Isaiah 57

Never Tired of Trying New Religions 1-2 Meanwhile, right-living people die and no one gives them a thought. God-fearing people are carted off and no one even notices. The right-living…

Isaiah 58

Your Prayers Won’t Get Off the Ground 1-3 “Shout! A full-throated shout! Hold nothing back—a trumpet-blast shout! Tell my people what’s wrong with their lives, face my family Jacob with…

Isaiah 59

We Long for Light but Sink into Darkness 1-8 Look! Listen! God’s arm is not amputated—he can still save. God’s ears are not stopped up—he can still hear. There’s nothing…

Isaiah 60

People Returning for the Reunion 1-7 “Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God’s bright glory has risen for you. The whole earth is…

Isaiah 61

Announce Freedom to All Captives 1-7 The Spirit ofGod, the Master, is on me becauseGodanointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, Announce…

Isaiah 62

Look, Your Savior Comes! 1-5 Regarding Zion, I can’t keep my mouth shut, regarding Jerusalem, I can’t hold my tongue, Until her righteousness blazes down like the sun and her…

Isaiah 63

Who Goes There? 1 The watchmen call out, “Who goes there, marching out of Edom, out of Bozrah in clothes dyed red? Name yourself, so splendidly dressed, advancing, bristling with…

Isaiah 64

Can We Be Saved? 1-7 Oh, that you would rip open the heavens and descend, make the mountains shudder at your presence— As when a forest catches fire, as when…

Isaiah 65

The People Who Bothered to Reach Out to God 1-7 “I’ve made myself available to those who haven’t bothered to ask. I’m here, ready to be found by those who…

Isaiah 66

Living Worship to God 1-2 God’s Message: “Heaven’s my throne, earth is my footstool. What sort of house could you build for me? What holiday spot reserve for me? I…