Isa.51.17

So wake up! Rub the sleep from your eyes! Up on your feet, Jerusalem! You've drunk the cup GOD handed you, the strong drink of his anger. You drank it down to the last drop, staggered and collapsed, dead--drunk.

Isa.51.17

Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of his wrath, you who have drained to its dregs the goblet that makes men stagger.

Isa.51.17

Awake, awake! Stand up, O Jerusalem, You who have drunk at the hand of the LORD The cup of His fury; You have drunk the dregs of the cup of trembling, And drained it out.

Isa.51.17

Wake up, wake up, O Jerusalem! You have drunk enough from the cup of the LORD's fury. You have drunk the cup of terror, tipping out its last drops.

Isa.51.18

And nobody to help you home, no one among your friends or children to take you by the hand and put you in bed.

Isa.51.18

Of all the sons she bore there was none to guide her; of all the sons she reared there was none to take her by the hand.

Isa.51.18

There is no one to guide her Among all the sons she has brought forth; Nor is there any who takes her by the hand Among all the sons she has brought up.

Isa.51.18

Not one of your children is left alive to help you or tell you what to do.

Isa.51.19

You've been hit with a double dose of trouble -does anyone care? Assault and battery, hunger and death -will anyone comfort?

Isa.51.19

These double calamities have come upon you- who can comfort you?- ruin and destruction, famine and sword- who can console you?

Isa.51.19

These two things have come to you; Who will be sorry for you?-- Desolation and destruction, famine and sword-- By whom will I comfort you?

Isa.51.19

These two things have been your lot: desolation and destruction, famine and war. And who is left to sympathize? Who is left to comfort you?

Isa.51.20

Your sons and daughters have passed out, strewn in the streets like stunned rabbits, Sleeping off the strong drink of GOD's anger, the rage of your God.

Isa.51.20

Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like antelope caught in a net. They are filled with the wrath of the LORD and the rebuke of your God.

Isa.51.20

Your sons have fainted, They lie at the head of all the streets, Like an antelope in a net; They are full of the fury of the LORD, The rebuke of your God.

Isa.51.20

For your children have fainted and lie in the streets, helpless as antelopes caught in a net. The LORD has poured out his fury; God has rebuked them.

Isa.51.21

Therefore listen, please, you with your splitting headaches, You who are nursing the hangovers that didn't come from drinking wine.

Isa.51.21

Therefore hear this, you afflicted one, made drunk, but not with wine.

Isa.51.21

Therefore please hear this, you afflicted, And drunk but not with wine.

Isa.51.21

But now listen to this, you afflicted ones, who sit in a drunken stupor, though not from drinking wine.

Isa.51.22

Your Master, your GOD, has something to say, your God has taken up his people's case: "Look, I've taken back the drink that sent you reeling. No more drinking from that jug of my anger!

Isa.51.22

This is what your Sovereign LORD says, your God, who defends his people: "See, I have taken out of your hand the cup that made you stagger; from that cup, the goblet of my wrath, you will never drink again.

Isa.51.22

Thus says your Lord, The LORD and your God, Who pleads the cause of His people: "See, I have taken out of your hand The cup of trembling, The dregs of the cup of My fury; You shall no longer drink it.

Isa.51.22

This is what the Sovereign LORD, your God and Defender, says: "See, I am taking the terrible cup from your hands. You will drink no more of my fury. It is gone at last!

Isa.51.23

I've passed it over to your abusers to drink, those who ordered you, "Down on the ground so we can walk all over you!' And you had to do it. Flat on the ground, you were the dirt under their feet."

Isa.51.23

I will put it into the hands of your tormentors, who said to you, 'Fall prostrate that we may walk over you.' And you made your back like the ground, like a street to be walked over."

Isa.51.23

But I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, Who have said to you, "Lie down, that we may walk over you.' And you have laid your body like the ground, And as the street, for those who walk over."

Isa.51.23

But I will put that cup into the hands of those who tormented you. I will give it to those who trampled you into the dust and walked on your backs."

Isa.52.1

Wake up, wake up! Pull on your boots, Zion! Dress up in your Sunday best, Jerusalem, holy city! Those who want no part of God have been culled out. They won't be coming along.

Isa.52.1

Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.

Isa.52.1

Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean Shall no longer come to you.

Isa.52.1

Wake up, wake up, O Zion! Clothe yourselves with strength. Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem, for unclean and godless people will no longer enter your gates.

