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10 Accept my instruction instead of silver,
  and knowledge rather than pure gold. a 7:7 Or simple, or gullible, or naive   b 7:10 Or prostitute with a guarded heart   c 7:13 Lit she makes her face strong and says   
d 7:21 Lit smooth   e 7:22 T ext emended; MT reads like a shackle to the discipline of a fool ; Hb obscure   f 7:23 Or his   g 7:26 Or 
and powerful men are all her victims
 559 PROVERBS 6-8
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 11 For wisdom is better than jewels,
  and nothing desirable can equal it. 12 I, wisdom, share a home 
with shrewdness
  and have knowledge and discretion. 13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
  and perverse speech. 14 I possess good advice 
and sound wisdom;  a
  I have understanding and strength. 15 It is by me that kings reign
  and rulers enact just law;
 16 by me, princes lead,
  as do nobles and all righteous judges. b
 17 I love those who love me,
  and those who search for me find me.


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18 With me are riches and honor,
  lasting wealth and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than solid gold,
  and my harvest than pure silver. 20 I walk in the ways of righteousness,
  along the paths of justice,
 21 giving wealth as an inheritance 
to those who love me,
  and filling their treasuries. 22 “The Lord acquired  c me
  at the beginning of his creation,  d
  before his works of long ago. 23 I was formed e before ancient times,
  from the beginning, 
before the earth began. 24 I was born
  when there were no watery depths
  and no springs filled with water. 25 Before the mountains were established,
  prior to the hills, I was given birth  —
 26 before he made the land, the fields,
  or the first soil on earth. 27 I was there when he established 
the heavens,
  when he laid out the horizon 
on the surface of the ocean,
 28 when he placed the skies above,
  when the fountains of the ocean 
gushed out,
 29 when he set a limit for the sea
  so that the waters would not violate 
his command,
  when he laid out the foundations 
of the earth. 30 I was a skilled craftsman  f beside him.


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I was his g delight every day ,
  always rejoicing before him. 31 I was rejoicing in his inhabited world,
  delighting in the children of Adam. 32 “ And now , sons, listen to me;
  those who keep my ways are happy . 33 Listen to instruction and be wise;
  don’t ignore it.


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34 Anyone who listens to me is happy ,
  watching at my doors every day ,
  waiting by the posts of my doorway . 35 For the one who finds me finds life
  and obtains favor from the Lord,
 36 but the one who misses me  h 
harms himself;
  all who hate me love death.”
WISDOM VERSUS FOOLISHNESS
9 
Wisdom has built her house;
she has carved out her seven pillars. 2 She has prepared her meat; 
she has mixed her wine;
  she has also set her table.


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3 She has sent out her female servants;
  she calls out from the highest points 
of the city:
 4 “Whoever is inexperienced, 
enter here! ”
  To the one who lacks sense, she says,
 5 “Come, eat my bread,
  and drink the wine I have mixed.


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6 Leave inexperience behind, 
and you will live;
  pursue the way of understanding. 7 The one who corrects a mocker
  will bring abuse on himself;
  the one who rebukes the wicked 
will get hurt. i
 8 Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will 
hate you;
  rebuke the wise, and he will love you. 9 Instruct the wise, and he will be 
wiser still;
  teach the righteous, and he will 
learn more. 10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning 
of wisdom,
  and the knowledge of the Holy One 
is understanding. a8:14 Or resourcefulness   b8:16 Some Hb mss, LXX read nobles who judge the earth   c8:22 Or possessed, or made   d8:22 Lit 
way   e8:23 Or consecrated   f8:30 Or a confidant, or a child, or was constantly   g8:30 LXX; MT omits his   h8:36 Or who sins 
against me   i9:7 Lit man: his blemish
PROVERBS 8-9 560
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 11 For by me your days will be many ,
  and years will be added to your life. 12 If you are wise, you are wise 
for your own benefit;
  if you mock, you alone will bear 
the consequences.”
 13 Folly is a rowdy woman;
  she is gullible and knows nothing. 14 She sits by the doorway of her house,
  on a seat at the highest point of the city ,
 15 calling to those who pass by ,
  who go straight ahead on their paths:
 16 “Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!


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”
  To the one who lacks sense, she says,
 17 “Stolen water is sweet,
  and bread eaten secretly is tasty!


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”
 18 But he doesn’t know 
that the departed spirits are there,
  that her guests are in the depths 
of Sheol. A COLLECTION OF SOLOMON’S PROVERBS
10 
Sol o mon’s prov erbs:
A wise son brings joy to his father,
  but a foolish son, heartache 
to his mother. 2 Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
  but righteousness rescues from death.


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3 The Lord will not let the righteous 
go hungry ,
  but he denies the wicked 
what they crave. 4 Idle hands make one poor,
  but diligent hands bring riches. 5 The son who gathers during summer 
is prudent;
  the son who sleeps during harvest 
is disgraceful. 6 Blessings are on the head 
of the righteous,
  but the mouth of the wicked 
conceals violence.


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7 The remembrance of the righteous is 
a blessing,
  but the name of the wicked will rot. 8 A wise heart accepts commands,
  but foolish lips will be destroyed. 9 The one who lives with integrity 
lives securely ,
  but whoever perverts his ways will be 
found out. 10 A sly wink of the eye causes grief,
  and foolish lips will be destroyed. 11 The mouth of the righteous is 
a fountain of life,
  but the mouth of the wicked 
conceals violence. 12 Hatred stirs up conflicts,
  but love covers all offenses. 13 Wisdom is found on the lips 
of the discerning,
  but a rod is for the back of the one 
who lacks sense. 14 The wise store up knowledge,
  but the mouth of the fool 
hastens destruction. 15 The wealth of the rich is 
his fortified city;
  the poverty of the poor is 
their destruction. 16 The reward of the righteous is life;
  the wages of the wicked  
is punishment. 17 The one who follows instruction is 
on the path to life,
  but the one who rejects correction 
goes astray . 18 The one who conceals hatred has 
lying lips,
  and whoever spreads slander is a fool. 19 When there are many words, 
sin is unavoidable,
  but the one who controls his lips 
is prudent. 20 The tongue of the righteous is 
pure silver;
  the heart of the wicked is  
of little value. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many ,
  but fools die for lack of sense. 561 PROVERBS 9-10
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 22 The Lord’s blessing enriches,
  and he adds no painful effort to it. a
 23 As shameful conduct is pleasure 
for a fool,
  so wisdom is for a person 
of understanding.


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24 What the wicked dreads will come 
to him,
  but what the righteous desire 
will be given to them.


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25 When the whirlwind passes,
  the wicked are no more,
  but the righteous  
are secure forever. 26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke 
to the eyes,
  so the slacker is to the one 
who sends him on an errand. 27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,  b
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28 The hope of the righteous is joy ,
  but the expectation of the wicked 
will perish. 29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold 
for the honorable,
  but destruction awaits  
the malicious. 30 The righteous will never be shaken,
  but the wicked will not remain 
on the earth. 31 The mouth of the righteous 
produces wisdom,
  but a perverse tongue will be cut out. 32 The lips of the righteous know 
what is appropriate,
  but the mouth of the wicked, 
only what is perverse. 11 
Dishonest scales are detestable 
  to the Lord,
  but an accurate weight is his delight. 2 When arrogance comes, 
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  but with humility comes wisdom.


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3 The integrity of the upright 
guides them,
  but the perversity of the treacherous 
destroys them. 4 Wealth is not profitable on a day 
of wrath,
  but righteousness rescues  
from death. 5 The righteousness of the blameless 
clears his path,
  but the wicked person will fall 
because of his wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright 
rescues them,
  but the treacherous are trapped 
by their own desires. 7 When the wicked person dies,
  his expectation comes to nothing,
  and hope placed in wealth  c,d  
vanishes. 8 The righteous one is rescued 
from trouble;
  in his place, the wicked one goes in. 9 With his mouth the ungodly 
destroys his neighbor,
  but through knowledge the righteous 
are rescued. 10 When the righteous thrive, 
a city rejoices;
  when the wicked die, there is 
joyful shouting. 11 A city is built up by the blessing 
of the upright,
  but it is torn down by the mouth 
of the wicked. 12 Whoever shows contempt 
for his neighbor lacks sense,
  but a person with understanding 
keeps silent. a10:22 Or and painful effort adds nothing to it   b10:27 Lit Lord adds to days   c11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly    
d11:7 Or strength
PROVERBS 10-11 562
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 13 A gossip goes around revealing 
a secret,
  but a trustworthy person keeps 
a confidence. 14 Without guidance, a people will fall,
  but with many counselors 
there is deliverance. 15 If someone puts up security 
for a stranger,
  he will suffer for it,
  but the one who hates such agreements 
is protected. 16 A gracious woman gains honor,
  but violent  a people gain only riches. 17 A kind man benefits himself,
  but a cruel person brings ruin 
on himself. 18 The wicked person earns 
an empty wage,
  but the one who sows righteousness, 
a true reward. 19 Genuine righteousness leads to life,
  but pursuing evil leads to death. 20 Those with twisted minds 
are detestable to the Lord,
  but those with blameless conduct are 
his delight.


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21 Be assured b that a wicked person
  will not go unpunished,
  but the offspring of the righteous 
will escape. 22 A beautiful woman who rejects 
good sense
  is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout. 23 The desire of the righteous 
turns out well,
  but the hope of the wicked 
leads to wrath. 24 One person gives freely ,
  yet gains more;
  another withholds what is right,
  only to become poor. 25 A generous person will be enriched,
  and the one who gives a drink of water
  will receive water. 26 People will curse anyone 
who hoards grain,
  but a blessing will come to the one 
who sells it. 27 The one who searches for what is good 
seeks favor,
  but if someone looks for trouble, 
it will come to him. 28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,
  but the righteous will flourish 
like foliage. 29 The one who brings ruin 
on his household
  will inherit the wind,
  and a fool will be a slave
  to someone whose heart is wise. 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree 
of life,
  and a wise person captivates people. 31 If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
  how much more the wicked and sinful. 12 
Whoever loves discipline 
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  but one who hates correction is stupid. 2 One who is good obtains favor 
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3 No one can be made secure 
by wickedness,
  but the root of the righteous 
is immovable. 4 A wife  of noble character  c is 
her husband’s crown,
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  is like rottenness in his bones.


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a11:16 Or ruthless   b11:21 Lit Hand to hand   c12:4 Or A wife of quality, or  A wife of good character
 563 PROVERBS 11-12
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 6 The words of the wicked are 
a deadly ambush,
  but the speech of the upright 
rescues them. 7 The wicked are overthrown  
and perish,
  but the house of the righteous 
will stand. 8 A man is praised for his insight,
  but a twisted mind is despised. 9 Better to be disregarded, yet have 
a servant,
  than to act important but have no food. 10 The righteous cares about 
his animal’s health,
  but even the merciful acts 
of the wicked are cruel. 11 The one who works his land will have 
plenty of food,
  but whoever chases fantasies 
lacks sense. 12 The wicked desire what evil people 
have caught, a
  but the root of the righteous 
is productive. 13 By rebellious speech an evil person 
is trapped,
  but a righteous person escapes 
from trouble. 14 A person will be satisfied with good
  by the fruit of his mouth,
  and the work of a person’s hands 
will reward him. 15 A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,
  but whoever listens to counsel is wise. 16 A fool’s displeasure is known at once,
  but whoever ignores an insult 
is sensible. 17 Whoever speaks the truth declares 
what is right,
  but a false witness speaks deceit. 18 There is one who speaks rashly ,
  like a piercing sword;
  but the tongue of the wise 
brings healing. 19 Truthful lips endure forever,
  but a lying tongue, only a moment. 20 Deceit is in the hearts of those 
who plot evil,
  but those who promote peace have joy . 21 No disaster overcomes the righteous,
  but the wicked are full of misery . 22 Lying lips are detestable to the Lord,
  but faithful people are his delight. 23 A shrewd person conceals knowledge,
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24 The diligent hand will rule,
  but laziness will lead to forced labor. 25 Anxiety in a person’s heart 
weighs it down,
  but a good word cheers it up. 26 A righteous person is careful in dealing 
with his neighbor, b
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27 A lazy hunter doesn’t roast his game,
  but to a diligent person, his wealth 
is precious. 28 There is life in the path 
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2 From the fruit of his mouth,
  a person will enjoy good things,
  but treacherous people have 
an appetite for violence. 3 The one who guards his mouth 
protects his life;
a12:12 Or desire a stronghold of evil   b12:26 Or person guides his neighbor   c12:28 Or righteousness, but the crooked way 
leads to death
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  the one who opens his lips invites 
his own ruin. 4 The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
  but the diligent is fully satisfied.


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5 The righteous hate lying,
  but the wicked bring disgust and shame. 6 Righteousness guards people 
of integrity , a
  but wickedness undermines the sinner. 7 One person pretends to be rich 
but has nothing;
  another pretends to be poor but has 
abundant wealth. 8 Riches are a ransom for a person’s life,
  but a poor person hears no threat. 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly ,
  but the lamp of the wicked is put out. 10 Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,
  but wisdom is gained by those 
who take advice. 11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
  but whoever earns it through labor  b 
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13 The one who has contempt 
for instruction will pay the penalty ,
  but the one who respects a command 
will be rewarded. 14 A wise person’s instruction is 
a fountain of life,
  turning people away from the snares 
of death. 15 Good sense wins favor,
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c
 16 Every sensible person 
acts knowledgeably ,
  but a fool displays his stupidity . 17 A wicked envoy falls into trouble,
  but a trustworthy courier 
brings healing. 18 Poverty and disgrace come to those
  who ignore discipline,
  but the one who accepts correction 
will be honored. 19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
  but to turn from evil is detestable 
to fools. 20 The one who walks with the wise 
will become wise,
  but a companion of fools 
will suffer harm. 21 Disaster pursues sinners,
  but good rewards the righteous. 22 A good man leaves an inheritance 
to his d grandchildren,
  but the sinner’s wealth is stored up 
for the righteous. 23 The uncultivated field of the poor 
yields abundant food,
  but without justice, it is swept away . 24 The one who will not use the rod hates 
his son,
  but the one who loves him disciplines 
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25 A righteous person eats 
until he is satisfied,
  but the stomach of the wicked  
is empty . 14 
Every wise woman builds her house,
but a foolish one tears it down 
with her own hands. 2 Whoever lives with integrity 
fears the Lord,
  but the one who is devious in his ways 
despises him. 3 The proud speech of a fool brings a rod 
of discipline, e
  but the lips of the wise protect them. a13:6 Lit guards integrity of way   b13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon his hand   c13:15 LXX, Syr , Tg read treacherous will perish   
d13:22 Or inheritance: his   e14:3 Some emend to In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his back
 565 PROVERBS 13-14
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 4 Where there are no oxen, the 
feeding trough is empty , a
  but an abundant harvest comes 
through the strength of an ox. 5 An honest witness does not deceive,
  but a dishonest witness utters lies. 6 A mocker seeks wisdom 
and doesn’t find it,
  but knowledge comes easily 
to the perceptive. 7 Stay away from a foolish person;
  you will gain no knowledge 
from his speech. 8 The sensible person’s wisdom is 
to consider his way ,
  but the stupidity of fools 
deceives them. 9 Fools mock at making reparation,  b
  but there is goodwill 
among the upright. 10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
  and no outsider shares in its joy . 11 The house of the wicked 
will be destroyed,
  but the tent of the upright will flourish. 12 There is a way that seems right 
to a person,
  but its end is the way to death. 13 Even in laughter a heart may be sad,
  and joy may end in grief. 14 The disloyal one will get 
what his conduct deserves,
  and a good one, what his deeds deserve. 15 The inexperienced one 
believes anything,
  but the sensible one watches  c his steps. 16 A wise person is cautious and turns 
from evil,
  but a fool is easily angered 
and is careless. d
 17 A quick-tempered person 
acts foolishly ,
  and one who schemes is hated. 18 The inexperienced inherit foolishness,
  but the sensible are crowned 
with knowledge.


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19 The evil bow before those 
who are good,
  and the wicked, at the gates 
of the righteous. 20 A poor person is hated even 
by his neighbor,
  but there are many who love the rich. 21 The one who despises 
his neighbor sins,
  but whoever shows kindness 
to the poor will be happy . 22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?


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But those who plan good find loyalty 
and faithfulness. 23 There is profit in all hard work,
  but endless talk  e leads only to poverty . 24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
  but the foolishness of fools 
produces foolishness. 25 A truthful witness rescues lives,
  but one who utters lies is deceitful. 26 In the fear of the Lord one has 
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27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
  turning people away from the snares 
of death. 28 A large population is a king’s splendor,
  but a shortage of people is 
a ruler’s devastation. 29 A patient person shows great 
understanding,
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promotes foolishness.


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a14:4 Or clean   b14:9 Or at guilt offerings   c14:15 Lit the prudent understand   d14:16 Or and falls   e14:23 Lit but word  
of lips
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 30 A tranquil heart is life to the body ,
  but jealousy is rottenness to the bones. 31 The one who oppresses the poor 
person insults his Maker,
  but one who is kind to the needy 
honors him. 32 The wicked one is thrown down 
by his own sin,
  but the righteous one has a refuge 
in his death. 33 Wisdom resides in the heart 
of the discerning;
  she is known a even among fools. 34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
  but sin is a disgrace to any people. 35 A king favors a prudent servant,
  but his anger falls on a disgraceful one. 15 
A gentle answer turns away anger,
but a harsh word stirs up wrath. 2 The tongue of the wise 
makes knowledge attractive,
  but the mouth of fools 
blurts out foolishness. 3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
  observing the wicked and the good. 4 The tongue that heals is a tree of life,
  but a devious tongue  b  
breaks the spirit. 5 A fool despises his father’s discipline,
  but a person who accepts correction 
is sensible. 6 The house of the righteous 
has great wealth,
  but trouble accompanies the income 
of the wicked. 7 The lips of the wise 
broadcast knowledge,
  but not so the heart of fools. 8 The sacrifice of the wicked 
is detestable to the Lord,
  but the prayer of the upright is 
his delight. 9 The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
  but he loves the one 
who pursues righteousness. 10 Discipline is harsh for the one 
who leaves the path;
  the one who hates correction will die. 11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open 
before the Lord — 
  how much more, human hearts.


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12 A mocker doesn’t love one 
who corrects him;
  he will not consult the wise. 13 A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,
  but a sad heart produces 
a broken spirit.


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14 A discerning mind seeks knowledge,
  but the mouth of fools feeds 
on foolishness. 15 All the days of the oppressed 
are miserable,
  but a cheerful heart has 
a continual feast. 16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
  than great treasure with turmoil.


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17 Better a meal of vegetables 
where there is love
  than a fattened ox with hatred. 18 A hot-tempered person 
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  but one slow to anger calms strife. 19 A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,
  but a foolish man despises his mother. 21 Foolishness brings joy to one 
without sense,
  but a person with understanding walks 
a straight path. a14:33 LXX reads unknown   b15:4 Lit but crookedness in it
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 22 Plans fail when there is no counsel,
  but with many advisers they succeed. 23 A person takes joy in giving 
an answer; a
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24 For the prudent the path of life 
leads upward,
  so that he may avoid going down 
to Sheol. 25 The Lord tears apart the house 
of the proud,
  but he protects the widow’s territory . 26 The Lord detests the plans of the one 
who is evil,
  but pleasant words are pure. 27 The one who profits dishonestly 
troubles his household,
  but the one who hates bribes will live. 28 The mind of the righteous person 
thinks before answering,
  but the mouth of the wicked blurts out 
evil things. 29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
  but he hears the prayer 
of the righteous. 30 Bright eyes cheer the heart;
  good news strengthens  b the bones. 31 One who c listens to life-giving rebukes
  will be at home among the wise. 32 Anyone who ignores discipline 
despises himself,
  but whoever listens to correction 
acquires good sense. d
 33 The fear of the Lord is what 
wisdom teaches,
  and humility comes before honor. 16 
The reflections of the heart 
   belong to mankind,
  but the answer of the tongue is 
from the Lord.


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 3 Commit your activities to the Lord,
  and your plans will be established. 4 The Lord has prepared everything 
for his purpose —
  even the wicked for the day of disaster. 5 Everyone with a proud heart is 
detestable to the Lord;
  be assured,  f he will not go unpunished. 6 Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty 
and faithfulness,
  and one turns from evil by the fear 
of the Lord. 7 When a person’s ways please the Lord,
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8 Better a little with righteousness
  than great income with injustice. 9 A person’s heart plans his way ,
  but the Lord determines his steps. 10 God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;  g
  his mouth should not give 
an unfair judgment. 11 Honest balances and scales are 
the Lord’s;
  all the weights in the bag are 
his concern. 12 Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,
  since a throne is established 
through righteousness. 13 Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
  and he loves one who speaks honestly . 14 A king’s fury is a messenger of death,
  but a wise person appeases it. 15 When a king’s face lights up, 
there is life;
  his favor is like a cloud 
with spring rain. a15:23 Lit in an answer of his mouth   b15:30 Lit makes fat   c15:31 Lit An ear that   d15:32 Lit acquires a heart   e16:2 Lit 
spirits   f16:5 Lit hand to hand   g16:10 Or A divination is on the lips of a king
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 16 Get wisdom —
  how much better it is than gold! And get understanding —
  it is preferable to silver. 17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
  the one who guards his way protects 
his life. 18 Pride comes before destruction,
  and an arrogant spirit before a fall. 19 Better to be lowly of spirit 
with the humble  a
  than to divide plunder with the proud. 20 The one who understands a matter 
finds success,
  and the one who trusts in the Lord  
will be happy . 21 Anyone with a wise heart 
is called discerning,
  and pleasant speech b increases learning. 22 Insight is a fountain of life 
for its possessor,
  but the discipline of fools is folly . 23 The heart of a wise person instructs 
his mouth;
  it adds learning to his speech. c
 24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb:
  sweet to the taste  d and health 
to the body . e
 25 There is a way that seems right 
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26 A worker’s appetite works for him
  because his hunger  f urges him on. 27 A worthless person digs up evil,
  and his speech is like a scorching fire. 28 A contrary person spreads conflict,
  and a gossip separates close friends. 29 A violent person lures his neighbor,
  leading him on a path that is not good. 30 The one who narrows his eyes 
is planning deceptions;
  the one who compresses his lips 
brings about evil. 31 Gray hair is a glorious crown;
  it is found in the ways of righteousness. 32 Patience is better than power,
  and controlling one’s emotions,  g 
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33 The lot is cast into the lap,
  but its every decision is from the Lord. 17 
Better a dry crust with peace
than a house full of feasting with strife. 2 A prudent servant will rule over 
a disgraceful son
  and share an inheritance 
among brothers. 3 A crucible for silver, and a smelter 
for gold,
  and the Lord is the tester of hearts. 4 A wicked person listens to 
malicious talk;  h
  a liar pays attention to 
a destructive tongue.


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5 The one who mocks the poor insults 
his Maker,
  and one who rejoices over calamity
  will not go unpunished. 6 Grandchildren are the crown 
of the elderly ,
  and the pride of children is 
their fathers. 7 Eloquent words are not appropriate 
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  how much worse are lies for a ruler.


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8 A bribe seems like a magic stone 
to its owner;
  wherever he turns, he succeeds. 9 Whoever conceals an offense 
promotes love,
a16:19 Alt Hb tradition reads afflicted   b16:21 Lit and sweetness of lips   c16:23 Lit learning upon his lips   d16:24 Lit throat   
e16:24 Lit bones   f16:26 Lit mouth   g16:32 Lit and ruling over one’s spirit   h17:4 Lit to lips of iniquity
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  but whoever gossips about it 
separates friends. 10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
  more than a hundred lashes into a fool. 11 An evil person desires only rebellion;
  a cruel messenger  a will be sent 
against him. 12 Better for a person to meet a bear 
robbed of her cubs
  than a fool in his foolishness. 13 If anyone returns evil for good,
  evil will never depart from his house.


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14 To start a conflict is to release a flood;
  stop the dispute before it breaks out. 15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning 
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  both are detestable to the Lord.


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17 A friend loves at all times,
  and a brother is born for a difficult time. 18 One without sense enters 
an agreement  b
  and puts up security for his friend. 19 One who loves to offend loves strife;
  one who builds a high threshold 
invites injury . 20 One with a twisted mind 
will not succeed,
  and one with deceitful speech will fall 
into ruin. 21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
  the father of a fool has no joy . 22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
  but a broken spirit dries up the bones. 23 A wicked person secretly takes a bribe
  to subvert the course of justice. 24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
  but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends 
of the earth. 25 A foolish son is grief to his father
  and bitterness to the one 
who bore him. 26 It is certainly not good to fine 
an innocent person
  or to beat a noble for his honesty . c
 27 The one who has knowledge restrains 
his words,
  and one who keeps a cool head  d
  is a person of understanding. 28 Even a fool is considered wise 
when he keeps silent  —
  discerning, when he seals his lips. 18 
One who isolates himself pursues 
   selfish desires;
  he rebels against all sound wisdom. 2 A fool does not delight 
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 3 When a wicked person comes, 
contempt also comes,
  and along with dishonor, derision. 4 The words of a person’s mouth 
are deep waters,
  a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom. f
 5 It is not good to show partiality 
to the guilty ,
  denying an innocent person  
justice. 6 A fool’s lips lead to strife,
  and his mouth provokes a beating. 7 A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
  and his lips are a trap for his life. 8 A gossip’s words are like choice food
  that goes down 
to one’s innermost being. g
a17:11 Or a merciless angel   b17:18 Lit sense slaps hands   c17:26 Or noble unfairly   d17:27 Lit spirit   e18:2 Lit to uncover 
his heart   f18:4 Or waters; a fountain of wisdom is a flowing river   g18:8 Lit to the chambers of the belly
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 9 The one who is lazy in his work
  is brother to a vandal. a
 10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
  the righteous run to it 
and are protected. b
 11 The wealth of the rich is 
his fortified city;
  in his imagination it is like a high wall. 12 Before his downfall a person’s heart 
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13 The one who gives an answer 
before he listens —
  this is foolishness and disgrace for him. 14 A person’s spirit can endure sickness,
  but who can survive a broken spirit? 15 The mind of the discerning 
acquires knowledge,
  and the ear of the wise seeks it. 16 A person’s gift opens doors  c for him
  and brings him before the great. 17 The first to state his case seems right
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18 Casting the lot ends quarrels
  and separates powerful opponents. 19 An offended brother is harder to reach  d
  than a fortified city ,
  and quarrels are like the bars 
of a fortress. 20 From the fruit of a person’s mouth 
his stomach is satisfied;
  he is filled with the product of his lips. 21 Death and life are in the power 
of the tongue,
  and those who love it will eat its fruit. 22 A man who finds a wife finds 
a good thing
  and obtains favor from the Lord. 23 The poor person pleads,
  but the rich one answers roughly . 24 One with many friends 
may be harmed, e
  but there is a friend who stays closer 
than a brother. 19 
Better a poor person who lives 
   with integrity
  than someone who has deceitful lips 
and is a fool. 2 Even zeal is not good 
without knowledge,
  and the one who acts hastily  f sins. 3 A person’s own foolishness leads 
him astray ,
  yet his heart rages against the Lord. 4 Wealth attracts many friends,
  but a poor person is separated 
from his friend. 5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
  and one who utters lies  
will not escape. 6 Many seek a ruler’s favor,
  and everyone is a friend of one 
who gives gifts. 7 All the brothers of a poor person 
hate him;
  how much more do his friends
  keep their distance from him!


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 8 The one who acquires good sense  h 
loves himself;
  one who safeguards understanding 
finds success. 9 A false witness will not  
go unpunished,
  and one who utters lies perishes. 10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool  —  
  how much less for a slave to rule 
over princes! a18:9 Lit master of destruction   b18:10 Lit raised high   c18:16 Lit gift makes room   d18:19 LXX, Syr , Tg, Vg read is stronger   
e18:24 Some LXX mss, Syr , Tg, Vg read friends must be friendly   f19:2 Lit who is hasty with feet   g19:7 Hb uncertain   h19:8 Lit 
acquires a heart
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 11 A person’s insight gives him patience,
  and his virtue is to overlook an offense. 12 A king’s rage is like the roaring 
of a lion,
  but his favor is like dew on the grass. 13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
  and a wife’s nagging is 
an endless dripping. 14 A house and wealth are inherited 
from fathers,
  but a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
  and a lazy person will go hungry . 16 The one who keeps commands 
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  one who disregards  a his ways will die.


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17 Kindness to the poor is a loan 
to the Lord,
  and he will give a reward to the lender. b
 18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
  don’t set your heart on being the cause 
of his death. c
 19 A person with intense anger bears 
the penalty;
  if you rescue him, you’ll have to do 
it again. 20 Listen to counsel 
and receive instruction
  so that you may be wise later in life. d
 21 Many plans are in a person’s heart,
  but the Lord’s decree will prevail. 22 What is desirable in a person is 
his fidelity;
  better to be a poor person than a liar. 23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
  one will sleep at night  e without danger. 24 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
  he doesn’t even bring it back 
to his mouth! 25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced 
learn a lesson;
  rebuke the discerning, 
and he gains knowledge. 26 The one who plunders his father 
and evicts his mother
  is a disgraceful and shameful son. 27 If you stop listening to correction, 
my son,
  you will stray from the words 
of knowledge. 28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
  and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity . 29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
  and beatings for the backs of fools. 20 
Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler;
whoever goes astray  f 
because of them is not wise. 2 A king’s terrible wrath is 
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3 Honor belongs to the person who ends 
a dispute,
  but any fool can get himself 
into a quarrel. 4 The slacker does not plow 
during planting season;  g
  at harvest time he looks,  h and there is 
nothing. 5 Counsel in a person’s heart is 
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7 A righteous person acts with integrity;
  his children who come after him 
will be happy . a19:16 Or despises, or treats lightly   b19:17 Lit to him   c19:18 Lit don’t lift up your soul to his death   d19:20 Lit in your end   
e19:23 Lit will spend the night satisfied   f20:1 Or whoever staggers   g20:4 Lit plow in winter   h20:4 Lit inquires
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 8 A king sitting on a throne to judge
  separates out all evil with his eyes. 9 Who can say , “I have kept 
my heart pure;
  I am cleansed from my sin”? 10 Differing weights 
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11 Even a young man is known 
by his actions —
  by whether his behavior is pure 
and upright. 12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye —
  the Lord made them both. 13 Don’t love sleep, or you will 
become poor;
  open your eyes, and you’ll have 
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” 
the buyer says,
  but after he is on his way , he gloats. 15 There is gold and a multitude  
of jewels,
  but knowledgeable lips are 
a rare treasure. 16 Take his garment,
  for he has put up security 
for a stranger;
  get collateral if it is for foreigners. 17 Food gained by fraud is sweet 
to a person,
  but afterward his mouth is full 
of gravel. 18 Finalize plans with counsel,
  and wage war with sound guidance. 19 The one who reveals secrets is 
a constant gossip;
  avoid someone with a big mouth. 20 Whoever curses his father or mother  —  
  his lamp will go out in deep darkness. 21 An inheritance gained prematurely
  will not be blessed ultimately . 22 Don’t say , “I will avenge this evil!


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  Wait on the Lord, and he will 
rescue you. 23 Differing weights  b are detestable 
to the Lord,
  and dishonest scales are unfair. 24 Even a courageous person’s steps 
are determined by the Lord,
  so how can anyone understand 
his own way? 25 It is a trap for anyone to dedicate 
something rashly
  and later to reconsider his vows. 26 A wise king separates out the wicked
  and drives the threshing wheel 
over them. 27 The Lord’s lamp sheds light on 
a person’s life, c
  searching the innermost parts. d
 28 Loyalty and faithfulness guard  
a king;
  through loyalty he maintains 
his throne. 29 The glory of young men is 
their strength,
  and the splendor of old men is 
gray hair. 30 Lashes and wounds purge away evil,
  and beatings cleanse 
the innermost parts. e
21 
A king’s heart is like channeled water 
    in the Lord’s hand:
  He directs it wherever he chooses. 2 All a person’s ways seem right to him,
  but the Lord weighs hearts.


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3 Doing what is righteous and just
  is more acceptable to the Lord  
than sacrifice. a20:10 Lit Stone and stone, measure and measure   b20:23 Lit  A stone and a stone   c20:27 Lit breath   d20:27 Lit the 
chambers of the belly   e20:30 Lit beatings the chambers of the belly
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 4 The lamp that guides the wicked —
  haughty eyes and an arrogant heart   
—  is sin. 5 The plans of the diligent certainly lead 
to profit,
  but anyone who is reckless 
certainly becomes poor. 6 Making a fortune through a lying tongue
  is a vanishing mist, a a pursuit of death. b,c
 7 The violence of the wicked 
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8 A guilty one’s conduct is crooked,
  but the behavior of the innocent 
is upright. 9 Better to live on the corner of a roof
  than to share a house 
with a nagging wife. 10 A wicked person desires evil;
  he has no consideration  d 
for his neighbor. 11 When a mocker is punished,
  the inexperienced become wiser;
  when one teaches a wise man,
  he acquires knowledge. 12 The Righteous One  e considers 
the house of the wicked;
  he brings the wicked to ruin. 13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry 
of the poor
  will himself also call out 
and not be answered. 14 A secret gift soothes anger,
  and a covert bribe, fierce rage. 15 Justice executed is a joy 
to the righteous
  but a terror to those 
who practice iniquity . 16 The person who strays from the way 
of prudence
  will come to rest in the assembly of 
the departed spirits. 17 The one who loves pleasure 
will become poor;
  whoever loves wine and oil will not 
get rich. 18 The wicked are a ransom 
for the righteous,
  and the treacherous, for  f the upright. 19 Better to live in a wilderness
  than with a nagging 
and hot-tempered wife. 20 Precious treasure and oil are 
in the dwelling of a wise person,
  but a fool consumes them. g
 21 The one who pursues righteousness 
and faithful love
  will find life, righteousness,  
and honor.


