XXXVIII. 1.

of aArmenia: and Esar-haddon his
son reigned in his stead.
3 IN xthose xdays was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah
the prophet the_son_of Amoz came
unto him, and said unto him, “Thus
saith / the Lorp, 9 *Set thine house in_
order: for thon *shalt_die, and not live.”
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto ! the Lorp,
8 And said, “Remember now, O_ J Lorp, I_beseech_Thee, “how I shave_ walked before Thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and -have_done that which is xgood in Thy sight.” And Hezekiah wept sore.
4Then came the_word_of J the Lorp to Isaiah, saying,
5“.Go, and -say to Hezekiah, Thus ‘saith J the Lorp, the_=God_of David thy father, I -have_heard thy -prayer, I shave_seen thy «tears: behold, I will_ add unto thy days fifteen years.
6 And I will_deliver thee and this xcity out.of the_hand_of the_king_of Assyria : and I -will_defend xthis xcity.
7 And this shall be, a xsi, unto thee from ‘4+the Lorp, that J the Lorp will_do xthis *thing that He shath_
spoken; °
8 Behold, I +will_bring_again -the_ shadow_of the degrees, w ich *is_gone_ down in the sun dial_of Ahaz, ten de- grees backward.” So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was_ gone_down.
®° The_writing_of Hezekiah king_of Judah, when he had_been-_sick, and was_recovereda of his sickness :
10“ said in the_cutting_off_of my
days,
I shall_go to the_gates_of the h grave:
I -am_deprived_of the_residue_of
my years. 11 J said, I shall not see 2h the Lorn, Even ‘hthe Lorp, in the_land_of the =living : I shall_behold «man no more With the_inhabitants_of the tworld.
12 Mine age -is_departed, and -is_re- moved from me as a shepherd’s tent :
i Src bae like @ xweaver my ife :
He will_cut_me_off /with pining_ sickness :
From day even to night wilt_Thou_ make_an_end_of me.
13 J reckoned till morning, that, as a xlion, so will_He_break all my bones :
From day even to night wilt_Thou_ make_an_end_of me.
14 Like a crane or a swallow, so 'did_ I_chatter:
I 'did_mourn as a xdove:
Mine eyes «fail with looking upward :
O_) Lorp, I am_oppressed ; 2 -un- dertake_for me.
15 What shall_I_say? He -hath both spoken unto me, and Himself shath_done it :
I shall_go_softly all my years in the_bitterness_of my soul.
. Isatan XXXIX: 8. 16 ae by these things men| B.C. 713. Tr
ve,
And in all these things is the =life_ of my spirit:
So wilt_Thou_recover me, and -make_me_to_live.
17 Behold, for peace I had great
bitterness :
But Thon hast in love to my soul delivered it from the_pit_of cor- ruption :
For Thou -hast_cast all my sins be- hind Thy back.
18 For / the grave cannot ‘praise Thee, Death ‘can not celebrate Thee: They_that_go_down_into the pit
cannot hope for Thy truth.
19 The living, the living, ke shall_
raise Thee, as I do this day:
The father to the s children -shall_ make_known Thy truth.
20IQhe Lorp was ready to save
h. Heb. shedl, Gr, hadés,
8. SONS.
me: Therefore we -will_sing my songs to the stringed_instruments All the_days_of our =life in the_ house_of J the Lorp.”
21 For Isaiah had_said, “Let_them_| ~ take a lump_of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall_ recover.”
2 Hezekiah also had_said, “ What 7s the sign that I shall_go_up to the_ house_of ? the Lorp ?”
39 AT xthat *time Merodach-baladan, e the _son_of Baladan, king - of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had_h that he had_been sick, and was_recovered.
2 And Hezekiah was_glad_of them, and shewed them +the_house_of his precious_things, -the silver, and «the gold, and «the spices, and «the precious xointment, and «all the_house_of his varmour, and -all that was_found in his treasures ; there was_nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
3 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto xking Hezekiah, and said unto him, “What said «these «xmen? and from whence 'came they unto thee?” And Hezekiah said, “They -are.come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.”
4Then said he, “ What -have_they_ seen in thine house?” And Hezekiah answered, “«All that is in mine house shave _they_seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I -have not shewed them.”
5Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, “Hear the_word_of/ the Lorp of_hosts:
6 Behold, the days +come, that all that zs in thine house, and that which thy fathers -have_laid_up_in_store until xthis xday,-shall_be_carried to Babylon : nothing shall_be_left, *saith Jthe Lorp.
7 And of thy sons that shall_issue|7. from thee, which thou shalt _ beget, shall_they_take-away ; and they sshall_ be eunuchs in the_palace_of the_king_ of Babylon.”
8Then said Hezekiah to Tsaiah, “Good is the_word_of 4the Lorp which thou -hast.spoken.” He said moreover,
ISAIAH INQUIRIE! @.anah- | shim.
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saraH XL. 1. .C, 712. |“ For there shall_be peace and truth in | my days.”
