The Lord who commands armies will be exalted when he punishes, the sovereign God’s authority will be recognized when he judges.

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

For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord, says: “It will not take place; it will not happen.

But Ahaz responded, “I don’t want to ask; I don’t want to put the Lord to a test.”

Wail, for the Lord’s day of judgment is near; it comes with all the destructive power of the sovereign judge.

This is the message the Lord previously announced about Moab.

Look, the Lord will throw you far away, you mere man! He will wrap you up tightly.

They lift their voices and shout joyfully; they praise the majesty of the Lord in the west.

O Lord, in distress they looked for you; they uttered incantations because of your discipline.

Indeed, the Lord’s shout will shatter Assyria; he will beat them with a club.

“Now I will rise up,” says the Lord. “Now I will exalt myself; now I will magnify myself.

Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

Hezekiah said, “What is the confirming sign that I will go up to the Lord’s temple?”

Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Listen to the word of the Lord who commands armies:

Who comprehends the mind of the Lord, or gives him instruction as his counselor?

The Lord wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it.

Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord’s power revealed through him?

All your children will be followers of the Lord, and your children will enjoy great prosperity.

“A protector comes to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds,” says the Lord.

And I will choose some of them as priests and Levites,” says the Lord.