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23 The one who guards his mouth 
and tongue
  keeps himself out of trouble. 24 The arrogant and proud person, 
named “Mocker,”
  acts with excessive arrogance. 25 A slacker’s craving will kill him
  because his hands refuse to work.


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26 He is filled with craving  h all day long,
  but the righteous give and don’t 
hold back. 27 The sacrifice of a wicked person 
is detestable  —
  how much more so
  when he brings it 
with ulterior motives! 28 A lying witness will perish,
  but the one who listens 
will speak successfully . a21:6 Or a breath blown away   b21:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read a snare of death   c21:6 Lit is vanity, ones seeking death   
d21:10 Or favor   e21:12 Or righteous one   f21:18 Or in place of   g21:20 Lit it   h21:26 Lit He craves a craving
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 29 A wicked person puts on a bold face,
  but the upright one considers  
his way . 30 No wisdom, no understanding, 
and no counsel
  will prevail against the Lord. 31 A horse is prepared for the day 
of battle,
  but victory comes from the Lord. 22 
A good name is to be chosen 
   over great wealth;
  favor is better than silver and gold. 2 Rich and poor have this in common:  a
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3 A sensible person sees danger 
and takes cover,
  but the inexperienced keep going 
and are punished. 4 Humility , the fear of the Lord,
  results in wealth, honor, and life. 5 There are thorns and snares  
on the way of the crooked;
  the one who guards himself stays 
far from them. 6 Start a youth out on his way;
  even when he grows old he will 
not depart from it. 7 The rich rule over the poor,
  and the borrower is a slave 
to the lender. 8 The one who sows injustice 
will reap disaster,
  and the rod of his fury 
will be destroyed. 9 A generous person  b will be blessed,
  for he shares his food with the poor. 10 Drive out a mocker, and conflict 
goes too;
  then quarreling and dishonor 
will cease. 11 The one who loves a pure heart
  and gracious lips  —  the king is 
his friend. 12 The Lord’s eyes keep watch 
over knowledge,
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I’ll be killed in the public square! ”
 14 The mouth of the forbidden woman is 
a deep pit;
  a man cursed by the Lord will fall 
into it. 15 Foolishness is bound to the heart 
of a youth;
  a rod of discipline will separate it 
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16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
  and giving to the rich  —  both lead 
only to poverty . WORDS OF THE WISE
 17 Listen closely , c pay attention 
to the words of the wise,
  and apply your mind to my knowledge. 18 For it is pleasing if you keep them 
within you
  and if they are  d constantly  
on your lips. 19 I have instructed you today  —  
even you —
  so that your confidence may be 
in the Lord.


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20 Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings  e
  about counsel and knowledge,
 21 in order to teach you true 
and reliable words,
  so that you may give 
a dependable report  f
  to those who sent you? 22 Don’t rob a poor person 
because he is poor,
  and don’t crush the oppressed at 
the city gate,
 23 for the Lord will champion their cause
a22:2 Lit poor meet   b22:9 Lit Good of eye   c22:17 Lit Stretch out your ear   d22:18 Or you; let them be, or  you, so that they 
are   e22:20 T ext emended; one Hb tradition reads you previously ; alt Hb tradition reads you excellent things ; LXX, Syr , Vg read 
you three times   f22:21 Lit give dependable words
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  and will plunder those 
who plunder them. 24 Don’t make friends 
with an angry person,  a
  and don’t be a companion 
of a hot-tempered one,
 25 or you will learn his ways
  and entangle yourself in a snare. 26 Don’t be one of those 
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27 If you have nothing with which to pay ,
  even your bed will be taken 
from under you. 28 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
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He will not stand in the presence 
of the unknown. 23 
When you sit down to dine 
  with a ruler,
  consider carefully what  c is before you,
 2 and put a knife to your throat
  if you have a big d appetite;
 3 don’t desire his choice food,
  for that food is deceptive. 4 Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;
  because you know better, stop! 5 As soon as your eyes fly to it, 
it disappears,
  for it makes wings for itself
  and flies like an eagle to the sky . 6 Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,  e
  and don’t desire his choice food,
 7 for it’s like someone calculating 
inwardly . f
  “Eat and drink,” he says to you,
  but his heart is not with you. 8 You will vomit the little you’ve eaten
  and waste your pleasant words. 9 Don’t speak to  g a fool,
  for he will despise the insight 
of your words. 10 Don’t move an ancient   
boundary marker,
  and don’t encroach on the fields 
of the fatherless,
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  and he will champion their cause 
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13 Don’t withhold discipline  
from a youth;
  if you punish him with a rod, 
he will not die. 14 Punish him with a rod,
  and you will rescue his life from Sheol. 15 My son, if your heart is wise,
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16 My innermost being will celebrate
  when your lips say what is right. 17 Don’t let your heart envy sinners;
  instead, always fear the Lord. 18 For then you will have a future,
  and your hope will not be dashed. 19 Listen, my son, and be wise;
  keep your mind on the right course. 20 Don’t associate with those who drink 
too much wine
  or with those who gorge themselves 
on meat. 21 For the drunkard and the glutton 
will become poor,
  and grogginess will clothe them 
in rags. 22 Listen to your father who gave you life,
  and don’t despise your mother 
when h she is old. 23 Buy  —  and do not sell  —  truth,
  wisdom, instruction, 
and understanding. 24 The father of a righteous son 
will rejoice greatly ,
  and one who fathers a wise son 
will delight in him. 25 Let your father and mother have joy ,
  and let her who gave birth to you 
rejoice. a22:24 Lit with a master of anger   b22:26 Lit Don’t be among hand slappers   c23:1 Or who   d23:2 Lit you are the master of 
an   e23:6 Lit eat bread of an evil eye   f23:7 LXX reads it is like someone swallowing a hair in the throat   g23:9 Lit in the 
ears of   h23:22 Or because
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 26 My son, give me your heart,
  and let your eyes observe my ways. 27 For a prostitute is a deep pit,
  and a wayward woman is 
a narrow well;
 28 indeed, she sets an ambush 
like a robber
  and increases the number 
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Who has red eyes? 30 Those who linger over wine;
  those who go looking for mixed wine. 31 Don’t gaze at wine because it is red,
  because it gleams in the cup
  and goes down smoothly . 32 In the end it bites like a snake
  and stings like a viper. 33 Your eyes will see strange things,
  and you will say absurd things. a
 34 You’ll be like someone sleeping 
out at sea
  or lying down on the top 
of a ship’s mast. 35 “They struck me, but  b I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn’t know it!


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When will I wake up? I’ll look for another drink.”
24 
Don’t envy the evil
or desire to be with them,
 2 for their hearts plan violence,
  and their words stir up trouble. 3 A house is built by wisdom,
  and it is established by understanding;
 4 by knowledge the rooms are filled
  with every precious 
and beautiful treasure. 5 A wise warrior is better 
than a strong one,  c
  and a man of knowledge than one 
of strength;  d
 6 for you should wage war 
with sound guidance —
  victory comes with many counselors. 7 Wisdom is inaccessible to  e a fool;
  he does not open his mouth 
at the city gate. 8 The one who plots evil
  will be called a schemer. 9 A foolish scheme is sin,
  and a mocker is detestable to people. 10 If you do nothing in a difficult time,
  your strength is limited. 11 Rescue those being taken off to death,
  and save those stumbling 
toward slaughter. 12 If you say , “But we didn’t know 
about this,”
  won’t he who weighs hearts 
consider it? Won’t he who protects your life know?


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Won’t he repay a person according to 
his work? 13 Eat honey , my son, for it is good,
  and the honeycomb is sweet 
to your palate;
 14 realize that wisdom is the same for you. If you find it, you will have a future,
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15 Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one,
  at the camp of the righteous man;
  don’t destroy his dwelling. 16 Though a righteous person falls 
seven times,
  he will get up,
  but the wicked will stumble into ruin. 17 Don’t gloat when your enemy falls,
  and don’t let your heart rejoice 
when he stumbles,
 18 or the Lord will see, be displeased,
  and turn his wrath away from him. 19 Don’t be agitated by evildoers,
  and don’t envy the wicked. 20 For the evil have no future;
  the lamp of the wicked will be put out. 21 My son, fear the Lord, as well as 
the king,
  and don’t associate with rebels,  f
a23:33 Or will speak perversities, or  inverted things   b23:35 LXX, Syr , Tg, Vg read me,” you will say, “but   c24:5 LXX, Syr; MT 
reads one is in strength   d24:5 LXX, Syr , Tg; MT reads knowledge exerts strength   e24:7 Lit is too high for   f24:21 Or those 
given to change
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 22 for destruction will come suddenly 
from them;
  who knows what distress these two 
can bring? 23 These sayings also belong to the wise:
  It is not good to show partiality 
in judgment. 24 Whoever says to the guilty , 
“You are innocent” —
  peoples will curse him, and nations 
will denounce him;
 25 but it will go well with those 
who convict the guilty ,
  and a generous blessing will come 
to them. 26 He who gives an honest answer
  gives a kiss on the lips. 27 Complete your outdoor work, 
and prepare your field;
  afterward, build your house. 28 Don’t testify against your neighbor 
without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips. 29 Don’t say , “I’ll do to him what he did 
to me;
  I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”
 30 I went by the field of a slacker
  and by the vineyard of one 
lacking sense. 31 Thistles had come up everywhere,
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32 I saw , and took it to heart;
  I looked, and received instruction:
 33 a little sleep, a little slumber,
  a little folding of the arms to rest,
 34 and your poverty will come 
like a robber,
  and your need, like a bandit. HEZEKIAH’S COLLECTION
25 
These too are proverbs of Solomon,
which the men of King Hezekiah 
of Judah, copied. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter
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3 As the heavens are high and the earth 
is deep,
  so the hearts of kings cannot 
be investigated. 4 Remove impurities from silver,
  and material will be produced  a 
for a silversmith. b
 5 Remove the wicked 
from the king’s presence,
  and his throne will be established 
in righteousness. 6 Don’t boast about yourself 
before the king,
  and don’t stand in the place 
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“Come up here! ”
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 8 Don’t take a matter to court hastily . Otherwise, what will  
you do afterward
  if your opponent  d humiliates you? 9 Make your case with your opponent
  without revealing another’s secret;
 10 otherwise, the one who hears 
will disgrace you,
  and you’ll never live it down. e
 11 A word spoken at the right time
  is like gold apples in silver settings. 12 A wise correction to a receptive ear
  is like a gold ring or an ornament 
of gold. 13 To those who send him, 
a trustworthy envoy
  is like the coolness of snow 
on a harvest day;
  he refreshes the life of his masters. 14 The one who boasts about a gift 
that does not exist
  is like clouds and wind without rain. 15 A ruler can be persuaded 
through patience,
  and a gentle tongue can break a bone. a25:4 Lit will come out ; Ex 32:24   b25:4 Or and a vessel will be produced by a silversmith   c25:7 Lit you before a noble 
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9   e25:10 Lit and your evil report will not turn back
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 16 If you find honey , eat only 
what you need;
  otherwise, you’ll get sick from it 
and vomit. 17 Seldom set foot 
in your neighbor’s house;
  otherwise, he’ll get sick of you 
and hate you. 18 A person giving false testimony 
against his neighbor
  is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow . 19 Trusting an unreliable person in a 
difficult time
  is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot. 20 Singing songs to a troubled heart
  is like taking off clothing on a cold day
  or like pouring vinegar on soda. a
 21 If your enemy is hungry , give him food 
to eat,
  and if he is thirsty , give him water 
to drink;
 22 for you will heap burning coals 
on his head,
  and the Lord will reward you. 23 The north wind produces rain,
  and a backbiting tongue, angry looks. 24 Better to live on the corner of a roof
  than to share a house 
with a nagging wife. 25 Good news from a distant land
  is like cold water to a parched throat. b
 26 A righteous person who yields 
to the wicked
  is like a muddied spring 
or a polluted well. 27 It is not good to eat too much honey
  or to seek glory after glory . c
 28 A person who does not control 
his temper
  is like a city whose wall 
is broken down. 26 
Like snow in summer and rain 
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3 A whip for the horse, a bridle 
for the donkey ,
  and a rod for the backs of fools. 4 Don’t answer a fool according to 
his foolishness
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5 Answer a fool according to 
his foolishness
  or he’ll become wise in his own eyes. 6 The one who sends a message 
by a fool’s hand
  cuts off his own feet 
and drinks violence. 7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool
  is like lame legs that hang limp. 8 Giving honor to a fool
  is like binding a stone in a sling. 9 A proverb in the mouth of a fool
  is like a stick with thorns,
  brandished by  d the hand  
of a drunkard. 10 The one who hires a fool or who hires 
those passing by
  is like an archer who wounds everyone. 11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
  so also a fool repeats his foolishness. 12 Do you see a person who is wise 
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There is more hope for a fool 
than for him. 13 The slacker says, “There’s a lion 
in the road —
  a lion in the public square! ”
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15 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
  he is too weary to bring it to his mouth! 16 In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser
  than seven who can answer sensibly . 17 A person who is passing by and 
meddles in a quarrel that’s not his
  is like one who grabs a dog by the ears. 18 Like a madman who throws 
flaming darts and deadly arrows,
 19 so is the person who deceives 
his neighbor
  and says, “I was only joking! ”
 20 Without wood, fire goes out;
  without a gossip, conflict dies down. a25:20 Lit natron, or sodium carbonate   b25:25 Or a weary person   c25:27 Lit seek their glory, glory   d26:9 Lit thorn that 
goes up into
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 21 As charcoal for embers and wood 
for fire,
  so is a quarrelsome person 
for kindling strife. 22 A gossip’s words are like choice food
  that goes down to 
one’s innermost being. a
 23 Smooth b lips with an evil heart
  are like glaze on an earthen vessel. 24 A hateful person disguises himself 
with his speech
  and harbors deceit within. 25 When he speaks graciously , 
don’t believe him,
  for there are seven detestable things 
in his heart. 26 Though his hatred is concealed 
by deception,
  his evil will be revealed in the assembly . 27 The one who digs a pit will fall into it,
  and whoever rolls a stone —
  it will come back on him. 28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
  and a flattering mouth causes ruin. 27 
Don’t boast about tomorrow ,
for you don’t know what a day 
might bring. 2 Let another praise you, and not 
your own mouth —
  a stranger, and not your own lips. 3 A stone is heavy and sand, a burden,
  but aggravation from a fool 
outweighs them both. 4 Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,
  but who can withstand jealousy?


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5 Better an open reprimand
  than concealed love. 6 The wounds of a friend are trustworthy ,
  but the kisses of an enemy 
are excessive. 7 A person who is full tramples 
on a honeycomb,
  but to a hungry person, any bitter thing 
is sweet. 8 Anyone wandering from his home
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9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,
  and the sweetness of a friend is better 
than self-counsel. c
 10 Don’t abandon your friend 
or your father’s friend,
  and don’t go to your brother’s house
  in your time of calamity;
  better a neighbor nearby 
than a brother far away . 11 Be wise, my son, and bring  
my heart joy ,
  so that I can answer anyone 
who taunts me. 12 A sensible person sees danger 
and takes cover;
  the inexperienced keep going 
and are punished. 13 Take his garment,
  for he has put up security 
for a stranger;
  get collateral if it is for foreigners. d
 14 If one blesses his neighbor
  with a loud voice early in the morning,
  it will be counted as a curse to him. 15 An endless dripping on a rainy day
  and a nagging wife are alike;
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the wind
  and grasps oil with his right hand. 17 Iron sharpens iron,
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e
 18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat 
its fruit,
  and whoever looks after his master 
will be honored. 19 As water reflects the face,
  so the heart reflects the person.


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20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
  and people’s eyes are never satisfied. a26:22 Lit to the chambers of the belly   b26:23 LXX; MT reads Burning   c27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by 
affliction   d27:13 Lit a foreign woman   e27:17 Lit and a man sharpens his friend’s face
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 21 A crucible refines silver, a smelter 
refines gold,
  and a person refines his praise. 22 Though you grind a fool
  in a mortar with a pestle 
along with grain,
  you will not separate his foolishness 
from him.


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23 Know well the condition of your flock,
  and pay attention to your herds,
 24 for wealth is not forever;
  not even a crown lasts for all time. 25 When hay is removed 
and new growth appears
  and the grain from the hills 
is gathered in,
 26 lambs will provide your clothing,
  and goats, the price of a field;
 27 there will be enough goat’s milk 
for your food —
  food for your household
  and nourishment for your 
female servants. 28 
The wicked flee when no one 
is pursuing them,
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2 When a land is in rebellion, it has 
many rulers,
  but with a discerning 
and knowledgeable person, 
it endures. 3 A destitute leader  a who oppresses 
the poor
  is like a driving rain that leaves no food. 4 Those who reject the law 
praise the wicked,
  but those who keep the law pit 
themselves against them. 5 The evil do not understand justice,
  but those who seek the Lord  
understand everything. 6 Better the poor person who lives 
with integrity
  than the rich one who distorts right 
and wrong. b
 7 A discerning son keeps the law ,
  but a companion of gluttons humiliates 
his father. 8 Whoever increases his wealth 
through excessive interest
  collects it for one who is kind 
to the poor. 9 Anyone who turns his ear 
away from hearing the law —
  even his prayer is detestable. 10 The one who leads the upright 
into an evil way
  will fall into his own pit,
  but the blameless will inherit 
what is good. 11 A rich person is wise in his own eyes,
  but a poor one who has discernment 
sees through him. 12 When the righteous triumph,
  there is great rejoicing,  c
  but when the wicked come to power,
  people hide. 13 The one who conceals his sins
  will not prosper,
  but whoever confesses 
and renounces them
  will find mercy . 14 Happy is the one who is always 
reverent,
  but one who hardens his heart falls 
into trouble. 15 A wicked ruler over a helpless people
  is like a roaring lion or a charging bear. 16 A leader who lacks understanding
  is very oppressive,
  but one who hates dishonest profit
  prolongs his life. 17 Someone burdened by bloodguilt  d
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Let no one help him. 18 The one who lives with integrity 
will be helped,
a28:3 LXX reads A wicked man   b28:6 Lit who twists two ways   c28:12 Lit glory   d28:17 Lit the blood of a person
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  but one who distorts right and wrong  a
  will suddenly fall. 19 The one who works his land
  will have plenty of food,
  but whoever chases fantasies
  will have his fill of poverty . 20 A faithful person will have 
many blessings,
  but one in a hurry to get rich
  will not go unpunished. 21 It is not good to show partiality —
  yet even a courageous person may sin 
for a piece of bread. 22 A greedy one b is in a hurry for wealth;
  he doesn’t know that poverty will come 
to him. 23 One who rebukes a person 
will later find more favor
  than one who flatters  c with his tongue. 24 The one who robs his father or mother
  and says, “That’s no sin,”
  is a companion to a person 
who destroys. 25 A greedy person stirs up conflict,
  but whoever trusts in the Lord  
will prosper.


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26 The one who trusts in himself  d is a fool,
  but one who walks in wisdom 
will be safe. 27 The one who gives to the poor
  will not be in need,
  but one who turns his eyes away  e
  will receive many curses. 28 When the wicked come to power,
  people hide,
  but when they are destroyed,
  the righteous flourish. 29 
One who becomes stiff-necked,
after many reprimands
  will be shattered instantly —
  beyond recovery . 2 When the righteous flourish, 
the people rejoice,
  but when the wicked rule, people groan. 3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy 
to his father,
  but one who consorts with prostitutes 
destroys his wealth. 4 By justice a king brings stability 
to a land,
  but a person who demands 
“contributions”  f
  demolishes it. 5 A person who flatters  g his neighbor
  spreads a net for his feet.


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6 An evil person is caught by sin,
  but the righteous one sings 
and rejoices. 7 The righteous person knows 
the rights h of the poor,
  but the wicked one does not 
understand these concerns. 8 Mockers inflame a city ,
  but the wise turn away anger. 9 If a wise person goes to court 
with a fool,
  there will be ranting and raving 
but no resolution. i
 10 Bloodthirsty men hate 
an honest person,
  but the upright care about him. j
 11 A fool gives full vent to his anger,  k
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12 If a ruler listens to lies,
  all his officials will be wicked. 13 The poor and the oppressor have this 
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  the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.


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14 A king who judges the poor 
with fairness —
  his throne will be established forever. a28:18 Lit who is twisted regarding two ways   b28:22 Lit A man with an evil eye   c28:23 Lit is smooth   d28:26 Lit his heart   
e28:27 Lit who shuts his eyes   f29:4 The Hb word for contributions usually refers to offerings in worship. g29:5 Lit is smooth on   
h29:7 Lit justice   i29:9 Lit rest   j29:10 Or person, and seek the life of the upright   k29:11 Lit spirit   l29:13 Lit oppressor meet
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 15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom,
  but a youth left to himself  a
  is a disgrace to his mother. 16 When the wicked increase, 
rebellion increases,
  but the righteous will see 
their downfall. 17 Discipline your child, and it will bring 
you peace of mind
  and give you delight. 18 Without revelation  b people run wild,
  but one who follows divine instruction 
will be happy . 19 A servant cannot be disciplined 
by words;
  though he understands, 
he doesn’t respond. 20 Do you see someone who speaks 
too soon? There is more hope for a fool 
than for him. 21 A servant pampered from his youth
  will become arrogant  c later on. 22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
  and a hot-tempered one  d 
increases rebellion. 23 A person’s pride will humble him,
  but a humble spirit will gain honor. 24 To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
  he hears the curse but will not testify . 25 The fear of mankind is a snare,
  but the one who trusts in the Lord  
is protected. e
 26 Many desire a ruler’s favor,
  but a person receives justice 
from the Lord. 27 An unjust person is detestable 
to the righteous,
  and one whose way is upright
  is detestable to the wicked. THE WORDS OF AGUR
30 
The words of Agur son of Jakeh.


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The pronouncement. f
  The man’s oration to Ithiel, to Ithiel 
and Ucal: g
 2 I am more stupid than 
any other person,  h
  and I lack a human’s ability 
to understand. 3 I have not gained wisdom,
  and I have no knowledge 
of the Holy One.


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4 Who has gone up to heaven 
and come down? Who has gathered the wind 
in his hands? Who has bound up the waters 
in a cloak? Who has established all the ends 
of the earth? What is his name,
  and what is the name of his son —
  if you know? 5 Every word of God is pure;  i
  he is a shield to those who take refuge 
in him. 6 Don’t add to his words,
  or he will rebuke you, and you will be 
proved a liar. 7 Two things I ask of you;
  don’t deny them to me before I die:
 8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words 
far from me. Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
  feed me with the food I need. 9 Otherwise, I might have too much
  and deny you, saying, 
“Who is the Lord?


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”
  or I might have nothing and steal,
  profaning  j the name of my God. 10 Don’t slander a servant to his master
  or he will curse you, and you will 
become guilty . a29:15 Lit youth sent away   b29:18 Lit vision   c29:21 Hb obscure   d29:22 Lit a master of rage   e29:25 Lit raised high    
f30:1 Or son of Jakeh from Massa ; Pr 31:1   g30:1 Hb uncertain. Sometimes read with different word division as oration: I am 
weary, God, I am weary, God, and I am exhausted, or  oration: I am not God, I am not God, that I should prevail.


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The man says these things to the believers in God, and I 
pause. h30:2 Lit I am more stupid than a man   i30:5 Lit refined   j30:9 Lit grabbing
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 11 There is a generation that curses 
its father
  and does not bless its mother. 12 There is a generation that is pure 
in its own eyes,
  yet is not washed from its filth. 13 There is a generation  —  how haughty 
its eyes
  and pretentious its looks. a
 14 There is a generation whose teeth 
are swords,
  whose fangs are knives,
  devouring the oppressed  
from the land
  and the needy from among mankind. 15 The leech has two daughters: 
“Give, Give! ”
  Three things are never satisfied;
  four never say , “Enough! ”:
 16 Sheol; a childless womb;
  earth, which is never satisfied 
with water;
  and fire, which never says, “Enough! ”
 17 As for the eye that ridicules a father
  and despises obedience to a mother,
  may ravens of the valley pluck it out
  and young vultures eat it. 18 Three things are too wondrous for me;
  four I can’t understand:
 19 the way of an eagle in the sky ,
  the way of a snake on a rock,
  the way of a ship at sea,
  and the way of a man 
with a young woman. 20 This is the way of an adulteress:
  she eats and wipes her mouth
  and says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”
 21 The earth trembles under three things;
  it cannot bear up under four:
 22 a servant when he becomes king,
  a fool when he is stuffed with food,
 23 an unloved woman when she marries,
  and a servant girl when she ousts 
her queen. 24 Four things on earth are small,
  yet they are extremely wise:
 25 ants are not a strong people,
  yet they store up their food 
in the summer;
 26 hyraxes are not a mighty people,
  yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
 27 locusts have no king,
  yet all of them march in ranks;
 28 a lizard b can be caught in your hands,
  yet it lives in kings’ palaces. 29 Three things are stately in their stride;
  four are stately in their walk:
 30 a lion, which is mightiest  
among beasts
  and doesn’t retreat before anything;
 31 a strutting rooster;  c a goat;
  and a king at the head of his army .


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d
 32 If you have been foolish 
by exalting yourself
  or if you’ve been scheming,
  put your hand over your mouth.


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33 For the churning of milk 
produces butter,
  and twisting a nose draws blood,
  and stirring up anger produces strife. THE WORDS OF LEMUEL
31 
The words of King Lemuel,
a pronouncement  e that his mother 
taught him:
 2 What should I say , my son?


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What, son of my vows? 3 Don’t spend your energy on women
  or your efforts on those 
who destroy kings. 4 It is not for kings, Lemuel,
  it is not for kings to drink wine
  or for rulers to desire beer. 5 Otherwise, he will drink,
  forget what is decreed,
  and pervert justice for all 
the oppressed. f
 6 Give beer to one who is dying
  and wine to one whose life is bitter. 7 Let him drink so that he can forget 
his poverty
  and remember his trouble no more. 8 Speak up g for those who have 
no voice, h
a30:13 Lit and its eyelids lifted up   b30:28 Or spider   c30:31 Or a greyhound   d30:31 LXX reads king addressing his people   
e31:1 Or of Lemuel, king of Massa, or  of King Lemuel, a burden   f31:5 Lit sons of affliction   g31:8 Lit Open your mouth, also 
in v . 9   h31:8 Lit who are mute
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  for the justice of all 
who are dispossessed. a
 9 Speak up, judge righteously ,
  and defend the cause of the oppressed 
and needy . IN PRAISE OF A WIFE OF NOBLE CHARACTER
 10 Who can find a wife 
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  She is far more precious than jewels.


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 11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
  and he will not lack anything good. 12 She rewards him with good, not evil,
  all the days of her life. 13 She selects wool and flax
  and works with willing hands. 14 She is like the merchant ships,
  bringing her food from far away . 15 She rises while it is still night
  and provides food for her household
  and portions  d for her female servants. 16 She evaluates a field and buys it;
  she plants a vineyard 
with her earnings. e
 17 She draws on her strength  f
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18 She sees that her profits are good,
  and her lamp never goes out at night. 19 She extends her hands 
to the spinning staff,
  and her hands hold the spindle. 20 Her hands reach  g out to the poor,
  and she extends her hands to the needy . 21 She is not afraid for her household 
when it snows,
  for all in her household 
are doubly clothed. h
 22 She makes her own bed coverings;
  her clothing is fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is known at the city gates,
  where he sits among the elders 
of the land. 24 She makes and sells linen garments;
  she delivers belts  i to the merchants. 25 Strength and honor are her clothing,
  and she can laugh at the time to come. 26 Her mouth speaks wisdom,
  and loving instruction  j is 
on her tongue. 27 She watches over the activities 
of her household
  and is never idle. k
 28 Her children rise up 
and call her blessed;
  her husband also praises her:
 29 “Many women l have done noble deeds,
  but you surpass them all! ”
 30 Charm is deceptive and beauty 
is fleeting,
  but a woman who fears the Lord  
will be praised. 31 Give her the reward of her labor, m
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a31:8 Lit all the sons of passing away   b31:10 Or a wife of quality, or  a capable wife   c31:10 Vv .


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10-31 form an acrostic. d31:15 Or tasks   e31:16 Or vineyard by her own labors   f31:17 Lit She wraps strength around her like a belt   g31:20 Lit Her 
hand reaches   h31:21 LXX, Vg; MT reads are dressed in scarlet   i31:24 Or sashes   j31:26 Or and the teaching of kindness   
k31:27 Lit and does not eat the bread of idleness   l31:29 Lit daughters   m31:31 Lit the fruit of her hands
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ecclesiasTes
EVERYTHING IS FUTILE
1 
 The  words  of  the Teach er, a  son  of Da vid, 
 king  in Je ru sa lem. 2 “ Absolute futility ,” says the Teacher.


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“ Absolute futility . Everything is futile.”
 3 What does a person gain for all 
his efforts
  that he labors at under the sun? 4 A generation goes and a generation 
comes,
  but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises and the sun sets;
  panting, it returns to the place
  where it rises. 6 Gusting to the south,
  turning to the north,
  turning, turning, goes the wind,
  and the wind returns in its cycles. 7 All the streams flow to the sea,
  yet the sea is never full;
  to the place where the streams flow ,
  there they flow again. 8 All things b are wearisome,
  more than anyone can say . The eye is not satisfied by seeing
  or the ear filled with hearing. 9 What has been is what will be,
  and what has been done is 
what will be done;
  there is nothing new under the sun. 10 Can one say about anything,
  “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages 
before us.


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11 There is no remembrance of those 
who c came before;
  and of those who will come after
  there will also be no remembrance
  by those who follow them. THE LIMITATIONS OF WISDOM
12  I,  the Teach er,  have  been d  king  over Is ra el 
 in Je ru sa lem. 13  I ap plied  my  mind  to ex am ine 
 and ex plore  through wis dom  all  that  is  done 
un der heav en.


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God  has giv en peo ple e  this mis-
er a ble  task  to  keep  them oc cu pied. 14  I  have 
 seen  all  the  things  that  are  done un der  the 
 sun  and  have  found ev ery thing  to  be fu tile, 
 a pur suit  of  the  wind.


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 15 What is crooked cannot be straightened;
  what is lacking cannot be counted. 16  I  said  to my self, “ See,  I  have  amassed wis-
dom  far be yond  all  those  who  were  over Je ru-
sa lem be fore  me,  and  my  mind  has thor ough ly 
 grasped g wis dom  and knowl edge.” 17  I ap plied 
 my  mind  to  know wis dom  and knowl edge, 
mad ness  and fol ly;  I  learned  that  this  too  is  a 
pur suit  of  the  wind. 18 For with much wisdom is 
much sorrow;
  as knowledge increases, grief increases. THE EMPTINESS OF PLEASURE
2 
 I  said  to my self, “ Go  ahead,  I  will  test  you 
 with plea sure; en joy  what  is  good.”  But  it 
 turned  out  to  be fu tile. 2  I  said  about laugh ter, 
“ It  is mad ness,”  and  about plea sure, “ What 
 does  this ac com plish? ” 3  I ex plored  with  my 
 mind  the  pull  of  wine  on  my  body  —   my  mind 
 still guid ing  me  with wis dom —  and  how  to 
 grasp fol ly , un til  I  could  see  what  is  good  for 
peo ple  to  do un der heav en h dur ing  the  few 
 days  of  their  lives. THE EMPTINESS OF POSSESSIONS
4  I in creased  my achieve ments.


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I  built hous es 
 and plant ed vine yards  for my self. 5  I  made 
gar dens  and  parks  for my self  and plant ed 
ev ery  kind  of  fruit  tree  in  them. 6  I con struct ed 
res er voirs  for my self  from  which  to irrigate  a 
 grove  of flour ish ing  trees. 7  I ac quired  male  and 
fe male ser vants  and  had  slaves  who  were  born 
 in  my  house. I  also  owned live stock  —   large 
 herds  and  flocks  —   more  than  all  who  were 
be fore  me  in Je ru sa lem. 8  I  also  amassed sil ver 
 and  gold  for my self,  and  the trea sure  of  kings 
 and prov inces. I gath ered  male  and fe male 
sing ers  for my self,  and  many con cu bines,  the 
de lights  of  men. i,j 9  So  I be came  great  and sur-
passed  all  who  were be fore  me  in Je ru sa lem; 
 my wis dom  also re mained  with  me. 10  All  that 
a1:1 Or of Qoheleth, or  of the Leader of the Assembly   b1:8 Or words   c1:11 Or of the things that   d1:12 Or Teacher, was   
e1:13 Or given the descendants of Adam   f1:14 Or a feeding on wind, or  an affliction of spirit ; also in v . 17   g1:16 Or discerned   
h2:3 Two Hb mss, LXX, Syr read the sun   i2:8 LXX, Theod, Syr read and male cupbearers and female cupbearers ; Aq, Tg, Vg read 
a cup and cups ; Hb obscure   j2:8 Or many treasures that people delight in
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 my  eyes de sired,  I  did  not  deny  them. I  did  not 
re fuse my self  any plea sure,  for  I  took plea sure 
 in  all  my strug gles.


