The Book of the Prophet Isaiah

 1 Woe to thee that ^aspoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest ^btreacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

 2 O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have ^awaited for thee: be thou their ^barm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

 3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

 4 And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

 5 The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

 6 And wisdom and ^aknowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his ^btreasure.

 7 Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

 8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath ^abroken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

 9 The earth ^amourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

 10 Now will I rise, saith the Lord; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.

 11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

 12 And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

 13 ¶Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with ^aeverlasting ^bburnings?

 15 He that ^awalketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth ^bthe gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of ^cbribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of ^dblood, and shutteth his eyes ^efrom seeing evil;

 16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

 17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his ^abeauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

 18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the ^ascribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

 19 Thou shalt not see ^aa fierce people, a people of a deeper ^bspeech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

 20 Look upon ^aZion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the ^bstakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

 21 But there the glorious Lord will be ^aunto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

 22 For the Lord is our ^ajudge, the Lord is our ^blawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

 23 Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

 24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.