Jeremiah 32:37, Deuteronomy 33:28, Isaiah 54:1-17, Isaiah 60:1-22, Isaiah 65:17-25, Zechariah 14:11 - LSB - Legacy Standard Bible

Behold, I will ^agather them out of all the lands to which I have banished them in My anger, in My wrath, and in great indignation; and I will cause them to return to this place and ^bmake them inhabit it in safety.

Isaiah 54:1-17

The Inheritance of the Slaves of Yahweh

“^aShout for joy, O barren woman, who has not given birth;

Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not been in ¹labor;

For ^bmore numerous are the sons of the ^cdesolate one

Than the sons of the married woman,” says Yahweh.

“^aEnlarge the place of your tent;

¹Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back;

Lengthen your ^bcords

And strengthen your ^bpegs.

For you will ^aspread abroad to the right and to the left.

And your seed will ^bpossess nations

And will ^cresettle the desolate cities.

“Do not be afraid, for you will ^anot be put to shame;

And do not feel dishonored, for you will not be humiliated;

But you will forget the ^bshame of your virginity,

And the ^creproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.

For your ^ahusband is your Maker,

Whose name is Yahweh of hosts;

And your ^bRedeemer is the Holy One of Israel,

Who is called the ^cGod of all the earth.

For Yahweh has called you,

Like a wife ^aforsaken and grieved in spirit,

Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,”

Says your God.

“¹For a ^abrief moment I forsook you,

But with great compassion I will ^bgather you.

In ¹a ^aflood of fury

I hid My face from you for a moment,

But with everlasting ^blovingkindness I will ^chave compassion on you,”

Says Yahweh your ^dRedeemer.

“For ¹this is like the days of Noah to Me,

When I swore that the waters of Noah

Would ^anot ²overflow the earth again;

So I have sworn that I will ^bnot be furious with you

Nor will I rebuke you.

For the ^amountains may be removed and the hills may shake,

But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,

And My ^bcovenant of peace will not be shaken,”

Says ^cYahweh who has compassion on you.

“O ^aafflicted one, storm‑tossed, and ^bnot comforted,

Behold, I will lay your stones in antimony,

And your foundations I will ^cset in ¹^dsapphires.

Moreover, I will make your battlements of ¹rubies,

And your gates of ²crystal,

And your entire ³wall of ⁴precious stones.

^aAll your sons will be ¹taught of Yahweh;

And the peace of your sons will be ^bgreat.

In ^arighteousness you will be established;

You will be far from ^boppression, for you will ^cnot fear,

And from ^dterror, for it will not come near you.

If anyone fiercely attacks you it will not be from Me.

^aWhoever attacks you will fall because of you.

Behold, I Myself have created the craftsman who blows the fire of coals

And brings out a weapon for its work;

And I have created the bringer of ruin to wreak destruction.

^aNo weapon that is formed against you will succeed;

And ^bevery tongue that ¹accuses you in judgment you will condemn.

This is the inheritance of the ²slaves of Yahweh,

And their ^crighteousness is from Me,” declares Yahweh.

Isaiah 60:1-22

A Glorified Zion

“^aArise, shine, for your ^blight has come,

And the ^cglory of Yahweh has risen upon you.

For behold, ^adarkness will cover the earth

And dense gloom the peoples;

But Yahweh will rise upon you,

And His ^bglory will appear upon you.

^aNations will come to your light,

And kings to the brightness of your rising.

“^aLift up your eyes round about and see;

They all gather together; they ^bcome to you.

Your sons will come from afar,

And your ^cdaughters will be ¹carried on the nurses’ hip.

Then you will see and be ^aradiant,

And your heart will tremble and be large with joy;

Because the ^babundance of the sea will be turned to you,

The ^cwealth of the nations will come to you.

A multitude of camels will cover you,

The young camels of Midian and ^aEphah;

All those from ^bSheba will come;

They will bring ^cgold and frankincense,

And will ^dbear good news of the praises of Yahweh.