Isa.52.2

Brush off the dust and get to your feet, captive Jerusalem! Throw off your chains, captive daughter of Zion!

Isa.52.2

Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.

Isa.52.2

Shake yourself from the dust, arise; Sit down, O Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion!

Isa.52.2

Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem. Remove the slave bands from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

Isa.52.3

GOD says, "You were sold for nothing. You're being bought back for nothing."

Isa.52.3

For this is what the LORD says: "You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed."

Isa.52.3

For thus says the LORD: "You have sold yourselves for nothing, And you shall be redeemed without money."

Isa.52.3

For this is what the LORD says: "When I sold you into exile, I received no payment. Now I can redeem you without paying for you."

Isa.52.4

Again, the Master, GOD, says, "Early on, my people went to Egypt and lived, strangers in the land. At the other end, Assyria oppressed them.

Isa.52.4

For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "At first my people went down to Egypt to live; lately, Assyria has oppressed them.

Isa.52.4

For thus says the Lord GOD: "My people went down at first Into Egypt to dwell there; Then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

Isa.52.4

This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "Long ago my people went to live as resident foreigners in Egypt. Now they have been oppressed without cause by Assyria.

Isa.52.5

And now, what have I here?" GOD's Decree. "My people are hauled off again for no reason at all. Tyrants on the warpath, whooping it up, and day after day, incessantly, my reputation blackened.

Isa.52.5

"And now what do I have here?" declares the LORD. "For my people have been taken away for nothing, and those who rule them mock, "declares the LORD. "And all day long my name is constantly blasphemed.

Isa.52.5

Now therefore, what have I here," says the LORD, "That My people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them Make them wail," says the LORD, "And My name is blasphemed continually every day.

Isa.52.5

And now, what is this?" asks the LORD. "Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation. My name is being blasphemed all day long.

Isa.52.6

Now it's time that my people know who I am, what I'm made of--yes, that I have something to say. Here I am!"

Isa.52.6

Therefore my people will know my name; therefore in that day they will know that it is I who foretold it. Yes, it is I."

Isa.52.6

Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks: "Behold, it is I."'

Isa.52.6

But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that it is I who speaks to them."

Isa.52.7

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger bringing good news, Breaking the news that all's well, proclaiming good times, announcing salvation, telling Zion, "Your God reigns!"

Isa.52.7

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

Isa.52.7

How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

Isa.52.7

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!

Isa.52.8

Voices! Listen! Your scouts are shouting, thunderclap shouts, shouting in joyful unison. They see with their own eyes GOD coming back to Zion.

Isa.52.8

Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the LORD returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes.

Isa.52.8

Your watchmen shall lift up their voices, With their voices they shall sing together; For they shall see eye to eye When the LORD brings back Zion.

Isa.52.8

The watchmen shout and sing with joy, for before their very eyes they see the LORD bringing his people home to Jerusalem.

Isa.52.9

Break into song! Boom it out, ruins of Jerusalem: "GOD has comforted his people! He's redeemed Jerusalem!"

Isa.52.9

Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.

Isa.52.9

Break forth into joy, sing together, You waste places of Jerusalem! For the LORD has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem.

Isa.52.9

Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song, for the LORD has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.

Isa.52.10

GOD has rolled up his sleeves. All the nations can see his holy, muscled arm. Everyone, from one end of the earth to the other, sees him at work, doing his salvation work.

Isa.52.10

The LORD will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

Isa.52.10

The LORD has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God.

Isa.52.10

The LORD will demonstrate his holy power before the eyes of all the nations. The ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

Isa.52.11

Out of here! Out of here! Leave this place! Don't look back. Don't contaminate yourselves with plunder. Just leave, but leave clean. Purify yourselves in the process of worship, carrying the holy vessels of GOD.

Isa.52.11

Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Come out from it and be pure, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.

Isa.52.11

Depart! Depart! Go out from there, Touch no unclean thing; Go out from the midst of her, Be clean, You who bear the vessels of the LORD.

Isa.52.11

Go now, leave your bonds and slavery. Put Babylon behind you, with everything it represents, for it is unclean to you. You are the LORD's holy people. Purify yourselves, you who carry home the vessels of the LORD.

Isa.52.12

But you don't have to be in a hurry. You're not running from anybody! GOD is leading you out of here, and the God of Israel is also your rear guard.