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This  was  my re ward  for 
 all  my strug gles. 11  When  I con sid ered  all  that 
 I  had ac com plished a  and  what  I  had la bored 
 to  achieve,  I  found ev ery thing  to  be fu tile  and 
 a pur suit  of  the  wind. b  There  was noth ing  to 
 be  gained un der  the  sun. THE RELATIVE VALUE OF WISDOM
12  Then  I  turned  to con sid er wis dom, mad ness, 
 and fol ly ,  for  what  will  the  king’s suc ces sor c  be 
 like? He d  will  do  what  has al ready  been  done. 13  And  I re al ized  that  there  is  an ad van tage  to 
wis dom  over fol ly ,  like  the ad van tage  of  light 
 over dark ness. 14 The wise person has eyes in his head,
  but the fool walks in darkness. Yet  I  also  knew  that  one  fate  comes  to  them 
 both. 15  So  I  said  to my self, “ What hap pens  to 
 the  fool  will  also hap pen  to  me. Why  then  have 
 I  been over ly  wise? ”  And  I  said  to my self  that 
 this  is  also fu tile. 16  For,  just  like  the  fool,  there 
 is  no last ing re mem brance  of  the  wise,  since 
 in  the  days  to  come  both  will  be for got ten. How  is  it  that  the  wise per son  dies  just  like 
 the  fool? 17 There fore,  I hat ed  life be cause  the 
 work  that  was  done un der  the  sun  was dis-
tress ing  to  me. For ev ery thing  is fu tile  and  a 
pur suit  of  the  wind. THE EMPTINESS OF WORK
18  I hat ed  all  my  work  that  I la bored  at un der 
 the  sun be cause  I  must  leave  it  to  the  one  who 
 comes af ter  me. 19  And  who  knows wheth-
er  he  will  be  wise  or  a  fool? Yet  he  will  take 
 over  all  my  work  that  I la bored  at skill ful ly 
un der  the  sun. This  too  is fu tile.


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20  So  I be gan 
 to  give my self  over e  to de spair con cern ing 
 all  my  work  that  I  had la bored  at un der  the 
 sun. 21  When  there  is  a per son  whose  work 
 was  done  with wis dom, knowl edge,  and  skill, 
 and  he  must  give  his por tion  to  a per son  who 
 has  not  worked  for  it,  this  too  is fu tile  and  a 
 great  wrong. 22  For  what  does  a per son  get 
 with  all  his  work  and  all  his eff  orts  that  he 
la bors  at un der  the  sun? 23  For  all  his  days 
 are  filled  with  grief,  and  his oc cu pa tion  is 
sor row ful;  even  at  night,  his  mind  does  not 
 rest. This  too  is fu tile.


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24  There  is noth ing bet ter  for  a per son  than 
 to  eat,  drink,  and en joy f,g  his  work. I  have  seen 
 that  even  this  is  from  God’s  hand, 25 be cause 
 who  can  eat  and  who  can en joy  life h  apart 
 from  him? i 26  For  to  the per son  who  is pleas-
ing  in  his  sight,  he  gives wis dom, knowl edge, 
 and  joy;  but  to  the sin ner  he  gives  the  task  of 
gath er ing  and accumulating  in or der  to  give 
 to  the  one  who  is pleas ing  in  God’s  sight.


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This 
 too  is fu tile  and  a pur suit  of  the  wind. THE MYSTERY OF TIME
3 
There is an occasion for everything,
and a time for every activity 
under heaven:
 2 a time to give birth and a time to die;
  a time to plant and a time to uproot; j
 3 a time to kill and a time to heal;
  a time to tear down and a time to build;
 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh;
  a time to mourn and a time to dance;
 5 a time to throw stones and a time 
to gather stones;
  a time to embrace and a time 
to avoid embracing;
 6 a time to search and a time to count 
as lost;
  a time to keep and a time to throw away;
 7 a time to tear and a time to sew;
  a time to be silent and a time to speak;
 8 a time to love and a time to hate;
  a time for war and a time for peace. 9  What  does  the work er  gain  from  his strug-
gles?


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10  I  have  seen  the  task  that  God  has giv en 
 the chil dren  of  Adam  to  keep  them oc cu pied. 11  He  has  made ev ery thing ap pro pri ate k  in  its 
 time. He  has  also  put eter ni ty  in  their  hearts, l 
 but  no  one  can dis cov er  the  work  God  has  done 
 from be gin ning  to  end. 12  I  know  that  there  is 
noth ing bet ter  for  them  than  to re joice  and 
en joy  the m  good  life. 13  It  is  also  the  gift  of  God 
when ev er any one  eats,  drinks,  and en joys  all 
 his eff  orts. 14  I  know  that ev ery thing  God  does 
 will  last for ev er;  there  is  no add ing  to  it  or 
tak ing  from  it. God  works  so  that peo ple  will 
 be  in  awe  of  him. 15 What ev er  is,  has al ready 
 been,  and what ev er  will  be, al ready  is. How-
ev er,  God  seeks jus tice  for  the per se cut ed.


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a2:11 Lit all my works that my hands had done   b2:11 Or a feeding on wind, or  an affliction of spirit ; also in vv . 17,26   c2:12 Lit 
the man who comes after the king   d2:12 Some Hb mss read They   e2:20 Lit And I turned to cause my heart   f2:24 Syr , Tg; 
MT reads There is no good in a person who eats and drinks and enjoys   g2:24 Lit and his soul sees good   h2:25 LXX, Theod, 
Syr read can drink   i2:25 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr read me   j3:2 Lit uproot what is planted   k3:11 Or beautiful   l3:11 Or has 
put a sense of past and future into their minds, or  has placed ignorance in their hearts   m3:12 Lit his   n3:15 Lit God seeks 
what is pursued
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THE MYSTERY OF INJUSTICE AND DEATH
16  I  also ob served un der  the  sun:  there  is wick-
ed ness  at  the  place  of judg ment  and  there  is 
wick ed ness  at  the  place  of righ teous ness. 17  I 
 said  to my self, “ God  will  judge  the righ teous 
 and  the wick ed,  since  there  is  a  time  for ev ery 
ac tiv i ty  and ev ery  work.” 18  I  said  to my self, 
“ This hap pens  so  that  God  may  test  the chil-
dren  of  Adam  and  they  may  see  for them selves 
 that  they  are  like an i mals.” 19  For  the  fate  of 
 the chil dren  of  Adam  and  the  fate  of an i mals 
 is  the  same. As  one  dies,  so  dies  the oth er; 
 they  all  have  the  same  breath.


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Peo ple  have 
 no ad van tage  over an i mals  since ev ery thing 
 is fu tile. 20  All  are go ing  to  the  same  place;  all 
 come  from  dust,  and  all re turn  to  dust. 21  Who 
 knows  if  the spir its  of  the chil dren  of  Adam  go 
up ward  and  the spir its  of an i mals  go down-
ward  to  the  earth? 22  I  have  seen  that  there 
 is noth ing bet ter  than  for  a per son  to en joy 
 his ac tivi ties be cause  that  is  his re ward.


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For 
 who  can en able  him  to  see  what  will hap pen 
af ter  he  dies? a
4 
 Again,  I ob served  all  the  acts  of op pres-
sion be ing  done un der  the  sun. Look  at 
 the  tears  of  those  who  are op pressed;  they 
 have  no  one  to com fort  them. Pow er  is  with 
 those  who op press  them;  they  have  no  one 
 to com fort  them. 2  So  I com mend ed  the  dead, 
 who  have al ready  died,  more  than  the liv ing, 
 who  are  still  alive.


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3  But bet ter  than ei ther  of 
 them  is  the  one  who  has  not  yet ex ist ed,  who 
 has  not  seen  the  evil ac tiv i ty  that  is  done un-
der  the  sun. THE LONELINESS OF WEALTH
4  I  saw  that  all la bor  and  all skill ful  work  is  due 
 to  one per son’s jeal ou sy  of an oth er. This  too 
 is fu tile  and  a pur suit  of  the  wind.


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 5 The fool folds his arms
  and consumes his own flesh. 6 Better one handful with rest
  than two handfuls with effort and a 
pursuit of the wind. 7  Again,  I  saw fu til i ty un der  the  sun: 8  There 
 is  a per son with out  a com pan ion, c with out 
 even  a  son  or broth er,  and  though  there  is  no 
 end  to  all  his strug gles,  his  eyes  are  still  not 
con tent  with rich es. “ Who  am  I strug gling 
 for,”  he  asks, “ and de priv ing my self  of  good 
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9  Two  are bet ter  than  one be cause  they  have 
 a  good re ward  for  their eff  orts. 10  For  if ei ther 
 falls,  his com pan ion  can  lift  him  up;  but  pity 
 the  one  who  falls with out an oth er  to  lift  him 
 up. 11  Also,  if  two  lie  down to geth er,  they  can 
 keep  warm;  but  how  can  one per son  alone 
 keep  warm? 12  And  if some one over pow ers 
 one per son,  two  can re sist  him. A  cord  of  three 
 strands  is  not eas i ly bro ken. 13 Bet ter  is  a  poor  but  wise  youth  than  an 
 old  but fool ish  king  who  no lon ger  pays at ten-
tion  to warn ings. 14  For  he  came  from pris on 
 to  be  king,  even  though  he  was  born  poor  in 
 his king dom. 15  I  saw  all  the liv ing,  who  move 
 about un der  the  sun, fol low d  a sec ond  youth 
 who suc ceeds  him. 16  There  is  no lim it  to  all 
 the peo ple  who  were be fore  them,  yet  those 
 who  come lat er  will  not re joice  in  him. This 
 too  is fu tile  and  a pur suit  of  the  wind. CAUTION IN GOD’S PRESENCE
5 
 Guard  your  steps  when  you  go  to  the  house 
 of  God. Bet ter  to ap proach  in obe di ence 
 than  to off  er  the sac ri fice  as  fools  do,  for  they 
ignorantly  do  wrong. 2  Do  not  be  hasty  to  speak, 
 and  do  not  be im pul sive  to  make  a  speech 
be fore  God. God  is  in heav en  and  you  are  on 
 earth,  so  let  your  words  be  few . 3  Just  as  dreams 
ac com pa ny  much la bor,  so  also  a  fool’s  voice 
 comes  with  many  words. 4  When  you  make  a 
 vow  to  God,  don’t de lay ful fill ing  it, be cause 
 he  does  not de light  in  fools. Ful fill  what  you 
 v ow. 5 Bet ter  that  you  do  not  vow  than  that 
 you  vow  and  not ful fill  it. 6  Do  not  let  your 
 mouth  bring  guilt  on  you,  and  do  not  say  in 
 the pres ence  of  the mes sen ger  that  it  was  a 
mis take. Why  should  God  be an gry  with  your 
 words  and de stroy  the  work  of  your  hands? 7  For  many  dreams  bring fu til i ty ,  so  do  many 
 words.


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There fore,  fear  God. THE REALITIES OF WEALTH
8  If  you  see op pres sion  of  the  poor  and per-
ver sion  of jus tice  and righ teous ness  in  the 
prov ince,  don’t  be as ton ished  at  the sit u a tion, 
be cause  one off  i cial pro tects an oth er off  i cial, 
 and high er off  i cials pro tect  them. 9  The profi  t 
 from  the  land  is tak en  by  all;  the  king  is  served 
 by  the  field. e
10  The  one  who  loves sil ver  is nev er sat is fied 
 with sil ver,  and who ev er  loves  wealth  is nev er 
sat is fied  with in come. This  too  is fu tile.


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11  When 
a3:22 Lit after him   b4:4 Or a feeding on wind, or  an affliction of spirit ; also in vv . 6,16   c4:8 Lit person,  but there is not a 
second,   d4:15 Lit with   e5:9 Hb obscure
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 good  things in crease,  the  ones  who con sume 
 them mul ti ply;  what,  then,  is  the profi  t  to  the 
own er, ex cept  to  gaze  at  them  with  his  eyes? 12  The  sleep  of  the work er  is  sweet, wheth er 
 he  eats lit tle  or  much,  but  the abun dance  of 
 the  rich per mits  him  no  sleep. 13  There  is  a sickening trag e dy  I  have  seen 
un der  the  sun:  wealth  kept  by  its own er  to 
 his  harm. 14  That  wealth  was  lost  in  a  bad ven-
ture,  so  when  he fa thered  a  son,  he  was emp-
ty-handed. 15  As  he  came  from  his moth er’s 
 womb,  so  he  will  go  again, na ked  as  he  came; 
 he  will  take noth ing  for  his eff  orts  that  he  can 
car ry  in  his  hands. 16  This  too  is  a sickening 
trag e dy: ex act ly  as  he  comes,  so  he  will  go. What  does  the  one  gain  who strug gles  for 
 the  wind? 17  What  is  more,  he  eats  in dark ness 
 all  his  days,  with  much frus tra tion, sick ness, 
 and an ger. 18  Here  is  what  I  have  seen  to  be  good:  It  is 
ap pro pri ate  to  eat,  drink,  and ex pe ri ence  good 
 in  all  the la bor  one  does un der  the  sun dur ing 
 the  few  days  of  his  life  God  has giv en  him, 
be cause  that  is  his re ward. 19 Fur ther more, 
ev ery one  to  whom  God  has giv en rich es  and 
 wealth,  he  has  also al lowed  him  to en joy  them, 
 take  his re ward,  and re joice  in  his la bor. This 
 is  a  gift  of  God, 20  for  he  does  not of ten con sid-
er  the  days  of  his  life be cause  God  keeps  him 
oc cu pied  with  the  joy  of  his  heart. 6 
 Here  is  a trag e dy  I  have ob served un der 
 the  sun,  and  it  weighs heavi ly  on hu man-
i ty: a 2  God  gives  a per son rich es,  wealth,  and 
hon or  so  that  he  lacks noth ing  of  all  he de-
sires  for him self,  but  God  does  not al low  him 
 to en joy  them. In stead,  a strang er  will en joy 
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This  is fu tile  and  a sickening trag e dy . 3  A  man  may fa ther  a hun dred chil dren  and 
 live  many  years. No mat ter  how  long  he  lives, b 
 if  he  is  not sat is fied  by  good  things  and  does 
 not  even  have  a prop er buri al,  I  say  that  a 
still born  child  is bet ter  off  than  he. 4  For  he 
 comes  in fu til i ty  and  he  goes  in dark ness,  and 
 his  name  is shroud ed  in dark ness. 5  Though 
 a still born  child  does  not  see  the  sun  and  is 
 not con scious,  it  has  more  rest  than  he. 6  And 
 if  a per son  lives  a thou sand  years  twice,  but 
 does  not ex pe ri ence hap pi ness,  do  not  both 
 go  to  the  same  place? 7 All of a person’s labor is 
for his stomach,  c
  yet the appetite is never satisfied. 8  What ad van tage  then  does  the  wise per son 
 have  over  the  fool? What ad van tage  is  there  for 
 the  poor per son  who  knows  how  to con duct 
him self be fore oth ers? 9 Bet ter  what  the  eyes 
 see  than wan der ing de sire.


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This  too  is fu tile 
 and  a pur suit  of  the  wind. d
10 What ev er ex ists  was giv en  its  name  long 
 ago, e  and  it  is  known  what man kind  is. But  he 
 is  not  able  to con tend  with  the  one stron ger 
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What  is  the ad van tage 
 for man kind? 12  For  who  knows  what  is  good 
 for any one  in  life,  in  the  few  days  of  his fu-
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Who 
 can  tell any one  what  will hap pen af ter  him 
un der  the  sun? WISE SAYINGS
7 
A good name is better than 
fine perfume,
  and the day of one’s death is better 
than the day of one’s birth. 2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
  than to go to a house of feasting,
  since that is the end of all mankind,
  and the living should take it to heart. 3 Grief is better than laughter,
  for when a face is sad, a heart 
may be glad. 4 The heart of the wise is in a house 
of mourning,
  but the heart of fools is in a house 
of pleasure. 5 It is better to listen to rebuke 
from a wise person
  than to listen to the song of fools,
 6 for like the crackling of burning thorns 
under the pot,
  so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile. 7 Surely , the practice of extortion turns 
a wise person into a fool,
  and a bribe corrupts the mind. 8 The end of a matter is better 
than its beginning;
  a patient spirit is better 
than a proud spirit. 9 Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry ,
  for anger abides in the heart of fools. 10 Don’t say , “Why were the former days 
better than these?


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a6:1 Or it is common among men   b6:3 Lit how many years   c6:7 Lit mouth   d6:9 Or a feeding on wind, or  an affliction of 
spirit   e6:10 Lit name already
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 11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance
  and an advantage to those who see 
the sun,
 12 because wisdom is protection as silver 
is protection;
  but the advantage of knowledge
  is that wisdom preserves the life 
of its owner. 13 Consider the work of God,
  for who can straighten out
  what he has made crooked?


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14  In  the  day  of pros per i ty  be joy ful,  but  in 
 the  day  of ad ver si ty , con sid er:  God  has  made 
 the  one  as  well  as  the oth er,  so  that  no  one  can 
dis cov er any thing  that  will  come af ter  him. AVOIDING EXTREMES
15  In  my fu tile  life a  I  have  seen ev ery thing: 
some one righ teous per ish es  in  spite  of  his 
righ teous ness,  and some one wick ed  lives  long 
 in  spite  of  his  evil. 16  Don’t  be excessively righ-
teous,  and  don’t  be over ly  wise. Why  should 
 you de stroy your self? 17  Don’t  be excessively 
wick ed,  and  don’t  be fool ish. Why  should  you 
 die be fore  your  time? 18  It  is  good  that  you 
 grasp  the  one  and  do  not  let  the oth er  slip 
 from  your  hand. For  the  one  who  fears  God 
 will  end  up  with  both  of  them. 19 Wisdom makes the wise person 
stronger
  than ten rulers of a city . 20 There is certainly no one 
righteous on the earth
  who does good and never sins. 21  Don’t  pay at ten tion b  to ev ery thing peo ple 
 say ,  or  you  may  hear  your ser vant curs ing  you, 
22  for  in  your  heart  you  know  that  many  times 
 you your self  have  cursed oth ers. WHAT THE TEACHER FOUND
23  I  have test ed  all  this  by wis dom.


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I re solved, 
“ I  will  be  wise,”  but  it  was be yond  me. 24  What 
ex ists  is be yond  reach  and  very  deep. Who  can 
dis cov er  it? 25  I  turned  my  thoughts  to  know , 
ex plore,  and ex am ine wis dom  and  an ex pla na-
tion  for  things,  and  to  know  that wick ed ness 
 is stu pid i ty  and fol ly  is mad ness. 26  And  I  find 
 more bit ter  than  death  the wom an  who  is  a 
 trap: her  heart  a  net  and  her  hands  chains. The  one  who pleas es  God  will es cape  her,  but 
 the sin ner  will  be cap tured  by  her. 27 “ Look,” 
 says  the Teach er, “ I  have dis cov ered  this  by 
add ing  one  thing  to an oth er  to  find  out  the 
ex pla na tion, 28  which  my  soul con tin u al ly 
search es  for  but  does  not  find:  I  found  one 
per son  in  a thou sand,  but  none  of  those  was 
 a wom an. 29  Only  see  this:  I  have dis cov ered 
 that  God  made peo ple up right,  but  they pur-
sued  many  schemes.”
WISDOM, AUTHORITIES, AND INEQUITIES
8 
 Who  is  like  the  wise per son,  and  who  knows 
 the in ter pre ta tion  of  a mat ter? A per son’s 
wis dom bright ens  his  face,  and  the stern ness 
 of  his  face  is  changed.


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2  Keep c  the  king’s com mand be  cause  of 
 your  oath  made be fore  God. 3  Do  not  be  in  a 
hur ry;  leave  his pres ence,  and  don’t per sist 
 in  a  bad  cause,  since  he  will  do what ev er  he 
 wants. 4  For  the  king’s  word  is authoritative, 
 and  who  can  say  to  him, “ What  are  you do-
ing? ” 5  The  one  who  keeps  a com mand  will 
 not ex pe ri ence any thing harm ful,  and  a  wise 
 heart  knows  the  right  time  and pro ce dure. 6  For ev ery ac tiv i ty  there  is  a  right  time  and 
pro ce dure,  even  though  a per son’s trou bles 
 are  heavy  on  him.


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7  Yet  no  one  knows  what 
 will hap pen be cause  who  can  tell  him  what 
 will hap pen? 8  No  one  has au thor i ty  over  the 
 wind d  to re strain  it,  and  there  is  no au thor i ty 
 over  the  day  of  death;  no  one  is dis charged 
dur ing bat tle,  and wick ed ness  will  not al low 
 those  who prac tice  it  to es cape. 9  All  this  I  have 
 seen, ap ply ing  my  mind  to  all  the  work  that  is 
 done un der  the  sun,  at  a  time  when  one per-
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10  In  such cir cum stanc es,  I  saw  the wick ed 
bur ied. They  came  and  went  from  the  holy 
 place,  and  they  were  praised e  in  the  city  where 
 they  did  those  things.


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This  too  is fu tile. 11 Be-
cause  the sen tence  against  an  evil  act  is  not 
car ried  out quick ly ,  the  heart  of peo ple  is  filled 
 with  the de sire  to com mit  evil. 12 Al though  a 
sin ner  does  evil  a hun dred  times  and prolongs 
 his  life,  I  also  know  that  it  will  go  well  with 
God-fearing peo ple,  for  they  are rev er ent be-
fore  him. 13 How ev er,  it  will  not  go  well  with 
 the wick ed,  and  they  will  not length en  their 
 days  like  a shad ow ,  for  they  are  not rev er ent 
be fore  God. 14  There  is  a fu til i ty  that  is  done  on  the  earth: 
 there  are righ teous peo ple  who  get  what  the 
a7:15 Lit days   b7:21 Lit Don’t give your heart   c8:2 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg, Tg, Syr; other Hb mss read I, keep   d8:8 Or life-
breath   e8:10 Some Hb mss, LXX, Aq, Theod, Sym; other Hb mss read forgotten
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ac tions  of  the wick ed de serve,  and  there  are 
wick ed peo ple  who  get  what  the ac tions  of  the 
righ teous de serve. I  say  that  this  too  is fu tile. 15  So  I com mend ed en joy ment be cause  there  is 
noth ing bet ter  for  a per son un der  the  sun  than 
 to  eat,  drink,  and en joy him self,  for  this  will 
ac com pa ny  him  in  his la bor dur ing  the  days 
 of  his  life  that  God  gives  him un der  the  sun. 16  When  I ap plied  my  mind  to  know wis dom 
 and  to ob serve  the ac tiv i ty  that  is  done  on  the 
 earth ( even  though  one’s  eyes  do  not  close  in 
 sleep  day  or  night), 17  I ob served  all  the  work 
 of  God  and con clud ed  that  a per son  is un able 
 to dis cov er  the  work  that  is  done un der  the 
 sun. Even  though  a per son la bors  hard  to ex-
plore  it,  he can not  find  it;  even  if  a  wise per son 
 claims  to  know  it,  he  is un able  to dis cov er  it. ENJOY LIFE DESPITE DEATH
9 
In deed,  I  took  all  this  to  heart  and ex plained 
 it  all:  The righ teous,  the  wise,  and  their 
 works  are  in  God’s  hands. Peo ple  don’t  know 
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Ev ery thing  lies 
 ahead  of  them. 2 Ev ery thing  is  the  same  for 
ev ery one:  There  is  one  fate  for  the righ teous 
 and  the wick ed,  for  the  good  and  the  bad, a  for 
 the  clean  and  the un clean,  for  the  one  who sac-
ri fic es  and  the  one  who  does  not sac ri fice. As 
 it  is  for  the  good,  so  also  it  is  for  the sin ner;  as 
 it  is  for  the  one  who  takes  an  oath,  so  also  for 
 the  one  who  fears  an  oath. 3  This  is  an  evil  in 
 all  that  is  done un der  the  sun:  there  is  one  fate 
 for ev ery one. In ad di tion,  the  hearts  of peo ple 
 are  full  of  evil,  and mad ness  is  in  their  hearts 
 while  they  live; af ter  that  they  go  to  the  dead. 4  But  there  is  hope  for who ev er  is  joined b  with 
 all  the liv ing,  since  a  live  dog  is bet ter  than  a 
 dead  lion. 5  For  the liv ing  know  that  they  will 
 die,  but  the  dead  don’t  know any thing.


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There 
 is  no lon ger  a re ward  for  them be cause  the 
mem o ry  of  them  is for got ten. 6  Their  love,  their 
 hate,  and  their  envy  have al ready dis ap peared, 
 and  there  is  no lon ger  a por tion  for  them  in 
 all  that  is  done un der  the  sun. 7  Go,  eat  your  bread  with plea sure,  and 
 drink  your  wine  with  a cheer ful  heart,  for 
 God  has al ready ac cept ed  your  works. 8  Let 
 your  clothes  be  white  all  the  time,  and nev er 
 let  oil  be lack ing  on  your  head. 9 En joy  life 
 with  the  wife  you  love  all  the  days  of  your 
fleet ing c  life,  which  has  been giv en  to  you 
un der  the  sun,  all  your fleet ing  days.


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For  that 
 is  your por tion  in  life  and  in  your strug gle 
un der  the  sun. 10 What ev er  your  hands  find 
 to  do,  do  with  all  your  strength, be cause  there 
 is  no  work, plan ning, knowl edge,  or wis dom 
 in She ol  where  you  are go ing. THE LIMITATIONS OF WISDOM
11  Again  I  saw un der  the  sun  that  the  race  is 
 not  to  the  swift,  or  the bat tle  to  the  strong,  or 
 bread  to  the  wise,  or rich es  to  the dis cern ing, 
 or fa vor  to  the skill ful; rath er,  time  and  chance 
hap pen  to  all  of  them. 12  For cer tain ly  no  one 
 knows  his  time:  like  fish  caught  in  a cru el  net 
 or  like  birds  caught  in  a  trap,  so peo ple  are 
 trapped  in  an  evil  time  as  it sud den ly  falls 
 on  them. 13  I  have ob served  that  this  also  is wis dom 
un der  the  sun,  and  it  is sig nifi   cant  to  me: 
14  There  was  a  small  city  with  few  men  in  it. A  great  king  came  against  it, sur round ed  it, 
 and  built  large  siege  works  against  it. 15  Now 
 a  poor  wise  man  was  found  in  the  city ,  and  he 
de liv ered  the  city  by  his wis dom.


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Yet  no  one 
re mem bered  that  poor  man. 16  And  I  said, “Wis-
dom  is bet ter  than  strength,  but  the wis dom 
 of  the  poor  man  is de spised,  and  his  words 
 are  not heed ed.”
 17 The calm words of the wise are heeded
  more than the shouts of a ruler 
over fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war,
  but one sinner can destroy much good. THE BURDEN OF FOLLY
10 
Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil 
   ferment and stink;
  so a little folly outweighs wisdom 
and honor. 2 A wise person’s heart goes 
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3 Even when the fool walks 
along the road, his heart lacks sense,
  and he shows everyone he is a fool. 4 If the ruler’s anger rises against you, 
don’t leave your post,
  for calmness puts great offenses 
to rest. 5  There  is  an  evil  I  have  seen un der  the  sun, 
 an er ror proceeding  from  the pres ence  of 
 the rul er:
 6 The fool is appointed to great heights,
  but the rich remain in lowly positions. a9:2 LXX, Aq, Syr , Vg; MT omits and the bad   b9:4 Alt Hb tradition reads chosen   c9:9 Or futile   d10:2 Lit his
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 7 I have seen slaves on horses,
  but princes walking on the ground 
like slaves. 8 The one who digs a pit may fall into it,
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may be bitten by a snake.


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9 The one who quarries stones 
may be hurt by them;
  the one who splits logs 
may be endangered by them. 10 If the ax is dull, and one does not 
sharpen its edge,
  then one must exert more strength;
  however, the advantage of wisdom is 
that it brings success. 11 If the snake bites before it is charmed,
  then there is no advantage 
for the charmer. a
 12 The words from the mouth 
of a wise person are gracious,
  but the lips of a fool consume him. 13 The beginning of the words 
from his mouth is folly ,
  but the end of his speaking 
is evil madness;
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15 The struggles of fools weary them,
  for they don’t know how to go to the city . 16 Woe to you, land, when your king is 
a youth
  and your princes feast in the morning. 17 Blessed are you, land, when your king 
is a son of nobles
  and your princes feast 
at the proper time —
  for strength and not for drunkenness. 18 Because of laziness the roof caves in,
  and because of negligent hands 
the house leaks. 19 A feast is prepared for laughter,
  and wine makes life happy ,
  and money  b is the answer 
for everything. 20 Do not curse the king 
even in your thoughts,
  and do not curse a rich person 
even in your bedroom,
  for a bird of the sky may carry 
the message,
  and a winged creature may report 
the matter. INVEST IN LIFE
11 
Send your bread on the surface 
   of the water,
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2 Give a portion to seven or even to eight,
  for you don’t know what disaster 
may happen on earth. 3 If the clouds are full, they will pour out 
rain on the earth;
  whether a tree falls to the south 
or the north,
  the place where the tree falls, 
there it will lie. 4 One who watches the wind 
will not sow ,
  and the one who looks at the clouds 
will not reap. 5 Just as you don’t know the path 
of the wind,
  or how bones develop in  c the womb 
of a pregnant woman,
  so also you don’t know the work of God 
who makes everything. 6 In the morning sow your seed,
  and at evening do not let 
your hand rest,
  because you don’t know 
which will succeed,
  whether one or the other,
  or if both of them will be equally good. 7 Light is sweet,
  and it is pleasing for the eyes to see 
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All that comes is futile. 9 Rejoice, young person, 
while you are young,
  and let your heart be glad in the days 
of your youth. And walk in the ways of your heart
  and in the desire of your eyes;
  but know that for all of these things 
God will bring you to judgment. 10 Remove sorrow from your heart,
  and put away pain from your flesh,
  because youth and the prime of life 
are fleeting. a10:11 Lit master of the tongue   b10:19 Lit silver   c11:5 Or know how the life-breath comes to the bones in
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THE TWILIGHT OF LIFE
12 
 So re mem ber  your Cre a tor  in  the  days 
 of  your  youth:
  Before the days of adversity come,
  and the years approach 
when you will say ,
  “I have no delight in them”;
 2 before the sun and the light 
are darkened,
  and the moon and the stars,
  and the clouds return after  a the rain;
 3 on the day when the guardians 
of the house tremble,
  and the strong men stoop,
  the women who grind grain cease 
because they are few ,
  and the ones who watch 
through the windows see dimly ,
 4 the doors at the street are shut
  while the sound of the mill fades;
  when one rises at the sound of a bird,
  and all the daughters of song 
grow faint. 5 Also, they are afraid of heights 
and dangers on the road;
  the almond tree blossoms,
  the grasshopper loses its spring,  b
  and the caper berry has no effect;
  for the mere mortal is headed 
to his eternal home,
  and mourners will walk around 
in the street;
 6 before the silver cord is snapped,  c
  and the gold bowl is broken,
  and the jar is shattered at the spring,
  and the wheel is broken into the well;
 7 and the dust returns to the earth 
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8 “ Ab so lute fu til i ty ,”  says  the Teach er. “Ev ery-
thing  is fu tile.”
THE TEACHER’S OBJECTIVES AND CONCLUSION
9  In ad di tion  to  the Teach er be ing  a  wise  man, 
 he con stant ly  taught  the peo ple knowl edge;  he 
 weighed, ex plored,  and ar ranged  many prov-
erbs. 10  The Teach er  sought  to  find de light ful 
say ings  and  write  words  of  truth ac cu rate ly . 11  The say ings  of  the  wise  are  like cat tle prods, 
 and  those  from mas ters  of col lec tions  are  like 
firm ly em bed ded  nails. The say ings  are giv en 
 by  one Shep herd. d
12  But be yond  these,  my  son,  be  warned:  there 
 is  no  end  to  the mak ing  of  many  books,  and 
 much  study wea ries  the  body . 13  When  all  has 
 been  heard,  the con clu sion  of  the mat ter  is 
 this:  fear  God  and  keep  his com mands, be-
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14  For  God  will 
 bring ev ery  act  to judg ment, in clud ing ev ery 
hid den  thing, wheth er  good  or  evil. a12:2 Or with   b12:5 Or grasshopper is weighed down, or  grasshopper drags itself along   c12:6 Alt Hb tradition reads removed   
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The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. Woman
 2 Oh, that he would kiss me 
with the kisses of his mouth! For your caresses  a are more delightful 
than wine. 3 The fragrance of your perfume 
is intoxicating;
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4 Take me with you  —  let’s hurry . Oh, that the king would bring  c me 
to his chambers. Young Women
  We will rejoice and be glad in you;
  we will celebrate your caresses 
more than wine. Woman
  It is only right that they adore you. 5 Daughters of Jerusalem,
  I am dark like the tents of Kedar,
  yet lovely like the curtains of Solomon. 6 Do not stare at me because I am dark,
  for the sun has gazed on me. My mother’s sons were angry with me;
  they made me take care of the vineyards.


