12,750 verses contain “For” (in the KJV: 10,422, in the BSB: 7,841) — showing 6,101–6,200
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Fear thou not;
for I am with thee: be not dismayed;
for I am thy God: I will
strengthen thee;
yea, I will help thee;
yea, I will
uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Do not fear,
for I am with you; do not be afraid,
for I am your God. I will
strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will
uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
When the poor and
needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth
for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not
forsake them.
The poor and
needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are
parched with
thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not
forsake them.
Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
Let them bring them
forth, and
shew us what shall happen: let them
shew the
former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things
for to come.
“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the
former things, so that we may
reflect on them and know the outcome. Or
announce to us what is coming.
Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and
beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous?
yea, there is none that sheweth,
yea, there is none that declareth,
yea, there is none that heareth your words.
Who has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one
announced it, no one
foretold it, no one heard your words.
For I
beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
When I look, there is no one; there is no
counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
Behold my servant, whom I
uphold; mine
elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring
forth judgment to the Gentiles.
“Here is My Servant, whom I
uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
A
bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not
quench: he shall bring
forth judgment unto truth.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
“I, the LORD, have called you
for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and
appoint you to be a covenant
for the people and a light to the nations,
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Behold, the
former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring
forth I
proclaim them to you.”
Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that
Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them
shout from the top of the mountains.
Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of
Kedar cry
aloud. Let the people of Sela sing
for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
The LORD shall go
forth as a mighty man, he shall
stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry,
yea,
roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
The LORD goes
forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a
warrior. He shouts;
yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and
crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not
forsake them.
I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do
for them, and I will not
forsake them.
The LORD is well pleased
for his righteousness’ sake; he will
magnify the law, and make it honourable.
The LORD was pleased,
for the sake of His righteousness, to
magnify His law and make it glorious.
But this is a people
robbed and
spoiled; they are all of them
snared in holes, and they are
hid in prison houses: they are
for a prey, and none delivereth;
for a
spoil, and none saith, Restore.
Who among you will give ear to this? who will
hearken and hear
for the time to come?
Who among you will pay attention to this? Who will
listen and obey
hereafter?
Who gave Jacob
for a
spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have
sinned?
for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they
obedient unto his law.
Who gave Jacob up
for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have
sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law.
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt
for thy
ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba
for thee.
For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your
Savior; I give Egypt
for your
ransom,
Cush and Seba in your place.
Since thou
wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men
for thee, and people
for thy life.
Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
Even every one that is called by my name:
for I have created him
for my glory, I have
formed him;
yea, I have made him.
everyone called by My name and created
for My glory, whom I have indeed
formed and made.”
Bring
forth the blind people that have eyes, and the
deaf that have ears.
Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are
deaf.
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and
shew us
former things? let them bring
forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
All the nations gather together and the peoples
assemble. Who among them can declare this, and
proclaim to us the
former things? Let them present their witnesses to
vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.
Thus saith the LORD, your
redeemer, the Holy One of Israel;
For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
Thus says the LORD your
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “
For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they
rejoice.
Which bringeth
forth the
chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are
quenched as
tow.
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
This people have I
formed for myself; they shall
shew forth my praise.
The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor
wearied thee with incense.
You have not brought Me sheep
for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor
wearied you with
frankincense.
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
I,
yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions
for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and
formed thee from the
womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who
formed you from the
womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant,
Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
For I will pour water upon him that is
thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
For I will pour water on the
thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order
for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them
shew unto them.
Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him
foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
Who hath
formed a god, or
molten a
graven image that is profitable
for nothing?
Who fashions a god or casts an
idol which profits him nothing?
Behold, all his fellows shall be
ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be
ashamed together.
Behold, all his companions will be put to shame,
for the
craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all
assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.
The smith with the
tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms:
yea, he is
hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is
faint.
The
blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an
idol with hammers and
forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows
hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows
faint.
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the
cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth
for himself among the trees of the
forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain
doth nourish it.
He cuts down cedars or retrieves a
cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the
forest. He plants a
laurel, and the rain makes it grow.
Then shall it be
for a man to burn:
for he will take thereof, and warm himself;
yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread;
yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a
graven image, and falleth down
thereto.
It serves as fuel
for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread; he even fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an
idol and bows down to it.
And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his
graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me;
for thou art my god.
From the rest he makes a god, his
graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me,
for you are my god.”
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
They do not
comprehend or
discern,
for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
Remember these things, O Jacob,
for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never
forget you.
I have
blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me;
for I have redeemed thee.
I have
blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a
mist. Return to Me,
for I have redeemed you.
Sing, O ye heavens;
for the LORD hath done it:
shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break
forth into singing, ye mountains, O
forest, and every tree therein:
for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and
glorified himself in Israel.
