADD{
people
refine}}
silver.
\par }{\Q Instead,
I
have
caused
you
to
suffer
very
much
{\ADD{
to
get
rid
of
your
impure
behavior}},
\par }{\QB like [MET]
{\ADD{
people
put
metal
in
a
very
hot}}
furnace
{\ADD{
to
get
rid
of
the
impurities}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}But
for
my [MTY]
own
sake
I
will
delay
punishing
you
more;
\par }{\Q I
will
do
it
for
my
own
sake
\par }{\QB in
order
that
my
reputation
will
not
be
damaged [RHQ].
\par }{\Q I
will
not
allow
any
{\ADD{
person
or
any
idol}}
to
be
honored
as
I
{\ADD{
deserve
to
be}}
honored.”
\par }{\SH The
people
of
Israel
should
leave
Babylon
because
that
city
will
be
destroyed
\par }{\Q \VS{12}“You
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob,
you
people
of
Israel
whom
I
have
chosen,
\par }{\QB listen
to
me!
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Only}}
I
am
God;
\par }{\QB I
am
the
one
who
begins
everything
and
who
causes
everything
to
end.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}I [SYN]
am
the
one
who
laid
the
foundation
of
the
earth.
\par }{\QB I
stretched
out
the
sky
with
my
hand.
\par }{\Q And
when
I
tell
{\ADD{
the
stars}}
to
appear,
\par }{\QB they
all
do
what
I
tell
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}All
of
you,
gather
together
and
listen
to
me.
\par }{\QB None
of
your
idols
has [RHQ]
told
this
to
you:
\par }{\Q I,
Yahweh,
have
chosen
{\ADD{
Cyrus}}
to
assist
me,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
do
to
Babylon
what
I
want
him
to
do,
\par }{\QB and
his
army
will
get
rid
of
{\ADD{
the
army
of}}
Babylonia.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
have
said
it;
\par }{\QB I
have
summoned
{\ADD{
Cyrus}}.
\par }{\Q I
have
appointed
him,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
accomplish
everything
that
he
attempts
to
do.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{16}Come
close
to
me
and
listen
to
what
I
say.
\par }{\Q Long
ago [MTY]
I
told
you
plainly/clearly [LIT]
{\ADD{
what
would
happen}},
\par }{\QB and
when
those
things
occurred,
I
was
{\ADD{
causing
them
to
happen}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q And
now
Yahweh
the
Lord
and
his
Spirit
have
sent
me
{\ADD{
to
give
you
a
message}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
one
who
saves
you,
the
Holy
God
of
{\ADD{
us}} Israelis,
says:
\par }{\QB “I
am
Yahweh,
your
God;
\par }{\Q I
teach
you
what
is
important
for
you
{\ADD{
to
know}};
\par }{\QB I
direct
you
and
lead
you
to
the
roads
that
you
should
walk
on [MET].
\par }{\Q \VS{18}I
wish
that
you
had
paid
attention
to
my
commands!
\par }{\Q If
you
had
done
that,
things
would
have
gone
well
for
you
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
river
that
flows
gently;
\par }{\Q you
would
have
been
successful
again
and
again,
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
waves
that
come
without
ceasing.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Your
descendants
would
have
been
{\ADD{
as
many
as}} [MET]
the
grains
of
sand
{\ADD{
on
the
seashore}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
which
no
one
can
count}}.
\par }{\Q I
would
not
have
needed
to
get
rid
of
you;
\par }{\QB the
country
of [MTY]
{\ADD{
Israel}}
would
not
have
been
destroyed.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}{\ADD{
However,
now
I
tell
you}},
\par }{\QB leave
Babylon!
\par }{\Q Flee
from
{\ADD{
being
slaves
of
the
people
of}}
Babylonia!
\par }{\Q Proclaim
this
message
joyfully;
\par }{\QB send
it
to
the
most
remote/distant
places
on
the
earth:
\par }{\Q Yahweh
freed
the
people
of
Israel
{\ADD{
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}They
were
not
thirsty
when
he
led
them
through
the
desert,
\par }{\QB because
he
split
open
the
rock
\par }{\QB and
caused
water
to
gush/flow
out
for
them
{\ADD{
to
drink}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}“But
things
will
not
go
well
{\ADD{
like
that}}
for
wicked
people,”
says
Yahweh.

\par }\Chap{49}{\SH Yahweh appointed his special servant
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}All
you
people
who
live
on
islands
{\ADD{
in
the
ocean}}
and
in
other
distant
areas,
\par }{\QB pay
attention [DOU]
to
what
I
will
say!
\par }{\Q Yahweh
called/chose
me
before
I
was
born;
\par }{\QB he
chose/appointed
me
when
I
was
still
in
my
mother’s
womb.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
When
I
grew
up}},
he
caused
my
messages
to
be
like [SIM]
a
sharp
sword.
\par }{\Q He
has
protected
me
with
his
hand [SYN].
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
He
protects
me}} [MET]
like
someone
protects
sharp
arrows
in
a
quiver.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}He
said
to
me, “You
will
serve
my Israeli
{\ADD{
people}},
\par }{\QB and
you
will
cause
people
to
honor
me.”
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
replied, “My
work
has
been
useless;
\par }{\QB I
have
used
my
strength,
but
I
have
accomplished
nothing worthwhile;
\par }{\QB everything
that
I
have
done
has
been ◄in
vain/useless►.
\par }{\Q However,
Yahweh
can
honor
me
as
he
pleases;
\par }{\QB my
God
is
the
one
who
will
reward
me
{\ADD{
as
I
deserve}}.”
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Yahweh
formed
me
when
I
was
in
{\ADD{
my
mother’s}}
womb
in
order
that
I
would
serve
him;
\par }{\QB he
appointed
me
to
bring
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Israel
back
to
himself [DOU].
\par }{\Q Yahweh
has
honored
me,
\par }{\QB and
he
is
the
one
who
has
caused
me
to
be
strong.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}He
says
to
me,
\par }{\Q “It
is
not
enough
for
you
to
serve
me
\par }{\QB by
bringing
the
descendants
of
Jacob
back
to
worship
me
again [DOU];
\par }{\Q I
also
want
you
to
be
like [MET]
a
light
for
the non-Jews;
\par }{\QB I
want
you
to
take
my
{\ADD{
my
message}}
about
how
to
be
saved
to
{\ADD{
people}}
all
over
the
world.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Yahweh,
the
one
who
saves
us,
\par }{\QB the
Holy
God
of
us Israeli
{\ADD{
people}},
\par }{\Q says
to
the
one
who
was
despised
and
rejected
by
the
{\ADD{
people
of
many}}
nations,
\par }{\QB the
one
who
is
the
slave
of
rulers,
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
Some
day}}
kings
will
stand
up
to
respect
you
when
they
see
you,
\par }{\QB and
princes
will
bow
down
before
you
\par }{\Q because
{\ADD{
you
serve}}
me,
Yahweh,
the
one
who
faithfully
{\ADD{
does
what
I
promise}}.
\par }{\QB I
am
the
Holy
God
to
whom
you Israelis
belong,
the
one
who
has
chosen
you.”
\par }{\SH The
promise
to
restore
Israel
\par }{\PP \VS{8}This
is
also
what
Yahweh
says:
\par }{\Q “At
a
time
when
it
pleases
me,
I
will
answer
your
prayers.
\par }{\QB On
the
day
when
you
will
be
rescued
{\ADD{
from
your
oppressors}},
I
will
help
you.
\par }{\Q I
will
protect
you
and
enable
you
to
establish
an
agreement
with
other
nations.
\par }{\Q And
by
what
you
do,
I
will re-establish
your
nation
of
Israel
\par }{\QB and
allow
you
to
live/settle
again
in
your
land
that
was
abandoned.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
will
say
to
those
who
were
captured
{\ADD{
and ◄exiled/taken
to
Babylonia►}},
\par }{\QB ‘Leave
{\ADD{
Babylonia}}
and
return
to
your
own
country!’
\par }{\Q And
I
will
say
to
those
who
are
in
dark
prisons,
\par }{\QB ‘Come
out
into
the
light!’
\par }{\Q When
that
happens,
they
will
again
be
like [MET]
sheep
\par }{\QB that
eat
grass
in
green
pastures,
\par }{\QB on
hills
where
{\ADD{
previously}}
there
was
no
grass.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}They
will
not
be
hungry
or
thirsty
{\ADD{
anymore}};
\par }{\QB the
hot
sun
will
not
beat
upon
them
again [DOU].
\par }{\Q I,
Yahweh,
will
act mercifully
toward
them
and
lead
them;
\par }{\QB I
will
lead
them
to
where
there
are
springs
of
cool
water.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}And
I
will
cause
the
mountains
to
become
{\ADD{
as
though
they
were}}
level
roads,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
prepare
good
highways
{\ADD{
for
my
people
to
travel
on,
to
return
to
Jerusalem}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}My
people
will
return
from
far
away;
\par }{\QB some
will
come
from
the
north,
some
from
the
west,
\par }{\QB some
from
southern
Egypt.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
Because
of
what
Yahweh
has
promised
to
do}},
\par }{\Q everything
should
shout
joyfully—
\par }{\QB the
sky
and
the
earth
and
the
mountains
should
sing,
\par }{\QB because
Yahweh
comforts
his
people,
\par }{\Q and
he
will
pity
those
who
are
suffering.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}{\ADD{
The
people
of}}
Jerusalem
say,
\par }{\Q “Yahweh
has
abandoned
us;
\par }{\QB he
has
forgotten
about
us.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}But
{\ADD{
Yahweh
replies}},
\par }{\Q “That
is
not
true! ◄Can
a
woman
forget
the
infant
that
she
is
nursing?/A
woman
certainly
cannot
forget
the
infant
that
she
is
nursing!► [RHQ]
\par }{\QB ◄Can
she
stop
being
kind
to
the
child
to
whom
she
has
given
birth?/She
certainly
cannot
stop
being
kind
to
the
child
to
whom
she
has
given
birth!► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q But
even
if
a
woman
would
do
that,
\par }{\QB I
will
not
forget
you!
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Note
that
I
have
written
your
{\ADD{
names}}
on
the
palms
of
my
hands;
\par }{\QB in
my
mind
I
can
always
see
the
walls
of
your
city.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Soon
your
children
will
be
returning
there (OR,
Those
who
rebuild
your
city
will
work
more
quickly
than
those
who
destroyed
it),
\par }{\QB and
all
those
who
destroyed
your
city
will
leave.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}You
will
look
around
and
see
\par }{\QB all
of
your
children
coming
back
to
you.
\par }{\Q As
surely
as
I
live,
\par }{\QB they
will
be
around
you
{\ADD{
for
you
to
show
to
people}}
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
bride
shows
her
wedding
ornaments!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}Your
land
has
been
ruined
and
caused
to
become
desolate/abandoned [DOU],
\par }{\QB but
{\ADD{
some
day}}
it
will
be
filled
with
people,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
conquered
you
will
be
far
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}The
children
who
were
born
while
you
were ◄exiled/in
Babylonia► [MET]
will
return
{\ADD{
to
Jerusalem}}
and
say,
\par }{\QB ‘This
city
is
too
small
for
us;
\par }{\QB We
need
more
space
to
live
in!’
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Then
you
will
think
to
yourselves [MTY],
\par }{\QB ‘It
is
amazing
that
we
have [RHQ]
all
these
children!
\par }{\Q Most
of
our
children
were
dead,
\par }{\QB and
the
rest
were
exiled.
\par }{\QB We
were
left
here
alone;
\par }{\Q so
we
do
not
know [RHQ]
where
all
these
children
have
come
from!
\par }{\QB Who
raised
them?' ”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{22}This
is
what
Yahweh
our
God
says:
\par }{\Q “Watch!
{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
I
will
lift
up
my
hand
to
signal
to
those
who
are
not Israelis.
\par }{\QB And
they
will
carry
your
little
sons
and
daughters
on
their
shoulders
\par }{\QB and
bring
them
back
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}Kings
will
serve
you
and
will tutor/teach
your
children,
\par }{\QB and
their
queens
will
take
care
of
your
young
children.
\par }{\Q They
will
prostrate
themselves
in
front
of
you
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
humble
themselves
by}} licking
the
dust
off
your
feet.
\par }{\Q When
that
happens,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do}};
\par }{\QB and
those
who
trust
in
me
will
never
be
disappointed.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{24}There
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
can
snatch
valuable
things
from
a
soldier
who
has
captured
those
things
{\ADD{
in
a
war}};
\par }{\QB there
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
can
force
a ◄tyrant/cruel
man►
to
free
the
people
whom
he
has
captured.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}But
Yahweh
says
this:
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
Some
day}},
those
who
have
been
captured
will
be
freed,
\par }{\QB and
the
valuable
things
that ◄tyrants/cruel
men►
have
snatched
from
others
will
be
returned,
\par }{\Q because
I
will
fight
against
those
who
fight
against
you,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
rescue
your
children.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}And
I
will
cause
your
enemies
to
destroy
themselves [MET]
\par }{\QB instead
of murdering
others.
\par }{\Q When
that
happens,
everyone
{\ADD{
in
the
world}}
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
one
who
saves
you,
\par }{\QB the
one
who
rescues
you
from
your
enemies;
\par }{\QB everyone
will
know
that
I
am
the
mighty
God
to
whom
{\ADD{
you
descendants
of}} [MTY]
Jacob
belong.”