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I have not taken care of 
my own vineyard. 7 Tell me, you whom I love:
  Where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you let them rest at noon? Why should I be like one who veils 
herself d
  beside the flocks of your companions? Man
 e
 8 If you do not know ,
  most beautiful of women,
  follow  f the tracks of the flock,
  and pasture your young goats
  near the shepherds’ tents. 9 I compare you, my darling,
  to a  g mare among Pharaoh’s chariots. 10 Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry ,
  your neck with its necklace. 11 We will make gold jewelry for you,
  accented with silver. Woman
 12 While the king is on his couch,  h
  my perfume  i releases its fragrance. 13 The one I love is a sachet of myrrh 
to me,
  spending the night 
between my breasts. 14 The one I love is a cluster 
of henna blossoms to me,
  in the vineyards of En-gedi. Man
 15 How beautiful you are, my darling.


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How delightful! Our bed is verdant;
 17 the beams of our house are cedars,
  and our rafters are cypresses. j
2 
I am a wildflower k of Sharon,
a lily l of the valleys. Man
 2 Like a lily among thorns,
  so is my darling 
among the young women. Woman
 3 Like an apricot  m tree among the trees 
of the forest,
  so is my love among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade,
  and his fruit is sweet to my taste.


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4 He brought me to the banquet hall,  n
  and he looked on me with love. o
 5 Sustain me with raisins;
a1:2 Or acts of love   b1:3 Or wonder virgins   c1:4 Or The king has brought   d1:7 Or who wanders   e1:8 Some understand the 
young women to be the speakers in this verse. f1:8 Lit go out for yourself into   g1:9 Lit my   h1:12 Or is at his table   i1:12 Lit 
nard   j1:17 Or firs, or pines   k2:1 T raditionally rose   l2:1 Or lotus   m2:3 Or apple   n2:4 Lit the house of wine   o2:4 Or and 
his banner over me is love
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  refresh me with apricots,  a
  for I am lovesick. 6 May his left hand be under my head,
  and his right arm embrace me. 7 Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
  by the gazelles and the wild does 
of the field,
  do not stir up or awaken love
  until the appropriate time. b
 8 Listen!


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Look! Here he comes,
  leaping over the mountains,
  bounding over the hills. 9 My love is like a gazelle
  or a young stag. See, he is standing behind our wall,
  gazing through the windows,
  peering through the lattice. 10 My love calls to me:
Man
  Arise, my darling. Come away , my beautiful one. 11 For now the winter is past;
  the rain has ended and gone away . 12 The blossoms appear 
in the countryside. The time of singing  c has come,
  and the turtledove’s cooing is heard 
in our land. 13 The fig tree ripens its figs;
  the blossoming vines give off 
their fragrance. Arise, my darling.


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Come away , my beautiful one. 14 My dove, in the clefts of the rock,
  in the crevices of the cliff,
  let me see your face,  d
  let me hear your voice;
  for your voice is sweet,
  and your face is lovely . Woman
 e
 15 Catch the foxes for us —
  the little foxes that ruin the vineyards —
  for our vineyards are in bloom. Woman
 16 My love is mine and I am his;
  he feeds among the lilies. 17 Until the day breaks  f
  and the shadows flee,
  turn around, my love, and be 
like a gazelle
  or a young stag 
on the divided mountains. g
3 
In my bed at night h
I sought the one I love;
  I sought him, but did not find him. i
 2 I will arise now and go about the city ,
  through the streets and the plazas. I will seek the one I love. I sought him, but did not find him. 3 The guards who go about the city 
found me. I asked them, “Have you seen the one 
I love? ”
 4 I had just passed them
  when I found the one I love. I held on to him and would not 
let him go
  until I brought him 
to my mother’s house —
  to the chamber of the one 
who conceived me. 5 Young women of Jerusalem, 
I charge you
  by the gazelles and the wild does 
of the field,
  do not stir up or awaken love
  until the appropriate time. b
Narrator
 6 Who is this coming up 
from the wilderness
  like columns of smoke,
  scented with myrrh and frankincense
  from every fragrant powder 
of the merchant?


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Solomon’s bed
  surrounded by sixty warriors
  from the mighty men of Israel. 8 All of them are skilled with swords
  and trained in warfare. Each has his sword at his side
  to guard against the terror of the night. 9 King Solomon made a carriage 
for himself
  with wood from Lebanon. a2:5 Or apples   b2:7; 3:5 Lit until it pleases   c2:12 Or pruning   d2:14 Or form   e2:15 The speaker could be the woman, the 
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f2:17 Lit breathes   g2:17 Or the Bether mountains, or  the mountains of spices ; Hb obscure   h3:1 Or bed night 
after night   i3:1 LXX adds I called him, but he did not answer me
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 10 He made its posts of silver,
  its back  a of gold,
  and its seat of purple. Its interior is inlaid with love  b
  by the young women of Jerusalem. 11 Go out, young women of Zion,
  and gaze at King Solomon,
  wearing the crown his mother placed 
on him
  on the day of his wedding —
  the day of his heart’s rejoicing. Man
4 
How beautiful you are, my darling.


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Behind your veil,
  your eyes are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats
  streaming down Mount Gilead. 2 Your teeth are like a flock 
of newly shorn sheep
  coming up from washing,
  each one bearing twins,
  and none has lost its young. c
 3 Your lips are like a scarlet cord,
  and your mouth  d is lovely . Behind your veil,
  your brow  e is like a slice 
of pomegranate. 4 Your neck is like the tower of David,
  constructed in layers. A thousand shields are hung on it —
  all of them shields of warriors. 5 Your breasts are like two fawns,
  twins of a gazelle, that feed 
among the lilies. 6 Until the day breaks  f
  and the shadows flee,
  I will make my way to the mountain 
of myrrh
  and the hill of frankincense. 7 You are absolutely beautiful, 
my darling;
  there is no imperfection in you. 8 Come with me from Lebanon,  g 
my bride;
  come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana,
  from the summit of Senir and Hermon,
  from the dens of the lions,
  from the mountains of the leopards. 9 You have captured my heart, my sister, 
my bride.


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You have captured my heart 
with one glance of your eyes,
  with one jewel of your necklace. 10 How delightful your caresses are, 
my sister, my bride. Your caresses are much better 
than wine,
  and the fragrance of your perfume 
than any balsam. 11 Your lips drip sweetness like 
the honeycomb, my bride. Honey and milk are  
under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like 
the fragrance of Lebanon. 12 My sister, my bride, you are 
a locked garden —
  a locked garden  h and a sealed spring. 13 Your branches are a paradise  i 
of pomegranates
  with choicest fruits;
  henna with nard,
 14 nard and saffron, calamus 
and cinnamon,
  with all the trees of frankincense,
  myrrh and aloes,
  with all the best spices. 15 You are a garden spring,
  a well of flowing water
  streaming from Lebanon. Woman
 16 Awaken, north wind;
  come, south wind. Blow on my garden,
  and spread the fragrance of its spices.


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Let my love come to his garden
  and eat its choicest fruits. Man
5 
I have come to my garden  —  my sister, 
my bride. I gather  j my myrrh with my spices.


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Drink, be intoxicated with caresses! k
a3:10 Or base, or canopy   b3:10 Or leather   c4:2 Lit and no one bereaved among them   d4:3 Or speech   e4:3 Or temple, or 
cheek, or lips   f4:6 Lit breathes   g4:8 In Hb, the word for Lebanon is similar to “frankincense” in Sg 4:6,14,15. h4:12 Some Hb 
mss read locked fountain   i4:13 Or park, or orchard   j5:1 Lit pluck   k5:1 Or Drink your fill, lovers
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My love was knocking! Man
  Open to me, my sister, my darling,
  my dove, my perfect one. For my head is drenched with dew ,
  my hair with droplets of the night. Woman
 3 I have taken off my clothing.


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How can I get them dirty? 4 My love thrust his hand 
through the opening,
  and my feelings were stirred for him. 5 I rose to open for my love. My hands dripped with myrrh,
  my fingers with flowing myrrh
  on the handles of the bolt. 6 I opened to my love,
  but my love had turned and gone away . My heart sank  a because he had left. b
  I sought him, but did not find him. I called him, but he did not answer. 7 The guards who go about the city 
found me. They beat and wounded me;
  they took my cloak  c from me —
  the guardians of the walls. 8 Young women of Jerusalem, 
I charge you,
  if you find my love,
  tell him that I am lovesick. Young Women
 9 What makes the one you love better 
than another,
  most beautiful of women? What makes him better than another,
  that you would give us this charge? Woman
 10 My love is fit and strong,  d
  notable among ten thousand. 11 His head is purest gold.


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His hair is wavy e
  and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are like doves
  beside flowing streams,
  washed in milk
  and set like jewels. f
 13 His cheeks are like beds of spice,
  mounds of  g perfume. His lips are lilies,
  dripping with flowing myrrh. 14 His arms h are rods of gold
  set  i with beryl. His body  j is an ivory panel
  covered with lapis lazuli. 15 His legs are alabaster pillars
  set on pedestals of pure gold. His presence is like Lebanon,
  as majestic as the cedars. 16 His mouth is sweetness.


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He is absolutely desirable. This is my love, and this is my friend,
  young women of Jerusalem. Young Women
6 
Where has your love gone,
most beautiful of women? Which way has he k turned?


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We will seek him with you. Woman
 2 My love has gone down to his garden,
  to beds of spice,
  to feed in the gardens
  and gather lilies. 3 I am my love’s and my love is mine;
  he feeds among the lilies. Man
 4 You are as beautiful as Tirzah, 
my darling,
  lovely as Jerusalem,
  awe-inspiring as an army 
with banners. 5 Turn your eyes away from me,
  for they captivate me. Your hair is like a flock of goats
  streaming down from Gilead. 6 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
  coming up from washing,
  each one having a twin,
  and not one missing. l
 7 Behind your veil,
  your brow  m is like a slice 
of pomegranate. 8 There are sixty queens
  and eighty concubines
a5:6 Lit My soul went out   b5:6 Or spoken   c5:7 Or veil, or shawl   d5:10 Or is radiant and ruddy   e5:11 Or is like palm leaves ; 
Hb obscure   f5:12 Lit milk sitting in fullness   g5:13 LXX, Vg read spice, yielding   h5:14 Lit hands   i5:14 Lit filled ; Sg 5:2,12   
j5:14 Lit abdomen   k6:1 Lit your love   l6:6 Lit and no one bereaved among them   m6:7 Or temple, or cheek, or lips
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  and young women a without number. 9 But my dove, my virtuous one, 
is unique;
  she is the favorite of her mother,
  perfect to the one who gave her birth. Women see her and declare 
her fortunate;
  queens and concubines also, 
and they sing her praises:
 10 Who is this who shines like the dawn,
  as beautiful as the moon,
  bright as the sun,
  awe-inspiring as an army 
with banners? Woman
 11 I came down to the walnut grove
  to see the blossoms of the valley ,
  to see if the vines were budding
  and the pomegranates blooming.


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I felt like I was
  in a chariot with a nobleman. b
Young Women
 13 Come back, come back, Shulammite! c
  Come back, come back, that 
we may look at you! Man
  How you gaze at the Shulammite,
  as you look at the dance 
of the two camps! d
7 
How beautiful are your sandaled feet, 
princess!


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2 Your navel is a rounded bowl;
  it never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is a mound of wheat
  surrounded by lilies. 3 Your breasts are like two fawns,
  twins of a gazelle. 4 Your neck is like a tower of ivory ,
  your eyes like pools in Heshbon
  by Bath-rabbim’s gate. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon
  looking toward Damascus. 5 Your head crowns you f 
like Mount Carmel,
  the hair of your head 
like purple cloth —
  a king could be held captive 
in your tresses. 6 How beautiful you are 
and how pleasant,
  my love, with such delights! 7 Your stature is like a palm tree;
  your breasts are clusters of fruit. 8 I said, “I will climb the palm tree
  and take hold of its fruit.”
  May your breasts be like clusters 
of grapes,
  and the fragrance of your breath 
like apricots. 9 Your mouth g is like fine wine —
Woman
  flowing smoothly for my love,
  gliding past my lips and teeth! h
 10 I am my love’s,
  and his desire is for me. 11 Come, my love,
  let’s go to the field;
  let’s spend the night 
among the henna blossoms. i
 12 Let’s go early to the vineyards;
  let’s see if the vine has budded,
  if the blossom has opened,
  if the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my caresses. 13 The mandrakes give off a fragrance,
  and at our doors is every delicacy ,
  both new and old. I have treasured them up for you, 
my love. 8 
If only I could treat you 
like my brother, j
  one who nursed 
at my mother’s breasts,
  I would find you in public and kiss you,
  and no one would scorn me. 2 I would lead you, I would take you,
  to the house of my mother 
who taught me.


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k
  I would give you spiced wine to drink
  from the juice of my pomegranate. a6:8 Or and virgins ; Sg 1:3   b6:12 Hb obscure   c6:13 Or the perfect one, or  the peaceable one   d6:13 Or dance of Mahanaim   
e7:1 Lit daughter of a nobleman, or  prince   f7:5 Lit head upon you is   g7:9 Lit palate   h7:9 LXX, Syr , Vg; MT reads past lips of 
sleepers   i7:11 Or the villages   j8:1 Lit Would that you were like a brother to me   k8:2 LXX adds and into the chamber of 
the one who bore me
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 3 May his left hand be under my head,
  and his right arm embrace me. 4 Young women of Jerusalem, 
I charge you,
  do not stir up or awaken love
  until the appropriate time. Young Women
 5 Who is this coming up 
from the wilderness,
  leaning on the one she loves? Woman
  I awakened you under the apricot tree. There your mother conceived you;
  there she conceived and gave you birth. 6 Set me as a seal on your heart,
  as a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death;
  jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol. Love’s flames are fiery flames —
  an almighty flame! a
 7 A huge torrent cannot extinguish love;
  rivers cannot sweep it away . If a man were to give all his wealth  b 
for love,
  it would be utterly scorned. Brothers
 8 Our sister is young;
  she has no breasts.


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What will we do for our sister
  on the day she is spoken for? 9 If she is a wall,
  we will build a silver barricade on her. If she is a door,
  we will enclose her with cedar planks. Woman
 10 I am c a wall
  and my breasts like towers. So in his eyes I have become
  like one who finds  d peace.


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He leased the vineyard to tenants. Each was to bring for his fruit
  one thousand pieces of silver. 12 I have my own vineyard. f
  The one thousand are for you, 
Solomon,
  but two hundred for those who take 
care of its fruits. Man
 13 You g who dwell in the gardens,
  companions are listening 
for your voice;
  let me hear you! Woman
 14 Run away with me, h my love,
  and be like a gazelle
  or a young stag
  on the mountains of spices. a8:6 Or the blaze of the Lord   b8:7 Lit all the wealth of his house   c8:10 Or was   d8:10 Or brings   e8:10 In Hb, the word for 
peace sounds similar to Solomon and Shulammite. f8:12 Lit My vineyard, which is mine, is before me ; Sg 1:6   g8:13 In Hb, the 
word for You is feminine.


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isaiah
1 
 The vi sion con cern ing Ju dah  and Je ru sa-
lem  that Isa iah  son  of  Amoz  saw dur ing  the 
 reigns a,b  of  Kings Uz zi ah, Jo tham,  Ahaz,  and 
Hez e ki ah  of Ju dah. JUDAH ON TRIAL
 2 Listen, heavens, 
and pay attention, earth,
  for the Lord has spoken:
  “I have raised children  c 
and brought them up,
  but they have rebelled against me. 3 The ox knows its owner,
  and the donkey its master’s 
feeding trough,
  but Israel does not know;
  my people do not understand.”
 4 Oh sinful nation,
  people weighed down with iniquity ,
  brood of evildoers,
  depraved children! They have abandoned the Lord;
  they have despised the Holy One 
of Israel;
  they have turned their backs on him.


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Why do you keep on rebelling? The whole head is hurt,
  and the whole heart is sick. 6 From the sole of the foot 
even to the head,
  no spot is uninjured —
  wounds, welts, and festering sores
  not cleansed, bandaged,
  or soothed with oil. 7 Your land is desolate,
  your cities burned down;
  foreigners devour your fields
  right in front of you —
  a desolation, like a place demolished 
by foreigners. 8 Daughter Zion is abandoned
  like a shelter in a vineyard,
  like a shack in a cucumber field,
  like a besieged city . 9 If the Lord of Armies
  had not left us a few survivors,
  we would be like Sodom,
  we would resemble Gomorrah. 10 Hear the word of the Lord,
  you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God,
  you people of Gomorrah! 11 “What are all your sacrifices to me?


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”
  asks the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings 
and rams
  and the fat of well-fed cattle;
  I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
  lambs, or male goats. 12 When you come to appear before me,
  who requires this from you —
  this trampling of my courts? 13 Stop bringing useless offerings.


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Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons and Sabbaths,
  and the calling of solemn assemblies —
  I cannot stand iniquity with a festival. 14 I hate your New Moons 
and prescribed festivals. They have become a burden to me;
  I am tired of putting up with them. 15 When you spread out your hands 
in prayer,
  I will refuse to look at you;
  even if you offer countless prayers,
  I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. PURIFICATION OF JERUSALEM
 16 “Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from my sight. Stop doing evil. 17 Learn to do what is good. Pursue justice.


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Correct the oppressor. d
  Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow’s cause. 18 “Come, let us settle this,”
  says the Lord. “Though your sins are scarlet,
a1:1 Lit saw in the days   b1:1 ca 792–686 BC   c1:2 Or sons, also in v . 4   d1:17 Or Aid the oppressed
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  they will be as white as snow;
  though they are crimson red,
  they will be like wool. 19 If you are willing and obedient,
  you will eat the good things of the land. 20 But if you refuse and rebel,
  you will be devoured by the sword.”
  For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. 21 The faithful town —
  what an adulteress  a she has become! She was once full of justice.


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Righteousness once dwelt in her,
  but now , murderers! 22 Your silver has become dross to be 
discarded,
  your beer  b is diluted with water. 23 Your rulers are rebels,
  friends of thieves. They all love graft
  and chase after bribes.


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They do not defend the rights 
of the fatherless,
  and the widow’s case never comes 
before them. 24 Therefore the Lord God of Armies,
  the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
  “ Ah, I will get even with my foes;
  I will take revenge  
against my enemies. 25 I will turn my hand against you
  and will burn away 
your dross completely;  c
  I will remove all your impurities. 26 I will restore your judges to what they 
were at first, d
  and your advisers to what they were at 
the start. e
  Afterward you will be called 
the Righteous City ,
  a Faithful Town.”
 27 Zion will be redeemed by justice,
  those who repent, by righteousness. 28 At the same time both rebels 
and sinners will be broken,
  and those who abandon the Lord  
will perish. 29 Indeed, they  f will be ashamed 
of the sacred trees
  you desired,
  and you will be embarrassed 
because of the garden shrines
  you have chosen. 30 For you will become like an oak
  whose leaves are withered,
  and like a garden without water.


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31 The strong one will become tinder,
  and his work a spark;
  both will burn together,
  with no one to extinguish the flames. THE CITY OF PEACE
2 
 The vi sion  that Isa iah  son  of  Amoz  saw 
con cern ing Ju dah  and Je ru sa lem:
 2 In the last days
  the mountain of the Lord’s house 
will be established
  at the top of the mountains
  and will be raised above the hills. All nations will stream to it,
 3 and many peoples will come and say ,
  “Come, let us go up to the mountain 
of the Lord,
  to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways
  so that we may walk in his paths.”
  For instruction will go out of Zion
  and the word of the Lord  
from Jerusalem. 4 He will settle disputes 
among the nations
  and provide arbitration 
for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plows
  and their spears into pruning knives. Nation will not take up the sword 
against nation,
  and they will never again train for war. THE DAY OF THE LORD
 5 House of Jacob,
  come and let us walk 
in the Lord’s light. 6 For you have abandoned your people,
  the house of Jacob,
  because they are full of divination 
from the East
  and of fortune-tellers 
like the Philistines.


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They are in league  g with foreigners. 7 Their h,i land is full of silver and gold,
  and there is no limit to their treasures;
a1:21 Or prostitute   b1:22 Or wine   c1:25 Lit dross as with lye   d1:26 Lit judges as at the first   e1:26 Lit advisers as at the 
beginning   f1:29 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, Tg read you   g2:6 Or They teem, or They partner ; Hb obscure   h2:7 Lit Its    
i2:7 = the house of Jacob
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  their land is full of horses,
  and there is no limit to their chariots. 8 Their land is full of idols;
  they worship the work of their hands,
  what their fingers have made. 9 So humanity is brought low ,
  and each person is humbled. Do not forgive them! 10 Go into the rocks
  and hide in the dust
  from the terror of the Lord
  and from his majestic splendor. 11 The pride of mankind  a will be humbled,
  and human loftiness 
will be brought low;
  the Lord alone will be exalted 
on that day . 12 For a day belonging to the Lord  
of Armies is coming
  against all that is proud and lofty ,
  against all that is lifted up  —  it will 
be humbled —
 13 against all the cedars of Lebanon,
  lofty and lifted up,
  against all the oaks of Bashan,
 14 against all the high mountains,
  against all the lofty hills,
 15 against every high tower,
  against every fortified wall,
 16 against every ship of Tarshish,
  and against every splendid sea vessel. 17 The pride of mankind will be 
brought low ,
  and human loftiness will be humbled;
  the Lord alone will be exalted 
on that day . 18 The idols will vanish completely . 19 People will go into caves in the rocks
  and holes in the ground,
  away from the terror of the Lord
  and from his majestic splendor,
  when he rises to terrify the earth. 20 On that day people will throw
  their silver and gold idols,
  which they made to worship,
  to the moles and the bats. 21 They will go into the caves of the rocks
  and the crevices in the cliffs,
  away from the terror of the Lord
  and from his majestic splendor,
  when he rises to terrify the earth. 22 Put no more trust in a mere human,
  who has only the breath in his nostrils.


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What is he really worth? JUDAH’S LEADERS JUDGED
3 
Note this: The Lord God of Armies
is about to remove from Jerusalem 
and from Judah
  every kind of security:
  the entire supply of bread and water,
 2 heroes and warriors,
  judges and prophets,
  fortune-tellers and elders,
 3 commanders of fifty and dignitaries,
  counselors, cunning magicians,  b 
and necromancers. c
 4 “I will make youths their leaders,
  and unstable rulers  d will govern them.”
 5 The people will oppress one another,
  man against man, neighbor 
against neighbor;
  the young will act arrogantly 
toward the old,
  and the worthless 
toward the honorable.


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6 A man will even seize his brother
  in his father’s house, saying:
  “You have a cloak  —  you be our leader!


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This heap of rubble will be 
under your control.”
 7 On that day he will cry out, saying:
  “I’m not a healer. I don’t even have food or clothing 
in my house.


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Don’t make me the leader 
of the people! ”
 8 For Jerusalem has stumbled
  and Judah has fallen
  because they have spoken and acted 
against the Lord,
  defying his glorious presence. 9 The look on their faces testifies 
against them,
  and like Sodom, they flaunt their sin;
  they do not conceal it. Woe to them,
  for they have brought disaster 
on themselves. 10 Tell the righteous that it will go well 
for them,
  for they will eat the fruit of their labor. 11 Woe to the wicked  —  it will go badly 
for them,
a2:11 Lit Mankind’s proud eyes   b3:3 Or skilled craftsmen   c3:3 Or mediums   d3:4 Or mischief-makers
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  for what they have done will be done 
to them. 12 Youths oppress my people,
  and women rule over them. My people, your leaders mislead you;
  they confuse the direction 
of your paths. 13 The Lord rises to argue the case
  and stands to judge the people. 14 The Lord brings this charge
  against the elders and leaders 
of his people:
  “You have devastated the vineyard. The plunder from the poor is 
in your houses. 15 Why do you crush my people
  and grind the faces of the poor?


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”
  This is the declaration
  of the Lord God of Armies. JERUSALEM’S WOMEN JUDGED
16  The  L ord  also  says:
  Because the daughters of Zion 
are haughty ,
  walking with heads held high
  and seductive eyes,
  prancing along,
  jingling their ankle bracelets,
 17 the Lord will put scabs on the heads
  of the daughters of Zion,
  and the Lord will shave 
their foreheads bare. 18  On  that  day  the  Lord  will  strip  their fin-
ery: an kle brace lets, head bands, cres cents, 
19 pen dants, brace lets,  veils, 20 head dress es, 
an kle jew el ry , sash es, per fume bot tles, am u-
lets, 21 sig net  rings,  nose  rings, 22 fes tive  robes, 
 capes,  cloaks,  purses, 23 gar ments, lin en  clothes, 
tur bans,  and  shawls.


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24 Instead of perfume there will be 
a stench;
  instead of a belt, a rope;
  instead of 
beautifully styled hair, baldness;
  instead of fine clothes, sackcloth;
  instead of beauty , branding. a
 25 Your men will fall by the sword,
  your warriors in battle. 26 Then her gates will lament  
and mourn;
  deserted, she will sit on the ground. 4 
On that day seven women
will seize one man, saying,
  “We will eat our own bread
  and provide our own clothing.


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Just let us bear your name. Take away our disgrace.”
ZION’S FUTURE GLORY
2  On  that  day  the  Branch b  of  the  L ord  will  be 
beau ti ful  and glo ri ous,  and  the  fruit  of  the 
 land  will  be  the  pride  and glo ry  of Is ra el’s 
sur vi vors. 3 Who ev er re mains  in  Zion  and 
who ev er  is  left  in Je ru sa lem  will  be  called 
 holy  —   all  in Je ru sa lem writ ten  in  the  book 
 of  life c — 4  when  the  Lord  has  washed  away 
 the  filth  of  the daugh ters  of  Zion  and  cleansed 
 the blood guilt  from  the  heart  of Je ru sa lem  by 
 a spir it  of judg ment  and  a spir it  of burn ing. 5  Then  the  L ord  will cre ate  a  cloud  of  smoke 
 by  day  and  a glow ing  flame  of  fire  by  night 
 over  the en tire  site  of  Mount  Zion  and  over 
 its as sem blies. For  there  will  be  a can o py  over 
 all  the glo ry , d 6  and  there  will  be  a shel ter  for 
 shade  from  heat  by  day ,  and  a ref uge  and shel-
ter  from  storm  and  rain. SONG OF THE VINEYARD
5 
I will sing about the one I love,
a song about my loved one’s vineyard:
  The one I love had a vineyard
  on a very fertile hill. 2 He broke up the soil, cleared it 
of stones,
  and planted it with the finest vines.


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He built a tower in the middle of it
  and even dug out a winepress there. He expected it to yield good grapes,
  but it yielded worthless grapes. 3 So now , residents of Jerusalem
  and men of Judah,
  please judge between me
  and my vineyard. 4 What more could I have done 
for my vineyard
  than I did? Why , when I expected a yield 
of good grapes,
  did it yield worthless grapes? 5 Now I will tell you
  what I am about to do to my vineyard:
  I will remove its hedge,
  and it will be consumed;
a3:24 DSS read shame   b4:2 Or plant   c4:3 Lit Jerusalem recorded for life   d4:5 Or For glory will be a canopy over all
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  I will tear down its wall,
  and it will be trampled. 6 I will make it a wasteland. It will not be pruned or weeded;
  thorns and briers will grow up.


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I will also give orders to the clouds
  that rain should not fall on it. 7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Armies
  is the house of Israel,
  and the men a of Judah,
  the plant he delighted in. He expected justice
  but saw injustice;
  he expected righteousness,
  but heard cries of despair. JUDAH’S SINS DENOUNCED
 8 Woe to those who add house to house
  and join field to field
  until there is no more room
  and you alone are left in the land. 9  I  heard  the  L ord  of Ar mies  say:
  Indeed, many houses 
will become desolate,
  grand and lovely ones 
without inhabitants. 10 For a ten-acre  b vineyard will yield
  only six gallons of wine,  c
  and ten bushels  d of seed will yield
  only one bushel of grain. e
 11 Woe to those who rise early 
in the morning
  in pursuit of beer,
  who linger into the evening,
  inflamed by wine.


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They do not perceive 
the Lord’s actions,
  and they do not see the work 
of his hands. 13 Therefore my people will go into exile
  because they lack knowledge;
  her  f dignitaries are starving,
  and her masses are parched with thirst. 14 Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat
  and opens wide its enormous jaws,
  and down go Zion’s dignitaries, 
her masses,
  her crowds, and those who celebrate 
in her! 15 Humanity is brought low , each 
person is humbled,
  and haughty eyes are humbled. 16 But the Lord of Armies is exalted 
by his justice,
  and the holy God shows that he is holy 
through his righteousness. 17 Lambs will graze
  as if in g their own pastures,
  and resident aliens  h will eat
  among the ruins of the rich. 18 Woe to those who drag iniquity
  with cords of deceit
  and pull sin along with cart ropes,
 19 to those who say:
  “Let him hurry up and do 
his work quickly
  so that we can see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel 
take place
  so that we can know it! ”
 20 Woe to those who call evil good
  and good evil,
  who substitute darkness for light
  and light for darkness,
  who substitute bitter for sweet
  and sweet for bitter. 21 Woe to those who consider themselves 
wise
  and judge themselves clever. i
 22 Woe to those who are heroes 
at drinking wine,
  who are champions at pouring beer,
 23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe
  and deprive the innocent of justice. 24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire 
consumes straw
  and as dry grass shrivels in the flame,
  so their roots will become 
like something rotten
  and their blossoms will blow away 
like dust,
  for they have rejected
  the instruction of the Lord of Armies,
  and they have despised
  the word of the Holy One of Israel.


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25 Therefore the Lord’s anger burned 
against his people. a5:7 Lit man   b5:10 Lit ten-yoke   c5:10 Lit one bath   d5:10 Lit one homer   e5:10 Lit yield an ephah   f5:13 Lit its   g5:17 Syr 
reads graze in   h5:17 LXX reads sheep   i5:21 Lit and clever before their face
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  He raised his hand against them 
and struck them;
  the mountains quaked,
  and their corpses were like garbage 
in the streets. In all this, his anger has not turned 
away ,
  and his hand is still raised to strike. 26 He raises a signal flag 
for the distant nations
  and whistles for them from the ends 
of the earth. Look  —  how quickly and swiftly 
they come!


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27 None of them grows weary 
or stumbles;
  no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose
  and no sandal strap broken. 28 Their arrows are sharpened,
  and all their bows strung. Their horses’ hooves are like flint;
  their chariot wheels are 
like a whirlwind. 29 Their roaring is like a lion’s;
  they roar like young lions;
  they growl and seize their prey
  and carry it off,
  and no one can rescue it. 30 On that day they will roar over it,
  like the roaring of the sea. When one looks at the land,
  there will be darkness and distress;
  light will be obscured by clouds. a
ISAIAH’S CALL AND MISSION
6 
 In  the  year  that  King Uz zi ah  died,  I  saw  the 
 Lord seat ed  on  a  high  and  lofty  throne,  and 
 the  hem  of  his  robe  filled  the tem ple. 2 Sera-
phim b  were stand ing  above  him;  they  each 
 had  six  wings:  with  two  they cov ered  their 
fac es,  with  two  they cov ered  their  feet,  and 
 with  two  they  flew .


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3  And  one  called  to an oth er:
  Holy , holy , holy is the Lord of Armies;
  his glory fills the whole earth. 4  The foun da tions  of  the door ways  shook  at 
 the  sound  of  their  voices,  and  the tem ple  was 
 filled  with  smoke. 5  Then  I  said:
  Woe is me for I am ruined  c
  because I am a man of unclean lips
  and live among a people of unclean lips,
  and because my eyes have seen 
the King,
  the Lord of Armies. 6  Then  one  of  the seraphim  flew  to  me,  and 
 in  his  hand  was  a glow ing  coal  that  he  had 
tak en  from  the al tar  with  tongs. 7  He  touched 
 my  mouth  with  it  and  said:
  Now that this has touched your lips,
  your iniquity is removed
  and your sin is atoned for. 8  Then  I  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord ask ing:
  Who should I send? Who will go for us?


