Study Desk

When you went to live in Egypt as foreigners, you did so of your own free will; Assyria, however, took you away by force and paid nothing for you.

Many people were shocked when they saw him; he was so disfigured that he hardly looked human.

The Lord says, "It was my will that he should suffer; his death was a sacrifice to bring forgiveness. And so he will see his descendants; he will live a long life, and through him my purpose will succeed.

And so I will give him a place of honor, a place among the great and powerful. He willingly gave his life and shared the fate of evil men. He took the place of many sinners and prayed that they might be forgiven."

I turned away angry for only a moment, but I will show you my love forever." So says the Lord who saves you.

The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end; I will keep forever my promise of peace." So says the Lord who loves you.

As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways and thoughts above yours.

So also will be the word that I speak— it will not fail to do what I plan for it; it will do everything I send it to do.

You wear yourselves out looking for other gods, but you never give up. You think your obscene idols give you strength, and so you never grow weak.

The Lord says, "Who are these gods that make you afraid, so that you tell me lies and forget me completely? Have you stopped honoring me because I have kept silent for so long?

"I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope.

I was angry with them because of their sin and greed, and so I punished them and abandoned them. But they were stubborn and kept on going their own way.

There is so little honesty that those who stop doing evil find themselves the victims of crime." The Lord has seen this, and he is displeased that there is no justice.

He is astonished to see that there is no one to help the oppressed. So he will use his own power to rescue them and to win the victory.

Day and night your gates will be open, So that the kings of the nations May bring you their wealth.

Like a young man taking a virgin as his bride, He who formed you will marry you. As a groom is delighted with his bride, So your God will delight in you.

People of Jerusalem, go out of the city And build a road for your returning people! Prepare a highway; clear it of stones! Put up a signal so that the nations can know

"Who is this coming from the city of Bozrah in Edom? Who is this so splendidly dressed in red, marching along in power and strength?" It is the Lord , powerful to save, coming to announce his victory.

"Why is his clothing so red, like that of someone who tramples grapes to make wine?"

The Lord said, "They are my people; they will not deceive me." And so he saved them