\par }\Chap{50}{\SH Yahweh’s power
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}This
is
{\ADD{
also}}
what
Yahweh
says:
\par }{\Q “You
{\ADD{Israeli
children}},
do
not
think [RHQ]
that
I
{\ADD{
forced
your
parents
to
be
exiled/taken
to
Babylonia}} [MET]
\par }{\QB like
some
men
send
away
their
wives
\par }{\Q after
giving
them
a paper
\par }{\QB on
which
they
state
that
they
were divorcing
them!
\par }{\Q I
certainly
did
not [RHQ]
get
rid
of
you
like
a
man
who
sells
his
children
to
get
money
to
pay
what
he
owes.
\par }{\Q No,
the
reason
that
I
forced
you
to
be
exiled
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
was
to
punish
you}}
because
of
the
sins
that
you
have
committed [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{2}When
I
came
to
you
{\ADD{
to
rescue
you}},
\par }{\QB why
did
no
one
answer
when
I
called
out
to
you [RHQ]?
\par }{\Q Was
there
no
one
there [RHQ]?
\par }{\QB Or,
did
you
think
that
I
do
not
have
the
power [MTY]
to
rescue
you [DOU]?
\par }{\Q Think
about
this:
\par }{\QB I
can
speak
to
a
sea
and
cause
it
to
become
dry!
\par }{\Q I
can
cause
rivers
to
become
deserts,
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
the
fish
in
the
rivers
die
from
thirst
and
they
rot.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
cause
the
sky
to
become
dark,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
as
though}} [MET]
it
was
wearing
black
clothes
{\ADD{
because
it
was
mourning
because
someone
had
died}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Yahweh
our
God
has
given
me
his
wise
message [MTY]
\par }{\QB in
order
that
I
may
encourage
those
who
are
weary.
\par }{\Q Each
morning
he
awakens
me,
\par }{\QB in
order
that
I [SYN]
may
listen
to
what
he
teaches [SIM]
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Yahweh
our
God
has
spoken
to
me [IDM],
\par }{\QB and
I
have
not
rejected
what
he
told
me;
\par }{\QB I
have
accepted [LIT]
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
allowed
people
to
beat
me
on
my
back
\par }{\QB and
to
pull
out
the whiskers
in
my
beard
{\ADD{
because
they
hated
me}}.
\par }{\Q I
did
not
turn
away [MTY]
from
them
\par }{\QB when
they
made fun
of
me
and spat
on
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}But,
because
the
Lord
our
God
helps
me,
\par }{\QB I
will
never
be
humiliated.
\par }{\Q Therefore,
I
am
strongly
determined [IDM]
to
face/endure difficulties,
\par }{\QB and
I
know
that
nothing
will
cause
me
to
be
ashamed.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}God,
the
one
who
vindicates
me,
is
near
to
me;
\par }{\QB so
if
anyone [RHQ]
stands
in
front
of
me
and
accuses
me
in
a
court,
\par }{\QB he
will
not
be
able
{\ADD{
to
show
that
I
have
done
anything
that
is
wrong}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}The
Lord
our
God
defends
me
{\ADD{
in
court}},
\par }{\QB so
no
one [RHQ]
will
be
able
to ◄condemn
me/declare
that
I
am
guilty►.
\par }{\Q All
those
who
accuse
me
will
disappear
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
old
clothes
that
have
been
eaten
by ◄{\ADD{larvae
of}} moths/cockroaches►.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}If
you
revere
Yahweh
\par }{\QB and
do
what
his
servant
tells
you
to
do,
\par }{\Q even
if
you
are ◄walking
in
darkness/enduring
suffering►,
and
it
seems
that [MET]
there
is
no
light,
\par }{\QB trust
in
Yahweh
your
God [DOU]
{\ADD{
to
help
you}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}But
you
people
who
{\ADD{
oppose
me}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
who
would
like
to
throw}}
me
into
a
blazing
fire,
\par }{\Q walk
in
your
own
fires
\par }{\QB and
burn
yourselves
with
your
own
torches!
\par }{\Q This
is
what
Yahweh
will
cause
to
happen
to
you:
\par }{\QB You
will
be
enduring
great
torment
when
you
die [EUP]!

\par }\Chap{51}{\SH Yahweh will bless the descendants of Abraham
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “You
people
who
desire
to
act
righteously/justly,
\par }{\QB who
want
to
do
what
I
want
you
to
do,
\par }{\Q listen
to
me!
\par }{\QB Think
about
Abraham!
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
It
is
as
though}} [MET]
he
was
a
huge
rock
cliff;
\par }{\Q and
when
you
{\ADD{
people
of
Israel
became
a
nation}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
was
as
though}} [MET]
you
were
cut
from
that
rock [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Think
about
your ancestor
Abraham
and
{\ADD{
his
wife}}
Sarah,
of
whom
{\ADD{
all
of}}
you
are
descendants.
\par }{\QB When
I
first
spoke
to
Abraham,
\par }{\Q he
had
no
children.
\par }{\QB But
after
I
blessed
him,
he
had
a
huge
number
of
descendants.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
Some
day
I}},
Yahweh,
will
encourage
his
descendants
{\ADD{
again}},
\par }{\QB and
I
will
comfort
all
{\ADD{
the
people
who
live
in}}
the
ruins
{\ADD{
of
Jerusalem}}.
\par }{\Q The
desert
in
that
area
will
become
like
Eden,
\par }{\QB like
the
garden
that
I,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
made/planted}}.
\par }{\Q All
the
people
there
will
be
joyful
and
happy;
\par }{\QB they
will
thank
me
and
sing.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}My
people
of
Judah,
listen
carefully [DOU]
to
me,
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
I
want
you
to}}
proclaim
my
laws;
\par }{\Q the
just/right
things
that
I
do
will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
light
for
the
people
of
the
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}I
will
soon/quickly
rescue
you [DOU];
\par }{\QB by
my
power [MTY]
I
will
bring
you
back
{\ADD{
from
being
exiled
in
Babylonia}} [DOU].
\par }{\Q The
people
who
live
on
islands
in
the
ocean
will
wait
for
me
{\ADD{
to
help
them}},
\par }{\QB confidently expecting
for
me
to
use
my
power [MTY].
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Look
up
at
the
sky,
\par }{\QB and
look
at
the
earth,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
see
what
they
are
like
now}},
\par }{\Q because
{\ADD{
some
day}}
the
sky
will
disappear
like [SIM]
smoke,
\par }{\QB and
the
earth
will
wear
out
like [SIM]
old
clothes
wear
out,
\par }{\QB and
people
on
the
earth
will
die
like
gnats/flies.
\par }{\Q But
I
will
rescue/save
you,
and
you
will
remain
free
forever,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
rule
you
righteously/fairly
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}You
people
who
know
what
things
are
right
to
do,
\par }{\QB and
who
know
in
your
inner
beings
{\ADD{
what
is
written
in}}
my
laws,
\par }{\Q listen
to
me!
\par }{\Q Do
not
be
afraid
of
people
who
taunt/insult
you;
\par }{\QB do
not
be
disturbed/upset
when
people
revile
you,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}because
{\ADD{
some
day
they
will
be
destroyed}}
\par }{\QB like [MET]
clothing
that
is
eaten
by ◄{\ADD{larvae
of}} moths/cockroaches►,
\par }{\Q like
wool
garments
that
have
been
eaten
by
worms.
\par }{\QB I
will
save
you
people,
and
you
will
be
saved
forever.”
\par }{\SH A
prayer
for
God’s
help
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Yahweh,
wake
up
{\ADD{
and
do
something
for
us}}!
\par }{\QB Show
your
power!
\par }{\Q Do
mighty
things
\par }{\QB like
you
did
long
ago,
\par }{\QB when
you
stabbed [RHQ]
that
sea
monster/dragon
Rahab
and
cut
it
into
pieces.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Surely
you
are [RHQ]
the
one
who
caused
the
{\ADD{
Red}}
Sea
to
become
dry
\par }{\Q and
made
a
path
through
that
deep
water
\par }{\QB in
order
that
your
people
could
cross
it!
\par }{\Q \VS{11}And
those
whom
Yahweh
will
rescue
{\ADD{
from
being
exiled
in
Babylonia}}
\par }{\QB will
{\ADD{
similarly}}
return
to
Jerusalem,
singing.
\par }{\QB Their
being
joyful
forever
will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
crown
on
their
heads.
\par }{\Q They
will
not
be
sad
or
mourn
anymore;
\par }{\QB they
will
be
{\ADD{
completely}}
joyful
and
happy.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}},
\par }{\QB “I
am
the
one
who
encourages
you.
\par }{\Q So ◄why
are
you/you
should
not
be► [RHQ]
afraid
of humans
\par }{\QB who
will
{\ADD{
wither
and
disappear
like}} [MET]
grass.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}◄Why
have
you/You
should
not
have► [RHQ]
forgotten
{\ADD{
me}},
Yahweh,
the
one
who
created
your
nation,
\par }{\QB the
one
who
stretched
out
the
sky
\par }{\QB and
laid
the
foundations
of
the
earth.
\par }{\Q ◄Why
are
you/You
should
not
be► [RHQ]
continually
afraid
of
those
who
are
angry
with
you
and ◄oppress
you/treat
you
cruelly►
\par }{\QB and
want
to
get
rid
of
you.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
You
should
not
be
afraid
of
them
now}},
\par }{\QB because
those
angry
people
have
now
disappeared!
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Soon
you
people
who
have
been
caused
to
be
slaves
{\ADD{
in
Babylonia}}
will
be
freed!
\par }{\Q You
will
not
remain
in
prison,
and
you
will
not
die
of
hunger,
\par }{\Q \VS{15}because
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God,
\par }{\QB the
one
who
stirs
up
the
sea
and
causes
the
waves
to
roar;
\par }{\Q I
am
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels!
\par }{\Q \VS{16}I
have
given
you
my
message [MTY]
to
proclaim,
\par }{\QB and
I
have
protected
you
with
my
hand [MTY].
\par }{\Q I
stretched
out
the
sky
\par }{\QB and
laid
the
foundation
of
the
earth.
\par }{\Q And
I
am
the
one
who
says
to
you Israeli
people,
\par }{\QB ‘You
are
my
people!’ ”
\par }{\SH A
warning
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
\par }{\Q \VS{17}{\ADD{
You
people
of}} [APO]
Jerusalem,
wake
up [DOU]!
\par }{\QB You
have
experienced
Yahweh
severely
punishing [MTY]
you.
\par }{\Q Yahweh
has
caused
you
to
suffer
much,
\par }{\QB all
that
he
wanted
you
to
suffer,
\par }{\Q like [MET]
someone
who
causes
another
person
to
suffer
\par }{\QB by
forcing
him
to
drink
every
drop
of [MTY]
a cupful
of
bitter
liquid.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}{\ADD{
Now}}
you
do
not
have
any
children
who
are
alive [DOU]
\par }{\QB and
able
to
take
your
hand
and
guide
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}You
have
experienced
several
disasters:
\par }{\QB Your
country
has
become
desolate/deserted;
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
your
cities
have
been}}
destroyed;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
many
people
have}}
died
from
hunger;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
many
people
have
been}}
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords.
\par }{\Q Now,
there
is
no
one [RHQ]
left
to
console/comfort
you
and
sympathize
with
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Your
children
have
fainted
and
lie
in
the
streets;
\par }{\QB they
are
{\ADD{
as
helpless
as}} [SIM]
an
antelope
{\ADD{
that
has
been
caught}}
in
a
net.
\par }{\Q What
has
happened
to
them
is
because
Yahweh
has
been
very
angry
with
them;
\par }{\QB he
has
rebuked
them
severely.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}So
now,
you
people
who
have
suffered
much,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
you
act
as
though}}
you
are
drunk,
\par }{\QB but
it
is
not
because
you
have
drunk
a
lot
of
wine.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Yahweh,
your
Lord
and
your
God,
\par }{\QB the
one
who argues/pleads
your
case,
says
this:
\par }{\Q “Note
this:
{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}} [MET]
I
have
taken
that
cup
of
bitter
liquid
from
your
hands;
\par }{\QB I
will
not
be
angry
with
you
and
cause
you
to
suffer
anymore.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}Instead,
I
will
cause
those
who
have
tormented
you
to
suffer;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
I
will
severely
punish}}
those
who
said
to
you,
\par }{\QB ‘Prostrate
yourselves
in
order
that
we
may
walk
on
you;
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
lie
down
on
your
stomachs}}
\par }{\QB in
order
that
your
backs
will
be
like [SIM]
streets
that
we
can
walk
on.’ ”