= *COMFORT ye, :comfort ye My SEATION. 40 people, tsaith your =God. 2 Cor. 1.3, i ye ‘comfortably to Jerusa- ae And -ery unto her, that her warfare ‘o the. is_accomplished, part. That her iniquity -is_« pardoned : oe Saeed For she -hath _received of ‘the piation Lorp’s hand doubleforallher sins. 7 her 3 The_voice_of +him_that_crieth in ‘iquity the wilderness, ted. “.Prepare ye the_way_of Jthe Lorn, [See *Make-straight in the desert a high- pice IN way for our =God. VILDER- 4 Every valley shall_be_exalted,
NESS. And every mountain and hill shall_ MATT. 7 3. be_made_low:
Bee ee And the crooked -shall_be made_ Jehovah. straight, And the rough_places plain : 5 And the_glory_of J the Lorp sshall_ be_revealed, And all flesh ‘shall_see it together : For the_mouth_of ! the Lorp -hath_ spoken 7t.” LL FLESH 6 The voice «said, “+Cry.” GRASS. And he «said, “ What shall_I_cry?” 3.1 PET. 1. “All xflesh 7s grass, 25, And all the_goodliness thereof is as the_flower_of the field : 7 The grass -withereth, the flower *fadeth : Because the_ Sead Jthe Lorp *bloweth upon it eourely the -people is grass, 8 The grass -withereth, the flower : -fadeth : But the_word_of our =God shall_ stand for ever.”
Goop %0Q_Zion, that_bringest_good_tid- TIDINGS. ings, -get_thee_up into the high ee mountain ; eet oO_Jerusalem, that_bringest_good_ $ s tidings, -lift_up thy voice with oe to strength ;
4. -Lift_it_up, ‘be not afraid ; 3 “Say unto the_cities_ of Judah, “Be- hold your =God !” . Rev. 22. 10 Behold, Athe =Lord JGop will_ pAdon- come with strong hand,
iy. Sove- And His arm :shall_rule for ae tb Him : ard Behold, His reward 7s with Him, Bork, And His work before Him.
Ps.23.1.) 11 He ee _feed His flock like a shep- er He shall_gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, And shall gently_lead those_that_ are_with_young. REATNESs | 22 Who hath measured the waters in AND the_hollow-of_His_hand, ee OF And meted_out =heaven with the span, And -comprehended the_dust_of the earth in a xmeasure, And -weighed the mountains in_ xscales, 3. Rom. 11. And the hills in @ =balance? oa 13 Who hath directed -the_Spirit_of eas ti ‘the Lor»,
tHe Or being ™ His counsellor thath_
a taught Him ?
Isaran XL. 27.
14 With whom took_He_counsel, and|B.C. about who instructed Him, And taught Him in the_path_of judgment, And taught Him knowledge, And tshewed to Him the_way_of =understanding ? 15 Behold, the nations are as a drop_ ofa pucket, And -are_counted as the_small_ dust_of the =balance : Behold, He ttaketh_up the isles as a xyery_little_thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to}16. Ps, 50. 8- burn. 13. Nor the_beasts thereof sufficient penunine for a «burnt_offering. offering. i All xnations before Him ave as|17.Dan.4.35. nothing ; And they -are_counted to Him less_ than nothing, and vanity. 18To whom then will_ye- liken) Tue God? ms Or what likeness will_ye_compare - unto Him ? ee ch. a ee
19 The workman -melteth @ xgraven_} singular.
image,
And the goldsmith ‘spreadeth_it_ over with xgold,
And «casteth silver chains.
20 He that is_so_impoverished that_
he_hath_no_oblation tchooseth a tree that will not rot ;
He tseeketh unto him a cunning workman to ¢ prepare a graven_ |e. establish. image, that shall not be_moved.
21'Have ye not known ? Gop's tHave ye not heard? GREATNESS. ‘Hath it not been_told you from aeece le
the beginning ? aeohde Ee -Have ye not understood from the- : foundations_of the earth ? 22 Tt is x»He_that sitteth upon the_ ¢ circle_of the earth, c. or circuit, And the_ inhabitants) thereof are} see Job 22. as xgrasshoppers er Proy. 8. x:That sereteniet. out the heayens| 7” as a curtain, And spreadeth_them_ out as a tent to dwell_in: 23 ee bringeth the princes to noth- He: SraaKettl the_judges_of the earth as vanity. 24 Yea, they shall not be_planted; =| 24. 1 Cor. 1. Yea, they -shall not be_sown : 19, 20; 2.6, Yea, their stock ‘shall not take_root in the earth :
And He «shall also blow upon them, and they shall_wither,
And the’ whirlwind shall _ take _ them_away as ch xstubble. ch. chaff.
