4:4 At that time 1 the sovereign master 2 will wash the excrement 3 from Zion’s women,
he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem’s midst, 4
as he comes to judge
and to bring devastation. 5
9:11 Then the Lord provoked 8 their adversaries to attack them, 9
he stirred up 10 their enemies –
10:4 You will have no place to go, except to kneel with the prisoners,
or to fall among those who have been killed. 11
Despite all this, his anger does not subside,
and his hand is ready to strike again. 12
10:17 The light of Israel 13 will become a fire,
their Holy One 14 will become a flame;
it will burn and consume the Assyrian king’s 15 briers
and his thorns in one day.
11:10 At that time 16 a root from Jesse 17 will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, 18 and his residence will be majestic.
13:10 Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations
no longer give out their light; 19
the sun is darkened as soon as it rises,
and the moon does not shine. 20
13:11 21 I will punish the world for its evil, 22
and wicked people for their sin.
I will put an end to the pride of the insolent,
I will bring down the arrogance of tyrants. 23
13:19 Babylon, the most admired 24 of kingdoms,
the Chaldeans’ source of honor and pride, 25
will be destroyed by God
just as Sodom and Gomorrah were. 26
13:21 Wild animals will rest there,
the ruined 27 houses will be full of hyenas. 28
Ostriches will live there,
wild goats will skip among the ruins. 29
14:8 The evergreens also rejoice over your demise, 30
as do the cedars of Lebanon, singing, 31
‘Since you fell asleep, 32
no woodsman comes up to chop us down!’ 33
15:9 Indeed, the waters of Dimon 34 are full of blood!
Indeed, I will heap even more trouble on Dimon. 35
A lion will attack 36 the Moabite fugitives
and the people left in the land.
17:3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim,
and Damascus will lose its kingdom. 37
The survivors in Syria
will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,”
says the Lord who commands armies.
17:8 They will no longer trust in 38 the altars their hands made,
or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made. 39
18:5 For before the harvest, when the bud has sprouted,
and the ripening fruit appears, 40
he will cut off the unproductive shoots 41 with pruning knives;
he will prune the tendrils. 42
22:9 You saw the many breaks
in the walls of the city of David; 43
you stored up water in the lower pool.
23:13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans,
these people who have lost their identity! 44
The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals.
They erected their siege towers, 45
demolished 46 its fortresses,
and turned it into a heap of ruins. 47
23:17 At the end of seventy years 48 the Lord will revive 49 Tyre. She will start making money again by selling her services to all the earth’s kingdoms. 50
24:6 So a treaty curse 51 devours the earth;
its inhabitants pay for their guilt. 52
This is why the inhabitants of the earth disappear, 53
and are reduced to just a handful of people. 54
27:7 Has the Lord struck down Israel like he did their oppressors? 55
Has Israel been killed like their enemies? 56
29:5 But the horde of invaders will be like fine dust,
the horde of tyrants 57 like chaff that is blown away.
It will happen suddenly, in a flash.
29:14 Therefore I will again do an amazing thing for these people –
an absolutely extraordinary deed. 58
Wise men will have nothing to say,
the sages will have no explanations.” 59
30:28 His battle cry overwhelms like a flooding river 60
that reaches one’s neck.
He shakes the nations in a sieve that isolates the chaff; 61
he puts a bit into the mouth of the nations and leads them to destruction. 62
32:7 A deceiver’s methods are evil; 63
he dreams up evil plans 64
to ruin the poor with lies,
even when the needy are in the right. 65
34:13 Her fortresses will be overgrown with thorns;
thickets and weeds will grow 66 in her fortified cities.
Jackals will settle there;
ostriches will live there. 67
40:1 “Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your 68 God.
40:11 Like a shepherd he tends his flock;
he gathers up the lambs with his arm;
he carries them close to his heart; 69
he leads the ewes along.
40:15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales.
He lifts 70 the coastlands 71 as if they were dust.
41:1 “Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! 72
Let the nations find renewed strength!
Let them approach and then speak;
let us come together for debate! 73
41:12 When you will look for your opponents, 74 you will not find them;
your enemies 75 will be reduced to absolutely nothing.
46:1 Bel 76 kneels down,
Nebo 77 bends low.
Their images weigh down animals and beasts. 78
Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals. 79
47:12 Persist 80 in trusting 81 your amulets
and your many incantations,
which you have faithfully recited 82 since your youth!
Maybe you will be successful 83 –
maybe you will scare away disaster. 84
47:15 They will disappoint you, 85
those you have so faithfully dealt with since your youth. 86
Each strays off in his own direction, 87
leaving no one to rescue you.”
49:1 Listen to me, you coastlands! 88
Pay attention, you people who live far away!
The Lord summoned me from birth; 89
he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world. 90
53:11 Having suffered, he will reflect on his work,
he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. 91
“My servant 92 will acquit many, 93
for he carried their sins. 94
54:10 Even if the mountains are removed
and the hills displaced,
my devotion will not be removed from you,
nor will my covenant of friendship 95 be displaced,”
says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.
57:18 I have seen their behavior, 96
but I will heal them and give them rest,
and I will once again console those who mourn. 97
60:5 Then you will look and smile, 98
you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. 99
For the riches of distant lands 100 will belong to you
and the wealth of nations will come to you.
60:11 Your gates will remain open at all times;
they will not be shut during the day or at night,
so that the wealth of nations may be delivered,
with their kings leading the way. 101
60:18 Sounds of violence 102 will no longer be heard in your land,
or the sounds of 103 destruction and devastation within your borders.
You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’
and your gates, ‘Praise.’
61:6 You will be called, ‘the Lord’s priests,
servants of our God.’ 104
You will enjoy 105 the wealth of nations
and boast about 106 the riches you receive from them. 107
64:2 (64:1) As when fire ignites dry wood,
or fire makes water boil,
let your adversaries know who you are, 108
and may the nations shake at your presence!