\par }\Chap{52}{\SH Jerusalem’s suffering will end
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
You
people
who
live
in
the}}
holy
city
of
Jerusalem [APO],
wake
up!
\par }{\QB Be
strong
again!
\par }{\Q Show
that [MTY]
your
city
is
beautiful
and
glorious;
\par }{\QB foreigners
who
do
not
believe
in
God
will
not
enter
your
city
again
{\ADD{
to
attack
you}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}People
of
Jerusalem,
get
up
from
{\ADD{
humbly}}
sitting
in
the
dust
\par }{\QB and
sit
in
places
where
people
are
honored!
\par }{\Q You
people
who
have
returned
from
being
exiled,
\par }{\QB take
off
from
your
neck
the
chains
which
were
fastened
around
you
{\ADD{
as
slaves
in
Babylonia}},
\par }{\Q \VS{3}because
this
is
what
Yahweh
says:
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
When
you
were
taken
to
Babylonia}},
\par }{\QB no
one
paid
me
for
doing
that.
\par }{\Q So
now
I
will
bring
you
back
\par }{\QB without
{\ADD{
being
required
to}}
pay
for
you!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{4}Yahweh
{\ADD{
our}}
Lord
{\ADD{
also}}
says
this:
\par }{\Q “Long
ago,
my
people
went
to
Egypt
to
live
there.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Later}}
they
were
being ◄oppressed/treated
cruelly►
by
{\ADD{
the
soldiers
of}}
Assyria.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}But
now
think
about
what
is happening:
\par }{\Q My
people
are
being
forced
to
be
slaves
again,
this
time
by
the
{\ADD{
people
of
Babylonia}}.
\par }{\QB And
{\ADD{
those
who
have
conquered
them
this
time
have
also}}
paid
me
nothing,
\par }{\Q and
they
despise
me [MTY]
continually [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{6}But
my
people
will
then
have
a
close relationship
with [MTY]
me,
\par }{\QB and
when
that
happens,
they
will
know
that
I
am
the
one
who
predicted/promised
{\ADD{
that
it
would
happen}}.
\par }{\Q It
is
I,
{\ADD{
Yahweh,
who
will
do
it}}.”
\par }{\SH A
message
of
encouragement
for
Jerusalem
\par }{\Q \VS{7}It
is
a
wonderful
thing
when
messengers [MTY]
arrive
on
the
mountains/hills,
\par }{\QB bringing
good
news,
\par }{\Q the
news
about
{\ADD{
God
giving
us}}
peace
and
saving
us,
\par }{\Q the
news
that
the
God
to
whom
we
{\ADD{Israeli
people}}
belong
is
now
ruling/king!
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
watchmen
{\ADD{
who
are
guarding
the
city}}
will
shout
and
sing
joyfully,
\par }{\QB because
while
they
are
watching
\par }{\Q they
will
see
Yahweh
returning
to
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Jerusalem
has
been
ruined,
\par }{\QB but
the
people
who
are
there
now
should
start
to
sing
joyfully,
\par }{\Q because
Yahweh
will
encourage
his
people;
\par }{\QB he
will
set
his
people
free
and
bring
them
back
to
Jerusalem.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Yahweh
will
show
all
the
nations
that
he
is
holy
and
powerful.
\par }{\Q People
in
the
most
remote/distant
places
on
earth
will
know
\par }{\QB that
he
has
rescued
his
people.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}So,
leave
{\ADD{
the
places
where
you
were
taken
to
when
you
were
captured}},
\par }{\QB where
{\ADD{
everything
is}}
unacceptable
to
God.
\par }{\Q You
men
who
carry
the
items
used
for
the
worship
of
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB leave
there
{\ADD{
and
return
to
Jerusalem}},
\par }{\QB and
purify
yourselves
{\ADD{
in
order
to
be
acceptable
to
worship
God}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}But
it
will
not
{\ADD{
be
necessary}}
for
you
to
leave
suddenly,
\par }{\QB to
flee
in
panic,
\par }{\Q because
Yahweh
will ◄go
in
front
of/lead►
you;
\par }{\QB and
he
will
{\ADD{
also}}
protect
you
{\ADD{
from
being
attacked}}
at
the
rear
{\ADD{
while
you
travel}}.
\par }{\SH God’s
suffering
servant
\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “Listen
carefully!
\par }{\QB My
servant
will
act
wisely (OR,
do
the
right
things
to
accomplish
what
he
wants
to),
\par }{\Q and
I
will
highly
exalt
him.”
\par }{\Q \VS{14}But
many
people
will
be
appalled
when
they
see
what
has
happened
to
him.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Because
of
his
being
beaten
very
badly}},
his
appearance
will
be
changed;
\par }{\QC people
will
hardly
recognize
that
he
is
a
human.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}But
he
will
cause
{\ADD{
people
of}}
many
nations
to
be
surprised;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
even}}
kings
will
be
silent
when
they
stand
in
front
of
him,
\par }{\Q because
they
will
see
someone
that
no
one
had
told
them
about
{\ADD{
previously}},
\par }{\QB and
they
will
understand
things
that
they
had
not
heard
about
{\ADD{
before}}.

\par }\PoetryChap{53}{\Q \VerseOne{1}◄Who
will
believe
what
we
will
tell
them
{\ADD{
about
God’s
servant}}?/Hardly
anyone
will
believe
what
we
will
tell
them
{\ADD{
about
God’s
servant}}.► [RHQ]
\par }{\QB ◄Who
will
see
what
Yahweh
does
by
his
great
power?/Very
few
people
will
see
what
Yahweh
does
by
his
great
power.► [MTY, RHQ]
\par }{\Q \VS{2}While
God
watches,
his
servant
will
grow
up
{\ADD{
appearing/seeming
to
be
very
insignificant/unimportant}},
\par }{\QB like
a
weak
young
plant
that
shoots
up
from
a
root
{\ADD{
of
a
tree
that
is
growing}}
in
dry
ground.
\par }{\Q There
will
be
nothing
beautiful
or
majestic
about
him,
\par }{\QB nothing
that
would
cause
us
to
want
to
be
with
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}People
will
despise
and
reject
him. $\{$He
will
be
despised
and
rejected.$\}$
\par }{\Q He
will
endure
much
pain,
and
he
will
suffer
much.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Because
his
face
will
be
very
disfigured}},
people
will
not
{\ADD{
want
to}}
look
at
him;
\par }{\QB people
will
despise
him
and
think
that
he
is
not
worth
paying
any
attention
to.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}But
he
will
be
{\ADD{
punished
for}}
the
sicknesses
{\ADD{
of
our
souls}};
\par }{\QB he
will
endure
great
pain
for
us.
\par }{\Q But
we
will
think
that
he
is
being
punished
by
God,
\par }{\QB afflicted/punished
{\ADD{
for
his
own
sins}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}But
his
body
will
be
bruised
because
of
the
evil
things
that
we
did,
\par }{\Q wounded
because
of
our
sins.
\par }{\QB He
will
be
beaten
in
order
that
things
will
go
well
for
our
{\ADD{
souls}};
\par }{\Q and
because
he
will
be whipped,
{\ADD{
our
souls}}
can
be
healed.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}All
of
us
have
gone
away
{\ADD{
from
God}}
like [SIM]
sheep
who
have
strayed
away
{\ADD{
from
their
shepherd}}.
\par }{\QB We
have
turned
away
{\ADD{
from
doing
the
things
that
God
wants
in
order}}
to
do
the
things
that
we
wanted [MET].
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
We
deserve
to
be
punished,
but}}
Yahweh
will
punish
him
instead
of
punishing
us
for
all
of
our
sins.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}He
will
be
abused
and
caused
to
suffer,
\par }{\QB but
he
will
not
say
anything
{\ADD{
to
complain}}.
\par }{\Q They
will
lead
him
{\ADD{
to
where
they
will
execute
him}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like
they
lead}}
a
lamb
to
where
it
will
be
slaughtered.
\par }{\Q And
like
a
sheep
does
not ◄bleat/make
any
noise►
when
the shearer
{\ADD{
cuts
off
its
wool}},
\par }{\QB he
will
not
say
anything [MTY]
{\ADD{
to
defend
himself
when
he
is
killed}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}After
he
is
arrested
and
put
on
trial,
\par }{\QB he
will
be
taken
away
{\ADD{
and
executed}}.
\par }{\Q And
no
one [RHQ]
will
be
able
to
talk
about
his
descendants,
\par }{\QB because
he
will
die [EUP]
{\ADD{
without
being
married
and
having
children}}.
\par }{\QB He
will
be ◄afflicted/caused
to
suffer►
for
the
wrong
things
that
we
have
done.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Although
he
will
never
have
done
any
wrong
or
deceived [MTY]
anyone,
\par }{\QB people
will
plan
to
bury
his
corpse
where
wicked
people
are
buried,
\par }{\Q but
instead,
a
rich
man
will
{\ADD{
bury
him}}
after
he
dies.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}But
it
will
be
Yahweh’s
will
that
he
be
afflicted
and
caused
to
suffer.
\par }{\QB And
{\ADD{
when
he
dies}},
Yahweh
will
cause
him
to
be
an
offering
to
remove
the
guilt
of
sinners.
\par }{\Q But
later
he
will
have
many
{\ADD{
spiritual}}
children,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
live ◄a
long
time/forever►
after
he
{\ADD{
dies
and}}
becomes
alive
{\ADD{
again}},
\par }{\QB and
he [MTY]
will
accomplish
everything
that
Yahweh
has
planned.
\par }{\QB \VS{11}When
he
sees
all
that
he
will
accomplish
because
of
his
suffering,
\par }{\Q he
will
be
satisfied.
\par }{\QB And
because
of
what
will
have
happened
to
him,
\par }{\Q Yahweh’s
righteous
servant
will
cause
the
guilt
of
many
people
to
be
ended,
\par }{\QB because
he
will
remove
{\ADD{
the
guilt
for}}
their
sins.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}So
Yahweh
will
consider
him
to
be
one
of
the
truly
great
people;
\par }{\QB he
will
{\ADD{
be
like
a
king
who}}
divides
up
{\ADD{
among
his
soldiers}}
the ◄spoils/things
they
took
from
their
enemies
after
defeating
them► [MET],
\par }{\Q because
he
will
sacrifice
himself
and
die.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Even
though
people}}
will
consider
him
to
be
a
sinner,
\par }{\Q he
will
remove
the
guilt
of
many
{\ADD{
people}},
\par }{\QB and
he
will
intercede/pray
that
those
who
have
done
things
that
are
wrong
{\ADD{
will
be
forgiven}}.

\par }\Chap{54}{\SH Yahweh promised that his people would return to Jerusalem
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
says, “You
{\ADD{
people
of
Jerusalem}} [MET],
start
to
sing!
\par }{\QB You
{\ADD{
who
are
like}} [MET]
women
who
have
never
given
birth
to
children,
sing
loudly
and
shout
joyfully,
\par }{\Q because
you,
{\ADD{
who
are
like}} [MET]
childless
women
who
have
been
abandoned
{\ADD{
by
their
husbands}},
will
{\ADD{
soon}}
have
more
children
\par }{\QB than
women
who
have
never
had
any
children.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Make
your
tents
larger;
\par }{\QB make
them
wider,
\par }{\QB and
fasten
them
firmly
with
tent
pegs.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
You
will
need
to
make
your
city
much
larger}}
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
soon}}
you
and
your
descendants
will
spread
all
over
the
land.
\par }{\Q They
will
force
the
people
of
{\ADD{
other}}
nations
{\ADD{
who
now
live
in
your
cities}}
to
leave,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
live
{\ADD{
again}}
in
those
cities
{\ADD{
that
were
previously
abandoned}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Do
not
be
afraid;
you
will
no
{\ADD{
longer}}
be
ashamed.
\par }{\Q Previously
you
were
ashamed
{\ADD{
because
your
enemies
conquered
you}}
\par }{\QB and
caused
many
of
your
women
to
become
widows,
\par }{\Q but
{\ADD{
soon}}
you
will
not
even
remember
that.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
I}},
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
Holy
one
of
Israel,
who
rules
over
the
whole
earth,
\par }{\Q the
one
who
created
you,
\par }{\QB will
be
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
husband
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}You
were
like
a
woman
whose
husband
left
her,
\par }{\QB and
caused
you
to
be
very
sad;
\par }{\Q you
were
like
a
young
woman
who
got
married
when
she
was
{\ADD{
very}}
young,
\par }{\QB and
then
her
husband
abandoned
her.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
abandoned
you
{\ADD{
people
of
Jerusalem}}
for
a
while,
\par }{\QB but
{\ADD{
now}}
I
am
saying, ‘I
will
take
you
back.’
\par }{\Q \VS{8}I
was
very
angry
with
you
for
a
while,
\par }{\QB and
I
turned
away
from
you.
\par }{\Q But
I
will
act mercifully
toward
you
\par }{\QB and
I
will
faithfully
love
you
forever.
\par }{\QB That
is
what
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
your
protector,
say
to
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}During
the
time
that
Noah
lived,
\par }{\QB I
solemnly
promised
that
I
would
never
again
allow
a
flood
to
cover
the
earth.
\par }{\Q So
{\ADD{
now}}
I
solemnly
promise
that
I
will
not
be
angry
with
you
again
and ◄rebuke
you/threaten
to
punish
you►.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Even
if
the
mountains
and
hills
shake
and
collapse,
\par }{\QB I
will
not
stop
faithfully
loving
you,
\par }{\Q and
I
will
not cancel
my
agreement
\par }{\QB to
cause
things
to
go
well
for
you.
\par }{\QB That
is
what
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
who
act mercifully,
say.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}You
{\ADD{
people
of
Jerusalem}} [APO],,
{\ADD{
your
enemies
acted
very
violently
toward
you}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
was
as
though}}
your
city
was
battered
by
a
severe
storm,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
helped
you.
\par }{\Q But
{\ADD{
now}}
I
will
cause
your
city
to
be
rebuilt
with
stones
made
of ◄turquoise/valuable
stones►,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
cause
the
foundations
of
the
city
to
be
made
of ◄sapphires/valuable
blue
stones►.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
will
cause
the
towers
on
the
city
wall
to
be
made
of ◄rubies/valuable
red
stones►,
\par }{\QB and
all
the
gates
of
the
city
will
be
made
of
{\ADD{
other}}
very
valuable
stones.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}I
will
be
the
one
who
will
teach
you
people
\par }{\QB and
cause
things
to
go
well
with
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Your
{\ADD{
government}}
will
be
strong
because
of
acting
justly/fairly;
\par }{\Q no
one
will ◄oppress
you/cause
you
to
suffer►;
\par }{\QB you
will
not
be
afraid,
\par }{\QB because
there
will
be
nothing [PRS]
that
will ◄terrorize
you/cause
you
to
become
extremely
afraid►.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}If
any
army
attacks
you,
\par }{\QB it
will
not
be
because
I
have
incited
them
to
do
that,
\par }{\Q and
you
will
defeat
any
group
that
attacks
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}Think
about
this:
\par }{\QB ◄Blacksmiths/Men
who
make
things
from
metal►
fan
the
coals
to
make
a
very
hot
flame
\par }{\QB in
order
to
produce
weapons
that
can
be
used
{\ADD{
in
battles}},
\par }{\Q but
I
am
the
one
who
has
produced
blacksmiths!
\par }{\Q And
I
am
also
the
one
who
created
people
who
destroy
{\ADD{
other
people
and
cities}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}{\ADD{
But
I
am
promising
you
that
I
will}}
not
allow
you
to
be
defeated/injured
by
soldiers
using
weapons
\par }{\QB that
have
been
made
to
attack
you,
\par }{\Q and
when
others
try
to
accuse
you,
you
will ◄refute
them/show
that
they
are
wrong►.
\par }{\QB That
is
the
reward
that
I
will
give
to
the
people
who
serve
me;
\par }{\Q I
will
defend
them;
\par }{\QB that
is
what
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
promise.”

