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Isaiah 54:11-55:5
English Standard Version
Isaiah 54:11-55:5
English Standard Version
11 (A)“O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
behold, (B)I will set your stones in antimony,
(C)and lay your foundations with sapphires.[a]
12 I will make your pinnacles of agate,[b]
your gates of carbuncles,[c]
and all your wall of precious stones.
13 (D)All your children (E)shall be taught by the Lord,
(F)and great shall be the peace of your children.
14 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.
15 (G)If anyone stirs up strife,
it is not from me;
whoever stirs up strife with you
shall fall because of you.
16 Behold, I have created the smith
who blows the fire of coals
and produces a weapon for its purpose.
I have also created the ravager to destroy;
17 no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
(H)and their vindication[d] from me, declares the Lord.”
The Compassion of the Lord
55 (I)“Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
(J)come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
2 (K)Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
(L)hear, that your soul may live;
(M)and I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
(N)my steadfast, sure love for (O)David.
4 (P)Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples,
(Q)a leader and commander for the peoples.
5 (R)Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know,
and (S)a nation that did not know you shall run to you,
because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel,
(T)for he has glorified you.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 54:11 Or lapis lazuli
- Isaiah 54:12 Or jasper, or ruby
- Isaiah 54:12 Or crystal
- Isaiah 54:17 Or righteousness
Isaiah 54:11-55:5
New International Version
Isaiah 54:11-55:5
New International Version
11 “Afflicted(A) city, lashed by storms(B) and not comforted,(C)
I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,[a](D)
your foundations(E) with lapis lazuli.(F)
12 I will make your battlements of rubies,
your gates(G) of sparkling jewels,
and all your walls of precious stones.
13 All your children will be taught by the Lord,(H)
and great will be their peace.(I)
14 In righteousness(J) you will be established:(K)
Tyranny(L) will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.(M)
Terror(N) will be far removed;
it will not come near you.
15 If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
whoever attacks you will surrender(O) to you.
16 “See, it is I who created the blacksmith(P)
who fans the coals into flame
and forges a weapon(Q) fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer(R) to wreak havoc;
17 no weapon forged against you will prevail,(S)
and you will refute(T) every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants(U) of the Lord,
and this is their vindication(V) from me,”
declares the Lord.
Invitation to the Thirsty
55 “Come, all you who are thirsty,(W)
come to the waters;(X)
and you who have no money,
come, buy(Y) and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk(Z)
without money and without cost.(AA)
2 Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?(AB)
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,(AC)
and you will delight in the richest(AD) of fare.
3 Give ear and come to me;
listen,(AE) that you may live.(AF)
I will make an everlasting covenant(AG) with you,
my faithful love(AH) promised to David.(AI)
4 See, I have made him a witness(AJ) to the peoples,
a ruler and commander(AK) of the peoples.
5 Surely you will summon nations(AL) you know not,
and nations you do not know will come running to you,(AM)
because of the Lord your God,
the Holy One(AN) of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor.”(AO)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 54:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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