Study Desk

You will set prisoners free from dark dungeons to see the light of day. On their way home, they will find plenty to eat, even on barren hills.

Look around! You will see your people coming home. As surely as I live, I, the Lord , promise that your city with its people will be as lovely as a bride wearing her jewelry."

Everyone on guard duty, sing and celebrate! Look! You can see the Lord returning to Zion.

The Lord has shown all nations his mighty strength; now everyone will see the saving power of our God.

My servant will make nations worthy to worship me; kings will be silent as they bow in wonder. They will see and think about things they have never seen or thought about before.

The Lord decided his servant would suffer as a sacrifice to take away the sin and guilt of others. Now the servant will live to see his own descendants. He did everything the Lord had planned.

You leaders of Israel should be watchdogs, protecting my people. But you can't see a thing, and you never warn them. Dozing and daydreaming are all you ever do.

Your sins are the roadblock between you and your God. That's why he doesn't answer your prayers or let you see his face.

We feel our way along, as if we were blind; we stumble at noon, as if it were night. We can see no better than someone dead.

When you see this, your faces will glow; your hearts will pound and swell with pride. Treasures from across the sea and the wealth of nations will be brought to you.

Your descendants will be known in every nation. All who see them will realize that they have been blessed, by me, the Lord .

It troubled the Lord to see them in trouble, and his angel saved them. The Lord was truly merciful, so he rescued his people. He took them in his arms and carried them all those years.

Please, Lord , look down from your holy and glorious home in the heavens and see what's going on. Have you lost interest? Where is your power? Show that you care about us and have mercy!

When you see these things, how can you just sit there and make us suffer more?

Your luck will end! I will see to it that you are slaughtered with swords. You refused to answer when I called out; you paid no attention to my instructions. Instead, you did what I hated, knowing it was wrong.

I, the Lord God, promise to see that you are killed and that my chosen servants use your names as curse words. But I will give new names to my servants.

If you tremble when the Lord speaks, listen to what he says: "Some of your own people hate and reject you because of me. They make fun and say, ‘Let the Lord show his power! Let us see him make you truly happy.' But those who say these things will be terribly ashamed."

The Lord is the one who makes birth possible. And he will see that Zion has many more children. The Lord has spoken.

When you see this happen, you will celebrate; your strength will return faster than grass can sprout. Then everyone will know that the Lord is present with his servants, but he is angry with his enemies.

The Lord showed me something in a vision. Then he asked, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I answered, "A branch of almonds that ripen early."