" aListen to me, you who bpursue
righteousness
, Who seek
the LORD
: Look
to the crock
from which you were hewn
And to the 1quarry
from which you were dug
.
"Look to aAbraham
your father
And to Sarah
who gave
birth
to you in pain
; When
he bwas but one
I called
him, Then I blessed
him and multiplied
him."
Indeed, athe LORD
will comfort
Zion
; He will comfort
all
her bwaste
places
. And her cwilderness
He will make
like dEden
, And her desert
like the egarden
of the LORD
; fJoy
and gladness
will be found
in her, Thanksgiving
and sound
of a melody
.
" aPay attention
to Me, O My people
, And give
ear
to Me, O My 1nation
; For a blaw
will go
forth
from Me, And I will 2set
My cjustice
for a dlight
of the peoples
.
"My arighteousness is near
, My salvation
has gone
forth
, And My barms
will judge
the peoples
; The ccoastlands
will wait
for Me, And for My darm
they will wait
expectantly
.
" aLift up your eyes
to the sky
, Then look
to the earth
beneath
; For the bsky
will vanish
like smoke
, And the bearth
will wear
out like a garment
And its inhabitants
will die
1in like
manner
; But My csalvation
will be forever
, And My righteousness
will not 2wane
.
" aListen to Me, you who know
righteousness
, A people
in whose bheart
is My law
; Do not fear
the creproach
of man
, Nor
be dismayed
at their revilings
.
"For the amoth will eat
them like a garment
, And the bgrub
will eat
them like wool
. But My crighteousness
will be forever
, And My salvation
to all
generations
."
aAwake, awake
, put
on strength
, O arm
of the LORD
; Awake
as in the bdays
of old
, the generations
of long
ago
. cWas it not You who cut
Rahab
in pieces
, Who pierced
the ddragon
?
Was it not You who adried up the sea
, The waters
of the great
deep
; Who made
the depths
of the sea
a pathway
For the bredeemed
to cross
over
?
So the aransomed of the LORD
will return
And come
with joyful
shouting
to Zion
, And beverlasting
joy
will be on their heads
. They will obtain
gladness
and joy
, And csorrow
and sighing
will flee
away.
"I, even I, am He who acomforts you. Who
are you that you are afraid
of bman
who dies
And of the son
of man
who is made
clike grass
,
That you have aforgotten the LORD
your Maker
, Who bstretched
out the heavens
And laid
the foundations
of the earth
, That you cfear
continually
all
day
long because
of the fury
of the oppressor
, As he makes
ready
to destroy
? But where
is the fury
of the doppressor
?
"The 1 aexile will soon
be set
free
, and will not die
in the dungeon
, bnor
will his bread
be lacking
.
"For I am the LORD your God
, who astirs
up the sea
and its waves
roar
(the LORD
of hosts
is His name
).
"I have aput My words
in your mouth
and have bcovered
you with the shadow
of My hand
, to 1 cestablish
the heavens
, to found
the earth
, and to say
to Zion
, `You are My people
.' "
aRouse yourself
! Rouse
yourself
! Arise
, O Jerusalem
, You who
have bdrunk
from the LORD'S
hand
the cup
of His anger
; The 1chalice
of reeling
you have 2drained
to the dregs
.
There is anone
to guide
her among
all
the sons
she has borne
, Nor
is there
one
to take
her by the hand
among
all
the sons
she has reared
.
These two
things
have befallen
you; Who
will mourn
for you? The adevastation
and destruction
, famine
and sword
; How
shall I comfort
you?
Your sons have fainted
, They alie
helpless at the head
of every
street
, Like an bantelope
in a net
, Full
of the wrath
of the LORD
, The crebuke
of your God
.
Therefore, please
hear
this
, you aafflicted
, Who are bdrunk
, but not with wine
:
Thus says
your Lord
, the LORD
, even your God
Who acontends
for His people
, "Behold
, I have taken
out of your hand
the bcup
of reeling
, The 1chalice
of My anger
; You will never
drink
it again
.
"I will aput it into the hand
of your tormentors
, Who
have said
to 1you, ` bLie
down
that we may walk
over
you.' You have even made
your back
like the ground
And like the street
for those who walk
over
it."