25 To whom then will_ye_liken Me, CREATING Or shall_I_be_equal? ‘saith the| POWER.
Holy_One. 26 -Lift_up yo ur eyes on_high, 26. Ps. 147. 4. And ‘behold who hath created|.. | 2%: these things : Bees xzThat bringeth_out their host by} caztea for, number : as 1 Sam. He Fcalleth them all by names, Bree y By the_greatness_of His might, oo: aaa For that He is strong in power; |———— Not one ¢ -faileth: Consent
27 Why tsayest thou, O_Jacob, ENCOUR- And speakest, O_Tsrael, AGEMENT. “My way is_hid fromthe Lorp, _|J. Jehovah.
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IsataH XL. 28.
B.C. about And my judgment, His_passed_over 712. from my =God?
=¢. Elohim, | 7 *Hast thou not known? ural. *Hast thou not heard,
satiate That the everlasting =God, ‘the
Lorp, The_Creator_of the_ends_of the earth, *Fainteth not, neither tis_weary ? There is no searching of His under- Banda 29 1He_giveth power to the -faint ; And to them that have no might He tincreaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall_faint and be_ weary, eee the young_men shall utterly_
29, 2 Cor, 12. 9,10.
| 31. Ex.19.4.| 31 But ithey that wait_upon ! the Deut. 32.11, Lorpshall_crenew their strength; | Tes see They shall_mount_up with_wings J. Jehovah. as xeagles ; ¢. or change. They shall_run, and not be_weary ;
And they shall_walk, and not faint. 4 he % 14] -KEEP _ silence before Me, O-
| islands ; c. oy ges
And Het the =people ¢ renew their strength : 'Let_them_come_” near ; then ‘let_ them_speak : FLet_us_¢come_near together to judgment. 2 Who raised_up the -righteous man from the east, +Called him to His foot, Gave the nations before him, And tmade_him_rule_over kings 2 = He tgave them as the dust to his sword, And as driven ch stubble to his bow. 8 He tpursued them, and ‘passed safely ; Even by the way that he thad not supe with his feet. 4 Who -hath_wrought and -done it Calling the generations from the peg ning? 2 25h lam, the st, and with the =last ; E am 5 The isles saw tt, Kaa feared ; The_ends_of the earth ¢+were_ afraid, drew_near, and came. 6 ee ‘helped every_one his -neigh- ur And every one tsaid to his brother, “.Be_of_good_courage.” 7 So the carpenter encouraged -the goldsmith, And he_that smootheth with the haniner -him _that_smote the
| n. nigh. | d. draw.
CALL OF ABRAHAM. | 2. Gen. 12.1; 14, 14-24.
ch, or chaff.
J. Jehovah,
MANUFAC- TURE OF IDOLS.
t. trembled.
nvil, saying, “£t ts ready for the solder-
ing: And he fastened it with nails, that it should not be_moved.
8 But thon, Israél, art My servant, Jacob whom I -have_chosen, The_seed_of Abraham My friend.
’Thow whom I -have_taken from
the_ends_of the earth,
And called thee from the_ chief_ men thereof,
And said unto. thee, “Thou art My servant ;
I -have_ chosen thee, and not cast_ thee_away.”
ISRAEL EN- OOURAGED. 8. James 2.
23. 9. Deut. 7. 6.
7. remote parts.
10 Fear thou not ; For £ am with thee:
*Be not dianngeei For E am ay 4 I will_stre! hen nthe Yea, I -will_
Yea, I miu sid ikke with the_ right_hand_of My righteousness. un Behold, all x:they_that were_in- nsed against thee shall_be_ aon and confounded : They shall_be as nothing ; And they that_strive_with thee shall_ secre 12 Thou shalt_seek them, and shalt not find them, Teed them Re ey & with They that war against thee shall_be re nothing, das a thing_of_nought. 13 Por = / the Lorp thy =God -will_ hold thy right_hand, xaSaying unto thi “tFear not; £ -will_hel =i 14 FFear not, thou_worm And ye m men_of aie = -will_help thee, «saith Jthe Lorp,
8.
Thou shalt_thresh the mountains, 4 and beat_them_sm | And shalt_make the as xchaff. $ 16 Thou shalt_fan them, eel the wind -
shall_ eg Sen SRY, Ania the lwind shall_scatter And thoushalt, rejotce i in! the Lorp,| J. Jehi And shalt_glory in the-Holy_One_ ; of Israél. = 17 When the !=poor and x=needy +seek
water, and there is nape And their tongue «faileth for thirst, = J the Lorp will_« hear them, I the_=God_of Israél will oi for- sake them. 18 J will_open rivers in high_p laces, |, And fountains in the midst_of the
John valleys : 13, 14, I will_make the wilderness a pool_ of =water, And the dry land sp) of =water.
19] will_plant in re derness the cedar, the oc shittah_tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree;
I will_set in the desert the ¢ fir_ tree, | c. and the pine, and the box_tree together :
20 That they may-_see, and know, and ee and understand to- gether,
That the_hand_of J the Lorp -hath_ done this,
And the_ Holy_One_of Israél -hath_ created it.