Isa.52.12

But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the LORD will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

Isa.52.12

For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

Isa.52.12

You will not leave in a hurry, running for your lives. For the LORD will go ahead of you, and the God of Israel will protect you from behind.

Isa.52.13

"Just watch my servant blossom! Exalted, tall, head and shoulders above the crowd!

Isa.52.13

See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

Isa.52.13

Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.

Isa.52.13

See, my servant will prosper; he will be highly exalted.

Isa.52.14

But he didn't begin that way. At first everyone was appalled. He didn't even look human--a ruined face, disfigured past recognition.

Isa.52.14

Just as there were many who were appalled at him - his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man and his form marred beyond human likeness-

Isa.52.14

Just as many were astonished at you, So His visage was marred more than any man, And His form more than the sons of men;

Isa.52.14

Many were amazed when they saw him--beaten and bloodied, so disfigured one would scarcely know he was a person.

Isa.52.15

Nations all over the world will be in awe, taken aback, kings shocked into silence when they see him. For what was unheard of they'll see with their own eyes, what was unthinkable they'll have right before them."

Isa.52.15

so will he sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.

Isa.52.15

So shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; For what had not been told them they shall see, And what they had not heard they shall consider.

Isa.52.15

And he will again startle many nations. Kings will stand speechless in his presence. For they will see what they had not previously been told about; they will understand what they had not heard about.

Isa.53.1

Who believes what we've heard and seen? Who would have thought GOD's saving power would look like this?

Isa.53.1

Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

Isa.53.1

Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

Isa.53.1

Who has believed our message? To whom will the LORD reveal his saving power?

Isa.53.2

The servant grew up before God--a scrawny seedling, a scrubby plant in a parched field. There was nothing attractive about him, nothing to cause us to take a second look.

Isa.53.2

He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

Isa.53.2

For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.

Isa.53.2

My servant grew up in the LORD's presence like a tender green shoot, sprouting from a root in dry and sterile ground. There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him.

Isa.53.3

He was looked down on and passed over, a man who suffered, who knew pain firsthand. One look at him and people turned away. We looked down on him, thought he was scum.

Isa.53.3

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Isa.53.3

He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

Isa.53.3

He was despised and rejected--a man of sorrows, acquainted with bitterest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way when he went by. He was despised, and we did not care.

Isa.53.4

But the fact is, it was our pains he carried--our disfigurements, all the things wrong with us. We thought he brought it on himself, that God was punishing him for his own failures.

Isa.53.4

Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.

Isa.53.4

Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.

Isa.53.4

Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God for his own sins!

Isa.53.5

But it was our sins that did that to him, that ripped and tore and crushed him--our sins! He took the punishment, and that made us whole. Through his bruises we get healed.

Isa.53.5

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Isa.53.5

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

Isa.53.5

But he was wounded and crushed for our sins. He was beaten that we might have peace. He was whipped, and we were healed!

Isa.53.6

We're all like sheep who've wandered off and gotten lost. We've all done our own thing, gone our own way. And GOD has piled all our sins, everything we've done wrong, on him, on him.

Isa.53.6

We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isa.53.6

All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Isa.53.6

All of us have strayed away like sheep. We have left God's paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the guilt and sins of us all.

Isa.53.7

He was beaten, he was tortured, but he didn't say a word. Like a lamb taken to be slaughtered and like a sheep being sheared, he took it all in silence.

Isa.53.7

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

Isa.53.7

He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.

Isa.53.7

He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led as a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.

Isa.53.8

Justice miscarried, and he was led off--and did anyone really know what was happening? He died without a thought for his own welfare, beaten bloody for the sins of my people.

Isa.53.8

By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken.

Isa.53.8

He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

Isa.53.8

From prison and trial they led him away to his death. But who among the people realized that he was dying for their sins--that he was suffering their punishment?

Isa.53.9

They buried him with the wicked, threw him in a grave with a rich man, Even though he'd never hurt a soul or said one word that wasn't true.

Isa.53.9

He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

Isa.53.9

And they made His grave with the wicked-- But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

Isa.53.9

He had done no wrong, and he never deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in a rich man's grave.

Isa.53.10

Still, it's what GOD had in mind all along, to crush him with pain. The plan was that he give himself as an offering for sin so that he'd see life come from it--life, life, and more life. And GOD's plan will deeply prosper through him.

Isa.53.10

Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.

Isa.53.10

Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.

