Discovery Box| (0.13) | Isa 40:11 |
| Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; 1 he leads the ewes along. |
| (0.13) | Isa 40:22 |
| He is the one who sits on the earth’s horizon; 1 its inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. 2 He is the one who stretches out the sky like a thin curtain, 3 and spreads it out 4 like a pitched tent. 5 |
| (0.13) | Isa 41:16 |
| You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the Lord; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel. |
| (0.13) | Isa 42:6 |
| “I, the Lord, officially commission you; 1 I take hold of your hand. I protect you 2 and make you a covenant mediator for people, 3 and a light 4 to the nations, 5 |
| (0.13) | Isa 42:24 |
| Who handed Jacob over to the robber? Who handed Israel over to the looters? 1 Was it not the Lord, against whom we sinned? They refused to follow his commands; they disobeyed his law. 2 |
| (0.13) | Isa 43:12 |
| I decreed and delivered and proclaimed, and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses,” says the Lord, “that I am God. |
| (0.13) | Isa 43:14 |
| This is what the Lord says, your protector, 1 the Holy One of Israel: 2 “For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, 3 turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs. 4 |
| (0.13) | Isa 44:16 |
| Half of it he burns in the fire – over that half he cooks 1 meat; he roasts a meal and fills himself. Yes, he warms himself and says, ‘Ah! I am warm as I look at the fire.’ |
| (0.13) | Isa 44:20 |
| He feeds on ashes; 1 his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, ‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’ 2 |
| (0.13) | Isa 46:13 |
| I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away; I am bringing my salvation near, 1 it does not wait. I will save Zion; 2 I will adorn Israel with my splendor.” 3 |
| (0.13) | Isa 47:12 |
| Persist 1 in trusting 2 your amulets and your many incantations, which you have faithfully recited 3 since your youth! Maybe you will be successful 4 – maybe you will scare away disaster. 5 |
| (0.13) | Isa 47:13 |
| You are tired out from listening to so much advice. 1 Let them take their stand – the ones who see omens in the sky, who gaze at the stars, who make monthly predictions – let them rescue you from the disaster that is about to overtake you! 2 |
| (0.13) | Isa 47:15 |
| They will disappoint you, 1 those you have so faithfully dealt with since your youth. 2 Each strays off in his own direction, 3 leaving no one to rescue you.” |
| (0.13) | Isa 49:2 |
| He made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the hollow of his hand; he made me like a sharpened 1 arrow, he hid me in his quiver. 2 |
| (0.13) | Isa 50:4 |
| The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, 1 so that I know how to help the weary. 2 He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do. 3 |
| (0.13) | Isa 51:7 |
| Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! 1 Don’t be afraid of the insults of men; don’t be discouraged because of their abuse! |
| (0.13) | Isa 51:9 |
| Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord! 1 Wake up as in former times, as in antiquity! Did you not smash 2 the Proud One? 3 Did you not 4 wound the sea monster? 5 |
| (0.13) | Isa 51:16 |
| I commission you 1 as my spokesman; 2 I cover you with the palm of my hand, 3 to establish 4 the sky and to found the earth, to say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’” 5 |
| (0.13) | Isa 52:5 |
| And now, what do we have here?” 1 says the Lord. “Indeed my people have been carried away for nothing, those who rule over them taunt,” 2 says the Lord, “and my name is constantly slandered 3 all day long. |
| (0.13) | Isa 53:2 |
| He sprouted up like a twig before God, 1 like a root out of parched soil; 2 he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, 3 no special appearance that we should want to follow him. 4 |