21 -Produce your cause, ‘saith J the zm Lorp ;
-Bring_forth eines strong reasons, ‘saith the_King_of Jacob.
2 +Let_them_bring_them_forth, and shew us -what shall_happen : >
*Let_them_shew the former_things, what they be, a we may_con- sider them,
552
SAIAH XLT. 23.
. about 12.
Cor. 8.
E FROM NORTH. izra 1.1,
NITY OF DOLS.
jh, 44. 28.
Tab.2.18.
And know the_latter_end_of them ; Or -declare us xthings_for_to_ come. PiGed the things_that_are_to_come
ereafter, pee we may _ know that pe are
oot *do_good, or do_evil, That we may_be_dismayed, and be- hold it together, 24 Behold, pe are of nothing, and your work of nought : An abomination is he that 'choos- eth you. % JI -have_raised_up one from the north, and he shall_come: From the_rising_of the sun shall_ he_call upon My name:. And he shall_come_upon princes as
a mortar, An the potter ttreadeth clay. 26 Who -hath_declared from the be- ginning, that we may_know? And beforetime, that we may_say, He is righteous ? Yea, there is none +that_sheweth, Yea, there is none +that_ declareth, Yea, there is none +that_ heareth your words. 27 The first shall say to Zion, “Behold, behold them :” And I will_give to Jerusalem one_ that_bringeth_good_tidings. 3 For I beheld, and there was no
iman; Even among them, and there was no counsellor, That, when_I_ askéd of them, could answer a word. 23 Behold, they are all vanity ; Their works are nothing : Their molten_images are wind and confusion.
42 BEHOLD My servant, whom I tuphold ;
Mine elect, in whom My soul -de- ighteth ;
? I -have_put My Spirit upon Him: He shall_bring_forth judgment to the » Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift_up, Nor cause His voice to_be_heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall He not break, And the / smoking flax shall He not quench : ee bring_forth judgment unto
couraged, : : Till He thave_set judgment in the
earth : And the isles shall_wait for His law,
- 5 Thus ssaith «x"God / the Lorn,
+He_that_created the heavens, and astretched_them_out ;
4+He_that_spread_forth the earth, and that_which _ cometh_out_of
it:
4+He_that_giveth breath unto the -people upon it,
And spirit to +them _ that _ walk therein :
6 € Jthe Lorp -have_called Thee in
righteousness,
And will_hold Thine hand, and will_keep Thee,
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TsatAn XLII. 19, ~ And give Thee for a covenant_of|B.C. el
the —people, For a light_ of the n Gentiles ; . 7 To open the blind eyes,
n. os 7.Luke 4.18-
To bring_out the -prisoners from} 21.
the prison, And Hien that _sit_in darkness out_of the prison house.
8 £am 4 the Lorp: that is My name :} 3, Jehoyah.
And My glory will I not give to another, Neither My praise to xgraven_
images. ° Behold, the former-_things -are_ come_to_pass, And new_things +do = declare: Before they 'spring_forth I ‘tell pou of them. 10 sing unto 4 the LorD a new song, And His praise from the_end_of the earth, Ye_that_go_down_to the sea, and all_that_is_therein ; The isles, and the _ inhabitants thereof, 11 tLet the wilderness and the_cities thereof lift_up their voice, The villages that Kedar tdoth_in- habit : *Let the_inhabitants_of the rock
sing, FLet_them_shout from the_top_of the mountains. 12'Let_them_give glory unto / the
Lorp And declare His praise in the
isl. 133 The Lorp shall_go_forth as a xmighty_man, He shall stir_up jealousy like a iman_of war: He shall_ery, yea, roar ; He shall_prevail_against His ene-
mies. 147 have_long_time holden_My-_
peace: I have_been_still, and trefrained_ Myself:
Now will_Lery like a xtravailing_
woman;
I will_destroy and devour at_once. 15 T will_make_waste mountains and - hills, and dry_up all their herbs;
And I -will_make the rivers islands,
and I will_dry_up the pools. 16 And I -will_bring the =blind by a way that they knew not;
I will_lead them in paths that they
have not known:
I willmake darkness light before
them, And crooked_things straight. These «things -will_I_do unto them, And not forsake them.
W'They -shall_be_turned_back, they shall_be_greatly ashamed, xathat trust in xgraven_images,
x:That say to the molten_images, “Be are our gods.” 18 -Hear, ye =deaf:
NEw SONG, 10. Ps. 98. 1,
JUDGMENT. | 13. Nah, 1.2. | Zeph. 3. 8. i, ish.
‘GUIDANCE. 16. Luke 1. 78, 23.
GRAVEN IMAGES. 17. Ps. 97. 7.
18. John 9.
— ‘look, ye =blind, that ye may_| °°
19 Who is blind, but My servant ? | Or iA re as My messenger that I nt?
JEHOVAH'S SERVANT.
Who is blind as He that is p perfect, |P- perfected.
And blind as ! the Lorp’s servant ?
T8
B.C. about 712.