Isa.53.10

But it was the LORD's good plan to crush him and fill him with grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have a multitude of children, many heirs. He will enjoy a long life, and the LORD's plan will prosper in his hands.

Isa.53.11

Out of that terrible travail of soul, he'll see that it's worth it and be glad he did it. Through what he experienced, my righteous one, my servant, will make many "righteous ones," as he himself carries the burden of their sins.

Isa.53.11

After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.

Isa.53.11

He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.

Isa.53.11

When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied. And because of what he has experienced, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins.

Isa.53.12

Therefore I'll reward him extravagantly--the best of everything, the highest honors--Because he looked death in the face and didn't flinch, because he embraced the company of the lowest. He took on his own shoulders the sin of the many, he took up the cause of all the black sheep.

Isa.53.12

Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Isa.53.12

Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.

Isa.53.12

I will give him the honors of one who is mighty and great, because he exposed himself to death. He was counted among those who were sinners. He bore the sins of many and interceded for sinners.

Isa.54.1

"Sing, barren woman, who has never had a baby. Fill the air with song, you who've never experienced childbirth! You're ending up with far more children than all those childbearing women." GOD says so!

Isa.54.1

"Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband," says the LORD.

Isa.54.1

"Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman," says the LORD.

Isa.54.1

"Sing, O childless woman! Break forth into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, even though you never gave birth to a child. For the woman who could bear no children now has more than all the other women," says the LORD.

Isa.54.2

"Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep.

Isa.54.2

"Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.

Isa.54.2

"Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.

Isa.54.2

"Enlarge your house; build an addition; spread out your home!

Isa.54.3

You're going to need lots of elbow room for your growing family. You're going to take over whole nations; you're going to resettle abandoned cities.

Isa.54.3

For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.

Isa.54.3

For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited.

Isa.54.3

For you will soon be bursting at the seams. Your descendants will take over other nations and live in their cities.

Isa.54.4

Don't be afraid--you're not going to be embarrassed. Don't hold back--you're not going to come up short. You'll forget all about the humiliations of your youth, and the indignities of being a widow will fade from memory.

Isa.54.4

"Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.

Isa.54.4

"Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

Isa.54.4

"Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. The shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood will be remembered no more,

Isa.54.5

For your Maker is your bridegroom, his name, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies! Your Redeemer is The Holy of Israel, known as God of the whole earth.

Isa.54.5

For your Maker is your husband- the LORD Almighty is his name- the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.

Isa.54.5

For your Maker is your husband, The LORD of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.

Isa.54.5

for your Creator will be your husband. The LORD Almighty is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth.

Isa.54.6

You were like an abandoned wife, devastated with grief, and GOD welcomed you back, Like a woman married young and then left," says your God.

Isa.54.6

The LORD will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit- a wife who married young, only to be rejected," says your God.

Isa.54.6

For the LORD has called you Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, Like a youthful wife when you were refused," Says your God.

Isa.54.6

For the LORD has called you back from your grief--as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband," says your God.

Isa.54.7

Your Redeemer GOD says: "I left you, but only for a moment. Now, with enormous compassion, I'm bringing you back.

Isa.54.7

"For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back.

Isa.54.7

"For a mere moment I have forsaken you, But with great mercies I will gather you.

Isa.54.7

"For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will take you back.

Isa.54.8

In an outburst of anger I turned my back on you--but only for a moment. It's with lasting love that I'm tenderly caring for you.

Isa.54.8

In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you," says the LORD your Redeemer.

Isa.54.8

With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you," Says the LORD, your Redeemer.

Isa.54.8

In a moment of anger I turned my face away for a little while. But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you," says the LORD, your Redeemer.

Isa.54.9

"This exile is just like the days of Noah for me: I promised then that the waters of Noah would never again flood the earth. I'm promising now no more anger, no more dressing you down.

Isa.54.9

"To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So now I have sworn not to be angry with you, never to rebuke you again.

Isa.54.9

"For this is like the waters of Noah to Me; For as I have sworn That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth, So have I sworn That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.

Isa.54.9

"Just as I swore in the time of Noah that I would never again let a flood cover the earth and destroy its life, so now I swear that I will never again pour out my anger on you.

Isa.54.10

For even if the mountains walk away and the hills fall to pieces, My love won't walk away from you, my covenant commitment of peace won't fall apart." The GOD who has compassion on you says so.

Isa.54.10

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Isa.54.10

For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed," Says the LORD, who has mercy on you.