Sing
for joy, O heavens,
for the LORD has done this;
shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break
forth in song, O mountains, you
forests and all your trees.
For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
Thus saith the LORD, thy
redeemer, and he that
formed thee from the
womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth
forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Thus says the LORD, your
Redeemer who
formed you from the
womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine
elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have
surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I
girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will
equip you
for battle, though you have not known Me,
I
form the light, and
create darkness: I make peace, and
create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
I
form the light and
create the darkness; I bring prosperity and
create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the
skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring
forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the
skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may
sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.
Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought
forth?
Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you
begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought
forth?’”
I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my
captives, not
for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.
I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He
formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not
create it to be empty, but
formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Tell ye, and bring them near;
yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
Speak up and present your case—
yes, let them take counsel together. Who
foretold this long ago? Who
announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and
Savior; there is none but Me.
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
Calling a
ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country:
yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
I
summon a bird of prey from the east, a man
for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have
planned it, and I will surely do it.
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not
tarry: and I will place salvation in
Zion for Israel my glory.
I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to
Zion and
adorn Israel with My
splendor.
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of
Chaldea!
For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.
As
for our
redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Our
Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name— is the Holy One of Israel.
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of
Chaldea.
For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
And thou saidst, I shall be a lady
for ever: so that thou
didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither
didst remember the latter end of it.
You said, ‘I will be queen
forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and
widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection
for the multitude of thy
sorceries, and
for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and
widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many
sorceries and the
potency of your spells.
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None
seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath
perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you
astray; you told
yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
Thou art
wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
You are
wearied by your many counselors; let them come
forward now and save you— your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly
predict your fate.
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come
forth out of the waters of Judah, which
swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
“
Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who
swear by the name of the LORD, who
invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.
who indeed call
yourselves after the holy city and
lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
I
foretold the
former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.
Because I knew that thou art
obstinate, and thy neck is an iron
sinew, and thy
brow brass;
For I knew that you are
stubborn; your neck is iron and your
forehead is bronze.
You have never heard; you have never understood;
for a long time your ears have not been open.
For I knew how
deceitful you are; you have been called a
rebel from birth.
For my name’s sake will I
defer mine anger, and
for my praise will I
refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.
For mine own sake, even
for mine own sake, will I do it:
for how should my name be
polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act;
for how can I let Myself be
defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
All ye,
assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
Come together, all of you, and
listen: Which of the idols has
foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
Thus saith the LORD, thy
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Thus says the LORD your
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you
for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
Go ye
forth of Babylon,
flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
Leave Babylon!
Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a
shout of joy,
proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
And they
thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock
for them: he
clave the rock also, and the waters
gushed out.
They did not
thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow
for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water
gushed out.
There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength
for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in
futility and vanity; yet My
vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”
And now, saith the LORD that
formed me from the
womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
And now says the LORD, who
formed Me from the
womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—
for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee
for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to
inherit the
desolate heritages;
This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and
appoint You to be a covenant
for the people, to restore the land, to
apportion its
desolate inheritances,
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go
forth; to them that are in darkness,
Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show
yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
They shall not hunger nor
thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun
smite them:
for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
They will not hunger or
thirst, nor will
scorching heat or sun beat down on them.
For He who has
compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break
forth into singing, O mountains:
for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his
afflicted.
Shout for joy, O heavens;
rejoice, O earth; break
forth in song, O mountains!
For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have
compassion on His
afflicted ones.
But
Zion said, The LORD hath
forsaken me, and my Lord hath
forgotten me.
But
Zion said, “The LORD has
forsaken me; the Lord has
forgotten me!”
Thy children shall make
haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go
forth of thee.
Your builders
hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.
For thy waste and thy
desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that
swallowed thee up shall be far away.
For your ruined and
desolate places and your
ravaged land will now indeed be too small
for your people, and those who
devoured you will be far away.
The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.
Yet the children of your
bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small
for us; make room
for us to live here.’
Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath
begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am
desolate, a
captive, and removing to and
fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has
begotten these
for me? I was
bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. So who has reared them? Look, I was left all alone, so where did they come from?’”
And kings shall be thy
nursing fathers, and their queens thy
nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and
lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD:
for they shall not be
ashamed that wait
for me.
Kings will be your
foster fathers, and their queens your
nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and
lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
But thus saith the LORD, Even the
captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered:
for I will
contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s
divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold,
for your
iniquities have ye sold
yourselves, and
for your transgressions is your mother put away.
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s
certificate of
divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold
for your
iniquities, and
for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand
shortened at all, that it cannot
redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my
rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth
for thirst.
Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to
redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My
rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish
rot for lack of water and die of
thirst.
For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be
ashamed.
Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto
Sarah that bare you:
for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Look to Abraham your father, and to
Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.