21. Matt. 5. 1. 3. Jehovah, THE
PEOPLE SPOILED.
JUDGMENT. 23. Deut. 32. 29. Matt.
13. 9.
* | 24. Judg. 2. 14,
GRACIOUS
PROMISES. J. Jehovah
ay Creator.
Former, or
Fashioner. r. redeemed
as a kins-
man. 2. Dan. 3. 25, 27.
c. Heb. Cush,
4. Deut. 7. 6- 2 Hos. 11.
a, ahdahm. s. soul.
6. Ezek. 37. 21. Matt. 24. 31.
7. Ps. 100. 3.
Isatau XLII. 20.
2 Seeing many _things, but Thou Fobservest not ; Opening the ears, but He theareth
a The Lor» «is-well pleased for His righteousness’ sake ; He will_magnify the law, and make_ it_honourable. 2 But this is a -people robbed and spoiled ; They are “all_of them snared in xholes, And they sare_hid in prison houses: They sare for a prey, and none +de- livereth ; Fora spoil, and none 4saith, “-Re- store.” 23 Who among you will_give_ear_to this ? Who will_hearken and hear for the_ time_to_come? 24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, And Israél to the robbers? Did not ‘the Lorp, He against whom we -have_sinned ? For they would not walk in His Ways, Neither were_they_obedient unto His law. °% Therefore He hath_poured upon him the_fury_of His anger, And the_strength_of battle: And it hath_set_him_on_fireround_ about, yet he knew not ; And it burned him, yet he Haid it not to heart.
BUT now thus -saith J the Lorp 4that_created thee, O_Jacob, And /4He_that_formed thee, O_ Israel, FFear not: for I -haye_* redeemed
thee,
I Sieh called thee by thy name; thou art Mine.
2 When thou 'passest_through the
waters, £ will be with thee;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee :
When thou twalkest through the fire, thou shalt not be_burned ;
Neither shall the flame kindle upon
3 rer = am 4 the Lorp thy =God, The_Holy_One_of Israel, thy” Sa- viour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, ¢ Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 4 Sta thou wast_precious in My
ight, Thou -hast_ been_honourable, And £€ -have_loved thee: Therefore will_I_give« men for thee, And =people for thy s life.
5tFear not: for £ am with thee:
I will_bring thy -seed from the east, And gather thee from the west ;
6 T will_say to the north, “*Give_up ;” And to the south, “ Keep not back: *Bring My sons from far,
And My daughters from the_ends_ of the earth ;
7 Even every_ one x+that is_called by
My name: Rorkhaves created him for My glory, I-have_formed him ; yea, I shave_ made him.”
Tsatan XLITI.
8 -Bring_forth the blind -people that | B.C. have eyes, 7 And the =deaf that have ears. %-Let all the nations be_gathered_ together, And let the =people be_assembled : Who among them can_declare this, and 'shew us former-_thin, 8
+Let_therh_bring_forth their “wit- nesses,
That they may_be_justified :
Or let them_ ear, and say, “It is
tru 10 Be are My witnesses, saith ! the
Ane My servant whom I shave- chosen : That ye 'may_know and believe Me, And understand that fam He: — Before Me there was no e~God formed, Neither shall_there_be after Me. 11 £, even £, am ‘the Lorp; ‘And beside Me there is no saviour: 12 § -have_declared, and -have_saved, And I have -shewed,_- When there was no strange god Therefore pe are My witn erefore pe are My witnesses, ssaith / the Lorp, That £ am e~God. 13 Yea, before the day was E am He: And there is none +that_can_de- liver out_of My hand: t. I will_work, and who shall_t let_it ? 14 Thus *saith Jthe Lorp, your * Re- deemer, ae Israél ; “For your sake I shave_sent to Babylon, And -haye_brought_down all their J nobles, And the Chaldeans, whose sery is in the ships.” 15 € am ‘the Lorp, your Holy_One, c The_Creator_of Israél, your King. 16 Thus «saith / the Lorp, x1Which maketh a way in the sea, And a path in the mighty waters ; 17 xs Which bringeth_forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power ; They shall_lie_down together, They shall not rise: They «are extinct, They -are_quenched as xtow. 18 Remember ye not theformer_things, Neither ‘consider the_things_of_
old.
19 Behold, I +will_do a new_thing ; Now it shall_spring_forth; - Shall ye not know it?
I will even make a way in the wil- derness, . And rivers in the desert. f
20 The_beast_of the field shall_honour a
Me, 7 The dragons and the 4 owls: da. Because I -give waters in the wil-
derness,
And rivers in the desert, To give_drink to My -people, My
-chosen.
21This -people have I formed for
Myself;
They shall_shew_forth My praise. 2 But thou -hast not called upon Me, om ; O_Jacob; @
SAIAH XLITI. 23.
}, about But thou -hast_been weary of Me, 712. O_Israél, 3 Thou shast not brought Me the_
scend- small_cattle_of thy « burnt_offer-
ofter- ings;
‘¢ N etic hast thow honoured Me with thy sacrifices.
