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As a result of the anguish of His soul,He will see it and be satisfied;By His knowledge the Righteous One,My Servant, will justify the many,As He will bear their iniquities.

‘Why have we fasted and You do not see?Why have we afflicted our souls and You do not know?'Behold, on the day of your fast you find your desire,And oppress all your workers.

Is it not to divide your bread with the hungryAnd bring the afflicted homeless into the house;When you see the naked, you cover him;And not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

"Lift up your eyes round about and see;They all gather together; they come to you.Your sons will come from afar,And your daughters will be carried on the nurses' hip.

Then you will see and be radiant,And your heart will tremble and be large with joy;Because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you,The wealth of the nations will come to you.

Then their seed will be known among the nations,And their offspring in the midst of the peoples.All who see them will recognize themBecause they are the seed whom Yahweh has blessed.

The nations will see your righteousness,And all kings your glory;And you will be called by a new nameWhich the mouth of Yahweh will designate.

Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious habitation;Where are Your zeal and Your mighty deeds?The tumults within You and Your compassion are restrained toward me.

Hear the word of Yahweh, you who tremble at His word:"Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My name's sake,Have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your gladness.'But they will be put to shame.

Then you will see this, and your heart will be joyful,And your bones will flourish like the new grass;And the hand of Yahweh will be made known to His slaves,But He will be indignant toward His enemies.

"And I know their works and their thoughts; the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory.

See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms,To uproot and to tear down,To cause to perish and to pull down,To build and to plant."

Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" And I said, "I see a rod of an almond tree."

The word of Yahweh came to me a second time saying, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north."

For cross to the coastlands of Kittim and see,And send to Kedar and perceive closelyAnd see if there has been such a thing as this!

Your own evil will chastise you,And your acts of faithlessness will reprove you;Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitterFor you to forsake Yahweh your God,And the dread of Me is not in you," declares Lord Yahweh of hosts.

"Lift up your eyes to the bare heights and see;Where have you not been ravished?By the roads you have sat for themLike an Arab in the wilderness,And you have polluted a landWith your harlotry and with your evil.

How long must I see the standardAnd hear the sound of the trumpet?

"Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,And see now and know,And seek in her open squares,If you can find a man,If there is one who does justice, who seeks faithfulness,Then I will pardon her.

They have dealt falsely about YahwehAnd said, "Not He;Calamity will not come on us,And we will not see sword or famine.