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9  And  he re plied:
  Go! Say to these people:
  Keep listening, but do not understand;
  keep looking, but do not perceive. 10 Make the minds d of these people dull;
  deafen their ears and blind their eyes;
  otherwise they might see 
with their eyes
  and hear with their ears,
  understand with their minds,
  turn back, and be healed. 11  Then  I  said, “Un til  when,  Lord? ”  And  he 
re plied:
  Until cities lie in ruins 
without inhabitants,
  houses are without people,
  the land is ruined and desolate,
 12 and the Lord drives the people far away ,
  leaving great emptiness in the land. 13 Though a tenth will remain in the land,
  it will be burned again. Like the terebinth or the oak
  that leaves a stump when felled,
  the holy seed is the stump. THE MESSAGE TO AHAZ
7 
 This  took  place dur ing  the  reign  of  Ahaz, 
 son  of Jo tham,  son  of Uz zi ah  king  of Ju dah: 
 Aram’s  King Re zin  and Is ra el’s  King Pe kah  son 
 of Rem a li ah  went  to  fight  against Je ru sa lem, 
 but  they  were  not  able  to con quer  it. 2  When  it be came  known  to  the  house  of 
Da vid  that  Aram  had oc cu pied Ephra im,  the 
a5:30 Lit its clouds   b6:2 = heavenly beings   c6:5 Or I must be silent   d6:10 Lit heart
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 heart  of  Ahaz a  and  the  hearts  of  his peo ple 
trem bled  like  trees  of  a for est shak ing  in  the 
 wind. 3  The  L ord  said  to Isa iah, “ Go  out  with  your 
 son Shear-jashub b  to  meet  Ahaz  at  the  end 
 of  the conduit  of  the up per  pool,  by  the  road 
 to  the Laun der er’s  Field. 4  Say  to  him:  Calm 
 down  and  be qui et. Don’t  be  afraid  or cow ard ly 
be cause  of  these  two smol der ing  sticks,  the 
 fierce an ger  of Re zin  and  Aram,  and  the  son 
 of Rem a li ah. 5  For  Aram,  along  with Ephra im 
 and  the  son  of Rem a li ah,  has plot ted  harm 
 against  you. They  say , 6 ‘ Let  us  go  up  against 
Ju dah, terrorize  it,  and con quer  it  for our selves. Then  we  can install Ta be el’s  son  as  king  in  it.’ ”
7  This  is  what  the  Lord  G od  says:
  It will not happen; it will not occur. 8 The c chief city of Aram is Damascus,
  the chief of Damascus is Rezin
  (within sixty-five years
  Ephraim will be too shattered to be 
a people),
 9 the chief city of Ephraim is Samaria,
  and the chief of Samaria is the son 
of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith,
  then you will not stand at all.


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THE IMMANUEL PROPHECY
10  Then  the  L ord  spoke  again  to  Ahaz: 11 “ Ask 
 for  a  sign  from  the  L ord  your  God  —   it  can  be 
 as  deep  as She ol  or  as  high  as heav en.”
12  But  Ahaz re plied, “ I  will  not  ask. I  will  not 
 test  the  L ord.”
13 Isa iah  said, “Lis ten,  house  of Da vid!


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Will  you  also  try  the pa tience  of  my  God? 14 There fore,  the  Lord him self  will  give  you d  a 
 sign:  See,  the vir gin  will con ceive, e  have  a  son, 
 and  name  him Im man u el. f 15  By  the  time  he 
 learns  to re ject  what  is  bad  and  choose  what 
 is  good,  he  will  be eat ing  curds g  and hon ey . 16  For be fore  the  boy  knows  to re ject  what  is 
 bad  and  choose  what  is  good,  the  land  of  the 
 two  kings  you  dread  will  be aban doned. 17  The 
 L ord  will  bring  on  you,  your peo ple,  and  your 
fa ther’s  house  such  a  time  as  has nev er  been 
 since Ephra im sep a rat ed  from Judah: He  will 
 bring  the  king  of As syr ia.”
 18 On that day
  the Lord will whistle to flies
  at the farthest streams of the Nile
  and to bees in the land of Assyria. 19 All of them will come and settle
  in the steep ravines, in the clefts 
of the rocks,
  in all the thornbushes, and in all the 
water holes. 20  On  that  day  the  Lord  will  use  a ra zor  hired 
 from be yond  the Eu phra tes Riv er  —   the  king 
 of As syr ia  —   to  shave  the  hair  on  your  heads, 
 the  hair  on  your  legs,  and  even  your  beards. 21 On that day
  a man will raise a young cow 
and two sheep,
 22 and from the abundant milk they give
  he will eat curds,
  for every survivor in the land 
will eat curds and honey . 23 And on that day
  every place where there were a 
thousand vines,
  worth a thousand pieces of silver,
  will become thorns and briers. 24 A man will go there with bow 
and arrows
  because the whole land will be thorns 
and briers. 25 You will not go to all the hills
  that were once tilled with a hoe,
  for fear of the thorns and briers.


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Those hills will be places for oxen 
to graze
  and for sheep to trample. THE COMING ASSYRIAN INVASION
8 
 Then  the  L ord  said  to  me, “ Take  a  large 
 piece  of parchment h  and  write  on  it  with 
 an or di nary  pen: i Maher-shalal-hash-baz. j 2  I 
 have ap point ed k trust wor thy wit ness es  —   the 
 priest Uri ah  and Zech a ri ah  son  of Je ber e chi ah.”
3  I  was  then in ti mate  with  the proph et ess, 
 and  she con ceived  and  gave  birth  to  a  son. The 
 L ord  said  to  me, “ Name  him Maher-shalal-
hash-baz, 4  for be fore  the  boy  knows  how  to 
 call ‘Fa ther,’  or ‘Moth er,’  the  wealth  of Da mas-
cus  and  the  spoils  of Sa mar ia  will  be car ried 
 off  to  the  king  of As syr ia.”
5  The  L ord  spoke  to  me  again:
 6 Because these people rejected
a7:2 Lit Aram has rested upon Ephraim, his heart   b7:3 = A Remnant Will Return   c7:8 Lit For the   d7:14 In Hb, the word you 
is pl   e7:14 Or virgin is pregnant, will   f7:14 = God With Us   g7:15 Or sour milk   h8:1 Hb obscure   i8:1 Lit with the pen of a 
man   j8:1 = Speeding to the Plunder , Hurrying to the Spoil   k8:2 Vg; MT , one DSS ms read I will appoint ; one DSS ms, LXX, Syr , Tg 
read Appoint
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  the slowly flowing water of Shiloah
  and rejoiced with  a Rezin
  and the son of Remaliah,
 7 the Lord will certainly bring 
against them
  the mighty rushing water 
of the Euphrates River —
  the king of Assyria and all his glory . It will overflow its channels
  and spill over all its banks. 8 It will pour into Judah,
  flood over it, and sweep through,
  reaching up to the neck;
  and its flooded banks  b
  will fill your entire land, Immanuel! 9 Band together, c peoples,  
and be broken;
  pay attention, all you distant lands;
  prepare for war, and be broken;
  prepare for war, and be broken.


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For God is with us. d
THE LORD OF ARMIES, THE ONLY REFUGE
11  For  this  is  what  the  L ord  said  to  me  with 
 great pow er,  to  keep e  me  from go ing  the  way 
 of  this peo ple:
 12 Do not call everything a conspiracy
  these people say is a conspiracy . Do not fear what they fear;
  do not be terrified. 13 You are to regard only the Lord  
of Armies as holy . Only he should be feared;
  only he should be held in awe. 14 He will be a sanctuary;
  but for the two houses of Israel,
  he will be a stone to stumble over
  and a rock to trip over,
  and a trap and a snare 
to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 Many will stumble over these;
  they will fall and be broken;
  they will be snared and captured.


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16 Bind up the testimony . Seal up the instruction 
among my disciples. 17 I will wait for the Lord,
  who is hiding his face from the house 
of Jacob. I will wait for him. 18  Here  I  am  with  the chil dren  the  L ord  has 
giv en  me  to  be  signs  and won ders  in Is ra el 
 from  the  L ord  of Ar mies  who  dwells  on  Mount 
 Zion. 19  When  they  say  to  you, “In quire  of  the 
me di ums  and  the spir it ists  who  chirp  and 
mut ter,”  shouldn’t  a peo ple in quire  of  their 
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f  Should  they in quire  of  the  dead  on be-
half  of  the liv ing? 20  Go  to  God’s in struc tion 
 and tes ti mo ny! If  they  do  not  speak ac cord ing 
 to  this  word,  there  will  be  no  dawn  for  them. 21  They  will wan der  through  the  land, de ject-
ed  and hun gry . When  they  are fam ished,  they 
 will be come en raged,  and, look ing up ward, 
 will  curse  their  king  and  their  God. 22  They  will 
 look to ward  the  earth  and  see  only dis tress, 
dark ness,  and  the  gloom  of affliction,  and  they 
 will  be driv en  into  thick dark ness. BIRTH OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE
9 
Nev er the less,  the  gloom  of  the dis tressed 
 land  will  not  be  like  that  of  the for mer 
 times  when  he hum bled  the  land  of Zeb u lun 
 and  the  land  of Naph ta li. But  in  the fu ture 
 he  will  bring hon or  to  the  way  of  the  sea,  to 
 the  land  east  of  the Jor dan,  and  to Gal i lee  of 
 the na tions. 2 The people walking in darkness
  have seen a great light;
  a light has dawned
  on those living in the land of darkness. 3 You have enlarged the nation
  and increased its joy . g
  The people have rejoiced before you
  as they rejoice at harvest time
  and as they rejoice 
when dividing spoils. 4 For you have shattered 
their oppressive yoke
  and the rod on their shoulders,
  the staff of their oppressor,
  just as you did on the day of Midian. 5 For every trampling boot of battle
  and the bloodied garments of war
  will be burned as fuel for the fire. 6 For a child will be born for us,
  a son will be given to us,
  and the government will be 
on his shoulders. a8:6 Or and rejoiced over   b8:8 Lit its outspread wings   c8:9 Or Raise the war cry, or Be shattered   d8:10 Hb Immanuel   
e8:11 DSS; MT reads instruct   f8:19 Or gods   g9:3 Alt Hb tradition reads have not increased joy
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  He will be named
  Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
  Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 7 The dominion will be vast,
  and its prosperity will never end. He will reign on the throne of David
  and over his kingdom,
  to establish and sustain it
  with justice and righteousness 
from now on and forever. The zeal of the Lord of Armies 
will accomplish this. THE HAND RAISED AGAINST ISRAEL
 8 The Lord sent a message against Jacob;
  it came against Israel. 9 All the people —
  Ephraim and the inhabitants 
of Samaria  —  will know it. They will say with pride and arrogance:
 10 “The bricks have fallen,
  but we will rebuild with cut stones;
  the sycamores have been cut down,
  but we will replace them with cedars.”
 11 The Lord has raised up 
Rezin’s adversaries against him
  and stirred up his enemies. 12 Aram from the east and Philistia 
from the west
  have consumed Israel 
with open mouths.


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In all this, his anger has not turned 
away ,
  and his hand is still raised to strike. 13 The people did not turn to him 
who struck them;
  they did not seek the Lord of Armies. 14 So the Lord cut off Israel’s head 
and tail,
  palm branch and reed in a single day . 15 The head is the elder, the honored one;
  the tail is the prophet, the one teaching 
lies. 16 The leaders of the people mislead them,
  and those they mislead 
are swallowed up. a
 17 Therefore the Lord does not rejoice
  over  b Israel’s young men
  and has no compassion
  on its fatherless and widows,
  for everyone is a godless evildoer,
  and every mouth speaks folly . In all this, his anger has not turned 
away ,
  and his hand is still raised to strike. 18 For wickedness burns like a fire
  that consumes thorns and briers
  and kindles the forest thickets
  so that they go up in a column 
of smoke. 19 The land is scorched
  by the wrath of the Lord of Armies,
  and the people are like fuel for the fire. No one has compassion on his brother. 20 They carve meat on the right,
  but they are still hungry;
  they have eaten on the left,
  but they are still not satisfied.


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Each one eats the flesh of his own arm. 21 Manasseh is with Ephraim,
  and Ephraim with Manasseh;
  together, both are against Judah. In all this, his anger has not turned 
away ,
  and his hand is still raised to strike. 10 
Woe to those enacting 
   crooked statutes
  and writing oppressive laws
 2 to keep the poor from getting 
a fair trial
  and to deprive the needy 
among my people of justice,
  so that widows can be their spoil
  and they can plunder the fatherless. 3 What will you do on the day 
of punishment
  when devastation comes 
from far away?


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Where will you leave your wealth? 4 There will be nothing to do
  except crouch among the prisoners
  or fall among the slain. In all this, his anger has not turned 
away ,
  and his hand is still raised to strike. ASSYRIA, THE INSTRUMENT OF WRATH
 5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger —
  the staff in their hands is my wrath. 6 I will send him against a godless nation;
  I will command him to go
  against a people destined for my rage,
a9:16 Or are confused   b9:17 DSS read not spare
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  to take spoils, to plunder,
  and to trample them down like clay 
in the streets. 7 But this is not what he intends;
  this is not what he plans.


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It is his intent to destroy
  and to cut off many nations. 8 For he says,
  “ Aren’t all my commanders kings? 9 Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad?


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Isn’t Samaria like Damascus? a
 10 As my hand seized 
the idolatrous kingdoms,
  whose idols exceeded 
those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
 11 and as I did to Samaria 
and its worthless images
  will I not also do to Jerusalem 
and its idols? ”
JUDGMENT ON ASSYRIA
12  But  when  the  Lord finishes  all  his  work 
 against  Mount  Zion  and Je ru sa lem,  he  will 
 say , “ I b  will pun ish  the  king  of As syr ia  for  his 
ar ro gant  acts  and  the  proud  look  in  his  eyes.” 
13  For  he  said:
  I have done this by my own strength
  and wisdom, for I am clever. I abolished the borders of nations
  and plundered their treasures;
  like a mighty warrior, I subjugated 
the inhabitants.


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c
 14 My hand has reached out, as if 
into a nest,
  to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs,
  I gathered the whole earth.


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No wing fluttered;
  no beak opened or chirped. 15 Does an ax exalt itself
  above the one who chops with it? Does a saw magnify itself
  above the one who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one 
who lifts d it!


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It would be like a staff lifting the one 
who isn’t wood! 16 Therefore the Lord God of Armies
  will inflict an emaciating disease
  on the well-fed of Assyria,
  and he will kindle a burning fire
  under its glory . 17 Israel’s Light will become a fire,
  and its Holy One, a flame. In one day it will burn and consume 
Assyria’s thorns and thistles. 18 He will completely destroy
  the glory of its forests and orchards
  as a sickness consumes a person. 19 The remaining trees of its forest
  will be so few in number
  that a child could count them. THE REMNANT WILL RETURN
20  On  that  day  the rem nant  of Is ra el  and  the 
sur vi vors  of  the  house  of Ja cob  will  no lon-
ger de pend  on  the  one  who  struck  them,  but 
 they  will faith ful ly de pend  on  the  L ord,  the 
 Holy  One  of Is ra el. 21 The remnant will return, the remnant 
of Jacob,
  to the Mighty God. 22 Israel, even if your people were 
as numerous
  as the sand of the sea,
  only a remnant of them will return. Destruction has been decreed;
  justice overflows. 23 For throughout the land
  the Lord God of Armies
  is carrying out a destruction 
that was decreed. 24 There fore,  the  Lord  G od  of Ar mies  says 
 this: “ My peo ple  who  dwell  in  Zion,  do  not  fear 
As syr ia,  though  they  strike  you  with  a  rod  and 
 raise  their  staff  over  you  as  the Egyp tians  did. 25  In  just  a lit tle  while  my  wrath  will  be  spent 
 and  my an ger  will  turn  to  their de struc tion.” 
26  And  the  L ord  of Ar mies  will bran dish  a  whip 
 against  him  as  he  did  when  he  struck Mid i an 
 at  the  rock  of  Oreb;  and  he  will  raise  his  staff  
 over  the  sea  as  he  did  in  Egypt. GOD WILL JUDGE ASSYRIA
 27 On that day
  his burden will fall 
from your shoulders,
  and his yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken 
because your neck will be too large. e
 28 Assyria has come to Aiath
a10:9 Cities conquered by Assyria   b10:12 LXX reads Jerusalem, he   c10:13 Or I brought down their kings   d10:15 Some Hb 
mss, Syr , Vg read wave he who lifts   e10:27 Lit because of fatness ; Hb obscure
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  and has gone through Migron,
  storing their equipment at Michmash. 29 They crossed over at the ford, saying,
  “We will spend the night at Geba.”
  The people of Ramah are trembling;
  those at Gibeah of Saul have fled. 30 Cry aloud, daughter of Gallim!


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The inhabitants of Gebim 
have sought refuge. 32 Today the Assyrians will stand at Nob,
  shaking their fists at the mountain 
of Daughter Zion,
  the hill of Jerusalem. 33 Look, the Lord God of Armies
  will chop off the branches 
with terrifying power,
  and the tall trees will be cut down,
  the high trees felled.


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34 He is clearing the thickets of the forest 
with an ax,
  and Lebanon with its majesty will fall. REIGN OF THE DAVIDIC KING
11 
Then a shoot will grow from the stump 
  of Jesse,
  and a branch from his roots 
will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest 
on him —
  a Spirit of wisdom  
and understanding,
  a Spirit of counsel and strength,
  a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear 
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3 His delight will be in the fear 
of the Lord. He will not judge
  by what he sees with his eyes,
  he will not execute justice
  by what he hears with his ears,
 4 but he will judge the poor righteously
  and execute justice for the oppressed 
of the land. He will strike the land
  with a scepter  a from his mouth,
  and he will kill the wicked
  with a command  b from his lips. 5 Righteousness will be a belt 
around his hips;
  faithfulness will be a belt 
around his waist. 6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb,
  and the leopard will lie down 
with the goat. The calf, the young lion, 
and the fattened calf will be together,
  and a child will lead them. 7 The cow and the bear will graze,
  their young ones will lie down together,
  and the lion will eat straw like cattle. 8 An infant will play 
beside the cobra’s pit,
  and a toddler will put his hand 
into a snake’s den. 9 They will not harm or destroy each 
other
  on my entire holy mountain,
  for the land will be as full
  of the knowledge of the Lord
  as the sea is filled with water. ISRAEL REGATHERED
 10 On that day the root of Jesse
  will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will look to him for 
guidance,
  and his resting place will be glorious. 11  On  that  day  the  Lord  will ex tend  his  hand 
 a sec ond  time  to re cov er  the rem nant  of  his 
peo ple  who sur vive  —   from As syr ia,  Egypt, 
Path ros,  Cush,  Elam, Shi nar, Ha math,  and  the 
 coasts  and is lands  of  the  west. 12 He will lift up a banner for the nations
  and gather the dispersed of Israel;
  he will collect the scattered of Judah
  from the four corners of the earth. 13 Ephraim’s envy will cease;
  Judah’s harassing will end. Ephraim will no longer be envious 
of Judah,
  and Judah will not harass Ephraim. 14 But they will swoop down
  on the Philistine flank to the west. Together they will plunder the people 
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They will extend their power 
over Edom and Moab,
  and the Ammonites will be 
their subjects. 15 The Lord will divide  c,d the Gulf of Suez. e
a11:4 Lit the rod   b11:4 Lit with the breath   c11:15 T ext emended; MT reads destroy   d11:15 Or dry up   e11:15 Lit the Sea of 
Egypt
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  He will wave his hand 
over the Euphrates
  with his mighty wind
  and will split it into seven streams,
  letting people walk through on foot. 16 There will be a highway 
for the remnant of his people
  who will survive from Assyria,
  as there was for Israel
  when they came up from the land 
of Egypt. A SONG OF PRAISE
12 
On that day you will say:
“I will give thanks to you, Lord,
  although you were angry with me.


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Your anger has turned away ,
  and you have comforted me. 2 Indeed, God is my salvation;
  I will trust him and not be afraid,
  for the Lord, the Lord himself,
  is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.”
 3 You will joyfully draw water
  from the springs of salvation,
 4 and on that day you will say:
  “Give thanks to the Lord; 
proclaim his name! Make his works known 
among the peoples.


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Let this be known 
throughout the earth. 6 Cry out and sing, citizen of Zion,
  for the Holy One of Israel is among you
  in his greatness.”
A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST BABYLON
13 
 A pronouncement con cern ing Bab ylon 
 that Isa iah  son  of  Amoz  saw:
 2 Lift up a banner on a barren mountain. Call out to them.


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Signal with your hand, and they will go
  through the gates of the nobles. 3 I have commanded 
my consecrated ones;
  yes, I have called my warriors,
  who celebrate my triumph,
  to execute my wrath. 4 Listen, a commotion on the mountains,
  like that of a mighty people! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms,
  like nations being gathered together! The Lord of Armies is mobilizing 
an army for war. 5 They are coming from a distant land,
  from the farthest horizon —
  the Lord and the weapons 
of his wrath —
  to destroy the whole country . a
 6 Wail! For the day of the Lord is near.


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It will come as destruction 
from the Almighty . 7 Therefore everyone’s hands 
will become weak,
  and every man will lose heart. b
 8 They will be horrified;
  pain and agony will seize them;
  they will be in anguish like a woman 
in labor. They will look at each other,
  their faces flushed with fear. 9 Look, the day of the Lord is coming —
  cruel, with rage and burning anger —
  to make the earth a desolation
  and to destroy its sinners. 10 Indeed, the stars of the sky 
and its constellations  c
  will not give their light. The sun will be dark when it rises,
  and the moon will not shine. 11 I will punish the world for its evil,
  and wicked people for their iniquities. I will put an end to the pride 
of the arrogant
  and humiliate the insolence of tyrants. 12 I will make a human more scarce 
than fine gold,
  and mankind more rare than the gold 
of Ophir. 13 Therefore I will make 
the heavens tremble,
  and the earth will shake 
from its foundations
  at the wrath of the Lord of Armies,
  on the day of his burning anger. 14 Like wandering gazelles
  and like sheep without a shepherd,
  each one will turn to his own people,
  each one will flee to his own land. 15 Whoever is found will be stabbed,
  and whoever is caught will die 
by the sword. a13:5 Or earth   b13:7 Lit every man’s heart will melt   c13:10 Or Orions
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 16 Their children will be dashed to pieces 
before their eyes;
  their houses will be looted,
  and their wives raped. 17 Look! I am stirring up the Medes 
against them,
  who cannot be bought off with  a silver
  and who have no desire for gold. 18 Their bows will cut young men 
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They will have no compassion 
on offspring;
  they will not look with pity on children. 19 And Babylon, the jewel 
of the kingdoms,
  the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans,
  will be like Sodom and Gomorrah
  when God overthrew them. 20 It will never be inhabited
  or lived in from generation 
to generation;
  a nomad will not pitch his tent there,
  and shepherds will not let their flocks 
rest there. 21 But desert creatures 
will lie down there,
  and owls will fill the houses. Ostriches will dwell there,
  and wild goats will leap about. 22 Hyenas will howl in the fortresses,
  and jackals, in the luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is almost up;
  her days are almost over. ISR A E L’S RE T U RN
14 
 For  the  L ord  will  have com pas sion  on 
Ja cob  and  will  choose Is ra el  again. He 
 will set tle  them  on  their  own  land. The res i-
dent  alien  will  join  them  and  be unit ed  with 
 the  house  of Ja cob. 2  The na tions  will es cort 
Is ra el  and  bring  it  to  its home land. Then  the 
 house  of Is ra el  will pos sess  them  as  male  and 
fe male  slaves  in  the  L ord’ s  land.


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They  will 
 make cap tives  of  their cap tors  and  will  rule 
 over  their op pres sors. DOWNFALL OF THE KING OF BABYLON
3  When  the  L ord  gives  you  rest  from  your  pain, 
tor ment,  and  the  hard la bor  you  were  forced 
 to  do, 4  you  will  sing  this  song  of con tempt 
 about  the  king  of Bab ylon  and  say:
  How the oppressor has quieted down,
  and how the raging  b has become quiet! 5 The Lord has broken the staff 
of the wicked,
  the scepter of the rulers.


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6 It struck the peoples in anger
  with unceasing blows. It subdued the nations in rage
  with relentless persecution. 7 The whole earth is calm and at rest;
  people shout with a ringing cry . 8 Even the cypresses and the cedars 
of Lebanon
  rejoice over you:
  “Since you have been laid low ,
  no lumberjack has come against us.”
 9 Sheol below is eager to greet 
your coming,
  stirring up the spirits of the departed 
for you —
  all the rulers  c of the earth —
  making all the kings of the nations
  rise from their thrones. 10 They all respond to you, saying,
  “You too have become as weak 
as we are;
  you have become like us!


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11 Your splendor has been brought down 
to Sheol,
  along with the music of your harps. Maggots are spread out under you,
  and worms cover you.”
 12 Shining morning star, d
  how you have fallen from the heavens! You destroyer of nations,
  you have been cut down to the ground.


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13 You said to yourself,
  “I will ascend to the heavens;
  I will set up my throne
  above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount 
of the gods’ assembly ,
  in the remotest parts of the North. e
 14 I will ascend above the highest clouds;
  I will make myself like the Most High.”
 15 But you will be brought down to Sheol
  into the deepest regions of the Pit. 16 Those who see you will stare at you;
  they will look closely at you:
a13:17 Lit who have no regard for   b14:4 DSS; Hb uncertain   c14:9 Lit rams   d14:12 Or Day Star, son of the dawn   e14:13 Or 
of Zaphon
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  “Is this the man who caused the earth 
to tremble,
  who shook the kingdoms,
 17 who turned the world 
into a wilderness,
  who destroyed its cities
  and would not release the prisoners 
to return home? ”
 18 All the kings of the nations
  lie in splendor, each in his own tomb. 19 But you are thrown out without a grave,
  like a worthless branch,
  covered by those slain with the sword
  and dumped into a rocky pit 
like a trampled corpse. 20 You will not join them in burial,
  because you destroyed your land
  and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of evildoers
  will never be mentioned again. 21 Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons,
  because of the iniquity of their fathers. They will never rise up to possess a land
  or fill the surface of the earth 
with cities. 22 “ I  will  rise  up  against  them”  —   this  is 
 the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies  —  “ and 
 I  will  cut  off  from Bab ylon  her rep u ta tion, 
rem nant, off spring,  and pos ter i ty”  —   this  is 
 the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. 23 “ I  will  make  her  a 
swamp land  and  a re gion  for herons, a  and  I 
 will  sweep  her  away  with  the  broom  of de-
struc tion.”
 This  is  the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord 
 of Ar mies. ASSYRIA WILL BE DESTROYED
24  The  L ord  of Ar mies  has  sworn:
  As I have purposed, so it will be;
  as I have planned it, so it will happen. 25 I will break Assyria in my land;
  I will tread him down on my mountain. Then his yoke will be taken from them,
  and his burden will be removed 
from their shoulders. 26 This is the plan prepared
  for the whole earth,
  and this is the hand stretched out
  against all the nations. 27 The Lord of Armies himself 
has planned it;
  therefore, who can stand in its way?


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It is his hand that is outstretched,
  so who can turn it back? A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST PHILISTIA
28  In  the  year  that  King  Ahaz  died,  this pro-
nouncement  came:
 29 Don’t rejoice, all of you in Philistia,
  because the rod of the one 
who struck you is broken. For a viper will come from the root  b 
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  and from its egg comes a flying serpent.


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30 Then the firstborn of the poor will be 
well fed,
  and the impoverished will lie down 
in safety ,
  but I will kill your root with hunger,
  and your remnant will be slain. 31 Wail, you gates!


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Tremble with fear, all Philistia! For a cloud of dust is coming 
from the north,
  and there is no one missing from 
the invader’s ranks. 32 What answer will be given 
to the messengers from that nation?


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The Lord has founded Zion,
  and his oppressed people find refuge 
in her. A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST MOAB
15 
 A pronouncement con cern ing  Moab:
Ar in Moab is devastated,
  destroyed in a night. Kir in Moab is devastated,
  destroyed in a night. 2 Dibon went up to its temple
  to weep at its high places. Moab wails on Nebo and at  c Medeba. Every head is shaved;
  every beard is chopped short. 3 In its streets they wear sackcloth;
  on its rooftops and in its public squares 
everyone wails,
  falling down and weeping. 4 Heshbon and Elealeh cry out;
  their voices are heard as far away 
as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out,
  and they tremble. d
 5 My heart cries out over Moab,
a14:23 Or hedgehogs ; Hb obscure   b14:29 Or stock   c15:2 Or wails over Nebo and over   d15:4 Lit out, he trembles within 
himself
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  whose fugitives flee as far as Zoar,
  to Eglath-shelishiyah;
  they go up the Ascent 
of Luhith weeping;
  they raise a cry of destruction
  on the road to Horonaim. 6 The Waters of Nimrim are desolate;
  the grass is withered, the foliage 
is gone,
  and the vegetation has vanished. 7 So they carry their wealth 
and belongings
  over the Wadi of the Willows. 8 For their cry echoes
  throughout the territory of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim;
  their wailing reaches Beer -elim. 9 The Waters of Dibon a are full of blood,
  but I will bring on Dibon  a even more 
than this —
  a lion for those who escape from Moab,
  and for the survivors in the land. 16 
Send lambs to the ruler of the land,
from Sela in the desert
  to the mountain of Daughter Zion.


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2 Like a bird fleeing,
  forced from the nest,
  the daughters of Moab
  will be at the fords of the Arnon. 3 Give us counsel and make a decision.


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Shelter us at noonday
  with shade that is as dark as night. Hide the refugees;
  do not betray the one who flees. 4 Let my refugees stay with you;
  be a refuge for Moab  b 
from the aggressor. When the oppressor has gone,
  destruction has ended,
  and marauders have vanished 
from the land,
 5 a throne will be established in love,
  and one will sit on it faithfully  c
  in the tent of David,
  judging and pursuing what is right,
  quick to execute justice. 6 We have heard of Moab’s pride —
  how very proud he is —
  his haughtiness, his pride, 
his arrogance,
  and his empty boasting.


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7 Therefore let Moab wail;
  let every one of them wail for Moab. You who are completely devastated, 
mourn
  for the raisin cakes of Kir -hareseth. 8 For Heshbon’s terraced vineyards
  and the grapevines of Sibmah 
have withered. The rulers of the nations
  have trampled its choice vines
  that reached as far as Jazer
  and spread to the desert. Their shoots spread out
  and reached the sea. 9 So I join with Jazer
  to weep for the vines of Sibmah;
  I drench Heshbon and Elealeh 
with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent  d
  over your summer fruit 
and your harvest. 10 Joy and rejoicing have been removed 
from the orchard;
  no one is singing or shouting for joy 
in the vineyards. No one tramples grapes  e 
in the winepresses.


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I have put an end to the shouting. 11 Therefore I moan like the sound of 
a lyre for Moab,
  as does my innermost being 
for Kir-heres. 12 When Moab appears
  and tires himself out on the high place
  and comes to his sanctuary to pray ,
  it will do him no good. 13  This  is  the mes sage  that  the  L ord pre vi-
ous ly an nounced  about  Moab. 14  And  now  the 
 L ord  says, “ In  three  years,  as  a  hired work er 
 counts  years,  Moab’s splen dor  will be come 
 an ob ject  of con tempt,  in  spite  of  a  very  large 
pop u la tion. And  those  who  are  left  will  be 
 few  and  weak.”
A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST DAMASCUS
17 
 A pronouncement con cern ing Da mas cus:
Look, Damascus is no longer a city . It has become a ruined heap.


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a15:9 DSS, some LXX mss, Vg; MT reads Dimon   b16:4 Or you; Moab  —  be a refuge for him   c16:5 Or continually   d16:9 Or 
Battle cries have fallen   e16:10 Lit wine
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 2 The cities of Aroer are abandoned;
  they will be places for flocks. They will lie down without fear. 3 The fortress disappears from Ephraim,
  and a kingdom from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be
  like the splendor of the Israelites. This  is  the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord 
 of Ar mies. JUDGMENT AGAINST ISRAEL
 4 On that day
  the splendor of Jacob will fade,
  and his healthy body  a 
will become emaciated. 5 It will be as if a reaper had gathered 
standing grain —
  his arm harvesting the heads 
of grain —
  and as if one had gleaned heads 
of grain
  in the V alley of Rephaim. 6 Only gleanings will be left in Israel,
  as if an olive tree had been beaten —
  two or three olives at the very top 
of the tree,
  four or five on its fruitful branches. This is the declaration of the Lord,
  the God of Israel. 7  On  that  day peo ple  will  look  to  their Mak-
er  and  will  turn  their  eyes  to  the  Holy  One  of 
Is ra el. 8  They  will  not  look  to  the al tars  they 
 made  with  their  hands  or  to  the Ashe rahs 
 and  shrines b  they  made  with  their fin gers. 9 On that day their strong cities will be
  like the abandoned woods 
and mountaintops
  that were abandoned because of 
the Israelites;
  there will be desolation. 10 For you have forgotten the God 
of your salvation,
  and you have failed to remember
  the rock of your strength;
  therefore you will plant 
beautiful plants
  and set out cuttings from exotic vines. 11 On the day that you plant,
  you will help them to grow ,
  and in the morning
  you will help your seed to sprout,
  but the harvest will vanish
  on the day of disease 
and incurable pain. JUDGMENT AGAINST THE NATIONS
 12 Ah!


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The roar of many peoples —
  they roar like the roaring of the seas. The raging of the nations —
  they rage like the rumble 
of rushing water. 13 The nations rage like the rumble of a 
huge torrent. He rebukes them, and they flee 
far away ,
  driven before the wind like chaff 
on the hills
  and like tumbleweeds before a gale. 14 In the evening  —  sudden terror!