\par }\Chap{55}{\SH The future glory of Jerusalem
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}“All
you
{\ADD{
people
who
are
in
exile}},
\par }{\QB listen
to
me!
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
is
as
though}} [MET]
you
are
thirsty,
\par }{\QB so
come
and
get
water
from
me!
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
you
have
no
money,
\par }{\QB but
you
can
come
and
get
things
from
me
{\ADD{
that
are
like}}
wine
and
milk!
\par }{\Q You
can
get
{\ADD{
what
you
need
from
me}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and}}
you
will
not
need
to
give
me
any
money
for
them!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
What
you
really
need
is
to
have
a
close relationship
with
me}},
\par }{\QB so ◄why
do
you
spend
money
to
buy
things
that
do
not
supply
what
you
really
need?/you
should
not
spend
money
to
buy
things
that
do
not
supply
what
you
really
need.► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q ◄Why
do
you
work
hard
to
get
money
to
buy
things
that
do
not ‘satisfy
your
{\ADD{
inner
beings}}/cause
you
to
be
happy’?► [RHQ]
\par }{\Q Pay
attention
to
what
I
say
\par }{\QB and
acquire
what
is
really
good [MET]!
\par }{\Q If
you
do
that,
then
you
will
truly
be
happy [MET].
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Listen
to
me
and
come
to
me;
\par }{\QB pay
attention
to
me,
and
if
you
do
that,
you
will
have
new
life
in
your
souls.
\par }{\Q I
will
make
an
agreement
with
you
that
will
last
forever
\par }{\QB to
faithfully
love
you
like
I
loved
{\ADD{
King}}
David.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}By
what
he
did,
I
showed
{\ADD{
my
power
to
many}} people-groups;
\par }{\QB I
caused
him
to
be
a
leader
and
commander [DOU]
over
{\ADD{
the
people
of
many
nations}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}And
similarly,
you
will
summon
people
of
other
nations
to
come
to
you,
\par }{\Q nations
that
previously
you
have
not
heard
about,
\par }{\QB and
they
had
not
heard
about
you;
\par }{\Q and
they
will
come
to
you
quickly
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
they
will
have
heard
that
I}},
Yahweh,
your
God,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
have
honored
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Seek
{\ADD{
to
know}}
me
while
it
is
still possible
for
you
to
do
that;
\par }{\QB call
to
me
while
I
am
near!
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Wicked
{\ADD{
people}}
should
abandon
their
wicked
behavior,
\par }{\QB and
evil
people
should
stop
thinking
what
is
evil.
\par }{\Q They
should
turn
to
me,
\par }{\QB and
if
they
do
that,
I
will
act mercifully
toward
them;
\par }{\Q they
should
turn
to
me,
their
God,
\par }{\QB because
I
will
fully
pardon
them
{\ADD{
for
all
the
wicked
things
that
they
have
done}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}I,
Yahweh,
declare
that
what
I
think
is
not
the
same
as
what
you
think,
\par }{\QB and
what
I
do
is
very
different
from
what
you
do.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Just
as
the
sky
is
far
above
the
earth,
\par }{\QB what
I
do
is
far
greater
than
what
you
do,
\par }{\Q and
what
I
think
is
much
greater
than
what
you
think.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Rain
and
snow
come
down
from
the
sky,
\par }{\QB and
they
cause
the
ground
to
be
moist
before
the
moisture
returns
{\ADD{
to
the
sky
and
produces
more
clouds}}.
\par }{\Q When
the
ground
becomes
moist,
it
causes
plants
to
sprout
and
grow,
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
the
soil
produces
seed
for
the
farmer
{\ADD{
to
plant}}
and
{\ADD{
grain
to
produce
flour
to
make}}
bread
for
people
to
eat.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}And
similarly
the
things
that
I
promise
to
do,
I
will
{\ADD{
always}}
cause
to
happen;
\par }{\QB my
promises
will
{\ADD{
always}}
be
fulfilled [LIT].
\par }{\Q They
will
accomplish
the
things
that
I
gave
them
to
accomplish [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{12}You
will
leave
{\ADD{
Babylon}}
joyfully,
\par }{\QB you
will
have
peace
as
I
lead
you
out.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
the
hills
and
mountains
will
sing
joyfully,
\par }{\QB and
the
trees
in
the
fields
will
clap
their
hands.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Instead
of thornbushes
and
briers,
\par }{\QB pine/cypress
{\ADD{
trees}}
and
myrtle
{\ADD{
trees}}
will
grow
{\ADD{
in
your
land}}.
\par }{\Q As
a
result
of
that,
people
will
honor
me
much
more;
\par }{\QB and
what
I
do
will
remind
everyone
that
{\ADD{
I
do
what
I
have
promised}}.”

\par }\Chap{56}{\SH God will bless all the nations
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
says
{\ADD{
to
all
the
people
of
Judah}},
\par }{\Q “Do
the
things
that
are
fair
and
just,
\par }{\QB because
I
will
soon
come
to
rescue [DOU]
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
will
bless
those
who
faithfully
obey
my
laws
about
the
Sabbath/rest
days.
\par }{\Q I
will
bless
those
who ◄keep
sacred/honor►
my
Sabbath/rest
days,
\par }{\QB and
who
do
not
do
any
work
on
those
days,
\par }{\QB and
who
refrain
from [MTY]
doing
anything
that
is
evil.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}And
foreigners
who
have
believed
in
me
should
not
say,
\par }{\QB ‘Yahweh
will
surely
not
allow
me
to
belong
to
his
people.’
\par }{\Q And
eunuchs
should
not
say,
\par }{\QB ‘{\ADD{
Because
I
am
unable
to
have
children,
I
cannot
belong
to
Yahweh}};
\par }{\QB I
am
like [MET]
a
tree
that
has
completely
withered.’
\par }{\Q \VS{4}They
should
not
say
that,
because
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
say
this
to
the
eunuchs
\par }{\QB who
obey
my
laws
about
the
Sabbath,
\par }{\Q and
who
choose
to
do
the
things
that
please
me,
\par }{\QB and
who
obey
all
{\ADD{
the
other
laws
of}}
the
agreement
that
I
{\ADD{
made
with
the Israeli
people}}:
\par }{\Q \VS{5}I
will
cause
to
be
put
inside
the
walls
of
my
temple
a
monument [DOU]
to
them;
\par }{\QB because
of
that
monument,
they
will
be
honored
more
than
they
would
have
if
they
had
children;
\par }{\Q they
will
be
honored
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
will
also
bless
those
who
are
not Israelis,
\par }{\QB who ◄join
themselves
to/believe
in►
me,
\par }{\Q and
who
serve
me
and
worship
and
love
me,
\par }{\QB and
who
obey
my
laws
about
the
Sabbath,
\par }{\Q and
who
faithfully
obey
{\ADD{
all
the
other
laws
of}}
the
agreement
that
I
{\ADD{
made
with
the Israeli
people}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
will
bring
them
to
my
sacred
hill
{\ADD{
in
Jerusalem}},
\par }{\QB I
will
cause
them
to
be
{\ADD{
very}}
joyful
in
my
temple
where
people
pray
to
me,
\par }{\Q and
I
will
accept
the
sacrifices
that
they
completely
burn
{\ADD{
on
my
altar}}
and
other
sacrifices
that
they
offer.
\par }{\QB I
will
do
those
things
for
them
because
I
want
my
temple
to
be
a
building
where
people
of
{\BD{
all}}
nations
pray
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
the
Lord,
the
one
who
will
bring
back
the
people
of
Israel
who
have
been ◄forced
to
go/exiled►
to
other
countries,
say
this:
\par }{\Q 'I
will
bring
{\ADD{
from
other
countries}}
many
more
people
to
join
those Israelis
whom
I
have
brought
back.' ”
\par }{\SH God
promised
to
punish
the Israeli
leaders
\par }{\Q \VS{9}“You
{\ADD{
surrounding
nations
have
armies
that
are
like}} [MET]
animals
in
the
forest;
\par }{\QB come
and
attack/destroy
{\ADD{
Israel}}!
\par }{\Q \VS{10}The Israeli
leaders
{\ADD{
should
be
like}} watchdogs
to
protect
the
people,
\par }{\QB but
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
they
are
blind.
\par }{\Q They
are
stupid.
\par }{\QB They
are
all
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
dogs
that
cannot
bark.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Good watchdogs
bark
when
strangers
approach}},
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
but
the Israeli
leaders
do
not
warn
the
people
that
their
enemies
are
coming}}.
\par }{\Q Instead,
they
just
want
to
lie
down
and
sleep
and
dream.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{
And
they
are
like}}
greedy
dogs;
\par }{\QB they
never
get
all
that
they
want.
\par }{\Q They
are
{\ADD{supposed
to
lead
the
people,
like
good}}
shepherds
{\ADD{
lead
their
flocks}},
\par }{\QB but
they
are
ignorant,
\par }{\QB and
they
each
do
whatever
they
want
to
do.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}They
say
to
each
other, ‘Come,
let’s
go
and
get
some
wine
and
{\ADD{
other}} alcoholic/strong
drinks,
\par }{\QB and
let’s
become
drunk!
\par }{\Q And
tomorrow
we
will
enjoy
drinking
even
more!’ ”

\par }\Chap{57}{\SH Israel’s idolatry condemned
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Righteous
people
{\ADD{
sometimes}}
die
{\ADD{
when
they
are
still
young}},
\par }{\QB and
no
one
is
concerned
about
it.
\par }{\Q Godly
people
{\ADD{
sometimes}}
die
because
of
disasters,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
understands
why.
\par }{\Q They
are
taken
away
in
order
that
they
will
not
endure
more
calamities,
\par }{\QB \VS{2}and
now
they
have
peace.
\par }{\Q They
{\ADD{
continually}}
lived
righteously,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
now}}
they
rest
{\ADD{
peacefully}}
in
their
graves.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says,}} “But
you
who
practice
sorcery,
come
here!
\par }{\QB You
who
worship
idols [MET],
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
listen
to
me}}!
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Do
you
realize [RHQ]
whom
you
are ridiculing,
\par }{\QB and
whom
you
are insulting?
\par }{\QB Do
you
realize [RHQ]
to
whom
you
are sticking
out
your
tongues?
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
You
are insulting
me,
Yahweh}}!
\par }{\QB You
are [RHQ]
always
rebelling
against
me
and
always
lying.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}You
are
eager
to
have
sex
under
every
{\ADD{
big}}
green
tree
where
you
worship
your
gods.
\par }{\Q You
kill
your
children
as
sacrifices
{\ADD{
to
your
idols}}
in
the
dry riverbeds,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
also}}
offer
them
{\ADD{
as
sacrifices
to
your
idols}}
in
the
rocky
caves.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
You
take
big}}
smooth
stones
from
the riverbeds
\par }{\QB and
worship
them
as
your
gods.
\par }{\Q You
pour
out
{\ADD{
wine}}
to
be
an
offering
to
them,
\par }{\QB and
you
bring
grain
{\ADD{
to
burn
for}}
an
offering
to
them.
\par }{\Q Do
you
think
that
I
should
not
punish
you
for
doing
all
those
things?
\par }{\Q \VS{7}You
have
sex [EUP]
{\ADD{
with
cult
prostitutes}}
on
every
hill
and
mountain,
\par }{\QB and
you
go
there
to
offer
sacrifices
{\ADD{
to
your
gods}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}You
have
put ◄fetishes/pagan
symbols►
behind
your
doors
and
doorposts,
\par }{\QB and
you
have
deserted
me.
\par }{\Q You
have
taken
off
your
clothes [EUP]
\par }{\QB and
climbed
into
your
bed
\par }{\Q and
invited
more
{\ADD{
of
your
lovers}}
to
come
to
bed
with
you.
\par }{\Q You
have
paid
them
to
have
sex
with
you,
\par }{\QB and
you
have
fondled
their
sexual
organs.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}You
have
given
{\ADD{
fragrant}}
oil
and
lots
of
perfume
to
your
god
Molech,
\par }{\QB and
you
sent
messengers
to
distant
countries
{\ADD{
to
find
other
gods
to
worship}};
\par }{\Q you
{\ADD{
even
tried
to}}
send
{\ADD{
messengers}}
to
the
place
of
the
dead
{\ADD{
to
search
for
new
gods}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}You
became
weary
because
of
doing
all
those
things,
\par }{\QB but
you
never
said, ‘It
is
useless
{\ADD{
for
us
to
do
that}}.’
\par }{\Q You
found
new
strength
for
worshiping
idols,
\par }{\QB so
you
continued
to
do
that [LIT].
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Was
it
because
you
were
afraid
{\ADD{
of
those
idols
more
than
you
were
afraid
of
me}}
that
you
lied
{\ADD{
about
what
you
were
doing}},
\par }{\QB and
you
do
not
even
think
about [DOU, RHQ]
me?
\par }{\Q Was
it
because
I
did
not
punish
you
for
a
long
time
that
you
are
not
afraid
of
me [RHQ]?
\par }{\Q \VS{12}You
{\ADD{
think
that}} [IRO]
the
things
that
you
have
done
are
right,
\par }{\QB but
I
will
tell
the
truth.
\par }{\Q It
will
not
help
you
to
do
any
of
those
things.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}When
you
cry
out
{\ADD{
for
help}}
to
your
collection
of
idols,
\par }{\QB they
will
not
rescue
you.
\par }{\Q The
wind
will
blow
them
away [DOU].
\par }{\QB But
those
who
trust
in
me
will
live
in
the
land
{\ADD{
of
Israel}},
\par }{\Q and
{\ADD{
they
will
worship
me
on
Zion}},
my
sacred
hill.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
rescue
his
people.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Yahweh
will
say, “Prepare
{\ADD{
yourselves
to
receive}}
me,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like}} [MET]
people
build
and
prepare
a
road
{\ADD{
for
a
king
to
come
on}}.
\par }{\Q Get
rid
of
{\ADD{
the
things
that
are
causing
you
to
sin}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like}} [MET]
people
remove
from
a
road ◄obstacles/things
that
cause
people
to
stumble►.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Because
this
is
what
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
who
am
holy
and
greatly
honored
and
who
live
forever,
say:
\par }{\Q I
live
in
the
highest
heaven,
where
{\ADD{
everything}}
is
holy,
\par }{\QB but
I
also
am
with
those
who
are
humble
and
who
are
sorry
for
the
sinful
things
that
they
have
done.
\par }{\Q I
will
greatly
encourage [DOU]
those
who
have
repented.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}I
will
not
accuse
{\ADD{
people}}
forever;
\par }{\QB I
will
not
always
be
angry
{\ADD{
with
them}},
\par }{\Q because
{\ADD{
if
I
did
that}},
people
would
become
weak/discouraged;
\par }{\QB all
the
people
whom
I
created
and
caused
to
live
would
die.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}I
was
angry
{\ADD{
with
my
people}}
because
they
sinned
by
wanting
the
things
that
others
had.
\par }{\Q So
because
I
was
angry,
I
punished
them
and
turned
away
from
them,
\par }{\QB but
they
continued
sinning.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}I
have
seen
the
evil
things
that
they
continually
do,
\par }{\QB but
I
will
restore
them
and
lead
them.
\par }{\Q I
will
encourage/comfort
them.
\par }{\QB And
to
those
who
are
mourning,
\par }{\QB \VS{19}I
will
enable
them
to
sing
songs
to
praise
me.
\par }{\Q I
will
restore
{\ADD{
all
my
people}},
those
who
live
near
{\ADD{
Jerusalem}}
and
those
who
live
far
away,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
cause
things
to
go
well
for
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Wicked
{\ADD{
people
do
not
have
peace
in
their
inner
beings}};
\par }{\QB they
are
like [SIM]
a
sea
{\ADD{
whose
waves
are}}
always
churning
up
mud,
\par }{\Q \VS{21}and
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
say
that
things
will
never ◄go
well/be
peaceful►
for
those
who
are
evil.”