I shave not caused_thee_to_serve with an offering, Nor wearied thee with incense.
%4 Thou shast_bought Me no sweet cane with xmoney,
Neither -hast_thou_filled Me with the_fat_of thy sacrifices :
But thou -hast_made_Me_to-_serve with thy sins,
Thou -hast_wearied Me with thine iniquities.
2 ¥, even £, am He +that_blotteth_ out thy transgressions for Mine_ own sake,
And will not remember thy sins, 26 ~Put_Me_in_remembrance ; *Let_us_plead together : *Declare thou, that thou mayest_ be_justified.
27 Thy xfirst father hath sinned,
And thy ‘teachers have transgress- ed against Me.
28 Therefore I have_profaned the_ princes_of the sanctuary,
And have_given Jacob to the
Jer.50. 20.
curse, And Israél to reproaches.
RACIOUS YET now -hear, O_Jacob My ser- AS vant ;
And Israél, whom I -have_chosen:: 2 Thus «saith the Lorp +that_made
thee, And /+formed thee from the womb, which will_help thee ; FFear not, O_Jacob, My servant ; Jeshuriin, And thou, J Jesurun, whom I shaye_ pright. chosen. 8 For I will pour water upon him_ that_is_thirsty, And floods upon the dry_ground : I Sie My Spirit upon thy seed, And My blessing upon thine off-
Bloner:
spring: 4 And they-shall_spring_up as among the grass, As xwillows by the water courses. 5 One shall_say, “E am ‘the Lorp’s ;” And another shall_call himself by the_name_of Jacob ; And another shall_subseribe with
Jehovah. his hand unto / the Lorp, And surname himse/f by the name_ of Israél. EHOVAH 6 Thus «saith J the Lorp the_King_of ee. | ure Peas And his * Redeemer 4 the Lorp of_ Kinsman. hosts ; deemer, E am the first, and E am the last ; pacer And beside Me there ts no =God. ial,’ | +7 And who, as I, shall_call, and shall_ ¥ declare it, And set_it_in_order for Me, Since I appointed the ancient -people? : And the things_that_are_coming, . Which. and ,shall_come, let_them_shew
unto them. + 8 KFear ye not neither 'be_afraid :
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14 He heweth_him_down cedars,
IsartAH XLIV. 18.
Have not I told thee from that_| B.C. about time, and -have_declared it 2 712.
@e are even My witnesses.
Is there a eh -God beside Me?
Yea, there is no * God; I-know not
eh. Eloah, singular of 7. Rock, any. Heb. tsir. 9 .They_that_/ make a graven_image] \xiny or are all of them e vanity ; IDOrs. And their »delectable_things shall not profit ; And thep are their_own witnesses ; They tsee not, nor tknow; that they 'may_be_ashamed. 10 Who -hath_formed a e-god, Or molten a graven_image that is profitable for nothing ? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall_be_ ashamed : And the workmen, thep are of amen: ‘ tLet them all be _ gathered _to- gether, ‘let_them_stand_up ; Yet they shall_fear, and they shall_ be_ashamed together. 2 The smith with the tongs both -worketh in the coals, And ffashioneth it with xhammers, And worketh it with the_strength_ of his arms: Yea, he is_hungry, and his strength faileth: - He drinketh no water, and is_ faint. 3B EG oneness sstretcheth_out his rule ; He 'marketh_it_out with @ xline ; He 'fitteth it with xplanes, And he 'marketh_it_out with the compass, And maketh it after the_figure_of aitman, : According _to the_beauty_of a aman ; That it may_remain in the house.
JS. form, o” fashion.
e.emptiness.
p.- pleasant things.
e. él,
«, ahdahm,
12. Jer. 10. 5.
i. ish.
q@, ahdahm.
And taketh the cypress and the
oak,
Which he strengtheneth for himself among the_trees_of the forest : He -planteth an ash, and the rain
*doth_nourish it. 15 Then -shall_it_be for a «man to burn : : For he will_take thereof, and warm_ himself ; Yea, he 'kindleth 7, ‘and -baketh bread : Yea, he maketh a e-god, And worshippeth i ; He -maketh it a graven image, And falleth_down thereto. 16 He ‘burneth part thereof in the re 5 With part thereof he teateth flesh ; He'roasteth roast, and is_satisfied : Yea, he twarmeth himself, and saith, “ Aha, I am_warm, I -have_ seen the fire:” 17 And the_residue thereof he-maketh ae ee even his graven_image : He tfalleth_down unto it, and wor- shippeth 7t,
And prayeth unto it, and saith, “Deliver me; for thow art my e-god.”
18 They shave not known nor funder-
stood :
e. él.
17. 1 Kin, 18. 26.
T5
TIsatan XLIV. 19.
B.C. about 712,
GRACIOUS
7. redeemed. as_a_kins- man.
‘| NEw Sone.