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This is the fate of those  
who plunder us
  and the lot of those who ravage us. THE LORD’S MESSAGE TO CUSH
18 
Woe to the land 
   of buzzing insect wings  c
  beyond the rivers of Cush,
 2 which sends envoys by sea,
  in reed vessels over the water. Go, swift messengers,
  to a nation tall and smooth-skinned,
  to a people feared far and near,
  a powerful nation 
with a strange language,  d
  whose land is divided by rivers. 3 All you inhabitants of the world
  and you who live on the earth,
  when a banner is raised 
on the mountains, look!


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When a trumpet sounds, listen! 4  For  the  L ord  said  to  me:
  I will quietly look out from my place,
  like shimmering heat in sunshine,
  like a rain cloud in harvest heat. 5 For before the harvest, 
when the blossoming is over
  and the blossom becomes 
a ripening grape,
  he will cut off the shoots 
with a pruning knife,
  and tear away and remove 
the branches. a17:4 Lit and the fat of his flesh   b17:8 Or incense altars   c18:1 Or of sailing ships   d18:2 Hb obscure
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 6 They will all be left for the birds of prey 
on the hills
  and for the wild animals of the land. The birds of prey will spend 
the summer feeding on them,
  and all the wild animals the winter. 7  At  that  time  a  gift  will  be  brought  to  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies  from a  a peo ple  tall  and smooth-
skinned,  a peo ple  feared  far  and  near,  a pow-
er ful na tion  with  a  strange lan guage,  whose 
 land  is di vid ed  by riv ers  —   to  Mount  Zion, 
 the  place  of  the  name  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies. A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST EGYPT
19 
 A pronouncement con cern ing  Egypt:
Look, the Lord rides on a swift cloud
  and is coming to Egypt.


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b
 2 I will provoke Egyptians 
against Egyptians;
  each will fight against his brother
  and each against his friend,
  city against city , 
kingdom against kingdom. 3 Egypt’s spirit will be disturbed 
within it,
  and I will frustrate its plans.


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Then they will inquire of idols, ghosts,
  and spiritists. 4 I will hand over Egypt  
to harsh masters,
  and a strong king will rule it. This is the declaration 
of the Lord God of Armies. 5 The water of the sea will dry up,
  and the river will be parched and dry . 6 The channels will stink;
  they will dwindle, and Egypt’s canals 
will be parched. Reed and rush will wilt. 7 The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth 
of the river,
  and all the cultivated areas of the Nile
  will wither, blow away , and vanish. 8 Then the fishermen will mourn. All those who cast hooks into the Nile 
will lament,
  and those who spread nets 
on the water will give up. 9 Those who work with flax 
will be dismayed;
  those combing it and weaving linen 
will turn pale. c
 10 Egypt’s weavers d will be dejected;
  all her wage earners 
will be demoralized. 11 The princes of Zoan are complete fools;
  Pharaoh’s wisest advisers 
give stupid advice! How can you say to Pharaoh,
  “I am one e of the wise,
  a student of eastern  f kings”?


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12 Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you and reveal
  what the Lord of Armies has planned 
against Egypt. 13 The princes of Zoan have been fools;
  the princes of Memphis are deceived. Her tribal chieftains have led 
Egypt astray . 14 The Lord has mixed within her a spirit 
of confusion. The leaders have made Egypt stagger 
in all she does,
  as a drunkard staggers in his vomit. 15 No head or tail, palm or reed,
  will be able to do anything for Egypt. EGYPT WILL KNOW THE LORD
16  On  that  day  Egypt  will  be  like wom en  and  will 
trem ble  with  fear be cause  of  the threatening 
 hand  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies  when  he rais es  it 
 against  them. 17  The  land  of Ju dah  will ter ri fy 
 Egypt; when ev er Ju dah  is men tioned,  Egypt 
 will trem ble be cause  of  what  the  L ord  of Ar-
mies  has  planned  against  it. 18  On  that  day  five cit ies  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
 will  speak  the lan guage  of Ca naan  and  swear 
loy al ty  to  the  L ord  of Ar mies. One  of  the cit ies 
 will  be  called  the  City  of  the  Sun. g,h
19  On  that  day  there  will  be  an al tar  to  the  L ord 
 in  the cen ter  of  the  land  of  Egypt  and  a pil lar 
 to  the  L ord  near  her bor der. 20  It  will  be  a  sign 
 and wit ness  to  the  L ord  of Ar mies  in  the  land  of 
 Egypt. When  they  cry  out  to  the  L ord be cause 
 of  their op pres sors,  he  will  send  them  a sav ior 
 and lead er,  and  he  will res cue  them.


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21  The  L ord 
 will  make him self  known  to  Egypt,  and  Egypt 
 will  know  the  L ord  on  that  day . They  will off  er 
sac ri fic es  and off  er ings;  they  will  make  vows 
a18:7 DSS, LXX, Vg; MT omits from   b19:1 Lit Egypt’s heart will melt within it   c19:9 DSS, Tg; MT reads weavers of white cloth   
d19:10 Or foundations   e19:11 Lit a son   f19:11 Lit a son of ancient   g19:18 Some Hb mss, DSS, Sym, Tg, Vg, Arabic; other Hb 
mss read of Destruction ; LXX reads of Righteousness   h19:18 = the ancient Egyptian city Heliopolis
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 to  the  L ord  and ful fill  them. 22  The  L ord  will 
 strike  Egypt, strik ing  and heal ing. Then  they 
 will  turn  to  the  L ord  and  he  will  be receptive 
 to  their  prayers  and  heal  them. 23  On  that  day  there  will  be  a high way  from 
 Egypt  to As syr ia. As syr ia  will  go  to  Egypt,  Egypt 
 to As syr ia,  and  Egypt  will wor ship  with As syr ia. 24  On  that  day Is ra el  will  form  a triple al-
li ance  with  Egypt  and As syr ia  —   a bless ing 
with in  the  land. 25  The  L ord  of Ar mies  will 
 bless  them, say ing, “ Egypt  my peo ple, As syr-
ia  my hand i work,  and Is ra el  my in her i tance 
 are  blessed.”
NO HELP FROM CUSH OR EGYPT
20 
 In  the  year  that  the  chief com mand er, 
 sent  by  King Sar gon  of As syr ia,  came  to 
Ash dod  and at tacked  and cap tured  it — 2 dur-
ing  that  time  the  L ord  had spo ken  through 
Isa iah  son  of  Amoz, say ing, “ Go,  take  off  your 
sack cloth a  and re move  the san dals  from  your 
 feet,”  and  he  did  that, go ing  stripped  and bare-
foot — 3  the  L ord  said, “ As  my ser vant Isa iah 
 has  gone  stripped  and bare foot  three  years  as 
 a  sign  and  omen  against  Egypt  and  Cush, 4  so 
 the  king  of As syr ia  will  lead  the cap tives  of 
 Egypt  and  the ex iles  of  Cush,  young  and  old 
 alike,  stripped  and bare foot,  with  bared but-
tocks  —   to  Egypt’s  shame. 5  Those  who  made 
 Cush  their  hope  and  Egypt  their  boast  will  be 
dis mayed  and  ashamed. 6  And  the in hab i tants 
 of  this coastland  will  say  on  that  day , ‘ Look, 
 this  is  what  has hap pened  to  those  we re lied 
 on  and  fled  to  for  help  to res cue  us  from  the 
 king  of As syr ia! Now ,  how  will  we es cape? ’ ”
A JUDGMENT ON BABYLON
21 
 A pronouncement con cern ing  the desert 
 by  the  sea:
  Like storms that pass over the Negev ,
  it comes from the desert, from the land 
of terror. 2 A troubling vision is declared to me:
  “The treacherous one 
acts treacherously ,
  and the destroyer destroys.


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Advance, Elam! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning.”
 3 Therefore I am  b filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pain of a woman 
in labor. I am too perplexed to hear,
  too dismayed to see. 4 My heart staggers;
  horror terrifies me. He has turned my last glimmer of hope  c
  into sheer terror. 5 Prepare a table, and spread out 
a carpet!


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Rise up, you princes, and oil the shields! 6 For the Lord has said to me,
  “Go, post a lookout;
  let him report what he sees. 7 When he sees riders —
  pairs of horsemen,
  riders on donkeys,
  riders on camels —
  he must pay close attention.”
 8 Then the lookout  d reported,
  “Lord, I stand on the watchtower 
all day ,
  and I stay at my post all night. 9 Look, riders come —
  horsemen in pairs.”
  And he answered, saying,
  “Babylon has fallen, has fallen. All the images of her gods
  have been shattered on the ground.”
 10 My people who have been crushed
  on the threshing floor,
  I have declared to you
  what I have heard from the Lord  
of Armies,
  the God of Israel. A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST DUMAH
11  A pronouncement con cern ing Du mah: e
  One calls to me from Seir,
  “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?


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If you want to ask, ask! Come back again.”
A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST ARABIA
13  A pronouncement con cern ing Ara bia:
  In the desert  f brush
  you will camp for the night,
  you caravans of Dedanites. a20:2 Lit off the sackcloth from your waist   b21:3 Lit my waist is, or my insides are   c21:4 Lit my twilight   d21:8 DSS, Syr; MT 
reads Then a lion   e21:11 Some Hb mss, LXX read Edom   f21:13 LXX, Syr , Tg, Vg read desert at evening
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 14 Bring water for the thirsty . The inhabitants of the land of Tema
  meet  a the refugees with food. 15 For they have fled from swords,
  from the drawn sword,
  from the bow that is strung,
  and from the stress of battle. 16  For  the  Lord  said  this  to  me: “With in  one 
 year,  as  a  hired work er  counts  years,  all  the 
glo ry  of Ke dar  will  be  gone. 17  The re main ing 
Kedarite ar chers  will  be  few  in num ber.”  For 
 the  L ord,  the  God  of Is ra el,  has spo ken. A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST JERUSALEM
22 
 A pronouncement con cern ing  the V al-
ley  of Vi sion:
  What’s the matter with you? Why have all of you gone up 
to the rooftops?


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2 The noisy city , the jubilant town,
  is filled with celebration. Your dead did not die by the sword;
  they were not killed in battle. 3 All your rulers have fled together,
  captured without a bow . All your fugitives 
were captured together;
  they had fled far away . 4 Therefore I said,
  “Look away from me!


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Let me weep bitterly! Do not try to comfort me
  about the destruction 
of my dear b people.”
 5 For the Lord God of Armies
  had a day of tumult, trampling, 
and confusion
  in the V alley of Vision —
  people shouting  c and crying 
to the mountains;
 6 Elam took up a quiver
  with chariots and horsemen,  d
  and Kir uncovered the shield. 7 Your best valleys were full of chariots,
  and horsemen were positioned 
at the city gates.


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8 He removed the defenses of Judah. On  that  day  you  looked  to  the weap ons  in 
 the  House  of  the For est. 9  You  saw  that  there 
 were  many breach es  in  the  walls  of  the  city 
 of Da vid. You col lect ed wa ter  from  the low er 
 pool. 10  You count ed  the hous es  of Je ru sa lem 
 so  that  you  could  tear  them  down  to fortify  the 
 wall. 11  You  made  a res er voir be tween  the  walls 
 for  the wa ter  of  the an cient  pool,  but  you  did 
 not  look  to  the  one  who  made  it,  or con sid er 
 the  one  who cre at ed  it  long  ago. 12 On that day the Lord God of Armies
  called for weeping, for wailing, 
for shaven heads,
  and for the wearing of sackcloth. 13 But look: joy and gladness,
  butchering of cattle, 
slaughtering of sheep and goats,
  eating of meat, and drinking of wine —
  “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow 
we die! ”
 14 The Lord of Armies has 
directly revealed to me:
  “This iniquity will not be wiped out for 
you people as long as you live.”  e
  The Lord God of Armies has spoken. A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST SHEBNA
15  The  Lord  G od  of Ar mies  said: “ Go  to Sheb na, 
 that stew ard  who  is  in  charge  of  the pal ace, 
 and  say  to  him: 16  What  are  you do ing  here? Who au tho rized  you  to carve  out  a  tomb  for 
your self  here, carving  your  tomb  on  the  height 
 and cut ting  a rest ing  place  for your self  out 
 of  rock?


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The  L ord 
 is  about  to  shake  you vi o lent ly . He  will  take 
 hold  of  you, 18  wind  you  up  into  a  ball,  and 
 sling  you  into  a  wide  land. f  There  you  will 
 die,  and  there  your glo ri ous char i ots  will  be  
—   a dis grace  to  the  house  of  your  lord. 19  I 
 will re move  you  from  your off  ice;  you  will 
 be oust ed  from  your po si tion. 20 “ On  that  day  I  will  call  for  my ser vant, Eli-
a kim  son  of Hil ki ah. 21  I  will  clothe  him  with 
 your  robe  and  tie  your  sash  around  him. I  will 
 hand  your au thor i ty  over  to  him,  and  he  will 
 be  like  a fa ther  to  the in hab i tants  of Je ru sa-
lem  and  to  the  house  of Ju dah. 22  I  will  place 
 the  key  of  the  house  of Da vid  on  his shoul der; 
 what  he  opens,  no  one  can  close;  what  he clos-
es,  no  one  can  open. 23  I  will  drive  him,  like 
 a  peg,  into  a  firm  place. He  will  be  a  throne 
 of hon or  for  his fa ther’s fam i ly .


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24  They  will 
 hang  on  him  all  the glo ry  of  his fa ther’s fam i ly: 
 the de scen dants  and  the off shoots  —   all  the 
 small ves sels,  from  bowls  to ev ery  kind  of  jar. a21:14 LXX, Syr , Tg, Vg read meet as a command   b22:4 Lit of the daughter of my   c22:5 Or Vision  —  a tearing down of a wall, 
or Vision  —  Kir raged ; Hb obscure   d22:6 Lit chariots of man   e22:14 Lit for you until you die   f22:17-18 Hb obscure
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25  On  that  day”  —   the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord 
 of Ar mies  —  “ the  peg  that  was driv en  into  a 
 firm  place  will  give  way ,  be  cut  off,  and  fall, 
 and  the  load  on  it  will  be de stroyed.” In deed, 
 the  L ord  has spo ken. A PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST TYRE
23 
 A pronouncement con cern ing  Tyre:
Wail, ships of Tarshish,
  for your haven has been destroyed. Word has reached them from the land 
of Cyprus.


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a
 2 Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland,
  you merchants of Sidon;
  your agents have crossed the sea  b
 3 over deep water. Tyre’s revenue was the grain 
from Shihor —
  the harvest of the Nile. She was the merchant 
among the nations. 4 Be ashamed, Sidon, the stronghold 
of the sea,
  for the sea has spoken:
  “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men
  or brought up young women.”
 5 When the news reaches Egypt,
  they will be in anguish over the news 
about Tyre. 6 Cross over to Tarshish;
  wail, inhabitants of the coastland! 7 Is this your jubilant city ,
  whose origin was in ancient times,
  whose feet have taken her
  to reside far away? 8 Who planned this against Tyre,
  the bestower of crowns,
  whose traders are princes,
  whose merchants are the honored ones 
of the earth? 9 The Lord of Armies planned it,
  to desecrate all its glorious beauty ,
  to disgrace all the honored ones 
of the earth. 10 Overflow c your land like the Nile, 
daughter of Tarshish;
  there is no longer anything 
to restrain you. d
 11 He stretched out his hand over the sea;
  he made kingdoms tremble. The Lord has commanded
  that the Canaanite fortresses 
be destroyed. 12 He said,
  “You will not celebrate anymore,
  ravished young woman, 
daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus —
  even there you will have no rest! ”
 13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans —
  a people who no longer exist.


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They made it a ruin. 14 Wail, ships of Tarshish,
  because your fortress is destroyed! 15  On  that  day  Tyre  will  be for got ten  for sev-
en ty  years  —   the  life  span  of  one  king. At  the 
 end  of sev en ty  years,  what  the  song  says  about 
 the pros ti tute  will hap pen  to  Tyre:
 16 Pick up your lyre,
  stroll through the city ,
  you forgotten prostitute. Play skillfully ,
  sing many a song
  so that you will be remembered. 17  And  at  the  end  of  the sev en ty  years,  the 
 L ord  will re store  Tyre  and  she  will  go  back 
 into busi ness, pros ti tut ing her self  with  all  the 
king doms  of  the  world through out  the  earth. 18  But  her profi  ts  and wag es  will  be ded i cat ed 
 to  the  L ord.


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They  will  not  be  stored  or  saved, 
 for  her profi  t  will  go  to  those  who  live  in  the 
 L ord’ s pres ence,  to pro vide  them  with ample 
 food  and sa cred cloth ing. THE EARTH JUDGED
24 
Look, the Lord is stripping 
the earth bare
  and making it desolate. He will twist its surface and scatter 
its inhabitants:
 2 people and priest alike,
  servant and master,
  female servant and mistress,
  buyer and seller,
  lender and borrower,
  creditor and debtor. 3 The earth will be stripped 
completely bare
a23:1 Hb Kittim   b23:2 DSS; MT reads Sidon, whom the seafarers have filled   c23:10 DSS, LXX read Work   d23:10 Or longer 
any harbor
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  and will be totally plundered,
  for the Lord has spoken this message. 4 The earth mourns and withers;
  the world wastes away and withers;
  the exalted people of the earth 
waste away . 5 The earth is polluted by its inhabitants,
  for they have transgressed teachings,
  overstepped decrees,
  and broken the permanent covenant. 6 Therefore a curse has consumed 
the earth,
  and its inhabitants have become guilty;
  the earth’s inhabitants 
have been burned,
  and only a few survive. 7 The new wine mourns;
  the vine withers. All the carousers now groan. 8 The joyful tambourines have ceased. The noise of the jubilant has stopped.


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The joyful lyre has ceased. 9 They no longer sing and drink wine;
  beer is bitter to those who drink it. 10 The city of chaos is shattered;
  every house is closed to entry . 11 In the streets they cry  a for wine. All joy grows dark;
  earth’s rejoicing goes into exile. 12 Only desolation remains in the city;
  its gate has collapsed in ruins. 13 For this is how it will be on earth
  among the nations:
  like a harvested olive tree,
  like a gleaning after a grape harvest. 14 They raise their voices, they sing out;
  they proclaim in the west
  the majesty of the Lord. 15 Therefore, in the east honor the Lord! In the coasts and islands of the west
  honor the name of the Lord,
  the God of Israel. 16 From the ends of the earth 
we hear songs:
  The Splendor of the Righteous One. But I said, “I waste away!


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I waste away! b
  Woe is me.”
  The treacherous act treacherously;
  the treacherous deal 
very treacherously . 17 Panic, pit, and trap await you
  who dwell on the earth.


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18 Whoever flees at the sound of panic
  will fall into a pit,
  and whoever escapes from the pit
  will be caught in a trap. For the windows on high are opened,
  and the foundations of the earth 
are shaken. 19 The earth is completely devastated;
  the earth is split open;
  the earth is violently shaken. 20 The earth staggers like a drunkard
  and sways like a hut. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down,
  and it falls, never to rise again. 21 On that day the Lord will punish
  the army of the heights in the heights
  and the kings of the ground on the 
ground. 22 They will be gathered together
  like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon;
  after many days  
they will be punished. 23 The moon will be put to shame
  and the sun disgraced,
  because the Lord of Armies will reign 
as king
  on Mount Zion in Jerusalem,
  and he will display his glory
  in the presence of his elders. SALVATION AND JUDGMENT ON THAT DAY
25 
Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you.


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I will praise 
your name,
  for you have accomplished wonders,
  plans formed long ago, 
with perfect faithfulness.


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2 For you have turned the city into a pile 
of rocks,
  a fortified city , into ruins;
  the fortress of barbarians is no longer 
a city;
  it will never be rebuilt. 3 Therefore, a strong people 
will honor you.


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The cities of violent nations 
will fear you. 4 For you have been a stronghold 
for the poor person,
a24:11 Lit streets she cries   b24:16 Hb obscure
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  a stronghold for the needy 
in his distress,
  a refuge from storms and a shade 
from heat. When the breath of the violent
  is like a storm against a wall,
 5 like heat in a dry land,
  you will subdue the uproar 
of barbarians. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat 
of the day ,
  so he will silence the song 
of the violent. 6 On this mountain,  a
  the Lord of Armies will prepare for all 
the peoples a feast of choice meat,
  a feast with aged wine, prime cuts of 
choice meat, b fine vintage wine. 7 On this mountain
  he will destroy the burial shroud,
  the shroud over all the peoples,
  the sheet covering all the nations;
 8 he will destroy death forever. The Lord God will wipe away the tears
  from every face
  and remove his people’s disgrace
  from the whole earth,
  for the Lord has spoken. 9 On that day it will be said,
  “Look, this is our God;
  we have waited for him, and he has 
saved us.


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This is the Lord; we have waited 
for him. Let us rejoice and be glad 
in his salvation.”
 10 For the Lord’s power will rest 
on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled  
in his place c
  as straw is trampled in a dung pile. 11 He will spread out his arms 
in the middle of it,
  as a swimmer spreads out his arms 
to swim. His pride will be brought low ,
  along with the trickery of his hands.


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12 The high-walled fortress 
will be brought down,
  thrown to the ground, to the dust. THE SONG OF JUDAH
26 
 On  that  day  this  song  will  be  sung  in 
 the  land  of Ju dah:
  We have a strong city . Salvation is established as walls 
and ramparts.


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2 Open the gates
  so a righteous nation can come in —
  one that remains faithful. 3 You will keep the mind that is 
dependent on you
  in perfect peace,
  for it is trusting in you. 4 Trust in the Lord forever,
  because in the Lord, the Lord himself, 
is an everlasting rock! 5 For he has humbled those who live 
in lofty places —
  an inaccessible city . He brings it down; he brings it down 
to the ground;
  he throws it to the dust. 6 Feet trample it,
  the feet of the humble,
  the steps of the poor. GOD’S PEOPLE VINDICATED
 7 The path of the righteous is level;
  you clear a straight path 
for the righteous. 8 Yes, Lord, we wait for you
  in the path of your judgments.


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Our desire is for your name 
and renown. 9 I long for you in the night;
  yes, my spirit within me 
diligently seeks you,
  for when your judgments are 
in the land,
  the inhabitants of the world 
will learn righteousness. 10 But if the wicked man is shown favor,
  he does not learn righteousness. In a righteous land he acts unjustly
  and does not see the majesty 
of the Lord. 11 Lord, your hand is lifted up 
to take action,
  but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people
  and be put to shame.


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Let fire consume your adversaries. a25:6 = Mount Zion   b25:6 Lit wine, fat full of marrow   c25:10 Or trampled under him
 621 ISAIAH 25-26
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 12 Lord, you will establish peace for us,
  for you have also done all our work 
for us. 13 Lord our God, lords other than you 
have owned a us,
  but we remember your name alone. 14 The dead do not live;
  departed spirits do not rise up. Indeed, you have punished 
and destroyed them;
  you have wiped out all memory 
of them. 15 You have added to the nation, Lord. You have added to the nation; 
you are honored. You have expanded all the borders 
of the land. 16 Lord, they went to you  
in their distress;
  they poured out whispered prayers
  because your discipline fell on them. b
 17 As a pregnant woman 
about to give birth
  writhes and cries out in her pains,
  so we were before you, Lord. 18 We became pregnant, we writhed 
in pain;
  we gave birth to wind. We have won no victories on earth,
  and the earth’s inhabitants 
have not fallen. 19 Your dead will live; their bodies  c 
will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell 
in the dust! For you will be covered 
with the morning dew , d
  and the earth will bring out 
the departed spirits. 20 Go, my people, enter your rooms
  and close your doors behind you. Hide for a little while until the wrath 
has passed. 21 For look, the Lord is coming 
from his place
  to punish the inhabitants of the earth 
for their iniquity . The earth will reveal the blood shed 
on it
  and will no longer conceal her slain. LEVIATHAN SLAIN
27 
 On  that  day  the  L ord  with  his re lent less, 
 large,  strong  sword  will  bring judg ment 
 on Le vi a than,  the flee ing ser pent  —  Le vi a than, 
 the twist ing ser pent. He  will  slay  the mon ster 
 that  is  in  the  sea. THE LORD’S VINEYARD
 2 On that day
  sing about a desirable vineyard:
 3 I am the Lord, who watches over it
  to water it regularly . So that no one disturbs it,
  I watch over it night and day .


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If only there were thorns and briers 
for me to battle,
  I would trample them
  and burn them to the ground. 5 Or let it take hold of my strength;
  let it make peace with me —
  make peace with me. 6 In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bloom
  and fill the whole world with fruit. 7 Did the Lord strike Israel
  as he struck the one  
who struck Israel? Was Israel killed like those killed by the 
Lord? 8 You disputed with Israel
  by banishing and driving her away .


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b
  He removed her with his severe storm
  on the day of the east wind. 9 Therefore Jacob’s iniquity 
will be atoned for in this way ,
  and the result of the removal of his sin 
will be this:
  when he makes all the altar stones
  like crushed bits of chalk,
  no Asherah poles or incense altars 
will remain standing. 10 For the fortified city will be desolate,
  pastures deserted and abandoned 
like a wilderness.


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11 When its branches dry out, they will be 
broken off. Women will come and make fires 
with them,
a26:13 Or married   b26:16; 27:8 Hb obscure   c26:19 Lit live; my body they   d26:19 Lit For your dew is a dew of lights
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  for they are not a people 
with understanding. Therefore their Maker will not 
have compassion on them,
  and their Creator will not be gracious 
to them. 12 On that day
  the Lord will thresh grain 
from the Euphrates River
  as far as the Wadi of Egypt,
  and you Israelites will be gathered 
one by one. 13 On that day
  a great trumpet will be blown,
  and those lost in the land of Assyria 
will come,
  as well as those dispersed in the land 
of Egypt;
  and they will worship the Lord
  at Jerusalem on the holy mountain. WOE TO SAMARIA
28 
Woe to the majestic crown 
of Ephraim’s drunkards,
  and to the fading flower 
of its beautiful splendor,
  which is on the summit above 
the rich valley . Woe to those overcome with wine. 2 Look, the Lord has a strong 
and mighty one —
  like a devastating hail storm,
  like a storm with strong flooding water. He will bring it across the land 
with his hand. 3 The majestic crown 
of Ephraim’s drunkards
  will be trampled underfoot. 4 The fading flower 
of his beautiful splendor,
  which is on the summit 
above the rich valley ,
  will be like a ripe fig 
before the summer harvest. Whoever sees it will swallow it
  while it is still in his hand. 5 On that day
  the Lord of Armies will become 
a crown of beauty
  and a diadem of splendor
  to the remnant of his people,
 6 a spirit of justice
  to the one who sits in judgment,
  and strength
  to those who repel attacks at the city 
gate. 7 Even these stagger because of wine
  and stumble under the influence 
of beer:
  priest and prophet stagger 
because of beer,
  they are confused by wine.


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They stumble because of beer,
  they are muddled in their visions,
  they stumble in their judgments. 8 Indeed, all their tables are covered 
with vomit;
  there is no place without a stench. 9 Who is he trying to teach?


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Babies  a removed from the breast? 10 “Law after law , law after law ,
  line after line, line after line,
  a little here, a little there.”  b
 11 For he will speak to this people
  with stammering speech
  and in a foreign language. 12 He had said to them:
  “This is the place of rest;
  let the weary rest;
  this is the place of repose.”
  But they would not listen. 13 The word of the Lord will come to them:
  “Law after law , law after law ,
  line after line, line after line,
  a little here, a little there,”
  so they go stumbling backward,
  to be broken, trapped, and captured. A DEAL WITH DEATH
 14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, 
you scoffers
  who rule this people in Jerusalem. 15 For you said, “We have made 
a covenant with Death,
  and we have an agreement with Sheol;
  when the overwhelming catastrophe  c 
passes through,
  it will not touch us,
  because we have made falsehood 
our refuge
  and have hidden behind treachery .”
a28:9 Lit Those   b28:10 Hb obscure, also in v . 13   c28:15 Or whip ; Hb obscure, also in v .


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 16 Therefore the Lord God said:
  “Look, I have laid a stone in Zion,
  a tested stone,
  a precious cornerstone, 
a sure foundation;
  the one who believes 
will be unshakable. a
 17 And I will make justice 
the measuring line
  and righteousness the mason’s level.”
  Hail will sweep away the false refuge,
  and water will flood your hiding place. 18 Your covenant with Death 
will be dissolved,
  and your agreement with Sheol 
will not last.


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When the overwhelming catastrophe 
passes through,
  you will be trampled. 19 Every time it passes through,
  it will carry you away;
  it will pass through every morning —
  every day and every night. Only terror will cause you
  to understand the message. b
 20 Indeed, the bed is too short 
to stretch out on,
  and its cover too small to wrap up in. 21 For the Lord will rise up as he did 
at Mount Perazim. He will rise in wrath, as at the V alley 
of Gibeon,
  to do his work, his unexpected work,
  and to perform his task, 
his unfamiliar task. 22 So now , do not scoff,
  or your shackles will become stronger. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord God  
of Armies
  a decree of destruction 
for the whole land. GOD’S WONDERFUL ADVICE
 23 Listen and hear my voice.


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Pay attention and hear what I say . 24 Does the plowman plow every day 
to plant seed? Does he continuously break up 
and cultivate the soil? 25 When he has leveled its surface,
  does he not then scatter black cumin 
and sow cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley 
in plots,
  with spelt as their border. 26 His God teaches him order;
  he instructs him. 27 Certainly black cumin is not threshed
  with a threshing board,
  and a cart wheel is not rolled 
over the cumin. But black cumin is beaten out 
with a stick,
  and cumin with a rod. 28 Bread grain is crushed,
  but is not threshed endlessly .


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Though the wheel 
of the farmer’s cart rumbles,
  his horses do not crush it. 29 This also comes from the Lord  
of Armies.


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He gives wondrous advice;
  he gives great wisdom. WOE TO JERUSALEM
29 
Woe to Ariel, c Ariel,
the city where David camped! Continue year after year;
  let the festivals recur.


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2 I will oppress Ariel,
  and there will be mourning  
and crying,
  and she will be to me like an Ariel. 3 I will camp in a circle around you;
  I will besiege you with earth ramps,
  and I will set up my siege towers 
against you. 4 You will be brought down;
  you will speak from the ground,
  and your words will come from low 
in the dust. Your voice will be like that of a spirit 
from the ground;
  your speech will whisper 
from the dust. 5 Your many foes d will be like fine dust,
  and many of the ruthless, 
like blowing chaff. Then suddenly , in an instant,
 6 you will be punished by the Lord  
of Armies
  with thunder, earthquake, 
and loud noise,
a28:16 Lit will not hurry   b28:19 Or The understanding of the message will cause sheer terror   c29:1 Or Altar Hearth, or  Lion 
of God ; Hb obscure, also in v . 2   d29:5 Lit foreigners
ISAIAH 28-29 624
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  storm, tempest, and a flame 
of consuming fire. 7 All the many nations
  going out to battle against Ariel —
  all the attackers, the siege works 
against her,
  and those who oppress her —
  will then be like a dream, a vision 
in the night. 8 It will be like a hungry one who dreams 
he is eating,
  then wakes and is still hungry;
  and like a thirsty one who dreams 
he is drinking,
  then wakes and is still thirsty , 
longing for water. So it will be for all the many nations
  who go to battle against Mount Zion. 9 Stop and be astonished;
  blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk,  a but not with wine;
  they stagger,  b but not with beer. 10 For the Lord has poured out on you
  an overwhelming urge to  c sleep;
  he has shut your eyes (the prophets)
  and covered your heads (the seers). 11  For  you  the en tire vi sion  will  be  like  the  words 
 of  a  sealed doc u ment. If  it  is giv en  to  one  who 
 can  read  and  he  is  asked  to  read  it, d  he  will  say , 
“ I  can’t  read  it, be cause  it  is  sealed.” 12  And  if  the 
doc u ment  is giv en  to  one  who can not  read  and 
 he  is  asked  to  read  it, e  he  will  say , “ I  can’t  read.”
13  The  Lord  said:
  These people approach me 
with their speeches
  to honor me with lip-service  f —
  yet their hearts are far from me,
  and human rules direct their worship 
of me. g
 14 Therefore, I will again confound 
these people
  with wonder after wonder.


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The wisdom of their wise will vanish,
  and the perception of their perceptive 
will be hidden. 15 Woe to those who go to great lengths
  to hide their plans from the Lord. They do their works in the dark,
  and say , “Who sees us?


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Who knows us? ”
 16 You have turned things around,
  as if the potter were the same as the clay . How can what is made say 
about its maker,
  “He didn’t make me”?