\par }\Chap{58}{\SH True worship
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Yahweh
said
to
me}},
\par }{\Q “Shout
loudly!
\par }{\QB Shout
like [SIM]
a
loud
trumpet!
\par }{\Q Shout
to
warn
my Israeli
people
about
their
sins [DOU]!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}They
worship
me
every
day;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
they
come
to
my
temple
because
they
say
that}}
they
are
eager
to
know
what
I
want
them
to
do.
\par }{\Q They
act
as
though
they
are
a
nation
that
does
things
that
are
righteous,
\par }{\QB who
would
never
abandon
their
God.
\par }{\Q They
request
me
to
decide
matters
justly,
\par }{\QB and
they
delight
to
come
to
worship
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
They
say}}, ‘We
have ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►
to
please
you,
\par }{\QB but
you
did
not [RHQ]
notice
our
doing
that.
\par }{\Q We
humbled
ourselves,
\par }{\QB but
you
did
not [RHQ]
pay
any
attention!’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q I
will
tell
you
why
I
did
not
pay
attention.
\par }{\QB It
is
because
when
you
fast,
\par }{\Q you
do
it
only
to
please
yourselves,
\par }{\QB and
you
act
cruelly
toward
all
your
workers.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}You
fast,
but
you
also
quarrel
and
fight
{\ADD{
with
each
other}}
with
your
fists.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Doing
things
like
that
while}}
you
fast
will
{\ADD{
certainly}}
not
cause
{\ADD{
me}}
to
hear
your
prayers
{\ADD{
where
I
am}},
high
in
heaven.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}You
{\ADD{
act
as
though}} [IRO]
you
humble
yourselves [RHQ]
by
bowing
your
heads
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
{\ADD{
the
tops
of}}
reeds
bend
{\ADD{
when
the
wind
blows}},
\par }{\Q and
you
wear [RHQ]
rough
clothes
and
cover
your
heads
with
ashes
{\ADD{
like
people
do
when
they
are
grieving}}.
\par }{\Q That
is
what
you
do
when
you
are
fasting,
\par }{\QB but
do
you
really
think [RHQ]
that
will
please
me?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}No,
that
is
not
the
kind
of
fasting
that
I
desire.
\par }{\Q What
I
really
want [RHQ]
is
for
you
to
free
those
who
have
been
unjustly
put
in
prison [DOU],
\par }{\QB and
to
encourage
those
who
are ◄treated
cruelly/oppressed►;
\par }{\Q I
want
you
to
free
those
who
have
been
oppressed
in
any
way.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
want
you
to [RHQ]
share
your
food
with
those
who
are
hungry
\par }{\QB and
to
allow
those
who
have
no
houses
to
stay
in
your
houses.
\par }{\Q Give
clothes
to
those
who
do
not
have
clothes,
\par }{\QB and
do
not
hide
from
your
relatives
who
need
help
from
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}If
you
do
those
things,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
what
you
do
for
others
will
be
like}} [SIM]
a
light
that
shines
when
it
dawns.
\par }{\QB The
troubles
{\ADD{
that
have
been
caused
by
your
sins}}
will
end
quickly.
\par }{\Q Others
will
know
about
your
righteous
behavior,
\par }{\QB and
with
my
glorious
presence
I
will
protect
you
from
behind
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
like
I
protected
the Israeli
people
when
they
left
Egypt}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Then
you
will
call
out
to
me,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
{\ADD{
quickly}}
answer
{\ADD{
and
say
that
I
will
help
you}}.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q Stop ◄oppressing
people/treating
people
cruelly►;
\par }{\QB stop
falsely
accusing
people;
\par }{\QB and
stop
saying
evil
{\ADD{
things
about
people}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Give
food
to
those
who
are
hungry,
\par }{\QB and
give
to
people
who
are
afflicted/suffering
the
things
that
they
need.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Your
doing
that
will
be
like}} [MET]
a
light
that
shines
in
the
darkness;
\par }{\QB instead
of
doing
evil
to
people [MET],
{\ADD{
the
good
things
that
you
do
for
them
will
be
like}} [SIM]
sunshine
at noontime.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
will
guide
you
continually,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
give
you
good
things
to
satisfy
you.
\par }{\QB I
will
enable
you
to
remain
strong
and
healthy.
\par }{\Q You
will
be
like [SIM]
a
garden
that
is
well
watered,
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
spring
that
never
dries
up.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
Your
people}}
will
rebuild
the
cities
that
were
destroyed
long
ago;
\par }{\QB they
will
build
{\ADD{
houses}}
on
top
of
the
old
foundations.
\par }{\Q People
will
say
that
you
are
the
ones
who
are
repairing
the
holes
{\ADD{
in
the
city
walls}},
\par }{\QB and
who
are
repairing
the
streets
where
people
live.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Do
not
travel [MTY]
long distances
on
Sabbath/rest
days,
\par }{\QB and
on
Sabbath
days
do
not
do
only
the
things
that
you
delight
to
do.
\par }{\Q Enjoy
the
Sabbath
days,
and
consider
them
to
be
delightful.
\par }{\QB The
Sabbath
days
are
my
holy
days.
\par }{\QB Honor
me,
Yahweh,
in
everything
that
you
do
{\ADD{
on
the
Sabbath
days}}.
\par }{\Q Do
not
talk
about
and
do
things
{\ADD{
only}}
to
please
yourselves.
\par }{\QB If
you
do
all
the
things
that
I
have
just
now
told
you
to
do,
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
will
enable
you
to
be
joyful.
\par }{\QB I
will
greatly
honor
you;
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
I
will
honor
you
everywhere!}}
\par }{\QB I
will
give
to
you
the
{\ADD{
blessings}}
that
I
gave
to
your ancestor
Jacob.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Those
things
will
surely
happen
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”

\par }\Chap{59}{\SH Yahweh will rescue the people of Judah in spite of the evil things they have done
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Listen
to
this!
Yahweh’s
power [MTY]
is
not
ended/gone,
with
the
result
that
he
cannot
save
{\ADD{
you}}.
\par }{\QB He
has
not
become
deaf [MTY],
with
the
result
that
he
cannot
hear
{\ADD{
you
when
you
call
to
him
for
help}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}But,
you
have
separated
yourselves
from
your
God
by
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
\par }{\Q Because
of
your
sins,
he
has
turned
away
from
you,
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
he
does
not
pay
attention
to
what
you
request
him
to
do.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}You
do
violent
things [MTY]
{\ADD{
to
others}},
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
your
hands
are
stained
with
their
blood.
\par }{\Q You
{\ADD{
constantly}}
tell [MTY]
lies,
\par }{\QB and
you
say [MTY]
evil
things
{\ADD{
about
others}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}When
you
accuse
someone
in
court,
what
you
say
is
not
fair
and
it
is
not
true.
\par }{\QB You
accuse
people
falsely.
\par }{\Q You
are
{\ADD{
constantly}}
planning
to
cause
trouble
for
others,
\par }{\QB and
then
you
do
those
evil
things
that
you
planned.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}What
you
plan
to
do
to
harm
people [MET]
is
as
dangerous
as
the
eggs
of
a ◄cobra/poisonous
snake►,
\par }{\QB because
cobras
will
hatch
from
those
eggs.
\par }{\QB You
trap
people
like [MET] spiders
trap/catch
insects
in
their
webs.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}We
people
cannot
hide/cover
our
skin
with
clothes
made
of
spider
webs [MET],
\par }{\QB and
similarly
you
cannot
hide
the
evil
things
that
you
have
done.
\par }{\Q You
are
{\ADD{
constantly}}
acting [MTY]
violently.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}You [SYN]
are
very
quick
to
go
and
do
evil
things,
\par }{\QB and
you
hurry
to
murder
people [MTY]
who
are
innocent.
\par }{\Q You
are
{\ADD{
continually}}
thinking
about
sinning.
\par }{\QB Wherever
you
go,
you
destroy
things
and
cause
people
to
suffer.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}You
do
not
know
how
to
act
peacefully
or
to
treat
others
fairly.
\par }{\Q You
always
are ◄dishonest/deceiving
others► [MET],
\par }{\QB and
those
who
imitate
your
behavior
never
have
any
inner
peace.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Because
of
that,
God
does
not
rescue
us
{\ADD{
from
our
enemies}};
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
seems
that}}
he
is
not
acting
fairly/righteously
toward
us.
\par }{\Q We
expect
{\ADD{
God
to
give
us}}
light,
\par }{\QB but
all
{\ADD{
he
gives
us}}
is
darkness [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{10}We
are
like [SIM]
blind
people
who
have
to
feel
along
a
wall
to
be
able
to
walk
anywhere.
\par }{\QB We
stumble
{\ADD{
and
trip}}
at noontime
like [SIM]
we
would
when
it
is
dark.
\par }{\Q We
are
like [SIM]
dead
people
who
are
among
healthy
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}We
growl
like [SIM]
{\ADD{
hungry}}
bears;
\par }{\QB we
continually
moan
like [SIM]
doves.
\par }{\Q We
seek
{\ADD{
people
who
do}}
what
is
just/fair,
\par }{\QB but
we
cannot
find
any
{\ADD{
anywhere}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
We
want
God}}
to
rescue
us,
\par }{\QB but
{\ADD{
it
seems
that}}
he
is
far
away.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
But
these
things
are happening}}
because
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
our
sins
are
piled
high
in
the
presence
of
God,
\par }{\QB and
that
they
testify [PRS]
against
us.
\par }{\Q We
cannot
deny
it;
\par }{\QB we
know
that
we
have
done
many
wrong
things.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ADD{
We
know
that}}
we
have
rebelled
against
Yahweh;
\par }{\QB we
have
turned
away
from
him.
\par }{\Q We ◄oppress
people/treat
people
cruelly►
by
what
we
testify
{\ADD{
against
them}};
\par }{\QB we
do
not
allow
them
to
get
what
they
have
a
right
to
get.
\par }{\Q We [SYN]
think
about
the
lies
that
we
can
tell,
\par }{\QB and
then
we
tell
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}{\ADD{
In
our
courts,
the
judges}}
do
not
decide
cases/matters
fairly;
\par }{\QB no
one
is
acting
righteously.
\par }{\Q In
plazas
where
people
gather
together,
no
one
tells
the
truth [PRS];
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
seems
that
people}}
are
not
allowed
to
say
what
is
true.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}No
one
tells
the
truth,
\par }{\QB and
people
try
to
ruin
{\ADD{
the reputations
of}}
those
who
quit
doing
evil.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q Yahweh
looked
around,
and
he
saw
that
no
one
was
doing
what
is
just/fair,
\par }{\QB and
he
was
{\ADD{
very}}
displeased.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}He
was
disgusted
when
he
saw
that
no
one
tried
to
help
{\ADD{
those
who
were
being
treated
cruelly}}.
\par }{\QB So
he
used
his
own
power [MTY]
to
rescue
them;
\par }{\Q it
is
because
he
is
always
righteous
that
he
did
that [PRS].
\par }{\Q \VS{17}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though
he
is
a
soldier
who}} [MET]
puts
on
his
armor
and
a
helmet;
\par }{\QB his
continually
doing
what
is
right
is
like [MET]
his
armor,
and
his
ability
to
rescue
people
is
{\ADD{
like}}
his
helmet.
\par }{\Q His
being
extremely
angry
and
his
being
ready
to
get
revenge
{\ADD{
on
those
who
do
evil}}
are
like [MET]
his
robes.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}He
will
repay
his
enemies
for
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
\par }{\QB He
will
severely
punish [MTY]
even
those
who
live
far
{\ADD{
from
Jerusalem}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}When
that
happens,
people
everywhere,
from
the
east
to
the
west,
will
respect
and
honor
Yahweh [MTY],
\par }{\QB because
he
will
come
like [SIM]
a
rushing
river
that
is
pushed
along
by
the
strong
wind
that
Yahweh
sent.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}And
Yahweh
says
that
he
will
come
to
Jerusalem
to
free
{\ADD{
his
people}};
\par }{\QB he
will
come
to
rescue
those
in
Judah
who
have
quit ◄doing
sinful
things/their
sinful
behavior►.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}This
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
his
people: “This
is
the
agreement
that
I
will
make
with
you:
\par }{\Q My
Spirit
will
not
leave
you,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
always
have
my
message.
\par }{\Q You
will
{\ADD{
be
able
to}}
declare
it [MTY],
\par }{\QB and
your
children
and
grandchildren
will
{\ADD{
be
able
to}}
declare
it
forever.”

