isaiah 40:31 object lesson

and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,, Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,, My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,, God Calls Cyrus(2 Chronicles 36:2223; Ezra 1:14). Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. strong drink is bitter to those who consume it. Since patriarchal times there had been an agreement, a solemn Covenant between The superscription identifies Isaiah as the son of Amoz and his book as the vision of Isaiah . and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise. 20Though seeing many things, you do not keep watch. 18On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewoodover the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. Isaiah, Hebrew Yeshayahu (God Is Salvation), (flourished 8th century bce, Jerusalem), prophet after whom the biblical Book of Isaiah is named (only some of the first 39 chapters are attributed to him), a significant contributor to Jewish and Christian traditions. Israels Ungrateful Rebellion and Yahwehs Gracious Invitation ( Isaiah 1:1-31) 3. A Rebellious Nation 2 Hear me, you heavens! 12You will seek them but will not find them. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. 7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; with the ships of Tarshishb in the lead. 22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,, 9For to Me this is like the days of Noah,c, So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you. 14then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land, and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob., Sin Separates Us from God(Psalm 14:17; Psalm 53:16; Romans 3:920). WebBook of Isaiah, also spelled Isaias, one of the major prophetical writings of the Old Testament. 22For just as the new heavens and the new earth,d, which I will make, will endure before Me,. and those who forsake the LORD will perish. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth. In the year that Uzziah, king of Judah, died (742), Isaiah received his And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot. 18Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children. 17Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). I will extend peace to her like a river. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; 11Then His people remembered the days of old, Where is He who brought them through the sea. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll. calling forth the generations from the beginning? How can we be saved if we remain in our sins? 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. 12Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, The hilla and the watchtower will become caves forever. 3Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Isaiah is Hebrew for "God is salvation." 20And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: on those living in the land of the shadow of death. 9These two things will overtake you in a moment. Deutero-Isaiah/Second Isaiah (chapters 4054), with two major divisions, 4048 and 4954, the first emphasising Israel, the second Zion and Jerusalem: [21] An introduction and conclusion stressing the power of God's word over everything; A second introduction and conclusion within these in which a herald announces salvation to Jerusalem; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: 18Do not call to mind the former things; 19Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. The LORD Himself said to me, Go up against this land and destroy it., 11Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. 20On that day I will summon My servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah. and He will not decide by what His ears hear. 3He said to Me, You are My Servant, Israel. 5Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: Surely many houses will become desolate, 11Woe to those who rise early in the morning. Deutero-Isaiah/Second Isaiah (chapters 4054), with two major divisions, 4048 and 4954, the first emphasising Israel, the second Zion and Jerusalem: [21] An introduction and conclusion stressing the power of God's word over everything; A second introduction and conclusion within these in which a herald announces salvation to Jerusalem; The fortress of strangers is a city no more; 3Therefore, a strong people will honor You. they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob. I have called you by your name; you are Mine! 11Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven., 12But Ahaz replied, I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.. and to perform His task, His disturbing task. shattered so that no fragment can be found. and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel. 5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed. Isaiah was one of the major prophets of ancient Israel. [40] 13Her towers will be overgrown with thorns. 18Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place. 1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpentaLeviathan the coiling serpentand He will slay the dragon of the sea. It is in his theology that Isaiah leans most heavily on Israelite tradition and shows an acquaintance with the thoughts of Amos.Isaiah shared with him and with the people the long-standing tradition that a special bond united Israel and its God. on the day of disease and incurable pain. but with great compassion I will bring you back. 14In righteousness you will be established. 6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; 12And they will be called the Holy People. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire. 14And now the LORD says, In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moabs splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. 5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. to disgrace all the renowned of the earth. The Northern Kingdom collapsed, under the hammerlike blows of Assyria, in 722/721 B.C., and in 701 Jerusalem itself saw the army of Sennacherib drawn up before its walls. 11Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; But now I will groan like a woman in labor; 15I will lay waste the mountains and hills. 23You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings. 24You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver. Hodgins was a limited participant Tuesday in the Giants ' walk-through practice due to an ankle injury, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports. so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead. 3Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?, They came to me from a distant land, Hezekiah replied, from Babylon.. and I know that I will not be put to shame. Though the wheels of the cart roll over it. and the Angel of His Presenceb saved them. nor its animals enough for a burnt offering. When the overwhelming scourge passes through. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives., 5So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah, says the LORD, who has compassion on you. A Vikings fan appeared to flip off Giants receiver Isaiah Hodgins after a touchdown at the end of the first quarter during Sundays AFC Wild Card game. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation. Praise to the Victorious God(Jeremiah 51:1519). they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners. 22Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, 23For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out, the destruction decreed upon the whole land.c. 4The fading flower of his beautiful splendor. in all the thornbushes and watering holes. 7This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: 8 For he said, Surely they are my people, and those who devoured you will be far away. 18Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing. 6Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You. 3You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD. 17A thousand will flee at the threat of one; until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop. 5But your many foes will be like fine dust. When the overwhelming scourge passes through. 24Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw. 24Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns. And those who are left will be few and feeble., The Burden against Damascus(Jeremiah 49:2327), 3The fortress will disappear from Ephraim,a. 13Then Isaiah said, Hear now, O house of David! 1Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Arama marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. 4Because you are precious and honored in My sight, I will bring your offspring from the east, 6I will say to the north, Give them up!, and to the south, Do not hold them back!, and My daughters from the ends of the earth. and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale. 26I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, 2to proclaim the year of the LORDs favorb. and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. 12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; its cypress,c elm, and boxwood together. Since he often spoke with kings, it is sometimes suggested that Isaiah was an aristocrat, possibly even of royal stock. 15When you spread out your hands in prayer. See, they will all wear out like a garment; This is what you will receive from My hand: 1Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness. 22I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. 15Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me? Let the earth hear, and all that fills it. Written To Isaiah's words were primarily directed to the nation of Judah and the people of Jerusalem. State your case, so that you may be vindicated. 23And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver,h only briers and thorns will be found. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. 8You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me. For the Lord has spoken: I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. Israels Ungrateful Rebellion and Yahwehs Gracious Invitation ( Isaiah 1:1-31) 3. 18For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place. His writings are especially significant for the prophecies he made about the coming Messiah, hundreds of years before Jesus was born ( Isaiah 7:14; 9:1-7, 11:2-4; 53:4-7, 9, 12 ). 8By warfare and exileb You contended with her. and will look with compassion on all her ruins; and her desert like the garden of the LORD. you have wearied Me with your iniquities. . 18Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, The LORD will deliver us. Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? a decree of destruction against the whole land. 9For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it. 3to tell him, This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them. 21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: This is the way. the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. Beholdhow speedily and swiftly they come! then Assyria oppressed them without cause. or the captives of a tyranti be delivered? 2Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; 3But come here, you sons of a sorceress. 1I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, 4What more could I have done for My vineyard. As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,. How then can we escape?. who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: and with the oppressed and humble in spirit. For truth has stumbled in the public square. 36Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.. 1The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. According to 6:1, Isaiah received his call in the 22Then Hilkiahs son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaphs son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh. 4Even to your old age, I will be the same. 1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help. They all gather together; they come to you. Isaiah 2 The Mountain of the House of the LORD ( Micah 4:15) 1 This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. 18I will open rivers on the barren heights. so that you made your back like the ground. 3But Pharaohs protection will become your shame. 18Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit, 19to those who say, Let Him hurry and hasten His work, Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come, 21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, 22Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine. 18Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands. 12The high-walled fortress will be brought down. Date Written Written between (circa) 740-680 B.C., toward the end of the reign of King Uzziah and throughout the reigns of King Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.b They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. when the breath of the LORD blows on them; but the word of our God stands forever.e. 4In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, 5as the reaper gathers the standing grain, 7In that day men will look to their Maker. 4and on that day you will say: 5Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. like one who walks to the music of a flute, 30And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard. THE BOOK OF ISAIAH Isaiah, one of the greatest of the prophets, appeared at a critical moment in Israels history. and the blanket too small to wrap around you. 2He grew up before Him like a tender shoot. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend. 15Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islandsi like fine dust. 7For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made. by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. that her forced labor has been completed; For she has received from the hand of the LORD, Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness;a, make a straight highway for our God in the desert.b. He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. until her righteousness shines like a bright light. 13Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones. 1This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, 3I will give you the treasures of darkness. Isaiah: [noun] a major Hebrew prophet in Judah about 740 to 701 b.c. 14The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: this sin of yours will never be atoned for,. 4Who has performed this and carried it out. 4All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. for He has clothed me with garments of salvation. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon. it will come as destruction from the Almighty.a. If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it. 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