For the Lord, our ruler, the Lord, our commander, the Lord, our king – he will deliver us.

He says, “Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers. Look, it now descends on Edom, on the people I will annihilate in judgment.”

This is what the king says: ‘Don’t let Hezekiah mislead you, for he is not able to rescue you!

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, did any gods rescue Samaria from my power?

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

“For a remnant will leave Jerusalem; survivors will come out of Mount Zion. The intense devotion of the Lord who commands armies will accomplish this.

Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.

The splendor of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it at the same time. For the Lord has decreed it.”

The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the Lord blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass.

For I am the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. From the east I will bring your descendants; from the west I will gather you.

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

I remove the guilt of your rebellious deeds as if they were a cloud, the guilt of your sins as if they were a cloud. Come back to me, for I protect you.”

I do this so people will recognize from east to west that there is no God but me; I am the Lord, I have no peer.

Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.

Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,

Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord who commands armies.

I did this because I know how stubborn you are. Your neck muscles are like iron and your forehead like bronze.

For my sake alone I will act, for how can I allow my name to be defiled? I will not share my glory with anyone else!

Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.