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Hezekiah Shows His Treasures to Babylon
39 (A)At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and was growing stronger. 2 And Hezekiah was (B)glad about these things and showed them all his treasure house, the (C)silver and the gold and the spices and the good oil and his whole armory and all that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. 3 Then Isaiah the (D)prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where have they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They have come to me from a far (E)country, from Babylon.” 4 And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah said, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not shown them.”
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the (F)word of Yahweh of hosts, 6 ‘Behold, the days are coming when (G)all that is in your house and all that your fathers have treasured up to this day will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says Yahweh. 7 ‘And some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will beget, (H)will be taken away, and (I)they will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” 8 (J)Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Yahweh which you have spoken is good.” For he said, “For there will be peace and truth (K)in my days.”
The Glory of Yahweh Will Be Revealed
40 “(L)Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.
2 “(M)Speak to the heart of Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her [a](N)warfare has been fulfilled,
That her [b](O)iniquity has been removed,
That she has received from the hand of Yahweh
(P)Double for all her sins.”
3 (Q)A voice [c]is calling,
“(R)Prepare the way for Yahweh in the wilderness;
Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Let every valley be lifted up,
And every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the rough ground become a plain,
And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
5 [d]Then the (S)glory of Yahweh will be revealed,
And (T)all flesh will see it together;
For the (U)mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
6 A voice says, “Call out.”
Then [e]he answered, “What shall I call out?”
(V)All flesh is grass, and all its lovingkindness is like the flower of the field.
7 The (W)grass [f]withers, the flower fades,
[g]When the (X)breath of Yahweh blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass [h]withers, the flower fades,
But (Y)the word of our God stands forever.
9 Get yourself up on a (Z)high mountain,
O Zion, bearer of (AA)good news,
Raise up your voice powerfully,
O Jerusalem, bearer of good news;
Raise it up, do not fear.
Say to the (AB)cities of Judah,
“(AC)Behold your God!”
10 Behold, Lord Yahweh will come (AD)with strength,
With His (AE)arm ruling for Him.
Behold, His (AF)reward is with Him
And His recompense before Him.
11 Like a shepherd He will (AG)shepherd His flock;
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
12 Who has (AH)measured the [i]waters in the hollow of His hand,
And [j]encompassed the heavens by the [k]span,
And [l]calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
13 (AI)Who has [m]encompassed the Spirit of Yahweh,
Or as His (AJ)counselor has informed Him?
14 (AK)With whom did He take counsel and who (AL)gave Him understanding?
And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge
And made Him know the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the (AM)nations are like a drop from a bucket,
And are counted as a speck of (AN)dust on the scales;
Behold, He lifts up the coastlands like fine dust.
16 Even Lebanon is not enough to burn,
Nor its (AO)beasts enough for a burnt offering.
17 (AP)All the nations are as nothing before Him;
They are counted by Him as non-existent and utterly formless.
18 (AQ)To whom then will you liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
19 As for the (AR)graven images, a craftsman casts it,
A goldsmith (AS)plates it with gold,
And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
20 He who is too impoverished to make such a contribution
Chooses a (AT)tree that does not rot;
He seeks out for himself a wise craftsman
To [n]prepare a graven image that (AU)will not be shaken.
21 (AV)Do you not know? Have you not heard?
Has it not been declared to you from the beginning?
Have you not understood (AW)from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is He who [o]inhabits above the [p](AX)circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like (AY)grasshoppers;
It is He who (AZ)stretches out the heavens like a (BA)curtain
And spreads them out like a (BB)tent to inhabit.
23 It is He who reduces (BC)rulers to nothing,
Who (BD)makes the [q]judges of the earth utterly formless.
24 [r]Scarcely have they been planted;
[s]Scarcely have they been sown;
[t]Scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they [u]wither,
And the (BE)storm carries them away like stubble.
25 “(BF)To whom then will you liken Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.
26 (BG)Lift up your eyes on high
And see (BH)who has created these stars,
The (BI)One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the (BJ)greatness of His vigor and the [v]strength of His power,
(BK)Not one of them is missing.
27 (BL)Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel,
“My way is (BM)hidden from Yahweh,
And the (BN)justice due me passes by (BO)my God”?
28 (BP)Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The (BQ)Everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth,
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is (BR)unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the (BS)weary,
And to him who lacks vigor He (BT)increases might.
30 Though (BU)youths grow weary and tired,
And choice (BV)young men stumble badly,
31 Yet those who hope in Yahweh
Will (BW)gain new power;
They will [w](BX)mount up with [x]wings like eagles;
They will run and not get tired;
They will walk and not become weary.
Do Not Fear, for I Am with You
41 “(BY)Coastlands, listen to Me (BZ)in silence,
And let the peoples (CA)gain new power;
(CB)Let them come forward, then let them speak;
(CC)Let us draw near together for judgment.
2 (CD)Who has awakened one from the east
Whom He (CE)calls in righteousness to His [y]feet?
He (CF)gives up nations before him
And [z]has dominion over kings.
He makes them like (CG)dust with his sword,
As the wind-driven (CH)chaff with his bow.
3 He pursues them, passing on in peace,
By a way he had not [aa]come with his feet.
4 (CI)Who has worked and done it,
Calling forth the generations from the beginning?
‘(CJ)I, Yahweh, am the first; and with the last, (CK)I am He.’”
5 The (CL)coastlands have seen and are afraid;
The (CM)ends of the earth tremble;
They have drawn near and have come.
