Those who make clothes from combed flax will be embarrassed; those who weave will turn pale.

At that time the Lord who commands armies will become a beautiful crown and a splendid diadem for the remnant of his people.

Those who stray morally will gain understanding; those who complain will acquire insight.

But Pharaoh’s protection will bring you nothing but shame, and the safety of Egypt’s protective shade nothing but humiliation.

The nations will be burned to ashes; like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire.

This is what the Lord says, the one who made a road through the sea, a pathway through the surging waters,

He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, through whom I will reveal my splendor.”

For I looked forward to the day of vengeance, and then payback time arrived.

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

You said to yourself, “I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon.

I commission you as my spokesman; I cover you with the palm of my hand, to establish the sky and to found the earth, to say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”

Madmenah flees, the residents of Gebim have hidden.

“Ask for a confirming sign from the Lord your God. You can even ask for something miraculous.”

At that time you will say: “Praise the Lord! Ask him for help! Publicize his mighty acts among the nations! Make it known that he is unique!

At that time the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because the Lord who commands armies brandishes his fist against them.

those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.

you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs.

For when they see their children, whom I will produce among them, they will honor my name. They will honor the Holy One of Jacob; they will respect the God of Israel.

and the Lord has sent the people off to a distant place, and the very heart of the land is completely abandoned.

At that time a man will keep alive a young cow from the herd and a couple of goats.