\par }\Chap{60}{\SH Israel’s future glory
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
You
people
of}}
Jerusalem [PRS],
stand
up!
\par }{\QB Yahweh
has
done
glorious
things
for
you,
\par }{\Q and
he
has
acted powerfully
for
you;
\par }{\QB so
show
others
that
he
is
very
great!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
But
spiritual}}
darkness
has
covered
{\ADD{
all
the
other people-groups
on}}
the
earth,
\par }{\QB complete
darkness,
\par }{\Q but
Yahweh
will
show
you
how
great
he
is,
\par }{\QB and
other
people
will
also
see
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}By
seeing
what
he
has
done
for
you,
{\ADD{
people
of
all}} people-groups
will
see
that
he
is
very
great,
\par }{\QB and
kings
will
come
to
see
the
wonderful
things
that
have
happened
to
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
Yahweh
says}}, “Look
around
and
you
will
see
the
people
who
will
be
returning
from ◄exile/countries
to
which
they
have
been
forced
to
go►!
\par }{\Q Your
sons
will
come
from
distant
countries;
\par }{\QB others
will
carry
your
{\ADD{
little}}
daughters
home.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}When
you
look
at
this happening,
\par }{\QB you
will
be
very
joyful [DOU],
\par }{\Q because
people
will
bring
valuable
goods
to
you
{\ADD{
from
all
around
the
world}}.
\par }{\QB They
will
bring
in
ships
valuable
things
from
{\ADD{
many}}
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}People
will
{\ADD{
also}}
bring
valuable
goods
to
you
on
herds/caravans
of
camels:
\par }{\QB Camels
from
the
Midian
and
Ephah
{\ADD{
areas
of
northern
Arabia}}.
\par }{\Q And
from
Sheba
{\ADD{
in
southern
Arabia}}
they
will
come,
bringing
gold
and
frankincense;
\par }{\QB they
will
all
come
to
praise
{\ADD{
me}},
Yahweh.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}They
will
bring
flocks
{\ADD{
of
sheep
and
goats}}
from
Kedar
{\ADD{
in
northern
Arabia
and
give
them}}
to
you.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
They
will
bring}} [PRS]
rams
from
Nebaioth
for
you
{\ADD{
to
sacrifice}}
on
my
altars,
\par }{\Q and
I
will
accept
them
{\ADD{happily}}.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
At
that
time}}
I
will
cause
my
temple
to
be
very beautifully
decorated.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}And
what
are
those
things
that
are
\par }{\QB moving
swiftly
like [SIM]
clouds?
\par }{\Q They
resemble [SIM]
doves
{\ADD{
returning}}
to
their
nests.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}But
they
are
really
ships
from
Tarshish
that
are
bringing
your
people
back
here.
\par }{\QB When
your
people
come,
they
will
bring
with
them
{\ADD{
all}}
the
valuable
possessions
that
they
have
acquired,
\par }{\Q and
{\ADD{
they
will
do
that}}
to
honor
{\ADD{
me}},
Yahweh,
your
God,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
\par }{\QB because
I
will
have
greatly
honored
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Foreigners
will
{\ADD{
come
and}}
rebuild
the
walls
of
your
{\ADD{
cities}},
\par }{\QB and
their
kings
will
serve/help
you.
\par }{\QB Although
I
punished
you
because
I
was
angry
with
you,
\par }{\QB these
things
will
happen
now
because
I
will
act mercifully
toward
you
because
I
am
kind.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}The
gates
of
your
{\ADD{
cities}}
will
be
open
during
the
day
and
{\ADD{
also}}
during
the
night,
\par }{\QB in
order
that
people
will
be
able
to
bring
into
your
cities
valuable
things
from
{\ADD{
many}}
countries,
\par }{\QB with
their
kings
being
led
to
you
in
the processions.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}And
the
kingdoms
and
nations
whose
{\ADD{
people}}
refuse
to
allow
you
to
rule
them
will
be
completely
destroyed [DOU].
\par }{\Q \VS{13}The
glorious/beautiful
things
in
Lebanon
will
be
brought
to
you—
\par }{\QB {\ADD{lumber
from}}
cypress
{\ADD{
trees}}
and
fir
{\ADD{
trees}}
and
pine
{\ADD{
trees
}}—
\par }{\Q to
be
used
to
make
my
temple
beautiful.
\par }{\QB When
that
is
done,
my
temple [MTY]
will
{\ADD{
truly}}
be
glorious!
\par }{\Q \VS{14}The
descendants
of
those
who ◄oppressed
you/treated
you
cruelly►
will
come
and
bow
down
to
you;
\par }{\QB those
who
despised
you
will
prostrate
themselves
in
front
of
your
feet.
\par }{\Q They
will
say
that
your
city
on
Zion
Hill
\par }{\QB is
the
City
of
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB where
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
lives.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}Previously
everyone
hated
you
and
ignored
you,
\par }{\QB but
now
your
{\ADD{
city}}
will
be
majestic/honored
forever;
\par }{\Q and
{\ADD{
I
will
cause
you
to
be}}
joyful
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}People
of
all
nations
and
their
kings
will
gladly
bring [MET]
their
wealth
to
you.
\par }{\Q And
{\ADD{
when
that
happens}},
you
will
realize
that
I
truly
am
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB the
one
who
saves
you
and
rescues
you
{\ADD{
from
your
enemies}},
\par }{\QB and
that
I
am
the
mighty
one
to
whom
you Israeli
people
belong.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Instead
of
{\ADD{metals
that
are
not
valuable,
like}}
bronze
and
iron,
\par }{\QB I
will
bring
to
you
silver
and
gold.
\par }{\Q Instead
of
wood
and
stones,
\par }{\QB I
will
bring
you
bronze
and
iron
{\ADD{
for
your
buildings}}.
\par }{\Q There
will
be
peace
in
your
country,
\par }{\QB and
your
rulers
will
do
what
is
fair/just.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}People
in
your
country
will
no
longer
act
violently,
\par }{\QB and
people
will
no
longer
destroy
your
land
and
cause
it
to
become
desolate/ruined.
\par }{\Q The
people
in
the
city
will
be
safe,
\par }{\QB and
everyone
there
will
praise
me [MTY].
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}And
you
will
no
longer
need
the
sun
and
moon
to
give
you
light,
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
will
give
you
more
light
{\ADD{
than
the
sun
and
moon}};
\par }{\Q I
will
be
a
glorious
light
for
you
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}{\ADD{
It
will
seem
as
though}}
the
sun
and
moon
will
always
be
shining [LIT],
\par }{\QB because
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
will
be
an
everlasting
light
for
you.
\par }{\Q You
will
never
again
be
sad
{\ADD{
because
of
things
that
happen
to
you}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Your
people
will
all
be
righteous,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
occupy
the
land
forever,
\par }{\Q because
I
myself
have
put
you
there
{\ADD{
like
people
plant
trees}} [MET]
\par }{\QB in
order
that
you
will
show
others
that
I
am
very
great.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}At
that
time,
the
{\ADD{
groups
that
are}}
very
small
now
will
become
{\ADD{
very
large}}
clans,
\par }{\QB and
small
clans
will
become
great
nations.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
All
those
things
will
happen
because}},
I,
Yahweh,
will
cause
them
to
happen
at
the
right
time.”

\par }\Chap{61}{\SH Good news for oppressed people
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
Spirit
of
Yahweh
{\ADD{
our}}
Lord
is
on
me;
\par }{\QB he
has
appointed [MTY]
me
to
bring
good
news
to
those
who
are
oppressed,
\par }{\Q to
comfort
those
who
are
discouraged,
\par }{\QB to
free
{\ADD{
all}}
those
who
are
{\ADD{
as
though
they
are chained/tied}} [DOU]
{\ADD{
by
the
wrong
things
that
they
continually
do}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}He
has
sent
me
to
tell
those
who
mourn
{\ADD{
about
the
members
of
their
families
who
died}} (OR,
{\ADD{
who
are
still
in
Babylonia)}}
\par }{\QB that
now
is
the
time
when
Yahweh
will
act
kindly
{\ADD{
toward
his
people}};
\par }{\Q now
is
the
time
when
our
God
will ◄get
revenge
on/punish►
{\ADD{
their
enemies}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}To
{\ADD{
all}}
those
in
Jerusalem
who
mourn,
\par }{\Q he
will
give
flower
necklaces
{\ADD{
to
wear}};
\par }{\QB instead
of
ashes
{\ADD{
that
they
put
on
their
heads
to
show
that
they
are
sad}};
\par }{\Q he
will
cause
them
to
rejoice [MTY]
instead
of
being
sad;
\par }{\QB he
will
enable
them
to
be [MET]
happy
instead
of
being
discouraged.
\par }{\Q They
will
be
called “people
who
continually
do
what
is
right,
\par }{\QB people
who
are
{\ADD{
like
tall/strong}}
oak
{\ADD{
trees}}
that
Yahweh
has
planted”
\par }{\Q to
show
others
that
he
is
very
great.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}{\ADD{
Those
who
return
from
Babylon}}
will
rebuild
the
cities
that
{\ADD{
the
soldiers
from
Babylon}}
tore
down.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Even
though}}
those
cities
have
been
destroyed
and
abandoned
for
many
years,
\par }{\Q they
will
be
restored/rebuilt.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Foreigners
will
be
the
ones
who
will
take
care
of
your
flocks
{\ADD{
of
sheep
and
goats}},
\par }{\QB and
plow
your
fields
and
take
care
of
your grapevines.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}But
you
{\ADD{
are
the
ones
who}}
will
be
like
the
priests
to
serve
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB to
work
for
God.
\par }{\Q You
will
enjoy
valuable
goods
{\ADD{
that
are
brought}}
from
other
nations,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
be
happy
that
those
things
have
become
yours.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Previously
you
were
shamed
and
disgraced,
\par }{\QB but
now
you
will
have
great
blessings;
\par }{\Q previously
{\ADD{
your
enemies}}
humbled
you,
\par }{\QB but
now
you
will
have
many
good
things;
\par }{\Q you
will
be
happy
because
of
being
in
your
land
again,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
rejoice
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}“I,
Yahweh,
am
very
pleased
with
those/judges
who
decide
matters
fairly;
\par }{\QB I
hate
{\ADD{
those
who illegally}}
take
things
from
other
people.
\par }{\Q I
will
surely
repay
my
people
\par }{\QB ◄for/because
of►
all
that
they
have
suffered
{\ADD{
in
the
past}}.
\par }{\Q And
I
will
make
an
everlasting
agreement
with
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Their
descendants
will
be
honored
by
people
of
other
nations [DOU].
\par }{\QB Everyone
who
sees
them
will
know
that
they
are
a
nation
that
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
have
blessed.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}I
greatly
rejoice
because
of
what
Yahweh
{\ADD{
has
done}}!
\par }{\QB I
am
happy,
\par }{\Q because
he
has
saved
me
and
declared
that
I
am
righteous;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
those
blessings
are
like}} [MET]
a
robe
that
he
has
put
on
me.
\par }{\Q I
am
{\ADD{
as
happy
as}} [SIM]
a
bridegroom
in
his
wedding
suit,
\par }{\QB or
a
bride
wearing
jewels.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Just
as
{\ADD{
seeds
sown
in}}
a
garden
sprout
from
the
soil
and
grow [DOU],
\par }{\QB Yahweh
{\ADD{
our}}
God
will
cause
{\ADD{
people
of}}
all
nations
to
act
righteously,
\par }{\Q with
the
result
that
they
will
praise
him
for
doing
that.

\par }\Chap{62}{\SH Isaiah’s prayer for Jerusalem
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Because
I
am
very
concerned
about
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Jerusalem [DOU],
\par }{\QB I
will
do
something
to
help
them.
\par }{\Q I
will
not
stop
praying
for
them
\par }{\QB until
they
are
rescued/freed
{\ADD{
from
their
oppressors}},
\par }{\Q until
that
becomes
as apparent
to
everyone
as
the
dawn
{\ADD{
every
morning}},
\par }{\QB until
people
can
see
it
as
clearly
as [SIM]
they
see
a
torch
shining
brightly
{\ADD{
at
night}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
Some
day}}
the
{\ADD{
people
of
many}}
nations
will
know
that
Yahweh
has
rescued
you,
{\ADD{
his
people}}.
\par }{\QB Their
kings
will
see
that
your
city
is
{\ADD{
very}}
great/glorious.
\par }{\Q And
Yahweh [MTY]
will
give
your
{\ADD{
city}}
a
new
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though}}
Yahweh
will
hold
you
up
in
his
hands
in
order
that
everyone
can
see
you.
\par }{\QB Under
his
authority [MTY],
you
will
be
{\ADD{
like}}
a
glorious headband/turban
worn
by
a
king.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Your
{\ADD{
city}}
will
never
again
be
called “the
deserted/abandoned
city”
and
your
country
will
never
again
be
called “the
desolate
land”;
\par }{\QB it
will
be
called “the
land
that
Yahweh
delights
in”,
\par }{\QB and
{\ADD{
it
will
also
be
called}} “married
to
Yahweh”.
\par }{\Q It
will
be
called
that
because
Yahweh
will
be
delighted
with
you,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
it
will
be
as
though}}
you
are
his
bride [MET].
\par }{\Q \VS{5}You
people
will
live
in
all
the
country
of
Judah
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
young
man
lives
with
his
bride.
\par }{\Q And
our
God
will
be
happy
that
you
{\ADD{
belong
to}}
him
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
a
bridegroom
is
happy
that
his
bride
{\ADD{
belongs
to
him}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
You
people
of}}
Jerusalem,
I
have
placed
watchmen
on
your
walls;
\par }{\QB they
will [LIT]
earnestly
pray
to
Yahweh
day
and
night.
\par }{\Q You
watchmen,
you
must
not
stop
{\ADD{
praying}}
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and}} reminding
Yahweh
{\ADD{
about
what
he
has
promised
to
do}}!
\par }{\Q \VS{7}And
tell
Yahweh
that
he
should
not
rest
\par }{\QB until
he
causes
Jerusalem
to
be
{\ADD{
a
city
that
is}}
famous
throughout
the
world.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Yahweh
has
raised
his
right
hand
to
solemnly
promise
{\ADD{
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem}},
\par }{\QB “I
will
use
my
power [MTY]
and
never
again
allow
your
enemies
to
defeat
you;
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
soldiers
from
other
nations
will
never
come
again}}
to
take
away
your
grain
\par }{\QB and
the
wine
that
you
worked
hard
{\ADD{
to
produce}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}You
yourselves
grew
the
grain,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
be
the
ones
who
will
praise
{\ADD{
me}},
Yahweh,
while
you
eat
{\ADD{
the
bread
made
from}}
that
grain.
\par }{\Q Inside
the
courtyards
of
my
temple
\par }{\QB you
yourselves
will
drink
the
wine
made
from
the
grapes
{\ADD{
that
you
harvested}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Go
out
through
the
{\ADD{
city}}
gates!
\par }{\QB Prepare
the
highway
on
which
people
{\ADD{
will
return
from
other
countries}}!
\par }{\Q Cause
the
road
to
become
smooth;
\par }{\QB clear
off
{\ADD{
all}}
the
stones;
\par }{\Q set
up
signal
flags
to
help
the people-groups
to
see
{\ADD{
where
the
road
to
Jerusalem
is}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}This
is
the
message
that
Yahweh
has
sent
to
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
every
nation:
\par }{\QB “Tell
the
people
of
Israel, ‘The
one
who
will
rescue/save
you
is
coming!
\par }{\Q Look!
He
will
be
bringing
to
you ◄your
reward/what
you
deserve
{\ADD{
for
the
good
things
that
you
have
done}}►;
\par }{\QB those
whom
he
is
setting
free
will
be
going
ahead
of
him.’ ”
\par }{\Q \VS{12}They
will
be
called “Yahweh’s
own
people,
\par }{\QB the
ones
whom
he
rescued”.
\par }{\Q And
Jerusalem
will
be
known
as
the
city
that
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}
loves,
\par }{\QB the
city
that
is
no
{\ADD{
longer}}
abandoned.

