For face to face shall they see, when JEHOVAH returneth to

Sion.

9 Burst forth into joy, shout together, ye ruins of Jerusalem! For JEHOVAH hath comforted his people; he hath redeemed Israel.

10 JEHOVAH hath made bare his holy arm, in the sight of all the nations;

And all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our

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God.

Depart, depart ye, go ye out from thence; touch no pollut ed thing:

ye out from the midst of her; be ye clean, ye that bear the vessels of JEHOVAH!

12 Verily not in haste shall ye go forth; And not by flight shall ye march along: For JEHOVAH shall march in your front;

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And the God of Israel shall bring up your rear.

BEHOLD, my servant shall prosper;

He shall be raised aloft, and magnified, and very highly exalted. 14 As many were astonished at him;

(To such a degree was his countenance disfigured, more than

that of man;

And his form, more than the sons of men ;)

15 So shall he sprinkle many nations:

For what was not before declared to them, they shall see,

And what they had not heard, they shall attentively consider.

CHAP. LHI. 1 Who hath believed our report;

And to whom hath the arm of JEHOVAH been manifested?

2 For he groweth up in their sight like a tender sucker;

And like a root from a thirsty soil:

He hath no form, nor any beauty, that we should regard him;

Nor is his countenance such, that we should desire him.

3 Despised, nor accounted in the number of men ;

A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;

As one that hideth his face from us :

He was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 Surely our infirmities he hath borne:
And our sorrows, he hath carried them:
Yet we thought him judicially stricken;
Smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But he was wounded for our transgressions;

Was smitten for our iniquities:

The chastisement, by which our peace is effected, was laid

him;

And by his bruises we are healed.

6 We all of us like sheep have strayed;

We have turned aside, every one to his own way;

upon

And JEHOVAH hath made to light upon him the iniquity of us all.

7 It was exacted, and he was made answerable; and he opened

not his mouth:

As a lamb that is led to the slaughter,

And as a sheep before her shearers,

Is dumb; so he opened not his mouth.

8 By an oppressive judgement he was taken off;

And his manner of life who would declare ?

For he was cut off from the land of the living;

For the trangression of my people he was smitten to death. 9 And his grave was appointed with the wicked;

But with the rich man was his tomb.

Although he had done no wrong,

Neither was there are any guile in his mouth;

10 Yet it pleased JEHOVAH to crush him with affliction. If his soul shall make a propitiatory sacrifice,

He shall see a seed, which shall prolong their days,

And the gracious purpose of JEHOVAH shall prosper in his hands. 11 of the travail of his soul he shall see [the fruit,] and be satisfied:

By the knowledge of him shall my servant justify many;
For the punishment of their iniquities he shall bear.

12 Therefore will I distribute to him the many for his portion; And the mighty people shall he share for his spoil :

Because he poured his soul out unto death;

And was numbered with the transgressors :

And he bare the sin of many;

And made intercession for the transgressors,

CHAP, LIV. 1 SHOUT for joy, O thou barren, that didst not bear; Break forth into joyful shouting, and exult, thou that didst not

travail :

For more are the children of the desolate,

Than of the married woman, saith JEHOVAH.

2 Enlarge the place of thy tent;

And let the canopy of thy habitation be extended:

Spare not; lengthen thy cords,

And firmly fix thy stakes:

3 For on the right hand, and on the left, thou shalt burst forth

with increase;

And thy seed shall inherit the nations ;

And they shall inhabit the desolate cities.

4 Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded;

And blush not, for thou shalt not be brought to reproach:

For thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth;

And the reproach of thy widowhood thou shalt remember no

more.

5 For thy husband is thy maker;

JEHOVAH God of Hosts is his name:

And thy redeemer is the Holy One of Israel;
The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

6 For as a woman forsaken, and deeply afflicted, hath JEHOVAH recalled thee;

And as a wife, wedded in youth, but afterwards rejected, saith thy God.

7 In a little anger have I forsaken thee;

But with great mercies will I receive thee again:

8 In a short wrath I hid my face for a moment from thee; But with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee; Saith thy redeemer JEHOVAH.

9 The same will I do now, as in the days of Noah, when I sware, That the waters of Noah should no more pass over the earth: So have I sworn, that I will not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

10 For the mountains shall be removed;

And the hills shall be overthrown:

But my kindness from thee shall not be removed;

And the covenant of my peace shall not be overthrown :

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Saith JEHOVAH, who beareth towards thee the most tender af

fection.

O thou afflicted, beaten with the storm, destitute of consolation !

Behold I lay thy stones in cement of vermillion,

And thy foundations with sapphires :

12 And I will make of rubies thy battlements;

And thy gates of carbuncles;

And the whole circuit of thy walls shall be of precious stones. 13 And all thy children shall be taught by JEHOVAH;

And great shall be the prosperity of thy children.

14 In righteousness shalt thou be established:

Be thou far from oppression; yea thou shalt not fear it ;
And from terror; for it shall not approach thee.

15 Behold, they shall be leagued together, but not by my command; Whosoever is leagued against thee, shall come over to thy side. 16 Behold, I have created the smith,

Who bloweth up the coals into a fire,

And produceth instruments according to his work;

And I have created the destroyer to lay waste.

17 Whatever weapon is formed against thee, it shall not prosper; And against every tongue, that contendeth with thee, thou

shalt obtain thy cause.

This is the heritage of JEHOVAH's servants,

And their justification from me, saith JEHOVAH.

CHAP. LV.

1 HO! every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters! And that hath no silver, come ye, buy, and eat;

Yea, come, buy ye without silver;

And without price, wine and milk.

2 Wherefore do ye weigh out your silver for that which is no

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bread ?

your riches, for that which will not satisfy?

Attend, and hearken unto me; and eat that which is truly good; And your soul shall feast itself with the richest delicacies.

3 Incline your ear,

and come unto me;

Attend, and your soul shall live:

And I will make with you an everlasting covenant;

I will give you the gracious promises made to David, which never shall fail.

4 Behold, for a witness to the peoples I have given him;

A leader, and a lawgiver to the nations.

5 Behold, the nation, whom thou knewest not, thou shalt call; And the nation, who knew not thee, shall run unto thee,

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For the sake of JEHOVAH thy God;

And for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.

Seek ye JEHOVAH, while he may be found;

Call ye upon him, while he is near at hand:

7 Let the wicked forsake his way,

And the unrighteous man his thoughts:

And let him return unto JEHOVAH, for he will receive him

with compassion;

And unto our God; for he aboundeth in forgiveness.

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts;

Neither are your ways my ways, saith JEHOVAH.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth;
So are my ways higher than your ways,
And my thoughts than your thoughts.

And maketh it generate, and put forth its increase;

That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater; 11 So shall be the word, which goeth forth from my mouth;

It shall not return unto me fruitless;

But it shall effect, what I have willed;

And make the purpose succeed, for which I have sent it.

12 Surely with joy shall ye go forth,

And with peace shall ye be led onward:

The mountains and the hills shall burst forth before

you

into

song;

And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

13 Instead of the thorny bushes shall grow up the fir-tree; And instead of the bramble shall grow up the myrtle:

And it shall be unto JEHOVAH for a memorial;

For a perpetual sign, which shall not be abolished.

CHAP. LVI.

1 Thus saith JEHOVAH:

Keep ye judgement, and practise righteousness;