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For Sheol cannot thank you, death cannot praise you; those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.

At that time King Merodach-baladan son of Baladan of Babylon sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered.

Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good." For he thought, "There will be peace and security in my days."

Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord 's hand double for all her sins.

A voice cries out: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord , make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."

See, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.

Whom did he consult for his enlightenment, and who taught him the path of justice? Who taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?

Lebanon would not provide fuel enough, nor are its animals enough for a burnt offering.

An idol? —A workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts for it silver chains.

but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.

do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Do not fear, I will help you."

He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching.

Let the desert and its towns lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits; let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy, let them shout from the tops of the mountains.

For a long time I have held my peace, I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor, I will gasp and pant.

The Lord was pleased, for the sake of his righteousness, to magnify his teaching and make it glorious.

Who among you will give heed to this, who will attend and listen for the time to come?

But now thus says the Lord , he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.