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Pages you visit will appear hereJudgment and the promise of the Messiah
Comfort and restoration for God's people
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God calls out Israel's rebellion and sin, comparing the nation to Sodom and Gomorrah. Despite their religious rituals, God rejects their worship because of injustice and oppression. He calls for repentance and promises restoration if they obey.
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Isaiah's vision of the future temple mountain where all nations will come to learn God's ways. Swords will be beaten into plowshares in the messianic age. The prophet calls people to walk in God's light rather than in pride and idolatry.
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God's judgment on Jerusalem and Judah for their corrupt leadership and social injustice. The proud women of Zion will be humbled. Leaders who should guide the people instead lead them astray, bringing divine judgment.
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After judgment comes purification and restoration. The Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious. Jerusalem will be cleansed, and God's presence will return as a canopy of protection over Mount Zion.
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The song of the vineyard - God planted Israel as a vineyard expecting justice but found bloodshed, righteousness but cries of distress. Six woes are pronounced on the wicked. God will bring foreign nations to judge Israel.
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Isaiah's call vision in the year King Uzziah died. He sees the Lord on His throne, seraphim proclaiming God's holiness. Isaiah confesses his sinfulness, is cleansed, and accepts God's commission to preach to a hardened people.
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The Immanuel prophecy during Ahaz's reign. Syria and Israel threaten Judah, but God promises deliverance through a virgin bearing a son called Immanuel. Ahaz's lack of faith brings Assyrian invasion.
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The birth of Maher-shalal-hash-baz as a sign of coming judgment. Isaiah's disciples are sealed as witnesses. The chapter warns against seeking mediums instead of God's word, ending with hope for those in darkness.
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The great light shining in darkness - a child is born who will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His government will bring endless peace to David's throne. God's anger burns against Israel's pride.
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Woe to those who make unjust laws and deprive the poor of justice. Assyria is God's rod of judgment, but they will be punished for their pride. A remnant will return to the Mighty God.
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The messianic king from Jesse's root will rule with righteousness and justice. The Spirit will rest on Him. In His kingdom, the wolf will lie with the lamb. He will gather the dispersed of Israel and Judah.
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A song of salvation and thanksgiving for God's deliverance. The redeemed will draw water from the wells of salvation with joy and praise the Holy One of Israel among all peoples.
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Oracle against Babylon. The day of the Lord comes with wrath and fierce anger. Babylon's pride will be brought low, and the city will become like Sodom and Gomorrah, uninhabited forever.
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Israel will be restored and rule over their oppressors. The king of Babylon falls from heaven like Lucifer. His pride and ambition to be like God brings his downfall. Philistia is also warned of coming judgment.
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Prophecy against Moab. Their cities will be destroyed in one night. The people flee as refugees, mourning their devastation. Even Isaiah's heart cries out for Moab in their distress.
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Moab seeks refuge in Zion during their time of judgment. The Moabites are advised to send tribute to Jerusalem. Their pride will be humbled, and their glory will come to an end within three years.
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Damascus and Israel will be destroyed together because they forgot the God of their salvation. Though they plant pleasant plants, the harvest will be a day of grief and incurable pain.
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A message to the land beyond the rivers of Cush (Ethiopia). God will watch and act at the proper time. When the harvest is ready, He will cut down His enemies and bring tribute to Mount Zion.
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Egypt's judgment as their gods fail and civil war breaks out. The Nile will dry up and their economy collapse. Yet Egypt will know the Lord, and Israel, Egypt, and Assyria will worship together.
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Isaiah walks naked and barefoot for three years as a sign of Egypt and Ethiopia's coming captivity by Assyria. Those who trust in these nations instead of God will be ashamed and disappointed.
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The fall of Babylon is announced. The watchman reports the collapse of Babylon's gods. Dumah (Edom) and Arabia also face judgment. Arabia's glory will fail within a year.
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The valley of vision - Jerusalem's false confidence in their defenses instead of trusting in God. When judgment comes, they feast instead of repent. Shebna is removed from office, and Eliakim is installed as a faithful steward.
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Oracle against Tyre, the merchant city. Her trade networks will be broken, and she will be forgotten for seventy years. Afterward, she will return to her trade and dedicate her profits to the Lord.
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The earth is laid waste because its inhabitants have broken God's eternal covenant. The city of chaos is broken down. Yet the righteous remnant will sing from the ends of the earth of God's majesty.
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A song of praise for God's deliverance. He destroys the stronghold of ruthless nations and provides a feast for all peoples. Death itself will be swallowed up forever, and tears wiped from all faces.
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A song of salvation for the strong city with salvation as its walls. The righteous enter through its gates. God brings down the proud city and establishes peace for those who trust in the everlasting Rock.
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The Lord will punish Leviathan and the dragon of the sea. Israel is God's vineyard that He guards and waters. The scattered people will be gathered to worship at the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
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Woe to the drunkards of Ephraim whose fading crown will be trampled. God will be a crown of glory to the remnant. The cornerstone is laid in Zion for those who believe. Judgment will sweep away lies.
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Ariel (Jerusalem) will be besieged and brought low, speaking from the dust. Their enemies will be like a dream that vanishes. The people honor God with their lips while their hearts are far away. Wisdom will return.
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Woe to the rebellious children who make plans without God's counsel and seek Egypt's help. They reject God's word and want smooth lies. Though God waits to be gracious, judgment must come first before restoration.
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Woe to those who go to Egypt for help instead of looking to the Holy One of Israel. Egypt's horses are flesh, not spirit. God will defend Jerusalem like birds flying overhead, protecting and delivering.
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A king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. The Spirit will transform the wilderness into a fruitful field. Peace and security will be the fruit of righteousness forever.