\par }\Chap{63}{\SH Yahweh’s punishment on the nations
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I
ask}}, “Who
is
this
who
is
coming
from
Bozrah
{\ADD{
city}}
in
Edom,
\par }{\QB whose
clothes
are
stained
red
{\ADD{
from
blood}}?
\par }{\Q Who
is
this
who
is
wearing
beautiful
robes?”
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
He
replies}}, “It
is
I,
{\ADD{
Yahweh}},
declaring
that
I
have
defeated
{\ADD{
your
enemies}},
\par }{\Q and
I
am
able
to
rescue
you!”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
I
ask
him}}, “What
are
those
red
spots
on
your
clothes?
\par }{\QB It
appears
that [SIM]
you
have
been
treading/tramping
on
grapes
{\ADD{
to
make
wine}}.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ADD{
He
replies}}, “I
have
been
treading
on
{\ADD{
my
enemies,
not}}
on
grapes.
\par }{\QB I
did
it
myself;
no
one
helped
me.
\par }{\Q I
punished
them
because
I
was
very
angry
with
them,
\par }{\QB and
my
clothes
became
stained
with
their
blood.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
did
that
because
it
was
time
for
me [SYN]
to
get
revenge;
\par }{\QB it
was
time
to
rescue
{\ADD{
my
people
from
those
who
had
oppressed
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}I
searched
for
someone
who
would
enable
me
to
help
{\ADD{
my
people}},
\par }{\QB but
I
was
amazed/shocked
that
there
was
no
one
to
help
me.
\par }{\Q So
I
defeated
{\ADD{
their
enemies}}
with
my
own
power/strength [MTY];
\par }{\QB I
was
able [PRS]
to
do
that
because
of
my
being
very
angry.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Because
I
was
extremely
angry,
I
punished
the
nations;
\par }{\QB I
caused
them
{\ADD{
to
stagger
like}} [MET]
drunk
men,
\par }{\Q and
I
caused
their
blood
to
pour
out
on
the
ground.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh’s
kindness
to
his
people
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
will
tell
about
Yahweh
faithfully
loving
his
people,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
praise
him
for
all
that
he
has
done.
\par }{\Q Yahweh
has
done
good
things
for
{\ADD{
us}}
people [MTY]
of
Israel;
\par }{\QB he
has
acted mercifully
toward
us,
\par }{\QB and
he
has steadfastly
and
faithfully
loved
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Yahweh
said, “These
are
my
people;
\par }{\QB they
will
not
deceive
me;”
\par }{\QB so
he
rescued
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}When
we
had
many
troubles,
\par }{\QB he
was
sad
{\ADD{
also}}.
\par }{\Q He
sent
his
angel
to
rescue
us.
\par }{\QB Because
he
loved
us
and
was
merciful
to
us,
\par }{\Q he
saved
us;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
it
was
as
though}}
he
picked
our
ancestors
up
and
carried
them
all
those
years
{\ADD{
during
which
they
were
oppressed
in
Egypt}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}But
we
rebelled
against
him,
\par }{\QB and
we
caused
his
Holy
Spirit
to
be
sad.
\par }{\Q So
he
became
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
an
enemy
\par }{\QB who
fought
against
us.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Then
we
thought
about
{\ADD{
what
happened}}
long
ago,
\par }{\QB during
the
time
when
Moses
led
{\ADD{
our
ancestors
out
of
Egypt}}.
\par }{\Q We
cried
out, “Where
is
the
one
who
brought
our
ancestors
through
the
{\ADD{
Red}}
Sea
\par }{\QB while
Moses
led
them?
\par }{\Q Where
is
the
one
who
sent
his
Holy
Spirit
\par }{\QB to
be
among
our
ancestors?
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Where
is
the
one
who
showed
his
glorious
power [MTY],
\par }{\QB and
caused
the
water
to
separate
when
Moses
lifted
his
arm
above
it,
\par }{\Q with
the
result
that
he
will
be
honored/praised
forever?
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Where
is
the
one
who
led
our
ancestors
while
they
walked
through
the
sea
bed?
\par }{\QB They
were
like [SIM]
horses
that
were racing
along
and
never
stumbled.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}They
were
like [SIM]
cattle
that
walk
down
into
a
valley
{\ADD{
to
rest}},
\par }{\QB and
the
Spirit
of
Yahweh
enabled
them
to
go
to
a
place
where
they
could
rest.
\par }{\Q Yahweh,
you
led
your
people,
\par }{\QB and
you
caused
yourself [MTY]
to ◄get
a
wonderful
reputation/be
greatly
honored►.”
\par }{\SH A
prayer
for
God’s
mercy
and
pardon
\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ADD{
Yahweh}},
look
down
from
heaven;
\par }{\QB look
down
on
us
from
your
holy
and
glorious
home.
\par }{\Q You
were [RHQ]
previously
very
concerned
{\ADD{
about
us}},
and
you
acted powerfully
{\ADD{
to
help
us}}.
\par }{\QB But
it
seems
that
you
do
not
act mercifully
and
zealously
for
us
anymore.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}You
are
our
father.
\par }{\QB Abraham
does
not
know
{\ADD{
what
is happening
to}}
us,
\par }{\QB and
Jacob
is
not
concerned
about
us,
{\ADD{
either}},
\par }{\Q but
Yahweh,
you
are
our
father;
\par }{\QB you
rescued
us
long
ago.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Yahweh,
why
did
you
cause
us
to
wander
away
from
your
road [RHQ]?
\par }{\QB Why
did
you
cause
us
to
be
stubborn,
\par }{\QB with
the
result
that
we
no
{\ADD{
longer}}
revere
you [RHQ]?
\par }{\Q Help
us
like
you
did
previously,
\par }{\QB because
we
are
the
people
who
serve
you
and
belong
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}We,
your
holy
people,
possessed
your
sacred
temple
for
only
a
short
time,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
and
now}}
our
enemies
have
destroyed
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Now
it
seems
as
though
we
never
were
ruled
by
you,
\par }{\QB as
though
we
were
never
part
of
your
family [MTY].

\par }\PoetryChap{64}{\Q \VerseOne{1}“{\ADD{
Yahweh}},
I
wish
that
you
would
tear
open
the
sky
and
come
down,
\par }{\QB and
cause
the
mountains
to
shake
in
your
presence.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
Be}}
like
a
fire
that
burns
twigs
\par }{\QB and
causes
water
to
boil!
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Come
down}}
in
order
that
your
enemies
will
know
who
you
are,
\par }{\QB and
the
{\ADD{
people
of
other}}
nations
will
tremble
in
your
presence.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}You
have
done
awesome
things
which
we
were
not expecting
you
to
do;
\par }{\QB the
mountains
shook
when
you
came
down
{\ADD{
at
Horeb
Mountain}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Since ◄long
ago/the
world
began►,
no
one [SYN]
has
{\ADD{
ever}}
seen
or
heard
about
a
God
like
you;
\par }{\QB you
help
those
who ◄depend
on/trust
in►
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}You
help
those
who
joyfully
do
what
is
right,
\par }{\QB those
who
conduct
their
lives
as
you
want
them
to.
\par }{\Q But
{\ADD{
we
did
not
do
that}};
we
continued
to
sin,
\par }{\QB and
so
you
became
angry
with
us.
\par }{\Q We
have
been
sinning
for
a
long
time,
\par }{\QB so
only
if
we
continually
do
what
you
want
us
to
do
will
we
be
saved.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}We
have
all
become
people
who
are
not
fit
to
worship
you;
\par }{\QB all
of
the
good
things
that
we
have
done
are
only
like [SIM]
filthy/blood-stained
rags.
\par }{\Q Because
of
our
sins,
we
are
like [SIM]
leaves
that
dry
up
\par }{\QB and
are
blown
away
by
the
wind.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}None
{\ADD{
of
our
people}}
worships
you,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
is
completely
dedicated
to [IDM]
you.
\par }{\Q You
have
turned
away
from
us.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
you
have
caused
us
to
be
forced
to
continue
our
sinful
behavior.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Yahweh,
you
are
our
father.
\par }{\QB We
are
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
clay,
\par }{\QB and
you
created
us,
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
a
potter
{\ADD{
creates
pottery}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Yahweh,
do
not
continue
to
be
angry
{\ADD{
with
us}};
\par }{\QB do
not
keep
thinking
about
{\ADD{
our}}
sins
forever.
\par }{\Q Do
not
forget
that
we
are
all
your
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
All
of}}
your
towns
{\ADD{
in
Judah}}
have
become
like [MET]
deserts;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
even}}
Jerusalem
has
been
destroyed.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Your
glorious
temple
on
Zion
Hill,
where
our
ancestors
worshiped
you,
\par }{\QB has
been
destroyed
by
fire.
\par }{\QB And
all
our
{\ADD{
other}}
beautiful
things
have
been
ruined.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Yahweh,
you
see
all
those
things,
so
we
worry
that
you
will
refrain
{\ADD{
from
helping
us}},
\par }{\QB and
that
you
will
cause
us
to
suffer
much
more.