23. Ps. 96.11, 12.
J. Jehovah.
CyRUS AND JERU- SALEM.
k. Kinsman-
redeemer, Heb. goel.
25. 1 Cor. 1. 20.
26. Zech. 2. 4.
For He-hath_d shut their eyes, that they cannot see ;
And their hearts, that they cannot understand.
19 And none'considereth in kis heart,
Neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say,
wa shaye_ burned part of it in the
fire Yea, also I -have_baked bread upon the coals thereof ; I -have_roasted flesh, and eaten it : And _ shall_I_make the _ residue thereof an abomination? Shall_I_fall_down to the_stock_of a tree?” 20 He +feedeth on ashes : A deceived heart shath _ turned _ him_aside, That he reannot deliver his soul, Nor say, “Js there not a lie in my right_hand 2 21-Remember these, O_Jacob and Israél ; for thon art My servant : I -have_formed thee; then art My servant : O_Israél, thou shalt not be _for- gotten_of Me. 227 shave _blotted _out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, And, as a cloud, thy sins : ‘Return unto Me; ; for I shave_ rredeemed thee. 33 Sing, O_ye heavens ; for ' the Lorp shath_done it *Shout, ye lower - parts_of the earth :
-Break_forth into singing, ye moun- tains, O_forest, and every tree therein :
For Jthe Lorp -hath_” redeemed
Jacob, And F glorified_Himself in Israél. 24Thus ‘saith ’the Lorp, thy *Re- deemer, And+He_that_formed thee from the womb, ¥ am! the Lorp +that_maketh all
things ;
That_stretcheth_forth the heavens alone ;
+That-spreadeth.. abroad the earth by Myself ;
25 aThat_ yrustrateth the _ tokens _ of
the liars,
And tmaketh diviners mad ;
+That_turneth wise men backward,
aaa ‘maketh their knowledge fool-
26 wth. Sie pee the_word_of His servan’
And Sonne the _ counsel _ of His messengers ;
«That saith to Jerusalem,
“Thou_shalt_be_inhabited ;”
And to the_cities_of Judah,
“Ye shall_be_built,”
And I will_raise_up the_decayed_ places thereof :
7 jae saith to the deep, “Be_
ry, And I will. dry_up thy rivers:
28 x1That saith of ¢ Cyrus, “He is My shepherd, and shall_perform all My pleasure :”
Even saying to Jerusalem “Thou shalt_be_built ;”
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6 That they may_know from the_
-Tsaran XLV. 12.
And to the temple, B.C. abot “Thy foundation shall_be_laid.” 712, 4, Ee eee to His “Worn 9 anoin' Whose right_hand I -have_holden, aca To subdue nations before him ; 5val
J. Jehovah And I will_loose the_loins_of kings, To Re before him the two_leaved_
andi the gates shall not be_shut ; . 2 will_go before thee, and make
the crooked_places straight : |
I pees -pieces the_gates_of
Tass, And feut in_sunder the _bars_of
iron: 3 And I-will_give_thee the_treasures_ of darkness, And _ hidden riches_of secret_ places, That thou mayest_know that £, 4 the Lorp. xWhich call thee by thy name, am the_=God_of Israel. 4 For Jacob My servant's sake, And Israél Mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I thave _ surnamed — though thou shast not known Me. - 5 - 4 the LorD, and there ts none} J. else, There is no =god beside I girded thee, Graeh, Ben shast not known Me:
rising_of the sun,
And from the west, that there is none beside Me.
¥am ‘the Lorn, and there is none|7.
else.
7 aI_form the light, and +createdark-| 3°;
ness : . 4I_make peace, and «create ¢ evil : = J the Lorp «do all these things. 8-Drop.down, ye heavens, from
above,
And Het the skies pour_down right-
eousness : , and let_them_
tLet the earth o bring_forth salvation, .
And "let righteousness spring_up together ;
¥ J the Lorp -have_created it. pf
his / Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the_|, > potsherds_of the g earth. a Shall the clay say to he * groun taldeaee it, “What /otmakest Jo. orm ou Or thy work, “ He hath no hands?” 10 Woe unto him_that_saith unto his father, “ What "begettest thou?” Or to the woman, “What thast_ thou_brought_forth ?” 1 Thus «saith ‘the Lorp, the-Holy_ One-_of Israél, and his Maker, “sAsk Me of ings_to_come con- cerning My sons, And concerning aii _work_of My hands command ye Me.” 12 ¥ have made the earth, and created a Comp @man upon it > om 4 ¥, even My hands, shaye-stretched_ "out the eavens,
~inw
ae daa
sAIAH XLV. 13.
». about
712. Ezra 1.2.
J, God, gular.
Row. 14 en 2
And aftr host have I com-
manded. 13 = -have_raised_him_up in right-
eousness,
And I mill direct all his ways :
He shall_build My city,
And he shall_let_go My captives,
Not for price nor reward,
‘Saith / the Lorp of_hosts.
