Study Desk

And I will take you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria. I will fight for this city."'"

"This is the special thing for you to see from the Lord, that the Lord will do what He has said:

I waited for help until morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones. From day to night You make an end of me.

"But what can I say? For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it. I will walk with care all my years because my soul is bitter.

See, it was for my own well-being that I was bitter. But You have kept my soul from the grave that destroys. You have put all my sins behind Your back.

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

"Speak kind words to Jerusalem. Call out to her that her time of war has ended, that her sin has been taken away, and that she has received from the Lord's hand twice as much for all her sins."

A voice is calling, "Make the way ready for the Lord in the desert. Make the road in the desert straight for our God.

Then the shining-greatness of the Lord will be seen. All flesh together will see it, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."

The grass dries up and the flower loses its color when the breath of the Lord blows upon it. For sure the people are grass.

See, the Lord God will come with power, and His arm will rule for Him. See, He is bringing the reward He will give to everyone for what he has done.

From whom did He ask for wisdom, and who gave Him understanding? Who taught Him the right way, and taught Him much learning? Who showed Him the way of understanding?

Even Lebanon is not enough to burn. Its animals are not enough for a burnt gift in worship.

An able workman makes a false god. A man who works with gold covers it with gold. And a man who works with silver makes silver chains for it.

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The God Who lives forever is the Lord, the One Who made the ends of the earth. He will not become weak or tired. His understanding is too great for us to begin to know.

Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will give you strength, and for sure I will help you. Yes, I will hold you up with My right hand that is right and good.

You will look for those who argue with you, but will not find them. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as nothing at all.

For I am the Lord your God Who holds your right hand, and Who says to you, ‘Do not be afraid. I will help you.'

"The suffering and those in need look for water, but there is none. Their tongue is dry with thirst. I the Lord will answer them. I the God of Israel will not leave them alone.

Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the towns where Kedar lives. Let the people of Sela sing. Let them call out for joy from the tops of the mountains.