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40 ^zComfort,comfortmypeople,saysyourGod.

2 ^aSpeaktenderlytoJerusalem,

andcrytoher

that^bherwarfare¹isended,

thatheriniquityispardoned,

thatshehasreceivedfromtheLord’shand

doubleforallhersins.

3 ^cAvoicecries:²

^d“InthewildernesspreparethewayoftheLord;

^emakestraightinthedesertahighwayforourGod.

4 ^fEveryvalleyshallbeliftedup,

andeverymountainandhillbemadelow;

theunevengroundshallbecomelevel,

andtheroughplacesaplain.

5 ^gAndthegloryoftheLordshallberevealed,

andallfleshshallseeittogether,

^hforthemouthoftheLordhasspoken.”

6 Avoicesays,“Cry!”

AndIsaid,³“WhatshallIcry?”

ⁱAllfleshisgrass,

andallitsbeauty⁴isliketheflowerofthefield.

7 Thegrasswithers,theflowerfades

whenthebreathoftheLordblowsonit;

surelythepeoplearegrass.

8 ^jThegrasswithers,theflowerfades,

butthewordofourGodwillstandforever.

9 Goonuptoahighmountain,

OZion,^kheraldofgoodnews;⁵

liftupyourvoicewithstrength,

OJerusalem,heraldofgoodnews;⁶

liftitup,fearnot;

saytothecitiesofJudah,

“BeholdyourGod!”

10 ^lBehold,theLordGodcomeswithmight,

andhisarmrulesforhim;

^mbehold,hisrewardiswithhim,

andhisrecompensebeforehim.

11 ⁿHewilltendhisflocklikeashepherd;

^ohewillgatherthelambsinhisarms;

^phewillcarrytheminhisbosom,

andgentlyleadthosethatarewithyoung.

12 ^qWhohasmeasuredthewatersinthehollowofhishand

andmarkedofftheheavenswithaspan,

enclosedthedustoftheearthinameasure

andweighedthemountainsinscales

andthehillsinabalance?

13 ^rWhohasmeasured⁷theSpiritoftheLord,

orwhatmanshowshimhiscounsel?

14 Whomdidheconsult,

andwhomadehimunderstand?

^sWhotaughthimthepathofjustice,

andtaughthimknowledge,

andshowedhimthewayofunderstanding?

15 Behold,thenationsarelikeadropfromabucket,

andareaccounted^tasthedustonthescales;

behold,hetakesup^uthecoastlandslikefinedust.

16 Lebanonwouldnotsufficeforfuel,

norare^vitsbeastsenoughforaburntoffering.

17 ^wAllthenationsareasnothingbeforehim,

theyareaccountedbyhimaslessthannothingandemptiness.

18 ^xTowhomthenwillyoulikenGod,

^yorwhatlikenesscomparewithhim?

19 ^yAnidol!Acraftsmancastsit,

andagoldsmithoverlaysitwithgold

andcastsforitsilverchains.

20 ^zHewhoistooimpoverishedforanoffering

chooseswood⁸thatwillnotrot;

heseeksoutaskillfulcraftsman

tosetupanidolthatwillnotmove.

21 ^aDoyounotknow?Doyounothear?

Hasitnotbeentoldyoufromthebeginning?

Haveyounotunderstoodfromthefoundationsoftheearth?

22 Itishewhositsabovethecircleoftheearth,

anditsinhabitantsare^blikegrasshoppers;

^cwhostretchesouttheheavenslikeacurtain,

andspreadsthemlikeatenttodwellin;

23 ^dwhobringsprincestonothing,

andmakestherulersoftheearthasemptiness.

24 Scarcelyaretheyplanted,scarcelysown,

scarcelyhastheirstemtakenrootintheearth,

whenheblowsonthem,andtheywither,

^eandthetempestcarriesthemofflikestubble.

25 ^fTowhomthenwillyoucompareme,

thatIshouldbelikehim?saystheHolyOne.

26 Liftupyoureyesonhighandsee:

whocreatedthese?

