Isaiah
Isa 51:13 Why have you forgotten the LORD, your Creator? He stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. Why should you live in constant fear of the fury of those who oppress you, of those who are ready to destroy you? Where is the fury of those who oppress you?
Isa 51:14 Chained prisoners will be set free. They will not die in prison. They will not go without food.
Isa 51:15 I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar. My name is the LORD of Armies.
Isa 51:16 I put my words in your mouth and sheltered you in the palm of my hand. I stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and said to Zion, "You are my people."
Isa 51:17 Wake up! Wake up! Stand up, Jerusalem! You drank from the cup in the LORD'S hand. That cup was filled with his anger. You drank from the bowl, the cup that makes people stagger, and you drained it!
Isa 51:18 From all the children she gave birth to, there was no one to guide her. From all the children she raised, there was no one to take her by the hand.
Isa 51:19 Twice as many disasters have happened to you. Who will feel sorry for you? Violence, destruction, famine, and war have happened to you. Who will comfort you?
Isa 51:20 Your children have fainted. They lie sleeping at every street corner. They are like an antelope caught in a net. They experience the anger of the LORD, the fury of your God.
Isa 51:21 Listen to this, you humble people who are drunk but not from wine.
Isa 51:22 The LORD your God defends his people. This is what your master says: I'm taking from your hand the cup that makes people stagger, the bowl, the cup of my fury. You will never drink from it again.
Isa 51:23 I will put it in the hands of those who made you suffer. They said to you, "Lie down so that we can walk over you." So you made your back like the ground and like a street for them to cross.