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How can what is formed
  say about the one who formed it,
  “He doesn’t understand 
what he’s doing”? 17 Isn’t it true that in just a little while
  Lebanon will become an orchard,
  and the orchard will seem like a forest? 18 On that day the deaf will hear
  the words of a document,
  and out of a deep darkness
  the eyes of the blind will see. 19 The humble will have joy
  after joy in the Lord,
  and the poor people will rejoice
  in the Holy One of Israel. 20 For the ruthless one will vanish,
  the scorner will disappear,
  and all those who lie in wait 
with evil intent
  will be killed —
 21 those who, with their speech,
  accuse a person of wrongdoing,
  who set a trap for the one mediating at 
the city gate
  and without cause deprive 
the righteous of justice. 22 There fore,  the  L ord  who re deemed Abra-
ham  says  this  about  the  house  of Ja cob:
  Jacob will no longer be ashamed,
  and his face will no longer be pale. 23 For when he sees his children,
  the work of my hands 
within his nation,
  they will honor my name,
  they will honor the Holy One of Jacob
  and stand in awe of the God of Israel.


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24 Those who are confused 
will gain understanding,
  and those who grumble 
will accept instruction. CONDEMNATION OF THE EGYPTIAN ALLIANCE
30 
Woe to the rebellious children! This is the Lord’s declaration. They carry out a plan, but not mine;
  they make an alliance,
a29:9 LXX, Tg, Vg read Be drunk   b29:9 Tg, Vg read wine; stagger   c29:10 Lit you a spirit of   d29:11 Lit If one gives it to one 
who knows the document, saying, “Read this, please”   e29:12 Lit who does not know the document, saying, “Read this, 
please”   f29:13 Lit their mouth and honor me with its lips   g29:13 Lit their fearing of me is a taught command of men
 625 ISAIAH 29-30
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  but against my will,
  piling sin on top of sin. 2 Without asking my advice
  they set out to go down to Egypt
  in order to seek shelter 
under Pharaoh’s protection
  and take refuge in Egypt’s shadow . 3 But Pharaoh’s protection will become 
your shame,
  and refuge in Egypt’s shadow 
your humiliation. 4 For though his  a princes are at Zoan
  and his messengers reach 
as far as Hanes,
 5 everyone will be ashamed
  because of a people who can’t help. They are of no benefit, they are  
no help;
  they are good for nothing but shame 
and disgrace. 6  A pronouncement con cern ing  the an i mals 
 of  the Ne gev: b
  Through a land of trouble and distress,
  of lioness and lion,
  of viper and flying serpent,
  they carry their wealth on the backs 
of donkeys
  and their treasures on the humps 
of camels,
  to a people who will not help them. 7 Egypt’s help is completely worthless;
  therefore, I call her:
  Rahab Who Just Sits. 8 Go now , write it on a tablet 
in their presence
  and inscribe it on a scroll;
  it will be for the future,
  forever and ever.


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9 They are a rebellious people,
  deceptive children,
  children who do not want to listen to 
the Lord’s instruction. 10 They say to the seers, “Do not see,”
  and to the prophets,
  “Do not prophesy the truth to us. Tell us flattering things.


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Leave the pathway . Rid us of the Holy One of Israel.”
 12 Therefore the Holy One of Israel says:
  “Because you have rejected 
this message
  and have trusted in oppression 
and deceit,
  and have depended on them,
 13 this iniquity of yours will be
  like a crumbling gap,
  a bulge in a high wall
  whose collapse will come in an instant   
—  suddenly! 14 Its collapse will be like the shattering
  of a potter’s jar, crushed to pieces,
  so that not even a fragment of pottery
  will be found among 
its shattered remains —
  no fragment large enough to take fire 
from a hearth
  or scoop water from a cistern.”
 15 For the Lord God, the Holy One 
of Israel, has said:
  “You will be delivered by returning 
and resting;
  your strength will lie in quiet confidence. But you are not willing.”
 16 You say , “No!


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We will escape on horses” —
  therefore you will escape! —
  and, “We will ride on fast horses” —
  but those who pursue you 
will be faster. 17 One thousand will flee at the threat 
of one,
  at the threat of five you will flee,
  until you remain
  like a solitary pole on a mountaintop
  or a banner on a hill. THE LORD’S MERCY TO ISRAEL
 18 Therefore the Lord is waiting 
to show you mercy ,
  and is rising up 
to show you compassion,
  for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him 
are happy . 19  For peo ple  will  live  on  Zion  in Je ru sa lem. You  will nev er  weep  again;  he  will  show fa vor 
 to  you  at  the  sound  of  your out cry;  as  soon 
 as  he  hears,  he  will an swer  you. 20  The  Lord 
 will  give  you meager  bread  and wa ter dur ing 
op pres sion,  but  your Teach er c  will  not  hide 
 any lon ger. Your  eyes  will  see  your Teach er, 
a30:4 Or Judah’s   b30:6 Or Southland   c30:20 Or teachers
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21  and when ev er  you  turn  to  the  right  or  to  the 
 left,  your  ears  will  hear  this com mand be hind 
 you: “ This  is  the  way . Walk  in  it.” 22  Then  you 
 will de file  your silver-plated  idols  and  your 
gold-plated im ages. You  will  throw  them  away 
 like men stru al  cloths,  and  call  them  filth. 23  Then  he  will  send  rain  for  your  seed  that 
 you  have  sown  in  the  ground,  and  the  food, 
 the pro duce  of  the  ground,  will  be  rich  and 
plen ti ful. On  that  day  your cat tle  will  graze 
 in  open pas tures. 24  The  oxen  and don keys 
 that  work  the  ground  will  eat salt ed fod der 
scat tered  with win now ing shov el  and  fork. 25  Streams flow ing  with wa ter  will  be  on ev-
ery  high moun tain  and ev ery  raised  hill  on 
 the  day  of  great slaugh ter  when  the tow ers 
 fall. 26  The moonlight  will  be  as  bright  as  the 
sun light,  and  the sun light  will  be sev en  times 
bright er  —   like  the  light  of sev en  days  —   on 
 the  day  that  the  L ord bandages  his peo ple’s 
injuries  and  heals  the  wounds  he in flict ed. ANNIHILATION OF THE ASSYRIANS
 27 Look there!


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The Lord  a is coming 
from far away ,
  his anger burning and heavy 
with smoke. b
  His lips are full of fury ,
  and his tongue is like a consuming fire. 28 His breath is like an overflowing torrent
  that rises to the neck.


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He comes to sift the nations in a sieve 
of destruction
  and to put a bridle on the jaws 
of the peoples
  to lead them astray . 29 Your singing will be like that
  on the night of a holy festival,
  and your heart will rejoice
  like one who walks to the music 
of a flute,
  going up to the mountain of the Lord,
  to the Rock of Israel. 30 And the Lord will make the splendor 
of his voice heard
  and reveal his arm striking in 
angry wrath
  and a flame of consuming fire,
  in driving rain, a torrent, 
and hailstones. 31 Assyria will be shattered by the voice 
of the Lord. He will strike with a rod. 32 And every stroke 
of the appointed  c staff
  that the Lord brings down on him
  will be to the sound of tambourines 
and lyres;
  he will fight against him 
with brandished weapons. 33 Indeed!


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Topheth has been ready
  for the king for a long time. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide,
  with plenty of fire and wood.


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The breath of the Lord, like a torrent 
of burning sulfur,
  kindles it. THE LORD, THE ONLY HELP
31 
Woe to those who go down to Egypt 
for help
  and who depend on horses! They trust in the abundance of chariots
  and in the large number of horsemen.


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They do not look to the Holy One 
of Israel
  and they do not seek the Lord. 2 But he also is wise and brings disaster. He does not go back on what he says;
  he will rise up against the house 
of the wicked
  and against the allies of evildoers. 3 Egyptians are men, not God;
  their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the Lord raises his hand 
to strike,
  the helper will stumble
  and the one who is helped will fall;
  both will perish together. 4  For  this  is  what  the  L ord  said  to  me:
  As a lion or young lion growls 
over its prey
  when a band of shepherds is called out 
against it,
  and is not terrified by their shouting
  or subdued by their noise,
  so the Lord of Armies will come down
  to fight on Mount Zion
  and on its hill. 5 Like hovering birds,
  so the Lord of Armies 
will protect Jerusalem —
  by protecting it, he will rescue it,
  by sparing it, he will deliver it. a30:27 Or Look, the name of the Lord   b30:27 Hb obscure   c30:32 Some Hb mss read punishing
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6 Re turn  to  the  one  the Is ra el ites  have great ly 
re belled  against. 7  For  on  that  day , ev ery  one 
 of  you  will re ject  the sil ver  and  gold  idols  that 
 your  own  hands  have sinfully  made. 8 Then Assyria will fall,
  but not by human sword;
  a sword will devour him,
  but not one made by man. He will flee from the sword;
  his young men will be put 
to forced labor. 9 His rock a will pass away 
because of fear,
  and his officers will be afraid 
because of the signal flag. This  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion  —   whose  fire 
 is  in  Zion  and  whose fur nace  is  in Je ru sa lem. THE RIGHTEOUS KINGDOM ANNOUNCED
32 
Indeed, a king will reign righteously ,
and rulers will rule justly . 2 Each will be like a shelter 
from the wind,
  a refuge from the rain,
  like flowing streams in a dry land
  and the shade of a massive rock 
in an arid land.


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3 Then the eyes of those who see will not 
be closed,
  and the ears of those who hear 
will listen. 4 The reckless mind will gain knowledge,
  and the stammering tongue 
will speak clearly and fluently . 5 A fool will no longer be called a noble,
  nor a scoundrel said to be important. 6 For a fool speaks foolishness
  and his mind plots iniquity . He lives in a godless way
  and speaks falsely about the Lord. He leaves the hungry empty
  and deprives the thirsty of drink. 7 The scoundrel’s weapons 
are destructive;
  he hatches plots to destroy the needy 
with lies,
  even when the poor person says 
what is right. 8 But a noble person plans noble things;
  he stands up for noble causes. 9 Stand up, you complacent women;
  listen to me.


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Pay attention to what I say ,
  you overconfident daughters. 10 In a little more than a year
  you overconfident ones will shudder,
  for the grapes will fail
  and the harvest will not come. 11 Shudder, you complacent ones;
  tremble, you overconfident ones!


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Strip yourselves bare
  and put sackcloth around your waists. 12 Beat your breasts in mourning
  for the delightful fields 
and the fruitful vines,
 13 for the ground of my people
  growing thorns and briers,
  indeed, for every joyous house 
in the jubilant city . 14 For the palace will be deserted,
  the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become
  barren places forever,
  the joy of wild donkeys,
  and a pasture for flocks,
 15 until the Spirit  b from on high 
is poured out on us. Then the desert will become 
an orchard,
  and the orchard will seem like a forest. 16 Then justice will inhabit 
the wilderness,
  and righteousness will dwell 
in the orchard. 17 The result of righteousness 
will be peace;
  the effect of righteousness
  will be quiet confidence forever. 18 Then my people will dwell 
in a peaceful place,
  in safe and secure dwellings. 19 But hail will level the forest,  c
  and the city will sink into the depths. 20 You will be happy as you sow seed
  beside abundant water,
  and as you let oxen and donkeys 
range freely . THE LORD RISES UP
33 
Woe, you destroyer never destroyed,
you traitor never betrayed!


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When you have finished betraying,
  they will betray you. a31:9 Perhaps the Assyrian king   b32:15 Or a wind   c32:19 Hb obscure
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Be our strength every morning
  and our salvation in time of trouble. 3 The peoples flee 
at the thunderous noise;
  the nations scatter when you rise 
in your majesty . 4 Your spoil will be gathered as locusts 
are gathered;
  people will swarm over it 
like an infestation of locusts. 5 The Lord is exalted, for he dwells 
on high;
  he has filled Zion with justice 
and righteousness. 6 There will be times of security 
for you —
  a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, 
and knowledge. The fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure. 7 Listen!


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Their warriors cry loudly 
in the streets;
  the messengers of peace weep bitterly . 8 The highways are deserted;
  travel has ceased. An agreement has been broken,
  cities  a despised,
  and human life disregarded. 9 The land mourns and withers;
  Lebanon is ashamed and wilted. Sharon is like a desert;
  Bashan and Carmel shake off 
their leaves. 10 “Now I will rise up,” says the Lord.


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Now I will be exalted. 11 You will conceive chaff;
  you will give birth to stubble. Your breath is fire that will 
consume you. 12 The peoples will be burned to ashes,
  like thorns cut down and burned 
in a fire. 13 You who are far off, hear what 
I have done;
  you who are near, know my strength.”
 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
  trembling seizes the ungodly:
  “Who among us can dwell 
with a consuming fire? Who among us can dwell 
with ever-burning flames? ”
 15 The one who lives righteously
  and speaks rightly ,
  who refuses profit from extortion,
  whose hand never takes a bribe,
  who stops his ears from listening 
to murderous plots
  and shuts his eyes against 
evil schemes —
 16 he will dwell on the heights;
  his refuge will be the rocky fortresses,
  his food provided, his water assured. 17 Your eyes will see the King 
in his beauty;
  you will see a vast land. 18 Your mind will meditate 
on the past terror:
  “Where is the accountant? b
  Where is the tribute collector?


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c
  Where is the one who spied out 
our defenses? ” d
 19 You will no longer see the barbarians,
  a people whose speech is difficult 
to comprehend —
  who stammer in a language that is 
not understood. 20 Look at Zion, the city 
of our festival times. Your eyes will see Jerusalem,
  a peaceful pasture, a tent 
that does not wander;
  its tent pegs will not be pulled up
  nor will any of its cords be loosened. 21 For the majestic one, our Lord, 
will be there,
  a place of rivers and broad streams
  where ships that are rowed  
will not go,
  and majestic vessels will not pass. 22 For the Lord is our Judge,
  the Lord is our Lawgiver,
  the Lord is our King. He will save us. 23 Your ropes are slack;
  they cannot hold the base of the mast
  or spread out the flag. Then abundant spoil will be divided,
  the lame will plunder it,
 24 and none there will say , “I am sick.”
  The people who dwell there
  will be forgiven their iniquity . a33:8 DSS read witnesses   b33:18 Lit counter   c33:18 Lit weigher   d33:18 Lit who counts towers
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THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS
34 
You nations, come here and listen;
you peoples, pay attention! Let the earth and all that fills it hear,
  the world and all that comes from it. 2 The Lord is angry with all the nations,
  furious with all their armies. He will set them apart for destruction,
  giving them over to slaughter. 3 Their slain will be thrown out,
  and the stench of their corpses will rise;
  the mountains will flow  a 
with their blood. 4 All b the stars in the sky will dissolve.


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The sky will roll up like a scroll,
  and its stars will all wither
  as leaves wither on the vine,
  and foliage on the fig tree. THE JUDGMENT OF EDOM
 5 When my sword has drunk its fill  c 
in the heavens,
  it will then come down on Edom
  and on the people I have set apart 
for destruction. 6 The Lord’s sword is covered with blood.


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It drips with fat,
  with the blood of lambs and goats,
  with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah,
  a great slaughter in the land of Edom. 7 The wild oxen will be struck  d down 
with them,
  and young bulls with the mighty bulls. Their land will be soaked with  e blood,
  and their soil will be saturated with fat. 8 For the Lord has a day of vengeance,
  a time of paying back Edom
  for its hostility against Zion. 9 Edom’s streams will be turned 
into pitch,
  her soil into sulfur;
  her land will become burning pitch. 10 It will never go out  —  day or night.


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Its smoke will go up forever. It will be desolate, from generation 
to generation;
  no one will pass through it forever 
and ever. 11 Eagle owls f and herons g will possess it,
  and long-eared owls and ravens 
will dwell there. The Lord will stretch out 
a measuring line
  and a plumb line over her
  for her destruction and chaos. 12 No nobles will be left to proclaim 
a king,
  and all her princes will come 
to nothing. 13 Her palaces will be overgrown 
with thorns;
  her fortified cities, with thistles 
and briers. She will become a dwelling for jackals,
  an abode  h for ostriches. 14 The desert creatures will meet hyenas,
  and one wild goat will call to another. Indeed, the night birds will stay there
  and will find a resting place. 15 Sand partridges  i will make 
their nests there;
  they will lay and hatch their eggs
  and will gather their broods 
under their shadows. Indeed, the birds of prey 
will gather there,
  each with its mate. 16 Search and read the scroll of the Lord:
  Not one of them will be missing,
  none will be lacking its mate,
  because he has ordered it 
by my j mouth,
  and he will gather them by his Spirit. 17 He has cast the lot for them;
  his hand allotted their portion 
with a measuring line.


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They will possess it forever;
  they will dwell in it from generation 
to generation. THE RANSOMED RETURN TO ZION
35 
The wilderness and the dry land 
will be glad;
  the desert will rejoice and blossom 
like a wildflower. k
 2 It will blossom abundantly
  and will also rejoice with joy 
and singing.


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The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
  the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. a34:3 Or melt, or dissolve   b34:4 DSS read And the valleys will be split, and all   c34:5 DSS read sword will appear   d34:7 Or 
will go   e34:7 Or will drink its fill of   f34:11 Or Pelicans   g34:11 Or hedgehogs   h34:13 DSS, LXX, Syr , Tg; MT reads jackals, 
grass   i34:15 Or Arrow snakes, or Owls   j34:16 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, DSS, Syr , Tg read his   k35:1 Or meadow saffron ; 
traditionally rose
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  They will see the glory of the Lord,
  the splendor of our God. 3 Strengthen the weak hands,
  steady the shaking knees! 4 Say to the cowardly:
  “Be strong; do not fear! Here is your God; vengeance is coming. God’s retribution is coming; he will 
save you.”
 5 Then the eyes of the blind 
will be opened,
  and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 6 Then the lame will leap like a deer,
  and the tongue of the mute will sing 
for joy ,
  for water will gush in the wilderness,
  and streams in the desert;
 7 the parched ground will become a pool,
  and the thirsty land springs. In the haunt of jackals, in their lairs,
  there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus. 8 A road will be there and a way;
  it will be called the Holy Way . The unclean will not travel on it,
  but it will be for the one who walks 
the path. Fools will not wander on it.


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9 There will be no lion there,
  and no vicious beast will go up on it;
  they will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk on it,
 10 and the redeemed of the Lord  
will return
  and come to Zion with singing,
  crowned with unending joy . Joy and gladness will overtake them,
  and sorrow and sighing will flee. SENNACHERIB’S INVASION
36 
 In  the four teenth  year  of  King Hez e ki ah, 
 King Sen nach er ib  of As syr ia at tacked 
 all  the for ti fied cit ies  of Ju dah  and cap tured 
 them. 2  Then  the  king  of As syr ia  sent  his roy al 
spokes man,  along  with  a mas sive  army ,  from 
La chish  to  King Hez e ki ah  at Je ru sa lem.


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The 
As syr ian  stood  near  the conduit  of  the up per 
 pool,  by  the  road  to  the Laun der er’s  Field. 3 Eli-
a kim  son  of Hil ki ah,  who  was  in  charge  of  the 
pal ace, Sheb na  the  court sec re tary ,  and  Joah  son 
 of  Asaph,  the  court historian,  came  out  to  him. 4  The roy al spokes man  said  to  them, “ Tell 
Hez e ki ah:
The great king, the king of Assyria, 
says this: What are you relying on? a 
5 You b think mere words are strategy 
and strength for war.


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Who are you now 
relying on that you have rebelled against 
me? 6 Look, you are relying on Egypt, that 
splintered reed of a staff that will pierce 
the hand of anyone who grabs it and 
leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of 
Egypt is to all who rely on him. 7 Suppose 
you say to me, ‘We rely on the Lord our 
God.’ Isn’t he the one whose high places 
and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying 
to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You are to wor
-
ship at this altar’? 8 “Now make a deal with my master, the 
king of Assyria.


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I’ll give you two thou -
sand horses if you’re able to supply riders 
for them! 9 How then can you drive back 
a single officer among the least of my 
master’s servants? How can you rely on 
Egypt for chariots and horsemen? 10 Have 
I attacked this land to destroy it without 
the Lord’s approval? The Lord said to me, 
‘ Attack this land and destroy it.’ ”
11  Then Eli a kim, Sheb na,  and  Joah  said  to 
 the roy al spokes man, “ Please  speak  to  your 
ser vants  in Ar a ma ic,  since  we un der stand  it. Don’t  speak  to  us  in He brew c with in earshot 
 of  the peo ple  who  are  on  the  wall.”
12  But  the roy al spokes man re plied, “ Has 
 my mas ter  sent  me  to  speak  these  words  to 
 your mas ter  and  to  you,  and  not  to  the  men 
 who  are sit ting  on  the  wall,  who  are des tined 
 with  you  to  eat  their  own ex cre ment  and  drink 
 their  own  urine? ”
13  Then  the roy al spokes man  stood  and  called 
 out loud ly  in He brew:
Listen to the words of the great king, the 
king of Assyria! 14 This is what the king 
says: “Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, for 
he cannot rescue you. 15 Don’t let Heze-
kiah persuade you to rely on the Lord, 
saying, ‘The Lord will certainly rescue us! This city will not be handed over to the 
king of Assyria.’ ”
16 Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for this is what 
the king of Assyria says: “Make peace  d 
with me and surrender to me. Then every 
a36:4 Lit What is this trust that you trust   b36:5 Many Hb mss, DSS, 2Kg 18:20; MT reads I   c36:11 Lit Judahite, also in v .


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one of you may eat from his own vine and 
his own fig tree and drink water from 
his own cistern 17 until I come and take 
you away to a land like your own land   
—  a land of grain and new wine, a land 
of bread and vineyards. 18 Beware that 
Hezekiah does not mislead you by saying, 
‘The Lord will rescue us.’ Has any one of 
the gods of the nations rescued his land 
from the power of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and 
Arpad? Where are the gods of Sephar -
vaim? Have they rescued Samaria from 
my power? 20 Who among all the gods of 
these lands ever rescued his land from 
my power?


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So will the Lord rescue Jeru -
salem from my power? ”
21  But  they  kept si lent;  they  didn’t  say any-
thing,  for  the  king’s com mand  was, “ Don’t 
an swer  him.” 22  Then Eli a kim  son  of Hil ki ah, 
 who  was  in  charge  of  the pal ace, Sheb na  the 
 court sec re tary ,  and  Joah  son  of  Asaph,  the 
 court historian,  came  to Hez e ki ah  with  their 
 clothes  torn  and re port ed  to  him  the  words 
 of  the roy al spokes man. HEZEKIAH SEEKS ISAIAH’S COUNSEL
37 
 When  King Hez e ki ah  heard  their re port, 
 he  tore  his  clothes,  put  on sack cloth, 
 and  went  to  the  L ord’ s tem ple. 2  He  sent Eli a-
kim,  who  was  in  charge  of  the pal ace, Sheb na 
 the  court sec re tary ,  and  the lead ing  priests, 
 who  were wear ing sack cloth,  to  the proph et 
Isa iah  son  of  Amoz. 3  They  said  to  him, “ This 
 is  what Hez e ki ah  says: ‘To day  is  a  day  of dis-
tress, re buke,  and dis grace. It  is  as  if chil dren 
 have  come  to  the  point  of  birth,  and  there 
 is  no  strength  to de liv er  them. 4 Per haps  the 
 L ord  your  God  will  hear  all  the  words  of  the 
roy al spokes man,  whom  his mas ter  the  king 
 of As syr ia  sent  to  mock  the liv ing  God,  and 
 will re buke  him  for  the  words  that  the  L ord 
 your  God  has  heard. There fore off  er  a  prayer 
 for  the sur viv ing rem nant.’ ”
5  So  the ser vants  of  King Hez e ki ah  went  to 
Isa iah, 6  who  said  to  them, “ Tell  your mas ter, 
‘ The  L ord  says  this:  Don’t  be  afraid be cause 
 of  the  words  you  have  heard,  with  which  the 
 king  of As syr ia’s at ten dants  have blas phemed 
 me. 7  I  am  about  to  put  a spir it  in  him  and  he 
 will  hear  a ru mor  and re turn  to  his  own  land, 
 where  I  will  cause  him  to  fall  by  the  sword.’ ”
SENNACHERIB’S LETTER
8  When  the roy al spokes man  heard  that  the 
 king  of As syr ia  had  pulled  out  of La chish,  he 
 left  and  found  him fight ing  against Lib nah. 9  The  king  had  heard con cern ing  King Tir ha kah 
 of  Cush, “ He  has  set  out  to  fight  against  you.” 
 So  when  he  heard  this,  he  sent mes sen gers  to 
Hez e ki ah, say ing, 10 “ Say  this  to  King Hez e ki ah 
 of Ju dah: ‘ Don’t  let  your  God,  on  whom  you  rely , 
de ceive  you  by promising  that Je ru sa lem  won’t 
 be hand ed  over  to  the  king  of As syr ia. 11  Look, 
 you  have  heard  what  the  kings  of As syr ia  have 
 done  to  all  the coun tries:  they com plete ly de-
stroyed  them.


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Will  you  be res cued? 12  Did  the 
 gods  of  the na tions  that  my pre de ces sors de-
stroyed res cue  them  —  Go zan, Ha ran, Re zeph, 
 and  the Edenites  in Te las sar? 13  Where  is  the 
 king  of Ha math,  the  king  of Ar pad,  the  king 
 of  the  city  of a Seph ar va im,  Hena,  or Iv vah? ’ ”
HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER
14 Hez e ki ah  took  the let ter  from  the mes-
sen gers’  hands,  read  it,  then  went  up  to  the 
 L ord’ s tem ple  and  spread  it  out be fore  the 
 L ord. 15  Then Hez e ki ah  prayed  to  the  L ord:
16 Lord of Armies, God of Israel, en -
throned between the cherubim, you are 
God  —  you alone  —  of all the kingdoms 
of the earth. You made the heavens and 
the earth.


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17 Listen closely , Lord, and hear; 
open your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear all 
the words that Sennacherib has sent to 
mock the living God. 18 Lord, it is true that 
the kings of Assyria have devastated all 
these countries and their lands. 19 They 
have thrown their gods into the fire, for 
they were not gods but made from wood 
and stone by human hands. So they have 
destroyed them.


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20 Now , Lord our God, 
save us from his power so that all the 
kingdoms of the earth may know that 
you, Lord, are God
 b  —  you alone. GOD’S ANSWER THROUGH ISAIAH
21  Then Isa iah  son  of  Amoz  sent  a mes sage  to 
Hez e ki ah: “ The  L ord,  the  God  of Is ra el,  says, 
‘Be cause  you  prayed  to  me  about  King Sen-
nach er ib  of As syr ia, 22  this  is  the  word  the 
 L ord  has spo ken  against  him:
  Virgin Daughter Zion
  despises you and scorns you;
  Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head
  behind your back. a37:13 Or king of Lair,   b37:20 are God supplied for clarity; see v .


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 23 Who is it you have mocked 
and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised 
your voice
  and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! 24 You have mocked the Lord 
through a your servants. You have said, “With my many chariots
  I have gone up to the heights 
of the mountains,
  to the far recesses of Lebanon. I cut down its tallest cedars,
  its choice cypress trees.


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I came to its distant heights,
  its densest forest. 25 I dug wells and drank water in foreign 
lands. b
  I dried up all the streams of Egypt
  with the soles of my feet.”
 26 Have you not heard? I designed it long ago;
  I planned it in days gone by .


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I have now brought it to pass,
  and you have crushed fortified cities
  into piles of rubble. 27 Their inhabitants have 
become powerless,
  dismayed, and ashamed. They are plants of the field,
  tender grass,
  grass on the rooftops,
  blasted by the east wind. c
 28 But I know your sitting down,
  your going out and your coming in,
  and your raging against me. 29 Because your raging against me
  and your arrogance have reached 
my ears,
  I will put my hook in your nose
  and my bit in your mouth;
  I will make you go back
  the way you came. 30 “ ‘ This  will  be  the  sign  for  you:  This  year 
 you  will  eat  what  grows  on  its  own,  and  in  the 
sec ond  year  what  grows  from  that. But  in  the 
 third  year  sow  and  reap,  plant vine yards  and 
 eat  their  fruit. 31  The sur viv ing rem nant  of  the 
 house  of Ju dah  will  again  take  root down ward 
 and  bear  fruit up ward. 32  For  a rem nant  will 
 go  out  from Je ru sa lem,  and sur vi vors  from 
 Mount  Zion. The  zeal  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies 
 will ac com plish  this.’
33 “There fore,  this  is  what  the  L ord  says 
 about  the  king  of As syr ia:
  He will not enter this city ,
  shoot an arrow here,
  come before it with a shield,
  or build up a siege ramp against it. 34 He will go back
  the way he came,
  and he will not enter this city .


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This  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. 35 I will defend this city and rescue it
  for my sake
  and for the sake of my servant David.”
DEFEAT AND DEATH OF SENNACHERIB
36  Then  the an gel  of  the  L ord  went  out  and 
 struck  down  one hun dred eighty-five thou-
sand  in  the  camp  of  the As syr ians. When  the 
peo ple  got  up  the  next morn ing  —   there  were 
 all  the  dead bod ies!


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37  So  King Sen nach er ib 
 of As syr ia  broke  camp  and  left. He re turned 
 home  and  lived  in Nin e veh. 38  One  day ,  while  he  was wor ship ing  in  the 
tem ple  of  his  god Nis roch,  his  sons Adram-
me lech  and Sha re zer  struck  him  down  with 
 the  sword  and es caped  to  the  land  of Ar a rat. Then  his  son Esar- had don be came  king  in 
 his  place. HEZEKIAH’S ILLNESS AND RECOVERY
38 
 In  those  days Hez e ki ah be came ter-
mi nal ly  ill. The proph et Isa iah  son  of 
 Amoz  came  and  said  to  him, “ This  is  what 
 the  L ord  says: ‘ Set  your  house  in or der,  for 
 you  are  about  to  die;  you  will  not re cov er.’ ” d
2  Then Hez e ki ah  turned  his  face  to  the  wall 
 and  prayed  to  the  L ord. 3  He  said, “ Please, 
 L ord, re mem ber  how  I  have  walked be fore 
 you faith ful ly  and whole heart ed ly ,  and  have 
 done  what pleas es  you.” e  And Hez e ki ah  wept 
bit ter ly . 4  Then  the  word  of  the  L ord  came  to Isa iah: 
5 “ Go  and  tell Hez e ki ah, ‘ This  is  what  the  L ord 
 God  of  your an ces tor Da vid  says:  I  have  heard 
 your  prayer;  I  have  seen  your  tears. Look,  I  am 
go ing  to  add fif teen  years  to  your  life.


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f 6  And 
 I  will res cue  you  and  this  city  from  the  grasp 
 of  the  king  of As syr ia;  I  will de fend  this  city . a37:24 Lit by the hand of   b37:25 DSS, 2Kg 19:24; MT omits in foreign lands   c37:27 DSS; MT reads rooftops, field before 
standing grain   d38:1 Lit live   e38:3 Lit what is good in your eyes   f38:5 Lit days, also in v . 10
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7  This  is  the  sign  to  you  from  the  L ord  that  he 
 will  do  what a  he  has prom ised: b 8  I  am go ing 
 to  make  the sun’s shad ow  that  goes  down  on 
 the stair way  of  Ahaz  go  back  by  ten  steps.’ ” 
 So  the sun’s shad ow c  went  back  the  ten  steps 
 it  had de scend ed. 9  A  poem  by  King Hez e ki ah  of Ju dah af ter 
 he  had  been  sick  and  had re cov ered  from  his 
ill ness:
 10 I said: In the prime  d of my life
  I must go to the gates of Sheol;
  I am deprived of the rest of my years. 11 I said: I will never see the Lord,
  the Lord in the land of the living;
  I will not look on humanity  
any longer
  with the inhabitants of what is 
passing away .


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e
 12 My dwelling is plucked up 
and removed from me
  like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver;
  he cuts me off from the loom. By nightfall  f you make an end of me. 13 I thought until the morning:
  He will break all my bones like a lion. By nightfall you make an end of me. 14 I chirp like a swallow or a crane;
  I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak looking upward.


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He has spoken to me,
  and he himself has done it. I walk along slowly all my years
  because of the bitterness of my soul. 16 Lord, by such things people live,
  and in every one of them my spirit 
finds life;
  you have restored me to health
  and let me live. 17 Indeed, it was for my own well-being
  that I had such intense bitterness;
  but your love has delivered me
  from the Pit of destruction,
  for you have thrown all my sins 
behind your back. 18 For Sheol cannot thank you;
  Death cannot praise you. Those who go down to the Pit
  cannot hope for your faithfulness. 19 The living, only the living 
can thank you,
  as I do today;
  a father will make your faithfulness 
known to children. 20 The Lord is ready to save me;
  we will play stringed instruments
  all the days of our lives
  at the house of the Lord. 21  Now Isa iah  had  said, “ Let  them  take  a  lump 
 of  pressed  figs  and ap ply  it  to  his in fect ed  skin, 
 so  that  he  may re cov er.” 22  And Hez e ki ah  had 
 asked, “ What  is  the  sign  that  I  will  go  up  to  the 
 L ord’ s tem ple? ”
HEZEKIAH’S FOLLY
39 
 At  that  time Merodach-baladan  son  of 
Bal a dan,  king  of Bab ylon,  sent let ters 
 and  a  gift  to Hez e ki ah  since  he  heard  that  he 
 had  been  sick  and  had re cov ered. 2 Hez e ki ah 
 was  pleased  with  the let ters,  and  he  showed 
 the en voys  his trea sure  house  —   the sil ver,  the 
 gold,  the spic es,  and  the pre cious  oil  —   and 
 all  his ar mory ,  and ev ery thing  that  was  found 
 in  his trea sur ies.


