Isaiah 29:11-24
English Standard Version
11 And the vision of all this has become to you like the words of a book that is (A)sealed. When men give it to one who can read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.” 12 And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot read.”
13 And the Lord said:
“Because (B)this people (C)draw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
14 therefore, behold, (D)I will again
do wonderful things with this people,
with wonder upon wonder;
and (E)the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”
15 Ah, (F)you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel,
whose deeds are (G)in the dark,
and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”
16 (H)You turn things upside down!
Shall the potter be regarded as the clay,
that the thing made should say of its maker,
“He did not make me”;
or the thing formed say of him who formed it,
“He has no understanding”?
17 Is it not yet a very little while
(I)until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest?
18 In that day (J)the deaf shall hear
(K)the words of a book,
and out of their gloom and darkness
(L)the eyes of the blind shall see.
19 (M)The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,
and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the ruthless shall come to nothing
and (N)the scoffer cease,
and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off,
21 who by a word make a man out to be an offender,
and (O)lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate,
and with an empty plea (P)turn aside him who is in the right.
22 Therefore thus says the Lord, (Q)who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob:
“Jacob shall no more be ashamed,
no more shall his face grow pale.
23 For when he sees his children,
(R)the work of my hands, in his midst,
they will sanctify my name;
(S)they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob
and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
24 And those (T)who go astray in spirit will come to understanding,
and those who murmur will accept instruction.”
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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