Study Desk

The one who is too impoverished for a gift chooses wood that will not rot; he seeks a skillful artisan for himself to set up an image that will not be knocked over.

He gives power to the weary, and he increases power for the powerless.

But those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength. They shall go up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not be faint.

Listen to me in silence, coastlands, and let nations renew their strength. Let them approach, then let them speak; let us draw near together for judgment.

You must not fear, for I am with you; you must not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, indeed I will help you, indeed I will take hold of you with the right hand of my salvation.

For I, Yahweh your God, am grasping your right hand; it is I who say to you, "You must not fear; I myself, I will help you.

He will not grow faint, and he will not be broken until he has established justice in the earth. And the coastlands wait for his teaching.

Let the desert and its towns lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy; let them shout loudly from the top of the mountains.

I have been silent for a long time; I have kept silent; I have restrained myself like one giving birth; I will moan, pant, and gasp together.

Yahweh was willing for the sake of his righteousness; he showed his teaching to be great and proved it to be glorious.

Who among you will heed this, will listen attentively and listen, for the time to come?

But now thus says Yahweh, he who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel: "You must not fear, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name; you are mine.

For I am Yahweh, your God, the holy one of Israel, your savior. I give you Egypt as ransom, Cush and Seba in place of you.

You must not fear, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and I will gather you from the west.

everyone who is called by my name, and whom I created for my glory, whom I formed, indeed whom I made."

Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, the holy one of Israel: "For your sake I will send to Babylon, and I will cause all of them to fall down as fugitives, and the Chaldeans, their rejoicing on the ships.

The animals of the field will honor me, jackals and daughters of the ostrich, for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give a drink to my chosen people,

this people whom I formed for myself, so they might make known my praise.

But you did not call me, Jacob; for you have become weary of me, Israel.

You have not brought me your sheep for a burnt offering nor honored me with your sacrifice. I have not made you serve with offerings, nor have I made you weary with frankincense.