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Others say, "We can't read it, because we don't know how to read."

The poor and the needy will celebrate and shout because of the Lord , the holy God of Israel.

Slap your breasts in sorrow because of what happened to the fruitful fields and vineyards,

The sword of the Lord is covered with blood from lambs and goats, together with fat from kidneys of rams. This is because the Lord will slaughter many people and make a sacrifice of them in the city of Bozrah and everywhere else in Edom.

The people the Lord has rescued will come back singing as they enter Zion. Happiness will be a crown they will always wear. They will celebrate and shout because all sorrows and worries will be gone far away.

I will protect it for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David.

Or special wood may be chosen because it doesn't rot— then skilled hands take care to make an idol that won't fall on its face.

You will look around for those brutal enemies, but you won't find them because they will be gone.

But I wipe away your sins because of who I am. And so, I will forget the wrongs you have done.

Cyrus, you don't even know me! But I have called you by name and highly honored you because of Israel, my chosen servant.

You will suffer the shame of going naked, because I will take revenge, and no one can escape.

I did this because of who I am. I refuse to be dishonored or share my praise with any other god.

The Lord said to me, "Israel, you are my servant; and because of you I will be highly honored."

This is what the Lord says: I will answer your prayers because I have set a time when I will help by coming to save you. I have chosen you to take my promise of hope to other nations. You will rebuild the country from its ruins, then people will come and settle there.

The Lord says, "Children, I didn't divorce your mother or sell you to pay debts; I divorced her and sold you because of your sins.

But the Lord God keeps me from being disgraced. So I refuse to give up, because I know God will never let me down.

I will help them because I am your God, the Lord All-Powerful, who makes the ocean roar.

My people, you will learn who I am and who is speaking because I am here.

Many were horrified at what happened to him. But everyone who saw him was even more horrified because he suffered until he no longer looked human.

He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well.