^gHewhobringsouttheirhostbynumber,

callingthemallbyname;

bythegreatnessofhismight

andbecauseheisstronginpower,

notoneismissing.

27 Whydoyousay,OJacob,

andspeak,OIsrael,

^h“MywayishiddenfromtheLord,

ⁱandmyrightisdisregardedbymyGod”?

28 Haveyounotknown?Haveyounotheard?

TheLordis^jtheeverlastingGod,

theCreatoroftheendsoftheearth.

Hedoesnotfaintorgrowweary;

^khisunderstandingisunsearchable.

29 Hegivespowertothefaint,

andtohimwhohasnomightheincreasesstrength.

30 Evenyouthsshallfaintandbeweary,

andyoungmenshallfallexhausted;

31 but^ltheywhowaitfortheLordshallrenewtheirstrength;

theyshallmountupwithwings^mlikeeagles;

theyshallrunandnotbeweary;

theyshallwalkandnotfaint.

41 ⁿListentomeinsilence,^oOcoastlands;

letthepeoplesrenewtheirstrength;

letthemapproach,thenletthemspeak;

letustogetherdrawnearforjudgment.

2 ^pWhostirreduponefromtheeast

whomvictorymeetsatevery^qstep?¹

^rHegivesupnationsbeforehim,

sothathetrampleskingsunderfoot;

hemakesthemlikedustwithhissword,

^slikedrivenstubblewithhisbow.

3 Hepursuesthemandpassesonsafely,

bypathshisfeethavenottrod.

4 ^tWhohasperformedanddonethis,

callingthegenerationsfromthebeginning?

^uI,theLord,thefirst,

andwiththelast;Iamhe.

5 ^vThecoastlandshaveseenandareafraid;

theendsoftheearthtremble;

theyhavedrawnnearandcome.

6 Everyonehelpshisneighbor

andsaystohisbrother,“Bestrong!”

7 ^wThecraftsmanstrengthensthegoldsmith,

andhewhosmoothswiththehammerhimwhostrikestheanvil,

sayingofthesoldering,“Itisgood”;

andtheystrengthenitwithnails^xsothatitcannotbemoved.

8 Butyou,Israel,^ymyservant,

Jacob,^zwhomIhavechosen,

theoffspringofAbraham,^amyfriend;

9 youwhomItookfromtheendsoftheearth,

andcalled^bfromitsfarthestcorners,

sayingtoyou,“Youare^ymyservant,

^zIhavechosenyouandnotcastyouoff”;

10 fearnot,forIamwithyou;

benotdismayed,forIamyourGod;

Iwillstrengthenyou,Iwillhelpyou,

Iwillupholdyouwith^cmyrighteousrighthand.

11 ^dBehold,allwhoareincensedagainstyou

shallbeputtoshameandconfounded;

thosewhostriveagainstyou

shallbeasnothingandshallperish.

12 ^eYoushallseekthosewhocontendwithyou,

butyoushallnotfindthem;

^fthosewhowaragainstyou

shallbeasnothingatall.

13 ForI,theLordyourGod,

holdyourrighthand;

itisIwhosaytoyou,“Fearnot,

Iamtheonewhohelpsyou.”

14 Fearnot,you^gwormJacob,

youmenofIsrael!

Iamtheonewhohelpsyou,declarestheLord;

your^hRedeemeristheHolyOneofIsrael.

15 ⁱBehold,Imakeofyouathreshingsledge,

new,sharp,andhavingteeth;

youshallthresh^jthemountainsandcrushthem,

andyoushallmakethehillslikechaff;

16 ^kyoushallwinnowthem,and^lthewindshallcarrythemaway,

andthetempestshallscatterthem.

^mAndyoushallrejoiceintheLord;

intheHolyOneofIsraelyoushallglory.

17 ⁿWhenthepoorandneedyseekwater,

andthereisnone,

andtheirtongueisparchedwiththirst,

ItheLordwillanswerthem;

ItheGodofIsraelwillnotforsakethem.