\par }\Chap{65}{\SH God’s punishment of the rebellious Israelis
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
This
is
what
Yahweh
said}}:
\par }{\Q “I
was
ready
to
reply
{\ADD{
to
my
people}},
\par }{\QB but
no
one
requested
me
{\ADD{
to
help
them}}.
\par }{\Q I
was
ready
to
help
{\ADD{
even}}
those
who
did
not
call
out
to
me.
\par }{\QB I
continued
to
say, ‘I
am
here
{\ADD{
to
help
you}}!’
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}}
I
have
continually
held
out
my
arms
{\ADD{
to
show
that
I
am
ready
to
help}}
my
people
who
rebel
{\ADD{
against
me}},
\par }{\QB and
who
{\ADD{
continually}}
do
the
evil
things
that
they
want
to
do.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}They
boldly
continue
to
do
things
that
cause
me
to
be
angry:
\par }{\QB They
offer
sacrifices
{\ADD{
to
their
idols}}
in
their
gardens,
\par }{\Q and
they
burn
incense
{\ADD{
to
them}}
on
{\ADD{
altars
made
of}}
bricks.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}They
secretly
remain
awake
at
night
in
burial
caves,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
talking
with
the
spirits
of}} ◄{\ADD{
dead
people/their
ancestors}}►.
\par }{\Q They
eat
the
meat
of pigs,
\par }{\QB and
their
pots
are
full
of
{\ADD{
other}}
meat
that
is
{\ADD{
also}}
unacceptable
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ADD{
Then}}
they
say
{\ADD{
to
others}},
\par }{\QB ‘Stay
away
from
me;
do
not
come
near
me,
\par }{\Q because
I
am
very
holy,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
with
the
result
that
you
should
not
touch
me}}.’
\par }{\Q People
like
that
are
{\ADD{
like}} [MET]
smoke
in
my
nose
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
from}}
a
fire
that
burns
continually.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
have
written
{\ADD{
a
record
of
all
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done}}.
\par }{\QB And
I
will
not
do
nothing
about
all
those
things;
\par }{\Q I
will
certainly
punish
them
\par }{\QB \VS{7}for
the
sins
that
they
and
their
ancestors
have
committed.
\par }{\Q They
have
mocked/insulted
me
by
burning
incense
{\ADD{
to
their
idols}}
on
the hilltops.
\par }{\QB So
I
will
punish
them
like
they
deserve
for
doing
those
things.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}This
is
{\ADD{
also}}
what
Yahweh
said:
\par }{\Q “When
there
is
a
cluster
of
nice
grapes
on
a
vine,
\par }{\Q people
do
not
throw
them
away,
\par }{\QB because
they
know
that
there
is
good
juice
in
those
grapes.
\par }{\Q Similarly,
because
there
are
some
people
{\ADD{
in
Judah}}
who
faithfully
serve/worship
me,
\par }{\QB I
will
not
get
rid
of
all
of
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
will
spare
some
of
the
descendants
of
Jacob
\par }{\QB who
are
living
on
the
hills
of
Judah.
\par }{\Q I
have
chosen
them,
and
they
will
possess
that
land;
\par }{\QB they
will
worship/serve
me,
and
they
will
live
there.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\ADD{
Then
all
the
land
from
the}}
Sharon
{\ADD{
Plain
near
the Mediterranean
Sea}}
and
{\ADD{
as
far
east
as}}
Achor
Valley
{\ADD{
near
Jericho}}
will
become pastureland
\par }{\QB where
their
cattle
and
sheep
will
rest.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}But
{\ADD{
it
will
be
different}}
for
you
who
have
abandoned
me,
\par }{\QB you
who
do
not
worship
me
on
{\ADD{
Zion}},
my
sacred
hill,
\par }{\Q you
who
worship
Gad
and Meni,
{\ADD{
the
gods
who
you
think
will
bring
you}}
good
luck
and
good
fortune.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ADD{
It
is
I,
not Meni,
who
will
decide/say
what
will
happen
to
you}};
\par }{\QB you
will
all
{\ADD{
be
slaughtered
by}}
swords.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
will
happen}}
because
you
did
not
answer
\par }{\QB when
I
called
out
to
you.
\par }{\Q I
spoke
to
you,
\par }{\QB but
you
did
not
pay
attention.
\par }{\Q Instead,
you
did
things
that
I
said
are
evil;
\par }{\QB you
chose
to
do
things
that
do
not
please
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
will
give
to
those
who
worship
and
obey
me
things
to
eat
and
drink,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
be
happy;
\par }{\Q but
{\ADD{
all}}
you
evil
people
will
be
hungry
and
thirsty,
\par }{\QB and
you
will
be
{\ADD{
sad
and}}
disgraced.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Those
who
worship
and
obey
me
will
sing
joyfully,
\par }{\Q but
you
{\ADD{
evil
people}}
will
wail
loudly
\par }{\QB because
you
will
be
suffering
in
your
inner
beings.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Those
whom
I
have
chosen
will
use
your
names
when
they
curse
people;
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh
the
Lord,
will
get
rid
of
you.
\par }{\QB But
I
will
give
to
those
who
worship
and
obey
me
a
new
name
{\ADD{
that
they
will
use
when
they
bless
people}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
people
in
this
land
have
had
many
troubles,
\par }{\QB but
I
will
cause
those
troubles
to
occur
no
more.
\par }{\Q Therefore
those
who
ask
me
to
bless
them
and
those
who
solemnly
promise
to
do
something
\par }{\QB should
never
forget
that
I
am
God,
who
faithfully
{\ADD{
do
what
I
promise
to
do}}.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh’s
new
creation
\par }{\Q \VS{17}“Note
this:
{\ADD{
Some
day}}
I
will
create
a
new
heaven
and
a
new
earth.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
They
will
be
very
wonderful,
with
the
result
that}}
you
will
no
longer
think
about
all
{\ADD{
the
troubles}}
you
had
previously.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Be
glad
and
always
rejoice
because
of
what
I
will
do:
\par }{\QB Jerusalem
will
be
a
place
where
{\ADD{
people}}
rejoice;
\par }{\QB the
people
who
live
there
will
always
be
happy.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}I
will
rejoice
about
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
be
delighted
with
my
people.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
People}}
will
no
longer
weep
or
cry
because
of
being
distressed.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}No
child
will
die
when
it
is
still
an
infant;
\par }{\QB all
people
will
live
until
they
are
very
old.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
People
will
consider
that}}
anyone
who
is 100
years
old
is
still
young;
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
they
will
consider
that}}
anyone
who
dies
who
is
younger
than
that
has
been
cursed.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}My
people
will
build
houses
and
{\ADD{
then}}
live
in
them.
\par }{\QB They
will
plant
vineyards
and
then
eat
grapes
from
those
vineyards.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}As
for
the
houses
that
they
build,
no
one
will
{\ADD{
take
those
houses
away
from
them
and}}
live
in
them.
\par }{\QB No
one
will
take
a
vineyard
away
from
its
owner.
\par }{\Q My
chosen
people
will
live
a
long
time,
like
trees
do,
\par }{\QB and
they
will
enjoy
what
they
have
accomplished—
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
the
houses
that
they
have
built
and
the
crops
that
they
have
planted}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}They
will
not
work
hard
in
vain,
\par }{\QB and
their
children
will
not
die
from
some ◄calamity/terrible
thing happening
to
them►.
\par }{\Q I
will
{\ADD{
certainly}}
bless
their
children
and
their
grandchildren.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Before
they
call
to
me
{\ADD{
to
help
them}},
I
will
answer;
\par }{\QB I
will
answer
their
prayers
while
they
are
still
praying
{\ADD{
for
me
to
do
something
for
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}No
one
will
be
harmed
or
injured
anywhere
on
{\ADD{
Zion}},
my
sacred
hill:
\par }{\Q Wolves
and
lambs
will
eat
grass
together
{\ADD{
peacefully}};
\par }{\QB lions
will
eat
hay
like
oxen
do,
{\ADD{
and
they
will
not
attack
people}}.
\par }{\QB Snakes
will
{\ADD{
not
hurt
anyone;
they
will
lie
on
the
ground
and}}
eat
{\ADD{
only}}
dirt.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
surely
what
it
will
be
like
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”

\par }\Chap{66}{\SH Yahweh will judge all the nations
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
this:
\par }{\Q “{\ADD{
All
of}}
heaven
is
{\ADD{
like}}
my
throne,
\par }{\QB and
the
whole
earth
is
{\ADD{
like}}
my
footstool.
\par }{\Q So
you
could
certainly
not [RHQ]
build
a
house
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
that
would
be adequate}}
for
me
to
live
in
and
rest!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I [MTY]
have
created
everything;
\par }{\QB all
things exist
because
I
made
them.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
That
is
true
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
people
I
am
{\ADD{
most}}
pleased
with
are
those
who
are
humble,
\par }{\QB who
{\ADD{
patiently
endure
it
when
they}} ◄suffer/are
afflicted►,
\par }{\QB and
who
tremble
when
they
hear
me
{\ADD{
rebuking
them}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}You
have
enjoyed
{\ADD{
continually}}
doing
the
things
that
you
want
to
do:
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Some
of}}
you
slaughter
oxen
{\ADD{
to
sacrifice
them
to
me}},
\par }{\QB but
you
also
bring
human
sacrifices
{\ADD{
to
your
idols}}!
\par }{\Q You
sacrifice
lambs
{\ADD{
to
me}},
\par }{\QB but
you
kill
dogs
{\ADD{
to
offer
them
to
your
gods}}.
\par }{\Q You
offer
grain
to
me,
\par }{\QB but
you
also
bring pigs’
blood
{\ADD{
to
your
idols}}.
\par }{\Q You
burn
incense
{\ADD{
to
me}},
\par }{\QB but
you
also
praise
your
idols.
\par }{\Q You
enjoy
doing
those
disgusting
things.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}When
I
called
{\ADD{
out
to
you}},
\par }{\QB you
did
not
answer.
\par }{\Q When
I
spoke,
you
did
not
pay
attention.
\par }{\Q You
did
{\ADD{
many}}
things
that
I
say
are
evil;
\par }{\QB you
chose
{\ADD{
to
do}}
things
that
I
did
not
like.
\par }{\Q So
{\ADD{
now}}
I
will
punish
you
by
causing
you
to
experience
the
things
that
you
are
{\ADD{
very}}
afraid
of.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
will
help
the
people
of
Jerusalem
\par }{\Q \VS{5}But
you
people
who
tremble
when
you
hear
what
Yahweh
says,
\par }{\QB listen
to
what
he
says
{\ADD{
now}}:
\par }{\Q “Some
of
your
people
hate
you
and
reject
you
\par }{\QB because
you
belong
to
me.
\par }{\Q They
make fun
of
you,
and
they
say,
\par }{\QB ‘Yahweh
should
show
his
glorious
power!
\par }{\QB We
want
to
see
him
{\ADD{
do
something
to
cause}}
you
to
be
truly
happy.’
\par }{\Q But
{\ADD{
some
day}}
those
people
will
be
{\ADD{
very}}
disgraced.”
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\ADD{
At
that
time}},
you
will
listen
to
the
noise
in
the
city.
\par }{\QB You
will
hear
the
shouting
in
the
temple.
\par }{\Q It
will
be
the
sound
of
Yahweh
shouting
\par }{\QB while
he
is
punishing
his
enemies!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}No
one [RHQ]
ever
heard
that
a
woman
gave
birth
to
a
baby
\par }{\QB when
she
was
just
starting
to
have
birth
pains.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Certainly
no
one [RHQ]
ever
heard
about
such
a
thing happening,
\par }{\QB and
no
one
has
ever
seen
it
happen.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Similarly}},
no
one
ever [RHQ]
heard
that
a
nation
was
created
in
one
instant,
\par }{\QB not
even
in
one
day.
\par }{\Q But
Jerusalem
is
like [MET]
{\ADD{
a
woman
who}}
gives
birth
to
children
\par }{\QB as
soon
as
she starts
to
have
birth
pains.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Women
certainly
do
not [RHQ]
bring
infants
to
the
time
when
they
are
ready
to
be
born
and
then
do
not
allow
them
to
be
born.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
Similarly,
he
will
do
for
Jerusalem}} [MET]
{\ADD{
what
he
has
promised
to
do}}:
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
He
will
cause
Jerusalem
to
be
full
of
people
again}}.
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
That
will
happen
because}}
Yahweh
has
said
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}You
people
in [APO]
Jerusalem,
rejoice!
\par }{\QB And
all
you
people
who
love
Jerusalem
should
also
be
happy.
\par }{\Q You
people
who
were
sad
because
of
{\ADD{
what
happened
to
Jerusalem}},
\par }{\QB you
should
now
be
glad.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ADD{
You
people
in
Jerusalem}}
will
{\ADD{
have
everything
that
you
need}}
\par }{\QB like [MET]
a
baby
that
gets
all
it
needs
from
its
mother’s
breasts.
\par }{\Q You
will
enjoy
all
the
abundant
and
glorious
things [MET]
in
the
city.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Yahweh
has
promised,
\par }{\Q “I
will
cause
Jerusalem
to
be
full
of
valuable
things
that
come
from
other
nations;
\par }{\QB those
things
will
pour
into
Jerusalem;
it
will
be
like [SIM]
a
big
flood.
\par }{\Q I
will
take
care
of
the
people
of
Jerusalem
\par }{\QB like
women
care
for
the
babies
that
they
nurse.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}I
will
comfort
you
people
in
Jerusalem
like [MET]
mothers
comfort
their
children.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}When
you
see
{\ADD{
those
things
happen}},
\par }{\QB you [SYN]
will
rejoice.
\par }{\Q Your
{\ADD{
old}}
bones
will
become
strong
{\ADD{
again}}
\par }{\QB like [SIM]
grass
{\ADD{
that
grows
quickly/well
in
the springtime}}.
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
When
that
happens,
everyone}}
will
know
that
Yahweh
has
power [MTY]
to
help
those
who
worship
and
obey
him,
\par }{\QB but
that
he
is
angry
with
his
enemies.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Yahweh
will
come
down
with
flames
of
fire,
\par }{\QB and
his
chariots
{\ADD{
will
come
down}}
like [SIM]
a
whirlwind;
\par }{\Q he
will
be
extremely
angry,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
punish
{\ADD{
his
enemies}}
by
burning
them
in
a
fire.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}{\ADD{
It
is
as
though}} [MET]
Yahweh
has
a
{\ADD{
big}}
sword,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
judge
and
execute
many
people.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{17}Yahweh
says, “Some
of
you
people
purify/bathe
yourselves
and
{\ADD{
then}}
go
to
a
garden
to
worship
your
gods.
You
eat
the
meat
of pigs
and lizards
and
mice,
{\ADD{
and
other
things
that
I
have
forbidden
you
to
eat}}.
So
I
will
get
rid
of
you
{\ADD{
for
doing
that}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}I
know
{\ADD{
all}}
the
{\ADD{
evil}}
things
that
you
think
and
do.
{\ADD{
It
is
now
time}}
for
me
to
gather
together
the
people
who
live
in
all
nations
and
who
speak
all
languages,
and
to
show
them
that
I
am
very
great.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}I
will
put
a
mark
on
them,
and
those
whom
I
have
spared
will
go
to
various
{\ADD{
distant}}
countries:
to
Tarshish,
Put,
Lud,
Meshech,
Tubal,
Javan,
and
to
distant
islands.
I
will
send
them
to
proclaim
to
nations
that
have
never
heard
about
me
that
I
am
very
great
and
glorious.
\VS{20}Then
they
will
bring
back
here
your
relatives
{\ADD{
who
have
been ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
other
countries►}},
to
be
like [SIM]
an
offering
to
me.
They
will
come
on
horses,
in
chariots,
on
mules,
and
on
camels.
They
will
come
to
{\ADD{
Zion,}}
my
sacred
hill
in
Jerusalem.
That
will
be
like [SIM]
the
offerings
that
{\ADD{
my}} Israeli
people
used
to
bring
in
the
correct
manner
to
the
temple.
\VS{21}{\ADD{
I
solemnly
promise
that}}
I
will
appoint
some
of
them
to
be
priests,
and
others
to
do
other
work
in
my
temple.
{\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because
I}},
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{22}I
{\ADD{
also}}
promise
that
just
like
the
new
heaven
and
the
new
earth
will
last
forever,
you
will
always
have
descendants,
and
you [MTY]
will
always
be
honored.
\VS{23}At
every
festival
to
celebrate
the
Sabbath
{\ADD{
each
week}}
and
the
new
moon
{\ADD{
each
month}},
everyone
will
{\ADD{
come
and}}
worship
me.
{\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because}}
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
\VS{24}Then
they
will
go
out
{\ADD{
of
Jerusalem}}
and
look
at
the
corpses
of
those
who
rebelled
against
me.
The
maggots
in
those
corpses
will
never
die,
the
fire
will
never
stop
burning
them,
and
everyone
{\ADD{
who
sees
their
corpses}}
will
detest
them.”
\par }