Discovery Box| (0.25) | Isa 44:11 |
| Look, all his associates 1 will be put to shame; the craftsmen are mere humans. 2 Let them all assemble and take their stand! They will panic and be put to shame. |
| (0.25) | Isa 44:12 |
| A blacksmith works with his tool 1 and forges metal over the coals. He forms it 2 with hammers; he makes it with his strong arm. He gets hungry and loses his energy; 3 he drinks no water and gets tired. |
| (0.25) | Isa 44:13 |
| A carpenter takes measurements; 1 he marks out an outline of its form; 2 he scrapes 3 it with chisels, and marks it with a compass. He patterns it after the human form, 4 like a well-built human being, and puts it in a shrine. 5 |
| (0.25) | Isa 45:1 |
| This is what the Lord says to his chosen 1 one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold 2 in order to subdue nations before him, and disarm kings, 3 to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed: |
| (0.25) | Isa 45:23 |
| I solemnly make this oath 1 – what I say is true and reliable: 2 ‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm; 3 |
| (0.25) | Isa 46:7 |
| They put it on their shoulder and carry it; they put it in its place and it just stands there; it does not 1 move from its place. Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply; it does not deliver him from his distress. |
| (0.25) | Isa 47:1 |
| “Fall down! Sit in the dirt, O virgin 1 daughter Babylon! Sit on the ground, not on a throne, O daughter of the Babylonians! Indeed, 2 you will no longer be called delicate and pampered. |
| (0.25) | Isa 49:1 |
| Listen to me, you coastlands! 1 Pay attention, you people who live far away! The Lord summoned me from birth; 2 he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world. 3 |
| (0.25) | Isa 49:26 |
| I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. 1 Then all humankind 2 will recognize that I am the Lord, your deliverer, your protector, 3 the powerful ruler of Jacob.” 4 |
| (0.25) | Isa 51:22 |
| This is what your sovereign master, 1 the Lord your God, says: “Look, I have removed from your hand the cup of intoxicating wine, 2 the goblet full of my anger. 3 You will no longer have to drink it. |
| (0.25) | Isa 60:16 |
| You will drink the milk of nations; you will nurse at the breasts of kings. 1 Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer, your protector, 2 the powerful ruler of Jacob. 3 |
| (0.25) | Isa 62:4 |
| You will no longer be called, “Abandoned,” and your land will no longer be called “Desolate.” Indeed, 1 you will be called “My Delight is in Her,” 2 and your land “Married.” 3 For the Lord will take delight in you, and your land will be married to him. 4 |
| (0.25) | Jer 6:16 |
| The Lord said to his people: 1 “You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. 2 Ask where the old, reliable paths 3 are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing 4 and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We will not follow it!” |
| (0.25) | Jer 11:15 |
| The Lord says to the people of Judah, 1 “What right do you have to be in my temple, my beloved people? 2 Many of you have done wicked things. 3 Can your acts of treachery be so easily canceled by sacred offerings 4 that you take joy in doing evil even while you make them? 5 |
| (0.25) | Jer 17:24 |
| The Lord says, 1 ‘You must make sure to obey me. You must not bring any loads through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day. You must set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not do any work on that day. |
| (0.25) | Jer 30:16 |
| But 1 all who destroyed you will be destroyed. All your enemies will go into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered. I will cause those who pillaged you to be pillaged. 2 |
| (0.25) | Jer 31:21 |
| I will say, 1 ‘My dear children of Israel, 2 keep in mind the road you took when you were carried off. 3 Mark off in your minds the landmarks. Make a mental note of telltale signs marking the way back. Return, my dear children of Israel. Return to these cities of yours. |
| (0.25) | Jer 35:6 |
| But they answered, “We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us, ‘You and your children must never drink wine. |
| (0.25) | Jer 38:23 |
| “All your wives and your children will be turned over to the Babylonians. 1 You yourself will not escape from them but will be captured by the 2 king of Babylon. This city will be burned down.” 3 |
| (0.25) | Jer 49:1 |
| The Lord spoke about the Ammonites. 1 “Do you think there are not any people of the nation of Israel remaining? Do you think there are not any of them remaining to reinherit their land? Is that why you people who worship the god Milcom 2 have taken possession of the territory of Gad and live in his cities? 3 |
