Study Desk

Those people don't know what they are doing. They don't understand! It is as if their eyes are covered so they can't see. Their minds don't understand.

God and Savior of Israel, you are a God that people cannot see.

People will see your nakedness; they will see your shame. I will punish you; I will punish every one of you."

But troubles will come to you, and you will not know how to stop them. Disaster will fall on you, and you will not be able to keep it away. You will be destroyed quickly; you will not even see it coming.

The Lord who saves you is the Holy One of Israel. He speaks to the one who is hated by the people, to the servant of rulers. This is what he says: "Kings will see you and stand to honor you; great leaders will bow down before you, because the Lord can be trusted. He is the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."

See, I have written your name on my hand. Jerusalem, I always think about your walls.

This is what the Lord God says: "See, I will lift my hand to signal the nations; I will raise my banner for all the people to see. Then they will bring your sons back to you in their arms, and they will carry your daughters on their shoulders.

"Now see what has happened," says the Lord . "Another nation has taken away my people for nothing. This nation who rules them makes fun of me," says the Lord . "All day long they speak against me.

Listen! Your guards are shouting. They are all shouting for joy! They all will see with their own eyes when the Lord returns to Jerusalem.

The Lord will show his holy power to all the nations. Then everyone on earth will see the salvation of our God.

The Lord says, "See, my servant will act wisely. People will greatly honor and respect him.

But now he will surprise many nations. Kings will be amazed and shut their mouths. They will see things they had not been told about him, and they will understand things they had not heard."

But it was the Lord who decided to crush him and make him suffer. The Lord made his life a penalty offering, but he will still see his descendants and live a long life. He will complete the things the Lord wants him to do.

"After his soul suffers many things, he will see life and be satisfied. My good servant will make many people right with God; he will carry away their sins.

"See, I made the blacksmith. He fans the fire to make it hotter, and he makes the kind of tool he wants. In the same way I have made the destroyer to destroy.

They say, ‘To honor you we had special days when we fasted, but you didn't see. We humbled ourselves to honor you, but you didn't notice.'" But the Lord says, "You do what pleases yourselves on these special days, and you are unfair to your workers.

Share your food with the hungry and bring poor, homeless people into your own homes. When you see someone who has no clothes, give him yours, and don't refuse to help your own relatives.

Darkness now covers the earth; deep darkness covers her people. But the Lord shines on you, and people see his glory around you.

When you see them, you will shine with happiness; you will be excited and full of joy, because the wealth of the nations across the seas will be given to you; the riches of the nations will come to you.

Jerusalem, the nations will see your goodness, and all kings will see your glory. Then you will have a new name, which the Lord himself will give you.