Isa.54.10

For the mountains may depart and the hills disappear, but even then I will remain loyal to you. My covenant of blessing will never be broken," says the LORD, who has mercy on you.

Isa.54.11

"Afflicted city, storm-battered, unpitied: I'm about to rebuild you with stones of turquoise, Lay your foundations with sapphires,

Isa.54.11

"O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will build you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with sapphires.

Isa.54.11

"O you afflicted one, Tossed with tempest, and not comforted, Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems, And lay your foundations with sapphires.

Isa.54.11

"O storm-battered city, troubled and desolate! I will rebuild you on a foundation of sapphires and make the walls of your houses from precious jewels.

Isa.54.12

construct your towers with rubies, Your gates with jewels, and all your walls with precious stones.

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I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.

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I will make your pinnacles of rubies, Your gates of crystal, And all your walls of precious stones.

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I will make your towers of sparkling rubies and your gates and walls of shining gems.

Isa.54.13

All your children will have GOD for their teacher--what a mentor for your children!

Isa.54.13

All your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children's peace.

Isa.54.13

All your children shall be taught by the LORD, And great shall be the peace of your children.

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I will teach all your citizens, and their prosperity will be great.

Isa.54.14

You'll be built solid, grounded in righteousness, far from any trouble--nothing to fear! far from terror--it won't even come close!

Isa.54.14

In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you.

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In righteousness you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near you.

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You will live under a government that is just and fair. Your enemies will stay far away; you will live in peace. Terror will not come near.

Isa.54.15

If anyone attacks you, don't for a moment suppose that I sent them, And if any should attack, nothing will come of it.

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If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing; whoever attacks you will surrender to you.

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Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.

Isa.54.15

If any nation comes to fight you, it will not be because I sent them to punish you. Your enemies will always be defeated because I am on your side.

Isa.54.16

I create the blacksmith who fires up his forge and makes a weapon designed to kill. I also create the destroyer--

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"See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to work havoc;

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"Behold, I have created the blacksmith Who blows the coals in the fire, Who brings forth an instrument for his work; And I have created the spoiler to destroy.

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I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals beneath the forge and makes the weapons of destruction. And I have created the armies that destroy.

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but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what GOD's servants can expect. I'll see to it that everything works out for the best." GOD's Decree.

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no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me," declares the LORD.

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No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me," Says the LORD.

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But in that coming day, no weapon turned against you will succeed. And everyone who tells lies in court will be brought to justice. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD; their vindication will come from me. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Eph.1.1

I, Paul, am under God's plan as an apostle, a special agent of Christ Jesus, writing to you faithful Christians in Ephesus.

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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

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This letter is from Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. It is written to God's holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.

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I greet you with the grace and peace poured into our lives by God our Father and our Master, Jesus Christ.

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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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May grace and peace be yours, sent to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

Eph.1.3

How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He's the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him.

Eph.1.3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Eph.1.3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

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How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we belong to Christ.

Eph.1.4

Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love.

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For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love

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just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,

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Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

Eph.1.5

Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!)

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he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will--

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having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

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His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure.

Eph.1.6

He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.

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to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

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to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.

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So we praise God for the wonderful kindness he has poured out on us because we belong to his dearly loved Son.

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Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we're a free people--free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free!

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In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace

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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

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He is so rich in kindness that he purchased our freedom through the blood of his Son, and our sins are forgiven.

Eph.1.8

He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need,

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that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

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which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

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He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

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letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ,

Eph.1.9

And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,

Eph.1.9

having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

Eph.1.9

God's secret plan has now been revealed to us; it is a plan centered on Christ, designed long ago according to his good pleasure.

Eph.1.10

a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth.

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to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.

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that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him.

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And this is his plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ--everything in heaven and on earth.

Eph.1.11

It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living,

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In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,

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In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

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Furthermore, because of Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us from the beginning, and all things happen just as he decided long ago.

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part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.

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in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

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that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

Eph.1.12

God's purpose was that we who were the first to trust in Christ should praise our glorious God.

Eph.1.13

It's in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this Message of your salvation), found yourselves home free--signed, sealed, and delivered by the Holy Spirit.

Eph.1.13

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,

Eph.1.13

In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

Eph.1.13

And now you also have heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.

Eph.1.14

This signet from God is the first installment on what's coming, a reminder that we'll get everything God has planned for us, a praising and glorious life.

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who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.

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who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Eph.1.14

The Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us everything he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. This is just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God.