All the flocks of ^aKedar will be gathered together to you;

The rams of Nebaioth will minister to you;

They will go up with acceptance on My ^baltar,

And I shall ¹^cadorn My ²glorious house with beautiful glory.

^aWho are these who fly like a cloud

And like the doves to their ¹lattices?

Surely the ^acoastlands will hope in Me;

And the ^bships of Tarshish will come first,

To ^cbring your sons from afar,

Their silver and their gold with them,

For the name of Yahweh your God,

And for the Holy One of Israel because He has ¹^dadorned you with beautiful glory.

“^aForeigners will build up your walls,

And their ^bkings will minister to you;

For in My ^cwrath I struck you,

And in My favor I have had compassion on you.

Your ^agates will be open continually;

They will not be closed day or night,

So that men may ^bbring to you the wealth of the nations,

With ^ctheir kings led in procession.

For the ^anation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish,

And the nations will surely be laid waste.

The ^aglory of Lebanon will come to you,

The ^bjuniper, the box tree, and the cypress together,

To adorn the place of My sanctuary with beautiful glory;

And I shall make the ^cplace of My feet glorious.

The ^asons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you,

And all those who spurned you will bow themselves at the soles of your feet;

And they will call you the ^bCity of Yahweh,

The ^cZion of the Holy One of Israel.

“Instead of being ^aforsaken and ^bhated

With no one passing through,

I will make you an everlasting ^cpride,

A joy from generation to generation.

You will also ^asuck the milk of nations

And suck the breast of kings;

Then you will know that I, Yahweh, am your ^bSavior

And your ^cRedeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Instead of bronze I will bring gold,

And instead of iron I will bring silver,

And instead of wood, bronze,

And instead of stones, iron.

And I will make peace your overseers

And righteousness your taskmasters.

^aViolence will not be heard again in your land,

Nor ^bdevastation or destruction within your borders;

But you will call your ^cwalls salvation, and your ^dgates praise.

No longer will you have the ^asun for light by day,

Nor for brightness will the moon give you light;

But you will have ^bYahweh for an everlasting light,

And your ^cGod for your ¹glory.

Your ^asun will no longer set,

Nor will your moon wane;

For you will have Yahweh for an everlasting light,

And the days of your ^bmourning will be finished.

Then all your ^apeople will be righteous;

They will ^bpossess the land forever,

The branch of ¹My planting,

The ^cwork of My hands,

That I may show forth My ^dbeautiful glory.

The ^asmallest one will become a ¹clan,

And the miniscule one a mighty nation.

I, Yahweh, will hasten it in its time.”

Isaiah 65:17-25

New Heavens and a New Earth

“For behold, I am creating a ^anew heavens and a new earth;

And the ^bformer things will not be remembered or come upon the heart.

But be ^ajoyful and rejoice forever in what I create;

For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing

And her people for joy.

I will also ^arejoice in Jerusalem and be joyful in My people;

And there will no longer be heard in her

The voice of ^bweeping and the voice of crying.

No longer will there be ¹in it an infant who lives but a few days,

Or an old man who does ^anot fulfill his days;

For the youth will die at the age of one hundred,

And the ²^bone who does not reach the age of one hundred

Will be thought accursed.

They will ^abuild houses and inhabit them;

They will also ^bplant vineyards and eat their fruit.

They will not build and ^aanother inhabit;

They will not plant and another eat;

For ^bas the ¹lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,

And My chosen ones will ^cwear out the work of their hands.

They will ^anot labor in vain,

Or bear children for terror;

For they are the ^bseed of those blessed by Yahweh,

And their offspring with them.

24 And it will be that before they call, I will ^aanswer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear. 25 The ^awolf and the lamb will graze together, and the ^blion will eat straw like the ox; and ^cdust will be the serpent’s food. They will ^ddo no evil nor act corruptly in all My ^eholy mountain,” says Yahweh.