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ISAIAH
47.7
- They could not deliver the burden;
- And themselves are gone into captivity.
- 3Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob,
- And all the remnant of the house of Israel,
- That are borne [by Me] from the birth,
- That are carried from the womb:
- 4Even to old age I am the same,
- And even to hoar hairs will I carry you;
- I have made, and I will bear;
- Yea, I will carry, and will deliver.
- 5To whom will ye liken Me, and make Me equal,
- And compare Me, that we may be like?
- 6Ye that lavish gold out of the bag,
- And weigh silver in the balance;
- Ye that hire a goldsmith, that he make it a god,
- To fall down thereto, yea, to worship.
- 7He is borne upon the shoulder, he is carried,
- And set in his place, and he standeth,
- From his place he doth not remove;
- Yea, though one cry unto him, he cannot answer,
- Nor save him out of his trouble.
- 8Remember this, and stand fast;
- Bring it to mind, O ye transgressors.
- 9Remember the former things of old:
- That I am God, and there is none else;
- I am God, and there is none like Me;
- 10Declaring the end from the beginning,
- And from ancient times things that are not yet done;
- Saying: 'My counsel shall stand,
- And all My pleasure will I do';
- 11Calling a bird of prey from the east,
- The man of My counsel from a far country;
- Yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass,
- I have purposed, I will also do it.
- 12Hearken unto Me, ye stout-hearted,
- That are far from righteousness:
- 13I bring near My righteousness, it shall not be far off,
- And My salvation shall not tarry;
- And I will place salvation in Zion
- For Israel My glory.
- 47Come down, and sit in the dust,
- O virgin daughter of Babylon,
- Sit on the ground without a throne,
- O daughter of the Chaldeans;
- For thou shalt no more be called
- Tender and delicate.
- 2Take the millstones, and grind meal;
- Remove thy veil,
- Strip off the train, uncover the leg,
- Pass through the rivers.
- 3Thy nakedness shall be uncovered,
- Yea, thy shame shall be seen;
- I will take vengeance,
- And will let no man intercede.
- 4Our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name,
- The Holy One of Israel.
- 5Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness,
- O daughter of the Chaldeans;
- For thou shalt no more be called
- The mistress of kingdoms.
- 6I was wroth with My people,
- I profaned Mine inheritance,
- And gave them into thy hand;
- Thou didst show them no mercy;
- Upon the aged hast thou very heavily
- Laid thy yoke.
- 7And thou saidst:
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