The one who suffers will soon be released; he will not die in prison, he will not go hungry.

For this is what the Lord says: “For the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths and choose what pleases me and are faithful to my covenant,

I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.

I have seen their behavior, but I will heal them and give them rest, and I will once again console those who mourn.

Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you.

Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.

He said, “Certainly they will be my people, children who are not disloyal.” He became their deliverer.

who led them through the deep water? Like a horse running on flat land they did not stumble.

Look, I have decreed: I will not keep silent, but will pay them back; I will pay them back exactly what they deserve,

For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore.

I answered, “Oh, Lord God, I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young.”

Then the Lord said, “You have observed correctly. This means I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out.”

They will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you, for I will be with you to rescue you,” says the Lord.

“Israel is not a slave, is he? He was not born into slavery, was he? If not, why then is he being carried off?

“It did no good for me to punish your people. They did not respond to such correction. You slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion.”

“I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.

All this will happen because the Lord said, “The whole land will be desolate; however, I will not completely destroy it.

Tell them: ‘Hear this, you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not discern, who have ears but do not perceive:

But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone their own way.

I said, “There is no one like you, Lord. You are great. And you are renowned for your power.