Isaiah 60-61 The Future Glory of Israel 60 Arise, shine, for your light has come,    and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,    and thick darkness the peoples;but the Lord will arise upon you,    and his glory will be seen upon you.3 And nations shall come to your light,    and kings to the brightness of your rising. 4 Lift up your eyes all around, …

Isaiah 58-59 True and False Fasting 58 “Cry aloud; do not hold back;    lift up your voice like a trumpet;declare to my people their transgression,    to the house of Jacob their sins.2 Yet they seek me daily    and delight to know my ways,as if they were a nation that did righteousness    and did not forsake the judgment of their God;they ask of me righteous judgments;    they delight …

Isaiah 56-57 Salvation for Foreigners 56 Thus says the Lord:“Keep justice, and do righteousness,for soon my salvation will come,    and my righteousness be revealed.2 Blessed is the man who does this,    and the son of man who holds it fast,who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it,    and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” 3 Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,    “The Lord will surely separate me …

Isaiah 54-55 The Eternal Covenant of Peace 54 “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;    break forth into singing and cry aloud,    you who have not been in labor!For the children of the desolate one will be more    than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord.2 “Enlarge the place of your tent,    and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;do not hold back; …

Isaiah 52-53 The Lord’s Coming Salvation 52 Awake, awake,    put on your strength, O Zion;put on your beautiful garments,    O Jerusalem, the holy city;for there shall no more come into you    the uncircumcised and the unclean.2 Shake yourself from the dust and arise;    be seated, O Jerusalem;loose the bonds from your neck,    O captive daughter of Zion. 3 For thus says the Lord: “You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed …

Isaiah 49-51 The Servant of the Lord 49 Listen to me, O coastlands,    and give attention, you peoples from afar.The Lord called me from the womb,    from the body of my mother he named my name.2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword;    in the shadow of his hand he hid me;he made me a polished arrow;    in his quiver he hid me away.3 And he said to me, “You are …

Isaiah 46-48 The Idols of Babylon and the One True God 46 Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;    their idols are on beasts and livestock;these things you carry are borne    as burdens on weary beasts.2 They stoop; they bow down together;    they cannot save the burden,    but themselves go into captivity. 3 “Listen to me, O house of Jacob,    all the remnant of the house of Israel,who have been borne …

Isaiah 44-45 Israel the Lord’s Chosen 44 “But now hear, O Jacob my servant,    Israel whom I have chosen!2 Thus says the Lord who made you,    who formed you from the womb and will help you:Fear not, O Jacob my servant,    Jeshurun whom I have chosen.3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land,    and streams on the dry ground;I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,    and my blessing on …

Isaiah 42-43 The Lord’s Chosen Servant 42 Behold my servant, whom I uphold,    my chosen, in whom my soul delights;I have put my Spirit upon him;    he will bring forth justice to the nations.2 He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,    or make it heard in the street;3 a bruised reed he will not break,    and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;    he will faithfully bring …

Isaiah 39-41 Envoys from Babylon 39 At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 And Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. And he showed them his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his whole armory, all that was …