14 Thus ssaith / the Lorp,
The_labour_of Egypt,
And merchandise_of Ethiopia
And of the Sabeans, «men _ of stature,
Shall_come_over unto thee,
And they shall_be thine:
They shall_come after thee;
In chains they shall_come_over,
And theyshall_fall_down unto thee,
They shall_make_supplication unto thee, saying,
“Sure!
And there ts none else, there is no
=God. 15 (Verily Thon art a ¢~God +that_ hidest_Thyself, O_=God_of Israél, the Saviour.) 16 They *shall_be_ashamed, and also -confounded, all_of them : They sshall_go to xconfusion to- gether that are makers_of ‘idols. 1 But Israél -shall_be_saved in the Lorp with an everlasting | salvation : Ye shall not be_ashamed nor con- founded « world without end. 18 For thus «saith J the Lorp ¢-+that_ created the heavens ; x=God Himself ‘+that_formed the earth and ™-made it ; e hath established it, e created it not in v vain, He formed it to be_inhabited : ~ am the Lorp; And there is none else. 19 [ -have not spoken in «secret, In a dark place_of the earth: I said not unto the_seed_of Jacob, | “Seek ye Me” / in vain: ¥! the Lorp aspeak righteousness, | 4I_declare things_that_are_right. | 2 -Assemble_yourselves and scome ; -Draw_near together, ye_that_are_ escaped_of the nations: They have no knowledge x+that | set_up+the_wood_oftheirgraven_ |
image, And +pray unto a ¢-god that can- not ‘save. 21 -Tell ye, and -bring_them_near ; bea — them_take_counsel to-
€
Whois Soathedeelared this from an- cient_time?
Who hath told it from that_time ?
Have not € J the Lorp?
And there is no =God else beside Me;
A just e “God and a 4Saviour ;
There is none beside Me.
46
2-Look unto Me, and «be eee vel, all the_ends_of the earth For £ am ¢-God, And there is none else. 23 [ -have_sworn by Myself, The word -is_gone_out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return,
ISAIAH XLVI. ll.
That unto Me every knee shall_bow, | B. es about Every tongue shall_swear. 24 Surely, -shall_one_say, in ! the Lorp}24. Be ee 5 have i =righteousness and ce Bone 1 stre tH Even to Him shall-men_come; |” ‘hora And all «that are_incensed against
Him shall_be_ashamed. % In /the Lorn shall all the_seed_of Sr acc a 3,
Israél be_justified, 2
And shall_glory. it Re UBEL -boweth_down, »Nebo ‘Captivity. | 4stoopeth, 1. Jer. 50, 2.
Their gidols were upon the beasts, | 5. Bel, con- and upon the cattle: tracted
Your ae carriages were heavy_ tf ae ; laden te sae ee. are a burden to the weary 4, Erievous. 2'They stoop, they -bow_down to-|>u. burdens gether; fae te
They could not deliver the burden, ae But themselves sare_gone into xcap- tivity. ———— ® “Hearken unto Me, O_house_of Ja-| PROMISES. And all the_remnant_of the_house_ of Israél, xsWhich are_borne by Me from the belly, - x2Which are_carried from the womb: 4 ane even to your old_age E am|4. ps, 48,14. pies even to hoar_hairs will ¥ carry you: I -have_made, and & will_bear ; Even = will_carry, and will_ deliver you. = 5To whom will_ye_liken Me, and) Vanrry oF make_Me_equal, IDOLs. — compare Me, that we may_be_|5. Ps. 86. 8. e? 6 1They_lavish gold out_of the bag, | 6. Jer.10.3,4. And tweigh silver in the balance, And thire a goldsmith ; And he maketh ita e-god: e él. | They 'fall_down, yea, they worship. 7 They tbear him upon the shoulder, |7. Jer.10.3-5.
they 'cearry him, And set him in his place, and he standeth ; From his place shall he not re- move: Yea, one shall_cry unto him, yet can} he not tanswer, Nor tsave him out-of his trouble. §8-Remember this, and -shew_your- JEHOVAH! Is
selves_imen : D ALONE. | *Bring_it-again to mind, O_ye}?- ish. transgressors.
9 ‘Remember the_former_things_of
old For z am ¢~-God, and there is\e. El. none else; | I am =God, and there is none like | =6- Elohim, Me, ep Triune | 10 Declaring the end from the begin-|10. Ps. 33.11. | ning, Proy. 19. 21. And from ancient_times the things that -are not yet done, Saying, “My counsel shall_stand, And I will_do all My pleasure :” 1 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, Theimanthat_executeth_My_coun- sel from a far_country :
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IsAIAH B.C. about 712.
Gop's RIGHTEOUS- NESS.
13. Rom. 10.
1-10.
BABYLON’'S
HUMILIA- TION.
d. Babylon,
Confusion,
r. Remove thy veil.
re. or regard no man.
a, ahdahm.
3. Jehovah.
JUDGMENT.
m. mistress.
el. elder.
8,9. REv. 18, 7,8
c. con- fidently.
J. full. measure.