Isaiah_Chapter 51

Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and seek the Lord. You must remember the rock that was chiseled out, the cave that was dug out.

Remember your ancestor Abraham and Sarah who gave birth to you. Because when Abraham was alone, I called him and blessed him, increasing his number.

The Lord has comforted Zion and all its ruins, making the wilderness like Eden and the desert like the Lord’s garden. There must be voices of joy, joy, gratitude, and singing in it.

My people, pay attention to me. My people, listen to me. For instruction will come from me, and I will establish my righteousness as the light of all nations.

My righteousness is near, my salvation is coming forth, and my arm will judge all nations. The islands will wait for me, relying on my arm.

Lift up your eyes to heaven and see the earth below. For the heavens will dissipate like smoke and clouds, and the earth will gradually become old like clothing. The residents on it must also die like this. Only my salvation endures forever, and my righteousness will not be invalidated.

Know righteousness, the people who have taught me in their hearts, listen to me, do not fear the insults of others, and do not be alarmed by their slander.

For the moth will bite them like clothing, and the worm will bite them like cashmere. My righteousness endures forever, and my salvation endures through all generations.

O arm of the Lord, rise up, rise up, clothe yourself with power, as in the days of old, as in the generations of old. Isn’t it you who used to chop Rahab and pierce through big fish?

Isn’t it you who dries up the waters of the sea and the abyss, turning the depths of the sea into a path for the redemption of the people?

The redeemed people of the Lord will return, singing and coming to Zion. Eternal joy shall return to their heads, and they shall find joy and joy, and sorrow and sighs shall flee away.

Only I am comforting you. Who are you? I am afraid of those who will die, afraid of those who will become like grass.

But forget to spread out the heavens, establish the foundation, the Lord who created you. And because of the anger that the oppressor plotted to destroy, he was afraid all day long. Where is the anger of the oppressor actually?

Those who are taken captive will be released quickly, but they will not die and go down to the pit. His food is not lacking either.

I am the Lord your God, stirring up the sea and causing its waves?? Roam. The Lord of armies is my name.

I will pass on my words to you, covering you with the shadow of my hands, to plant the heavens and establish the foundation. And he said to Zion, You are my people.

Jerusalem, rise up, rise up, stand up. You have drunk the cup of his wrath from the hand of the Lord, the cup that causes people to stumble, until you have finished drinking.

None of the sons he gave birth to guided him. None of the sons he raised supported him.

Desolation, destruction, famine, swords and soldiers, these have come to you. Who will mourn for you? How can I comfort you?

Your sons are fainting, lying down at the mouths of every market, like yellow sheep in a net. Full of the wrath of the Lord and the rebuke of your God.

Therefore, you who are suffering but not drunk from wine, listen to me.

Your Lord Jehovah, the God who defends his people, says, “See, I have taken the cup that causes people to stumble, the cup of my wrath, from your hand.”. You must never drink again.

I will pass this cup into the hands of those who have mistreated you. They once said to you, bend down and let us trample over. You take your back as the ground, like a street market, allowing people to pass by.