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Woe to the destroyer who will himself be destroyed. God will arise and be exalted. He fills Zion with justice and righteousness. The king in his beauty will be seen, and Jerusalem will be a quiet dwelling.
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God's judgment on all nations, especially Edom. The land will become a wasteland inhabited by wild animals. God's book records all this, and His Spirit will gather them. The sword is bathed in heaven for judgment.
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The wilderness and desert will bloom and be glad. The weak will be strengthened, and the fearful encouraged. Waters will spring up in the desert. The redeemed will walk on the Highway of Holiness to Zion with joy.
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Sennacherib's invasion and Rabshakeh's blasphemous threats against Jerusalem and Hezekiah. The Assyrian commander mocks God and tries to turn the people against their king through propaganda and psychological warfare.
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Hezekiah receives Isaiah's prophecy and prays to God. Isaiah prophesies Sennacherib's defeat and death. God's angel destroys 185,000 Assyrians in one night. Sennacherib returns to Nineveh and is murdered by his sons.
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Hezekiah's illness and recovery after Isaiah's prophecy of death. The king prays desperately, and God grants him fifteen more years. The sun's shadow moves backward as a sign. Hezekiah's psalm of thanksgiving for healing.
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Babylonian envoys visit Hezekiah during his recovery. The proud king shows them all his treasures. Isaiah prophesies that everything will be carried to Babylon, and some of his sons will become eunuchs there.
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Comfort God's people! Their warfare is ended, and their sin pardoned. Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness. All flesh is grass, but God's word stands forever. God feeds His flock like a shepherd.
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God challenges the idols to prove their power by predicting the future. He has raised up Cyrus from the east to accomplish His purposes. Israel is God's chosen servant whom He will help and not forsake.
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The first Servant Song - God's chosen one will bring justice to the nations gently and faithfully. God calls His people to be a light to the nations but they have become blind and deaf to His purposes.
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Fear not, for God has redeemed Israel. They will pass through waters and fire safely. God will gather them from all directions. They are His witnesses that He alone is God and Savior.
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God will pour His Spirit on Israel's offspring like water on thirsty ground. He formed them and will help them. The folly of idolatry is exposed - making gods from the same wood used for cooking fires.
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Cyrus is God's anointed to subdue nations and rebuild Jerusalem. God alone is creator and sovereign. He forms light and darkness, makes peace and creates calamity. Let righteousness spring up from the earth.
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Babylon's idols Bel and Nebo are carried away by beasts while God carries His people. He declares the end from the beginning. His counsel will stand, and He will call a bird of prey (Cyrus) from the east.
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Babylon, the virgin daughter, will sit in the dust as a slave. Her sorceries and enchantments cannot save her from sudden destruction. She trusted in her wickedness saying, 'No one sees me,' but judgment comes.
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God calls stubborn Israel to listen. He declared things long ago because He knew they were treacherous. For His name's sake, He restrains His anger. Come out of Babylon - the Lord has redeemed Jacob.
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The second Servant Song - called from the womb to restore Israel and be a light to the nations. Though Israel seems forgotten, God will not forget them. Kings will bow down to the Holy One of Israel.
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Where is the divorce certificate? Israel was sold for their iniquities. The third Servant Song - He gives His back to those who strike and does not hide from shame, knowing God helps Him.
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Listen, you who pursue righteousness! Look to Abraham your father. God will comfort Zion and make her wilderness like Eden. His salvation will be forever, but the heavens will vanish like smoke.
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Awake, Zion, and put on beautiful garments! Shake off the dust and break free from bondage. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news! All will see God's salvation.
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The fourth Servant Song - the suffering servant despised and rejected by men. He bore our griefs and carried our sorrows. By His wounds we are healed. He was cut off for our transgressions.
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Sing, barren woman! Your children will be more than those of the married woman. God will gather you with great compassion. His kindness will not depart, and His covenant of peace will not be removed.
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Come to the waters, everyone who thirsts! Buy wine and milk without money. Seek the Lord while He may be found. His thoughts and ways are higher than ours. His word will accomplish its purpose.
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Maintain justice and do righteousness, for God's salvation is near. Foreigners and eunuchs who keep His covenant will have a place in His house. It will be called a house of prayer for all nations.
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The righteous perish while no one understands. Israel commits adultery with idols on every high hill. Yet God dwells with the contrite and humble to revive their hearts and heal their backslidings.
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True fasting that God desires is not religious ritual but breaking chains of injustice, sharing bread with the hungry, and caring for the oppressed. Then your light will shine like the dawn.
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God's hand is not too short to save, but sins separate people from Him. He sees the lack of justice and intervenes with His own arm. He comes as Redeemer to those who turn from transgression.
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Arise, shine, for your light has come! Nations will come to your light and kings to your brightness. The wealth of nations will flow to you, and you will know that the Lord is your Savior.
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The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to preach good news to the poor, bind up the brokenhearted, and proclaim liberty to captives. You will be called oaks of righteousness, priests of the Lord.
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For Zion's sake I will not keep silent until her vindication shines like the dawn. You will be called by a new name and be a crown of beauty in God's hand. You will never again be forsaken.
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Who is this coming from Edom in crimson garments? It is God who speaks in righteousness, mighty to save. He has trodden the winepress alone. Isaiah recalls God's loving kindness and mercy to Israel.
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Oh that You would rend the heavens and come down! We have all become like one who is unclean. Yet You are our Father, and we are the clay. Your holy cities are a wilderness, and Your temple is burned.
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God was ready to be found by those who did not seek Him. He will create new heavens and a new earth. Former things will not be remembered. There will be no more weeping or cries of distress.
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Heaven is God's throne and earth His footstool - what house could contain Him? He looks to the humble and contrite. Before Zion travailed, she gave birth. All nations will come to see His glory and worship.
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