6 Each one helps his neighbor
And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
7 So the (CN)craftsman strengthens the (CO)smelter,
And he who smooths metal with the hammer strengthens him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
And he strengthens it with nails,
(CP)So that it will not be shaken.
8 “But you, Israel, (CQ)My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Seed of (CR)Abraham My (CS)friend,
9 You whom I have [ab](CT)strongly taken hold of from the ends of the earth,
And called from its (CU)remotest parts
And said to you, ‘You are (CV)My servant,
I have (CW)chosen you and not rejected you.
10 Do not (CX)fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will make you mighty, surely (CY)I will help you;
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous (CZ)right hand.’
11 Behold, (DA)all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored;
(DB)Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.
12 (DC)You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them,
Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.
13 For I am Yahweh your God, (DD)who [ac]strongly takes hold of your right hand,
Who says to you, ‘(DE)Do not fear, I will help you.’
14 Do not fear, you (DF)worm Jacob, you men of Israel;
I will help you,” declares Yahweh, “[ad]and (DG)your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15 Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges;
(DH)You will thresh the (DI)mountains and pulverize them,
And will make the hills like chaff.
16 You will (DJ)winnow them, and the wind will carry them away,
And the storm will scatter them;
But you will (DK)rejoice in Yahweh;
You will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
Spiritual Blessings in Christ
1 Paul, (A)an apostle of (B)Christ Jesus [a](C)by the will of God,
To the [b](D)saints who are [c]at (E)Ephesus and (F)who are faithful in (G)Christ Jesus: 2 (H)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 (I)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in (J)the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as (K)He chose us in Him before (L)the foundation of the world, that we would be (M)holy and blameless before [d]Him (N)in love, 5 by (O)predestining us to (P)adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, (Q)according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 (R)to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He graciously bestowed on us in (S)the Beloved. 7 (T)In [e]Him we have (U)redemption (V)through His blood, the (W)forgiveness of our transgressions, according to (X)the riches of His grace 8 which He caused to abound to us in all wisdom and insight, 9 (Y)making known to us the mystery of His will, (Z)according to His good pleasure which He (AA)purposed in Him 10 for an administration of (AB)the fullness of the times, that is, (AC)the summing up of all things in Christ, things [f]in the heavens and things on the earth in Him. 11 In [g]Him, we also [h](AD)have been made an inheritance, having been (AE)predestined (AF)according to the purpose of Him who works all things (AG)according to the counsel of His will, 12 to the end that we who first have hoped in [i]Christ would be (AH)to the praise of His glory. 13 In [j]Him, you also, after listening to (AI)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also [k]believed, you were (AJ)sealed in [l]Him with (AK)the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is [m](AL)given as a pledge of (AM)our inheritance, unto the (AN)redemption of (AO)God’s own possession, (AP)to the praise of His glory.
15 For this reason I too, (AQ)having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and [n]your love for (AR)all the [o]saints, 16 (AS)do not cease giving thanks for you, (AT)while making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that the (AU)God of our Lord Jesus Christ, (AV)the Father of glory, may give to you the [p]Spirit of (AW)wisdom and of (AX)revelation in the [q]full knowledge of Him, 18 so that you—(AY)the eyes of your heart having been enlightened—will know what is the (AZ)hope of His (BA)calling, what are (BB)the riches of the glory of (BC)His inheritance in (BD)the [r]saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe (BE)according to the working of the (BF)might of His strength, 20 which He worked in Christ, by (BG)raising Him from the dead and (BH)seating Him at His right hand in (BI)the heavenly places, 21 far above (BJ)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every (BK)name that is named, not only in (BL)this age but also in the one to come. 22 And (BM)He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as (BN)head over all things to the church, 23 which is His (BO)body, the (BP)fullness of Him who (BQ)fills (BR)all in all.
Come and See the Works of God
For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm.
66 (A)Make a loud shout to God, all the earth;
2 Sing praise for the (B)glory of His name;
Establish His (C)praise as glorious.
3 Say to God, “How [a](D)fearsome are Your works!
Because of the abundance of Your strength Your enemies will [b](E)cower before You.
4 (F)All the earth will worship You,
And will (G)sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.” [c]Selah.
5 (H)Come and see the works of God,
Who is (I)fearsome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
6 He (J)turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through (K)the river on foot;
There let us (L)be glad in Him!
7 He (M)rules by His might forever;
His (N)eyes keep watch on the nations;
Let not the rebellious (O)exalt themselves. Selah.
8 Bless our God, O peoples,
And [d](P)make the sound of His praise heard,
9 Who [e](Q)establishes us among the living
And (R)does not allow our feet to stumble.
10 For You have (S)tested us, O God;
You have (T)refined us as silver is refined.
11 You (U)brought us into the net;
You established an oppressive burden upon our loins.
12 You made men (V)ride over our heads;
We went through (W)fire and through water,
Yet You (X)brought us out into a place of abundance.
13 I shall (Y)come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall (Z)pay You my vows,
14 Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was (AA)in distress.
15 I shall (AB)offer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts,
With the smoke of (AC)rams;
I shall make an offering of [f]bulls with male goats. Selah.
16 (AD)Come and hear, all who [g]fear God,
And I will (AE)recount what He has done for my soul.
17 I called out to Him with my mouth,
And [h]He was (AF)exalted with my tongue.
18 If I [i](AG)see wickedness in my heart,
The (AH)Lord [j]will not [k]hear;
19 But certainly (AI)God has heard;
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.
20 (AJ)Blessed be God,
Who (AK)has not turned away my prayer
Nor His lovingkindness from me.
25 Let your (A)father and your mother be glad,
And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.
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