For very soon my fury will subside, and my anger will be directed toward their destruction.”

Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel acts mightily among you!”

He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions, and strength to those who defend the city from attackers.

I know where you live and everything you do and how you rage against me.

Remind me of what happened! Let’s debate! You, prove to me that you are right!

“Sit silently! Go to a hiding place, O daughter of the Babylonians! Indeed, you will no longer be called ‘Queen of kingdoms.’

Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.

As a mother consoles a child, so I will console you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

Indeed this is what the Lord told me. He took hold of me firmly and warned me not to act like these people:

But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations.

You will not be buried with them, because you destroyed your land and killed your people. The offspring of the wicked will never be mentioned again.

At that time their fortified cities will be like the abandoned summits of the Amorites, which they abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation.

At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.

I am not angry. I wish I could confront some thorns and briers! Then I would march against them for battle; I would set them all on fire,

Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The Lord’s word which you have announced is appropriate.” Then he thought, “For there will be peace and stability during my lifetime.”

they will say about me, “Yes, the Lord is a powerful deliverer.”’” All who are angry at him will cower before him.

I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away; I am bringing my salvation near, it does not wait. I will save Zion; I will adorn Israel with my splendor.”

Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! Don’t be afraid of the insults of men; don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!

“Indeed, the Lord will call you back like a wife who has been abandoned and suffers from depression, like a young wife when she has been rejected,” says your God.

You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.