18 ^oIwillopenriversonthebareheights,

andfountainsinthemidstofthevalleys.

^pIwillmakethewildernessapoolofwater,

andthedrylandspringsofwater.

19 ^qIwillputinthewildernessthecedar,

theacacia,themyrtle,andtheolive.

Iwillsetinthedesert^rthecypress,

theplaneandthepinetogether,

20 thattheymayseeandknow,

mayconsiderandunderstandtogether,

that^sthehandoftheLordhasdonethis,

theHolyOneofIsraelhascreatedit.

21 Setforthyourcase,saystheLord;

bringyourproofs,saystheKingofJacob.

22 Letthembringthem,and^ttellus

whatistohappen.

Tellustheformerthings,whattheyare,

thatwemayconsiderthem,

thatwemayknowtheiroutcome;

ordeclaretousthethingstocome.

23 ^tTelluswhatistocomehereafter,

thatwemayknowthatyouaregods;

^udogood,ordoharm,

thatwemaybedismayedandterrified.²

24 Behold,^vyouarenothing,

andyourworkislessthannothing;

anabominationishewhochoosesyou.

25 ^wIstirreduponefromthenorth,andhehascome,

^xfromtherisingofthesun,^yandheshallcalluponmyname;

heshalltrampleonrulersasonmortar,

asthepottertreadsclay.

26 ^zWhodeclareditfromthebeginning,thatwemightknow,

andbeforehand,thatwemightsay,“Heisright”?

Therewasnonewhodeclaredit,nonewhoproclaimed,

nonewhoheardyourwords.

27 ^aIwasthefirsttosay³toZion,“Behold,heretheyare!”

and^bIgivetoJerusalemaheraldofgoodnews.

28 ^cButwhenIlook,thereisnoone;

amongthesethereisnocounselor

who,whenIask,givesananswer.

29 ^dBehold,theyarealladelusion;

theirworksarenothing;

theirmetalimagesareemptywind.

42 ^eBehold^fmyservant,whomIuphold,

mychosen,^ginwhommysouldelights;

^hIhaveputmySpirituponhim;

ⁱhewillbringforthjusticetothenations.

2 Hewillnotcryaloudorliftuphisvoice,

ormakeitheardinthestreet;

3 ^jabruisedreedhewillnotbreak,

andafaintlyburningwickhewillnotquench;

^khewillfaithfullybringforthjustice.

4 Hewillnotgrowfaintorbediscouraged¹

tillhehasestablishedjusticeintheearth;

and^lthecoastlandswaitforhislaw.

5 ThussaysGod,theLord,

whocreatedtheheavens^mandstretchedthemout,

whospreadouttheearthandwhatcomesfromit,

ⁿwhogivesbreathtothepeopleonit

andspirittothosewhowalkinit:

6 “IamtheLord;^oIhavecalledyou²inrighteousness;

Iwilltakeyoubythehandandkeepyou;

Iwillgiveyou^pasacovenantforthepeople,

^qalightforthenations,

7 ^rtoopentheeyesthatareblind,

tobringouttheprisonersfromthedungeon,

^sfromtheprisonthosewhositindarkness.

8 IamtheLord;thatismyname;

^tmygloryIgivetonoother,

normypraisetocarvedidols.

9 Behold,theformerthingshavecometopass,

^uandnewthingsInowdeclare;

beforetheyspringforth

Itellyouofthem.”

10 ^vSingtotheLordanewsong,

hispraisefromtheendoftheearth,

^wyouwhogodowntothesea,andallthatfillsit,

^lthecoastlandsandtheirinhabitants.

11 Letthedesertanditscitiesliftuptheirvoice,

thevillagesthat^xKedarinhabits;

letthehabitantsof^ySelasingforjoy,

letthemshoutfromthetopofthemountains.

12 LetthemgiveglorytotheLord,

anddeclarehispraisein^lthecoastlands.

