They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered, “Don’t respond to him.”

When you will look for your opponents, you will not find them; your enemies will be reduced to absolutely nothing.

He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.”

They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.

For the sake of my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one, I call you by name and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize me.

I am the Lord, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.

Israel will be delivered once and for all by the Lord; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated.

Let your private parts be exposed! Your genitals will be on display! I will get revenge; I will not have pity on anyone,”

You have heard; now look at all the evidence! Will you not admit that what I say is true? From this point on I am announcing to you new events that are previously unrevealed and you do not know about.

Your descendants would have been as numerous as sand, and your children like its granules. Their name would not have been cut off and eliminated from my presence.

They do not thirst as he leads them through dry regions; he makes water flow out of a rock for them; he splits open a rock and water flows out.’

For this is what the Lord says: “You were sold for nothing, and you will not be redeemed for money.”

“Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,

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

Jerusalem will bring me joy, and my people will bring me happiness. The sound of weeping or cries of sorrow will never be heard in her again.

“Do I bring a baby to the birth opening and then not deliver it?” asks the Lord. “Or do I bring a baby to the point of delivery and then hold it back?” asks your God.

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.

But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.’”

“Do not get married and do not have children here in this land.

I will scatter them before their enemies like dust blowing in front of a burning east wind. I will turn my back on them and not look favorably on them when disaster strikes them.”