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There  was noth ing  in  his 
pal ace  and  in  all  his  realm  that Hez e ki ah  did 
 not  show  them. 3  Then  the proph et Isa iah  came  to  King Hez-
e ki ah  and  asked  him, “ What  did  these  men 
 say ,  and  where  did  they  come  to  you  from? ”
Hez e ki ah re plied, “ They  came  to  me  from 
 a dis tant coun try ,  from Bab ylon.”
4 Isa iah  asked, “ What  have  they  seen  in  your 
pal ace? ”
Hez e ki ah an swered, “ They  have  seen ev ery-
thing  in  my pal ace. There  isn’t any thing  in  my 
trea sur ies  that  I  didn’t  show  them.”
5  Then Isa iah  said  to Hez e ki ah, “ Hear  the 
 word  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies: 6 ‘ Look,  the  days 
 are com ing  when ev ery thing  in  your pal ace 
 and  all  that  your fa thers  have  stored  up un til 
to day  will  be car ried  off  to Bab ylon; noth ing 
 will  be  left,’  says  the  L ord. 7 ‘ Some  of  your de-
scen dants  —   who  come  from  you,  whom  you 
fa ther  —   will  be tak en  away ,  and  they  will 
be come eu nuchs  in  the pal ace  of  the  king  of 
Bab ylon.’ ”
8  Then Hez e ki ah  said  to Isa iah, “ The  word 
 of  the  L ord  that  you  have spo ken  is  good,”  for 
 he  thought:  There  will  be  peace  and se cu ri ty 
dur ing  my life time. a38:7 Lit this thing   b38:7 Lit said   c38:8 Lit And the sun   d38:10 Lit quiet   e38:11 Some Hb mss, Tg read of the world   
f38:12 Lit From day until night, also in v .


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GOD’S PEOPLE COMFORTED
40 
“Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your God. 2 “Speak tenderly to  a Jerusalem,
  and announce to her
  that her time of forced labor is over,
  her iniquity has been pardoned,
  and she has received 
from the Lord’s hand
  double for all her sins.”
3  A  voice  of  one cry ing  out:
  Prepare the way of the Lord  
in the wilderness;
  make a straight highway for our God 
in the desert. 4 Every valley will be lifted up,
  and every mountain and hill 
will be leveled;
  the uneven ground 
will become smooth
  and the rough places, a plain. 5 And the glory of the Lord will appear,
  and all humanity  b together will see it,
  for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. 6 A voice was saying, “Cry out!


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”
  Another said,  c “What should I cry out? ”
  “ All humanity is grass,
  and all its goodness is like the flower 
of the field. 7 The grass withers, the flowers fade
  when the breath  d of the Lord blows 
on them; e
  indeed, the people are grass. 8 The grass withers, the flowers fade,
  but the word of our God 
remains forever.”
 9 Zion, herald of good news,
  go up on a high mountain. Jerusalem, herald of good news,
  raise your voice loudly .


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Raise it, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah,
  “Here is your God! ”
 10 See, the Lord God comes with strength,
  and his power establishes his rule.


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His wages are with him,
  and his reward accompanies him. 11 He protects his flock like a shepherd;
  he gathers the lambs in his arms
  and carries them in the fold 
of his garment. He gently leads those that are nursing. 12 Who has measured the waters 
in the hollow of his hand
  or marked off the heavens 
with the span of his hand? Who has gathered the dust of the earth 
in a measure
  or weighed the mountains  
on a balance
  and the hills on the scales? 13 Who has directed  f the Spirit 
of the Lord,
  or who gave him counsel? 14 Who did he consult? Who gave him understanding
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Who taught him knowledge
  and showed him the way 
of understanding? 15 Look, the nations are like a drop 
in a bucket;
  they are considered as a speck of dust 
on the scales;
  he lifts up the islands like fine dust. 16 Lebanon’s cedars are not enough 
for fuel,
  or its animals enough 
for a burnt offering. 17 All the nations are as nothing 
before him;
  they are considered by him
  as empty nothingness. 18 With whom will you compare God? What likeness will you set up for 
comparison with him? 19 An idol? —  something that 
a smelter casts
  and a metalworker plates with gold
  and makes silver chains for? 20 A poor person contributes wood for 
a pedestal
  that will not rot. g
  He looks for a skilled craftsman
  to set up an idol that will not  
fall over. 21 Do you not know?


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Have you not heard? a40:2 Lit Speak to the heart of   b40:5 Lit flesh   c40:6 DSS, LXX, Vg read I said   d40:7 Or wind, or Spirit   e40:7 Lit it    
f40:13 Or measured, or comprehended   g40:20 Or who is too poor for such an offering, or  who chooses mulberry wood as a 
votive gift ; Hb obscure
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  Has it not been declared to you
  from the beginning? Have you not considered
  the foundations of the earth? 22 God is enthroned above the circle 
of the earth;
  its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens 
like thin cloth
  and spreads them out like a tent 
to live in. 23 He reduces princes to nothing
  and makes judges of the earth like a 
wasteland. 24 They are barely planted, barely sown,
  their stem hardly takes root 
in the ground
  when he blows on them 
and they wither,
  and a whirlwind carries them away 
like stubble. 25 “To whom will you compare me,
  or who is my equal? ”  
asks the Holy One.


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26 Look up a and see! Who created these? He brings out the stars by number;
  he calls all of them by name. Because of his great power 
and strength,
  not one of them is missing. 27 Jacob, why do you say ,
  and, Israel, why do you assert:
  “My way is hidden from the Lord,
  and my claim is ignored by my God”? 28 Do you not know?


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Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God,
  the Creator of the whole earth. He never becomes faint or weary;
  there is no limit  
to his understanding. 29 He gives strength to the faint
  and strengthens the powerless. 30 Youths may become faint and weary ,
  and young men stumble and fall,
 31 but those who trust in the Lord
  will renew their strength;
  they will soar on wings like eagles;
  they will run and not become weary ,
  they will walk and not faint. THE LORD VERSUS THE NATIONS’ GODS
41 
“Be silent before me, coasts and 
islands! And let peoples renew their strength.


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Let them approach; let them testify;
  let’s come together for the trial. 2 Who has stirred up someone 
from the east?


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In righteousness he calls him to 
serve. b,c
  The Lord hands nations over to him,
  and he subdues kings. He makes them like dust 
with his sword,
  like wind-driven stubble with his bow . 3 He pursues them, going on safely ,
  hardly touching the path with his feet. 4 Who has performed and done this,
  calling the generations 
from the beginning? I am the Lord, the first
  and with the last  —  I am he.”
 5 The coasts and islands see 
and are afraid,
  the whole earth trembles. They approach and arrive.


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6 Each one helps the other,
  and says to another, “Take courage! ”
 7 The craftsman encourages 
the metalworker;
  the one who flattens with the hammer
  encourages the one who strikes 
the anvil,
  saying of the soldering, “It is good.”
  He fastens it with nails so that 
it will not fall over. 8 But you, Israel, my servant,
  Jacob, whom I have chosen,
  descendant of Abraham, my friend —
 9 I brought d you from the ends 
of the earth
  and called you 
from its farthest corners. I said to you: You are my servant;
  I have chosen you; I haven’t 
rejected you. 10 Do not fear, for I am with you;
  do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you;
  I will hold on to you with my righteous 
right hand. a40:26 Lit Lift up your eyes on high   b41:2 Or Righteousness calls him to serve   c41:2 Lit to his foot   d41:9 Or seized
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 11 Be sure that all who are enraged 
against you
  will be ashamed and disgraced;
  those who contend with you
  will become as nothing and will perish. 12 You will look for those who contend 
with you,
  but you will not find them.


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Those who war against you
  will become absolutely nothing. 13 For I am the Lord your God,
  who holds your right hand,
  who says to you, ‘Do not fear,
  I will help you. 14 Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
  you men  a of Israel. I will help you’ —
  this is the Lord’s declaration.


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Your Redeemer is the Holy One 
of Israel. 15 See, I will make you 
into a sharp threshing board,
  new , with many teeth. You will thresh mountains 
and pulverize them
  and make hills into chaff. 16 You will winnow them
  and a wind will carry them away ,
  a whirlwind will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the Lord;
  you will boast in the Holy One of Israel. 17 The poor and the needy seek water, 
but there is none;
  their tongues are parched with thirst. I will answer them.


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I am the Lord, the God of Israel. I 
will not abandon them. 18 I will open rivers on the barren heights,
  and springs in the middle of the plains. I will turn the desert into a pool
  and dry land into springs. 19 I will plant cedars,
  acacias, myrtles, and olive trees 
in the wilderness. I will put juniper trees,
  elms, and cypress trees together in the 
desert,
 20 so that all may see and know ,
  consider and understand,
  that the hand of the Lord has done this,
  the Holy One of Israel has created it. 21 “Submit your case,” says the Lord.


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“Present your arguments,” 
says Jacob’s King. 22 “Let them come and tell us
  what will happen. Tell us the past events,
  so that we may reflect on them
  and know the outcome,
  or tell us the future. 23 Tell us the coming events,
  then we will know that you are gods. Indeed, do something good or bad,
  then we will be in awe  b when we see it. 24 Look, you are nothing
  and your work is worthless.


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Anyone who chooses you is detestable. 25 “I have stirred up one from the north, 
and he has come,
  one from the east who invokes 
my c name. He will march over rulers as if 
they were mud,
  like a potter who treads the clay . 26 Who told about this 
from the beginning,
  so that we might know ,
  and from times past,
  so that we might say , ‘He is right’?


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No one announced it,
  no one told it,
  no one heard your words. 27 I was the first to say to Zion,  d
  ‘Look! Here they are! ’
  And I gave Jerusalem a herald 
with good news. 28 When I look, there is no one;
  there is no counselor among them;
  when I ask them, they have 
nothing to say . 29 Look, all of them are a delusion;  e
  their works are nonexistent;
  their images are wind and emptiness. THE SERVANT’S MISSION
42 
“This is my servant; 
   I strengthen him,
  this is my chosen one; I delight in him. I have put my Spirit on him;
  he will bring justice  f to the nations. 2 He will not cry out or shout
  or make his voice heard in the streets. a41:14 LXX reads small number ; DSS read dead ones   b41:23 DSS read we may hear   c41:25 DSS read his   d41:27 Lit First to 
Zion   e41:29 DSS, Syr read are nothing   f42:1 DSS read his justice
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 3 He will not break a bruised reed,
  and he will not put out 
a smoldering wick;
  he will faithfully bring justice. 4 He will not grow weak 
or be discouraged
  until he has established justice 
on earth. The coasts and islands will wait 
for his instruction.”
 5 This is what God, the Lord, says —
  who created the heavens and stretched 
them out,
  who spread out the earth 
and what comes from it,
  who gives breath to the people on it
  and spirit to those who walk on it —
 6 “I am the Lord. I have called you
  for a righteous purpose,  a
  and I will hold you by your hand.


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I will watch over you, and I will appoint 
you
  to be a covenant for the people
  and a light to the nations,
 7 in order to open blind eyes,
  to bring out prisoners 
from the dungeon,
  and those sitting in darkness 
from the prison house. 8 I am the Lord.


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9 The past events have indeed happened. Now I declare new events;
  I announce them to you 
before they occur.”
A SONG OF PRAISE
 10 Sing a new song to the Lord;
  sing his praise from the ends 
of the earth,
  you who go down to the sea with all 
that fills it,
  you coasts and islands 
with your b inhabitants. 11 Let the desert and its cities shout,
  the settlements where Kedar dwells 
cry aloud. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy;
  let them cry out 
from the mountaintops. 12 Let them give glory to the Lord
  and declare his praise in the coasts 
and islands. 13 The Lord advances like a warrior;
  he stirs up his zeal like a soldier. He shouts, he roars aloud,
  he prevails over his enemies. 14 “I have kept silent from ages past;
  I have been quiet 
and restrained myself. But now , I will groan like a woman 
in labor,
  gasping breathlessly . 15 I will lay waste mountains and hills
  and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn rivers into islands
  and dry up marshes. 16 I will lead the blind by a way 
they did not know;
  I will guide them on paths 
they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front 
of them
  and rough places into level ground. This is what I will do for them,
  and I will not abandon them. 17 They will be turned back 
and utterly ashamed —
  those who trust in an idol
  and say to a cast image,
  ‘You are our gods! ’
ISRAEL ’S BLINDNESS AND DEAFNESS
 18 “Listen, you deaf!


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Look, you blind, so that you may see. 19 Who is blind but my servant,
  or deaf like my messenger 
I am sending? Who is blind like my dedicated one,  c
  or blind like the servant of the Lord? 20 Though seeing many things,  d 
you pay no attention. Though his ears are open, 
he does not listen.”
 21 Because of his righteousness, the Lord  
was pleased 
  to magnify his instruction 
and make it glorious. 22 But this is a people plundered 
and looted,
a42:6 Or you by my righteousness ; lit you in righteousness   b42:10 Lit their   c42:19 Hb obscure   d42:20 Alt Hb tradition 
reads You see many things;
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  all of them trapped in holes
  or imprisoned in dungeons. They have become plunder
  with no one to rescue them
  and loot, with no one saying, 
“Give it back! ”
 23 Who among you will hear this? Let him listen and obey in the future. 24 Who gave Jacob to the robber, a
  and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the Lord?


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They were not willing to walk 
in his ways,
  and they would not listen 
to his instruction. 25 So he poured out his furious anger
  and the power of war on Jacob. It surrounded him with fire, 
but he did not know it;
  it burned him, but he didn’t take it to 
heart. RESTORATION OF ISRAEL
43 
Now this is what the Lord says —
the one who created you, Jacob,
  and the one who formed you, Israel —
  “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
  I have called you by your name; 
you are mine. 2 I will be with you
  when you pass through the waters,
  and when you pass through the rivers,
  they will not overwhelm you. You will not be scorched
  when you walk through the fire,
  and the flame will not burn you. 3 For I am the Lord your God,
  the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior. I have given Egypt as a ransom for you,
  Cush and Seba in your place. 4 Because you are precious in my sight
  and honored, and I love you,
  I will give people in exchange for you
  and nations instead of your life. 5 Do not fear, for I am with you;
  I will bring your descendants 
from the east,
  and gather you from the west. 6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up! ’
  and to the south, 
‘Do not hold them back! ’
  Bring my sons from far away ,
  and my daughters from the ends 
of the earth —
 7 everyone who bears my name
  and is created for my glory . I have formed them; 
indeed, I have made them.”
 8 Bring out a people who are blind, 
yet have eyes,
  and are deaf, yet have ears. 9 All the nations are gathered together,
  and the peoples are assembled.


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Who among them can declare this,
  and tell us the former things? Let them present their witnesses
  to vindicate themselves,
  so that people may hear and say , 
“It is true.”
 10 “You are my witnesses” —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  “and my servant whom I have chosen,
  so that you may know and believe me
  and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me,
  and there will be none after me.


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11 I  —  I am the Lord. Besides me, there is no Savior. 12 I alone declared, saved, 
and proclaimed —
  and not some foreign god  b among you. So you are my witnesses” —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  “and  c I am God. 13 Also, from today on I am he alone,
  and none can rescue from my power.


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I act, and who can reverse it? ”
GOD’S DELIVERANCE OF REBELLIOUS ISRAEL
14  This  is  what  the  L ord,  your Re deem er,  the 
 Holy  One  of Is ra el  says:
  Because of you, I will send an army  d 
to Babylon
  and bring all of them as fugitives,  e
  even the Chaldeans in the ships 
in which they rejoice. f
 15 I am the Lord, your Holy One,
  the Creator of Israel, your King. 16 This is what the Lord says —
  who makes a way in the sea,
  and a path through raging water,
a42:24 Lit to loot   b43:12 Lit not a foreigner   c43:12 Or that   d43:14 an army supplied for clarity   e43:14 Or will break down 
all their bars   f43:14 Hb obscure
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 17 who brings out the chariot and horse,
  the army and the mighty one together
  (they lie down, they do not rise again;
  they are extinguished, put out 
like a wick) —
 18 “Do not remember the past events,
  pay no attention to things of old. 19 Look, I am about to do something new;
  even now it is coming.


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Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way 
in the wilderness,
  rivers  a in the desert. 20 Wild animals —
  jackals and ostriches  —  will honor me,
  because I provide water 
in the wilderness,
  and rivers in the desert,
  to give drink to my chosen people. 21 The people I formed for myself
  will declare my praise. 22 “But, Jacob, you have not called on me,
  because, Israel, you have 
become weary of me. 23 You have not brought me your sheep 
for burnt offerings
  or honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings
  or wearied you with incense. b
 24 You have not bought me aromatic cane 
with silver,
  or satisfied me with the fat 
of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me 
with your sins;
  you have wearied me 
with your iniquities. 25 “I  —  I sweep away your transgressions
  for my own sake
  and remember your sins no more. 26 Remind me.


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Let’s argue 
the case together. Recount the facts, so that you may 
be vindicated. 27 Your first father sinned,
  and your mediators have rebelled 
against me. 28 So I defiled the officers 
of the sanctuary ,
  and set Jacob apart for destruction
  and Israel for scorn. SPIRITUAL BLESSING
44 
“ And now listen, Jacob my servant,
Israel whom I have chosen. 2 This is the word of the Lord
  your Maker, the one who formed you 
from the womb:
  He will help you. Do not fear, Jacob my servant,
  Jeshurun  c whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land
  and streams on the dry ground;
  I will pour out my Spirit 
on your descendants
  and my blessing on your offspring. 4 They will sprout among  d the grass
  like poplars by flowing streams. 5 This one will say , ‘I am the Lord’s’;
  another will use the name of Jacob;
  still another will write on his hand, 
‘The Lord’s,’
  and take on the name of Israel.”
NO GOD OTHER THAN THE LORD
6  This  is  what  the  L ord,  the  King  of Is ra el  and 
 its Re deem er,  the  L ord  of Ar mies,  says:
  I am the first and I am the last. There is no God but me.


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7 Who, like me, can announce the future? Let him say so and make a case 
before me,
  since I have established 
an ancient people. Let these gods declare  e 
the coming things,
  and what will take place. 8 Do not be startled or afraid. Have I not told you and declared it 
long ago?


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You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other Rock; 
I do not know any . 9 All who make idols are nothing,
  and what they treasure benefits no one. Their witnesses do not see 
or know anything,
  so they will be put to shame.


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10 Who makes a god or casts a metal image
  that benefits no one? 11 Look, all its worshipers will be 
put to shame,
a43:19 DSS read paths   b43:23 I.e., with demands for offerings and incense   c44:2 = Upright One   d44:4 Some Hb mss, DSS, 
LXX read as among   e44:7 Lit declare them —
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  and the craftsmen are humans. They all will assemble and stand;
  they all will be startled 
and put to shame. 12 The ironworker labors over the coals,
  shapes the idol with hammers,
  and works it with his strong arm. Also he grows hungry 
and his strength fails;
  he doesn’t drink water and is faint. 13 The woodworker stretches out 
a measuring line,
  he outlines it with a stylus;
  he shapes it with chisels
  and outlines it with a compass. He makes it according to 
a human form,
  like a beautiful person,
  to dwell in a temple. 14 He cuts down a cedars for his use,
  or he takes a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees 
of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain 
makes it grow . 15 A person can use it for fuel. He takes some of it and warms himself;
  also he kindles a fire and bakes bread;
  he even makes it into a god 
and worships it;
  he makes an idol from it 
and bows down to it. 16 He burns half of it in a fire,
  and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. He warms himself and says, “ Ah! I am warm, I see the blaze.”
 17 He makes a god or his idol with the rest 
of it. He bows down to it and worships;
  he prays to it, “Save me, for you are 
my god.”
 18 Such people b do not comprehend
  and cannot understand,
  for he has shut their eyes  c 
so they cannot see,
  and their minds 
so they cannot understand. 19 No one comes to his senses;  d
  no one has the perception or insight 
to say ,
  “I burned half of it in the fire,
  I also baked bread on its coals,
  I roasted meat and ate. Should I make something detestable 
with the rest of it?


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His deceived mind has led him astray ,
  and he cannot rescue himself,
  or say , “Isn’t there a lie 
in my right hand? ”
 21 Remember these things, Jacob,
  and Israel, for you are my servant;
  I formed you, you are my servant;
  Israel, you will never be forgotten 
by me. f
 22 I have swept away your transgressions 
like a cloud,
  and your sins like a mist.


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Return to me,
  for I have redeemed you. 23 Rejoice, heavens, for the Lord  
has acted;
  shout, depths of the earth. Break out into singing, mountains,
  forest, and every tree in it.


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For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
  and glorifies himself through Israel. RESTORATION OF ISRAEL THROUGH CYRUS
24  This  is  what  the  L ord,  your Re deem er  who 
 formed  you  from  the  womb,  says:
  I am the Lord, who made everything;
  who stretched out the heavens 
by myself;
  who alone spread out the earth;
 25 who destroys the omens 
of the false prophets
  and makes fools of diviners;
  who confounds the wise
  and makes 
their knowledge foolishness;
 26 who confirms the message 
of his servant
  and fulfills the counsel 
of his messengers;
  who says to Jerusalem, “She will 
be inhabited,”
  and to the cities of Judah, “They will 
be rebuilt,”
a44:14 Lit To cut down for himself   b44:18 Lit They   c44:18 Or for their eyes are shut   d44:19 Lit No one returns to his heart   
e44:20 Or He shepherds   f44:21 DSS, LXX, Tg read Israel, do not forget me
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  and I will restore her ruins;
 27 who says to the depths of the sea, 
“Be dry ,”
  and I will dry up your rivers;
 28 who says to Cyrus, “My shepherd,
  he will fulfill all my pleasure”
  and says to Jerusalem, “She will 
be rebuilt,”
  and of the temple, “Its foundation 
will be laid.”
45 
The Lord says this to Cyrus, 
his anointed,
  whose right hand I have grasped
  to subdue nations before him
  and disarm  a kings,
  to open doors before him,
  and even city gates will not be shut:
 2 “I will go before you
  and level the uneven places;  b
  I will shatter the bronze doors
  and cut the iron bars in two. 3 I will give you the treasures 
of darkness
  and riches from secret places,
  so that you may know that I am the 
Lord.


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I am the God of Israel, who calls you 
by your name. 4 I call you by your name,
  for the sake of my servant Jacob
  and Israel my chosen one. I give a name to you,
  though you do not know me. 5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;
  there is no God but me. I will strengthen  c you,
  though you do not know me,
 6 so that all may know from the rising 
of the sun to its setting
  that there is no one but me. I am the Lord, and there is no other. 7 I form light and create darkness,
  I make success and create disaster;
  I am the Lord, who 
does all these things. 8 “Heavens, sprinkle from above,
  and let the skies  
shower righteousness. Let the earth open up
  so that salvation will sprout
  and righteousness will spring up 
with it.


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I, the Lord, have created it. 9 “Woe to the one who argues 
with his Maker —
  one clay pot among many . d
  Does clay say to the one forming it,
  ‘What are you making? ’
  Or does your work say ,
  ‘He has no hands’? e
 10 Woe to the one who says to his father,
  ‘What are you fathering? ’
  or to his mother, f
  ‘What are you giving birth to? ’ ”
 11 This is what the Lord,
  the Holy One of Israel 
and its Maker, says:
  “ Ask me what is to happen to g my sons,
  and instruct me about the work 
of my hands. 12 I made the earth,
  and created humans on it. It was my hands that stretched out 
the heavens,
  and I commanded everything in them. 13 I have stirred him up in righteousness,
  and will level all roads for him. He will rebuild my city ,
  and set my exiles free,
  not for a price or a bribe,”
  says the Lord of Armies. GOD ALONE IS THE SAVIOR
14  This  is  what  the  L ord  says:
  “The products of Egypt 
and the merchandise of Cush
  and the Sabeans, men of stature,
  will come over to you
  and will be yours;
  they will follow you,
  they will come over in chains
  and bow down to you. They will confess  h to you,
  ‘God is indeed with you, and there is 
no other;
  there is no other God.’ ”
 15 Yes, you are a God who hides,
  God of Israel, Savior. 16 All of them are put to shame, 
even humiliated;
a45:1 Lit unloosen the waist of   b45:2 DSS, LXX read the mountains   c45:5 Lit gird   d45:9 Lit a clay pot with clay pots of 
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f45:10 Lit to a woman   g45:11 Or me the coming things about   
h45:14 Lit pray
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  the makers of idols 
go in humiliation together. 17 Israel will be saved by the Lord
  with an everlasting salvation;
  you will not be put to shame 
or humiliated
  for all eternity . 18 For this is what the Lord says —
  the Creator of the heavens,
  the God who formed the earth 
and made it,
  the one who established it
  (he did not create it to be a wasteland,
  but formed it to be inhabited) —
  he says, “I am the Lord,
  and there is no other. 19 I have not spoken in secret,
  somewhere in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants 
of Jacob:
  Seek me in a wasteland. I am the Lord, who speaks righteously ,
  who declares what is right. 20 “Come, gather together,
  and approach, you fugitives 
of the nations. Those who carry their wooden idols
  and pray to a god who cannot save
  have no knowledge. 21 Speak up and present your case  a —
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Was it not I, the Lord? There is no other God but me,
  a righteous God and Savior;
  there is no one except me. 22 Turn to me and be saved,
  all the ends of the earth. For I am God,
  and there is no other. 23 By myself I have sworn;
  truth has gone from my mouth,
  a word that will not be revoked:
  Every knee will bow to me,
  every tongue will swear allegiance. 24 It will be said about me, ‘Righteousness 
and strength
  are found only in the Lord.’ ”
  All who are enraged against him
  will come to him and be put to shame. 25 All the descendants of Israel
  will be justified and find glory 
through the Lord. THERE IS NO ONE LIKE GOD
46 
Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Idols depicting them are consigned 
to beasts and cattle.


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The images you carry are loaded,
  as a burden for the weary animal. 2 The gods cower; they crouch together;
  they are not able to rescue the burden,
  but they themselves go into captivity . 3 “Listen to me, house of Jacob,
  all the remnant of the house of Israel,
  who have been sustained 
from the womb,
  carried along since birth. 4 I will be the same until your old age,
  and I will bear you up when you 
turn gray .


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I have made you, and I will carry you;
  I will bear and rescue you. 5 “Who will you compare me or make me 
equal to? Who will you measure me with,
  so that we should be like each other? 6 Those who pour out their bags of gold
  and weigh out silver on scales —
  they hire a goldsmith and he makes it 
into a god. Then they kneel and bow down to it. 7 They lift it to their shoulder 
and bear it along;
  they set it in its place, and there 
it stands;
  it does not budge from its place. They cry out to it  
but it doesn’t answer;
  it saves no one from his trouble. 8 “Remember this and be brave;  b
  take it to heart, you transgressors! 9 Remember what happened long ago,
  for I am God, and there is no other;
  I am God, and no one is like me. 10 I declare the end from the beginning,
  and from long ago what is not yet done,
  saying: my plan will take place,
  and I will do all my will. 11 I call a bird of prey  c from the east,
a45:21 Lit and approach   b46:8 Hb obscure   c46:11 = Cyrus
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I have planned it; I will also do it. 12 Listen to me, you hardhearted,
  far removed from justice:
 13 I am bringing my justice near;
  it is not far away ,
  and my salvation will not delay . I will put salvation in Zion,
  my splendor in Israel. THE FALL OF BABYLON
47 
“Go down and sit in the dust,
Virgin Daughter Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne,
  Daughter Chaldea!


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For you will no longer be called 
pampered and spoiled. 2 Take millstones and grind flour;
  remove your veil,
  strip off your skirt, bare your thigh,
  wade through the streams. 3 Your nakedness will be uncovered,
  and your disgrace will be exposed.


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I will take vengeance;
  I will spare no one.”  a
 4 The Holy One of Israel is our Redeemer;
  The Lord of Armies is his name. 5 “Daughter Chaldea,
  sit in silence and go into darkness. For you will no longer be called 
mistress of kingdoms. 6 I was angry with my people;
  I profaned my possession,
  and I handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy;
  you made your yoke very heavy 
on the elderly . 7 You said, ‘I will be the queen forever.’
  You did not take these things to heart
  or think about their outcome. 8 “So now hear this, lover of luxury ,
  who sits securely ,
  who says to herself,
  ‘I am, and there is no one else. I will never be a widow
  or know the loss of children.’
 9 These two things will happen to you
  suddenly , in one day:
  loss of children and widowhood. They will happen to you 
in their entirety ,
  in spite of your many sorceries
  and the potency of your spells. 10 You were secure in your wickedness;
  you said, ‘No one sees me.’
  Your wisdom and knowledge
  led you astray . You said to yourself,
  ‘I am, and there is no one else.’
 11 But disaster will happen to you;
  you will not know how to avert it. And it will fall on you,
  but you will be unable to ward it off.


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b
  Devastation will happen 
to you suddenly
  and unexpectedly . 12 So take your stand with your spells
  and your many sorceries,
  which you have wearied yourself with 
from your youth. Perhaps you will be able to succeed;
  perhaps you will inspire terror! 13 You are worn out 
with your many consultations. So let the astrologers stand 
and save you —
  those who observe the stars,
  those who predict monthly
  what will happen to you. 14 Look, they are like stubble;
  fire burns them.


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They cannot rescue themselves
  from the power c of the flame. This is not a coal 
for warming themselves,
  or a fire to sit beside! 15 This is what they are to you —
  those who have wearied you
  and have traded with you 
from your youth —
  each wanders on his own way;
  no one can save you. ISRAEL MUST LEAVE BABYLON
48 
“Listen to this, house of Jacob —
those who are called 
by the name Israel
  and have descended from  d Judah,
  who swear by the name of the Lord
  and declare the God of Israel,
  but not in truth or righteousness. a47:3 Hb obscure   b47:11 Or to atone for it   c47:14 Lit hand   d48:1 Lit have come from the waters of
ISAIAH 46-48 644
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 2 For they are named after the Holy City ,
  and lean on the God of Israel;
  his name is the Lord of Armies. 3 I declared the past events long ago;
  they came out of my mouth; 
I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they occurred. 4 Because I know that you are stubborn,
  and your neck is iron  a
  and your forehead bronze,
 5 therefore I declared to you long ago. I announced it to you before it occurred,
  so you could not claim, ‘My idol 
caused them;
  my carved image and cast idol 
control them.’
 6 You have heard it. Observe it all.


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Will you not acknowledge it? From now on I will announce 
new things to you,
  hidden things that you have not known. 7 They have been created now , and not 
long ago;
  you have not heard of them 
before today ,
  so you could not claim, ‘I already 
knew them! ’
 8 You have never heard; you have 
never known;
  for a long time your ears have not 
been open. For I knew that you 
were very treacherous,
  and were known as a rebel from birth. 9 I will delay my anger for the sake 
of my name,
  and I will restrain myself 
for your benefit and for my praise,
  so that you will not be destroyed. 10 Look, I have refined you, but not 
as silver;
  I have tested b you in the furnace 
of affliction. 11 I will act for my own sake, 
indeed, my own,
  for how can I c be defiled?


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I will not give my glory to another. 12 “Listen to me, Jacob,
  and Israel, the one called by me:
  I am he; I am the first,
  I am also the last. 13 My own hand founded the earth,
  and my right hand spread out 
the heavens;
  when I summoned them,
  they stood up together. 14 All of you, assemble and listen!


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Who among the idols  d has declared 
these things? The Lord loves him;  e
  he will accomplish his will 
against Babylon,
  and his arm will be against 
the Chaldeans. 15 I  —  I have spoken;
  yes, I have called him;
  I have brought him,
  and he will succeed in his mission. 16 Approach me and listen to this. From the beginning I have not spoken 
in secret;
  from the time anything existed, 
I was there.”
  And now the Lord God
  has sent me and his Spirit. 17  This  is  what  the  L ord,  your Re deem er,  the 
 Holy  One  of Is ra el  says:
  I am the Lord your God,
  who teaches you for your benefit,
  who leads you in the way 
you should go. 18 If only you had paid attention 
to my commands.


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Then your peace would have been 
like a river,
  and your righteousness like the waves 
of the sea. 19 Your descendants would have been 
as countless as the sand,
  and the offspring of your body 
like its grains;  
  their name would not be cut off
  or eliminated from my presence. 20 Leave Babylon,
  flee from the Chaldeans! Declare with a shout of joy ,
  proclaim this,
  let it go out to the end of the earth;
  announce,
  “The Lord has redeemed 
his servant Jacob! ”
a48:4 Lit is an iron sinew   b48:10 DSS; MT reads chosen   c48:11 DSS, Syr; MT reads it   d48:14 Lit among them    
e48:14 = Cyrus
 645 ISAIAH 48
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 21 They did not thirst
  when he led them through the deserts;
  he made water flow from the rock 
for them;
  he split the rock, and water gushed out. 22 “There is no peace for the wicked,” 
says the Lord. THE SERVANT BRINGS SALVATION
49 
Coasts and islands,  a listen to me;
distant peoples, pay attention. The Lord called me before I was born.


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