13 ^zTheLordgoesoutlikeamightyman,

likeamanofwar^ahestirsuphiszeal;

hecriesout,^bheshoutsaloud,

heshowshimselfmightyagainsthisfoes.

14 ForalongtimeIhaveheldmypeace;

Ihavekeptstillandrestrainedmyself;

nowIwillcryout^clikeawomaninlabor;

Iwillgaspandpant.

15 ^dIwilllaywastemountainsandhills,

anddryupalltheirvegetation;

Iwillturntheriversintoislands,³

anddryupthepools.

16 ^eAndIwillleadtheblind

inawaythattheydonotknow,

inpathsthattheyhavenotknown

Iwillguidethem.

Iwillturnthedarknessbeforethemintolight,

^ftheroughplacesintolevelground.

ThesearethethingsIdo,

andIdonotforsakethem.

17 ^gTheyareturnedbackandutterlyputtoshame,

whotrustincarvedidols,

whosaytometalimages,

“Youareourgods.”

18 Hear,youdeaf,

andlook,youblind,thatyoumaysee!

19 Whoisblindbutmyservant,

ordeafasmymessengerwhomIsend?

Whoisblindasmydedicatedone,⁴

orblindastheservantoftheLord?

20 ^hHeseesmanythings,butdoesnotobservethem;

ⁱhisearsareopen,buthedoesnothear.

21 TheLordwaspleased,forhisrighteousness’sake,

tomagnifyhislawandmakeitglorious.

22 Butthisisapeopleplunderedandlooted;

theyareallofthemtrappedinholes

^jandhiddeninprisons;

theyhavebecomeplunderwithnonetorescue,

spoilwithnonetosay,“Restore!”

23 Whoamongyouwillgiveeartothis,

willattendandlistenforthetimetocome?

24 WhogaveupJacobtothelooter,

andIsraeltotheplunderers?

WasitnottheLord,againstwhomwehavesinned,

inwhosewaystheywouldnotwalk,

andwhoselawtheywouldnotobey?

25 Sohepouredonhimtheheatofhisanger

andthemightofbattle;

itsethimonfireallaround,^kbuthedidnotunderstand;

itburnedhimup,^lbuthedidnottakeittoheart.

43 ButnowthussaystheLord,

^mhewhocreatedyou,OJacob,

hewhoformedyou,OIsrael:

ⁿ“Fearnot,forIhaveredeemedyou;

^oIhavecalledyoubyname,youaremine.

2 ^pWhenyoupassthroughthewaters,Iwillbewithyou;

andthroughtherivers,theyshallnotoverwhelmyou;

^pwhenyouwalkthroughfire^qyoushallnotbeburned,

andtheflameshallnotconsumeyou.

3 For^rIamtheLordyourGod,

theHolyOneofIsrael,yourSavior.

^sIgiveEgyptasyourransom,

Cushand^tSebainexchangeforyou.

4 Becauseyouarepreciousinmyeyes,

andhonored,andIloveyou,

Igivemeninreturnforyou,

peoplesinexchangeforyourlife.

5 ^uFearnot,forIamwithyou;

^vIwillbringyouroffspringfromtheeast,

andfromthewestIwillgatheryou.

6 Iwillsaytothenorth,Giveup,

andtothesouth,Donotwithhold;

bring^wmysonsfromafar

and^wmydaughtersfromtheendoftheearth,

7 everyonewhoiscalledbymyname,

whomIcreatedformyglory,

whomIformedandmade.”

8 Bringout^xthepeoplewhoareblind,yethaveeyes,

whoaredeaf,yethaveears!

9 ^yAllthenationsgathertogether,

andthepeoplesassemble.

Whoamongthemcandeclarethis,

andshowustheformerthings?

Letthembringtheirwitnessestoprovethemright,

andletthemhearandsay,Itistrue.

10 ^z“Youaremywitnesses,”declarestheLord,

“and^amyservantwhomIhavechosen,

thatyoumayknowandbelieveme

andunderstandthatIamhe.