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That's why, when I heard of the solid trust you have in the Master Jesus and your outpouring of love to all the Christians,

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For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

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Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

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Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for Christians everywhere,

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I couldn't stop thanking God for you--every time I prayed, I'd think of you and give thanks.

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I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

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do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:

Eph.1.16

I have never stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly,

Eph.1.17

But I do more than thank. I ask--ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory--to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally,

Eph.1.17

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

Eph.1.17

asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.

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your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for Christians,

Eph.1.18

I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Eph.1.18

the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

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I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his people.

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oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him--endless energy, boundless strength!

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and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength,

Eph.1.19

and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

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I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power

Eph.1.20

All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven,

Eph.1.20

which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

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which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

Eph.1.20

that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms.

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in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever.

Eph.1.21

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Eph.1.21

far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

Eph.1.21

Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else in this world or in the world to come.

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He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church.

Eph.1.22

And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,

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And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,

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And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and he gave him this authority for the benefit of the church.

Eph.1.23

The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.

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which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

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which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

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And the church is his body; it is filled by Christ, who fills everything everywhere with his presence.

Ps.109.21

Oh, GOD, my Lord, step in; work a miracle for me--you can do it! Get me out of here--your love is so great!-

Ps.109.21

But you, O Sovereign LORD, deal well with me for your name's sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.

Ps.109.21

But You, O GOD the Lord, Deal with me for Your name's sake; Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.

Ps.109.21

But deal well with me, O Sovereign LORD, for the sake of your own reputation! Rescue me because you are so faithful and good.

Ps.109.22

I'm at the end of my rope, my life in ruins.

Ps.109.22

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

Ps.109.22

For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.

Ps.109.22

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain.

Ps.109.23

I'm fading away to nothing, passing away, my youth gone, old before my time.

Ps.109.23

I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

Ps.109.23

I am gone like a shadow when it lengthens; I am shaken off like a locust.

Ps.109.23

I am fading like a shadow at dusk; I am falling like a grasshopper that is brushed aside.

Ps.109.24

I'm weak from hunger and can hardly stand up, my body a rack of skin and bones.

Ps.109.24

My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt.

Ps.109.24

My knees are weak through fasting, And my flesh is feeble from lack of fatness.

Ps.109.24

My knees are weak from fasting, and I am skin and bones.

Ps.109.25

I'm a joke in poor taste to those who see me; they take one look and shake their heads.

Ps.109.25

I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

Ps.109.25

I also have become a reproach to them; When they look at me, they shake their heads.

Ps.109.25

I am an object of mockery to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads.

Ps.109.26

Help me, oh help me, GOD, my God, save me through your wonderful love;

Ps.109.26

Help me, O LORD my God; save me in accordance with your love.

Ps.109.26

Help me, O LORD my God! Oh, save me according to Your mercy,

Ps.109.26

Help me, O LORD my God! Save me because of your unfailing love.

Ps.109.27

Then they'll know that your hand is in this, that you, GOD, have been at work.

Ps.109.27

Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O LORD, have done it.

Ps.109.27

That they may know that this is Your hand-- That You, LORD, have done it!

Ps.109.27

Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, LORD.

Ps.109.28

Let them curse all they want; you do the blessing.

Ps.109.28

They may curse, but you will bless; when they attack they will be put to shame, but your servant will rejoice.

Ps.109.28

Let them curse, but You bless; When they arise, let them be ashamed, But let Your servant rejoice.

Ps.109.28

Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!

Ps.109.29

Let them be jeered by the crowd when they stand up, followed by cheers for me, your servant. Dress my accusers in clothes dirty with shame, discarded and humiliating old ragbag clothes.

Ps.109.29

My accusers will be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.

Ps.109.29

Let my accusers be clothed with shame, And let them cover themselves with their own disgrace as with a mantle.

Ps.109.29

Make their humiliation obvious to all; clothe my accusers with disgrace.

Ps.109.30

My mouth's full of great praise for GOD, I'm singing his hallelujahs surrounded by crowds,

Ps.109.30

With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng I will praise him.

Ps.109.30

I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; Yes, I will praise Him among the multitude.

Ps.109.30

But I will give repeated thanks to the LORD, praising him to everyone.

Ps.109.31

For he's always at hand to take the side of the needy, to rescue a life from the unjust judge. A David prayer

Ps.109.31

For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save his life from those who condemn him.

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For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who condemn him.

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For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.