^bBeforemenogodwasformed,

norshalltherebeanyafterme.

11 ^cI,IamtheLord,

andbesidesmethereisnosavior.

12 Ideclaredandsavedandproclaimed,

whentherewasnostrangegodamongyou;

and^zyouaremywitnesses,”declarestheLord,“andIamGod.

13 Also^dhenceforthIamhe;

thereisnonewhocandeliverfrommyhand;

Iwork,andwhocanturnitback?”

14 ThussaystheLord,

yourRedeemer,theHolyOneofIsrael:

^e“ForyoursakeIsendtoBabylon

and^fbringthemalldownasfugitives,

^geventheChaldeans,intheshipsinwhichtheyrejoice.

15 IamtheLord,yourHolyOne,

theCreatorofIsrael,yourKing.”

16 ThussaystheLord,

^hwhomakesawayinthesea,

apathinthemightywaters,

17 whoⁱbringsforthchariotandhorse,

armyandwarrior;

theyliedown,theycannotrise,

^jtheyareextinguished,^kquenchedlikeawick:

18 ^l“Remembernottheformerthings,

norconsiderthethingsofold.

19 ^mBehold,Iamdoinganewthing;

nowitspringsforth,doyounotperceiveit?

ⁿIwillmakeawayinthewilderness

^oandriversinthedesert.

20 Thewildbeastswillhonorme,

^pthejackalsandtheostriches,

^qforIgivewaterinthewilderness,

riversinthedesert,

togivedrinktomychosenpeople,

21 thepeoplewhomIformedformyself

^rthattheymightdeclaremypraise.

22 “Yetyoudidnotcalluponme,OJacob;

but^syouhavebeenwearyofme,OIsrael!

23 ^tYouhavenotbroughtmeyoursheepforburntofferings,

orhonoredmewithyoursacrifices.

Ihavenotburdenedyouwithofferings,

^sorweariedyouwithfrankincense.

24 Youhavenotboughtmesweetcanewithmoney,

orsatisfiedmewiththefatofyoursacrifices.

Butyouhaveburdenedmewithyoursins;

youhaveweariedmewithyouriniquities.

25 “I,Iamhe

^uwhoblotsout^vyourtransgressionsformyownsake,

andIwillnotrememberyoursins.

26 Putmeinremembrance;^wletusarguetogether;

setforthyourcase,thatyoumaybeprovedright.

27 ^xYourfirstfathersinned,

and^yyourmediatorstransgressedagainstme.

28 Therefore^zIwillprofanetheprincesofthesanctuary,

and^adeliverJacobtoutterdestruction

andIsraeltoreviling.

44 “Butnowhear,^bOJacobmyservant,

IsraelwhomIhavechosen!

2 ThussaystheLordwhomadeyou,

^cwhoformedyoufromthewombandwillhelpyou:

^dFearnot,OJacobmyservant,

^eJeshurunwhomIhavechosen.

3 ^fForIwillpourwateronthethirstyland,

andstreamsonthedryground;

IwillpourmySpirituponyouroffspring,

andmyblessingonyourdescendants.

4 Theyshallspringupamongthegrass

^glikewillowsbyflowingstreams.

5 ^hThisonewillsay,‘IamtheLord’s,’

anotherwillcallonthenameofJacob,

andanotherwillwriteonhishand,‘TheLord’s,’

andnamehimselfbythenameofIsrael.”

6 ThussaystheLord,theKingofIsrael

andⁱhisRedeemer,theLordofhosts:

^j“IamthefirstandIamthelast;

besidesmethereisnogod.

7 ^kWhoislikeme?Lethimproclaimit.¹

Lethimdeclareandsetitbeforeme,

sinceIappointedanancientpeople.

Letthemdeclarewhatistocome,andwhatwillhappen.

8 Fearnot,norbeafraid;

haveInottoldyoufromofoldanddeclaredit?

^lAndyouaremywitnesses!

^mIsthereaGodbesidesme?

ThereisnoⁿRock;Iknownotany.”