Isaiah 40:2

The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.

But they don’t know the thoughts of Yahweh, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.

But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.

It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.”

“I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more.”

“Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

They will no longer each teach his neighbor, and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’ for they will all know me, from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh: “for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh.

“Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

The law came in that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;

Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.

“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

For your name’s sake, Yahweh, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

I myself am Yahweh. Besides me, there is no savior.

In those days, and in that time,” says Yahweh, “the iniquity of Israel will be sought for, and there will be none; also the sins of Judah, and they won’t be found; for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.

“Therefore tell the house of Israel, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “I don’t do this for your sake, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.

But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, didn’t they overtake your fathers? “Then they repented and said, ‘Just as Yahweh of Armies determined to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us.’ ”

But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.

Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days.

But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’ ”

Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,

Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

The secret things belong to Yahweh our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

I don’t do this for your sake,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Let it be known to you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, house of Israel.”

As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for many days.”

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.

I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin.

Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

All your children will be taught by Yahweh; and your children’s peace will be great.

For I am Yahweh. I will speak, and the word that I speak will be performed. It will be no more deferred; for in your days, rebellious house, I will speak the word, and will perform it,” says the Lord Yahweh.’ ”

But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who treats you with contempt. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.

The peoples will take them, and bring them to their place. The house of Israel will possess them in Yahweh’s land for servants and for handmaids. They will take as captives those whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

Yahweh, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth.

For Yahweh says, “After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.

concerning his Son, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh,

who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,

Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

It will happen in that day that his burden will depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing oil.

It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”

“The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it belongs to many days to come.”

This will be the plague with which Yahweh will strike all the peoples who have fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will consume away while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will consume away in their sockets, and their tongue will consume away in their mouth.

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her.”

Instead of your shame you will have double. Instead of dishonor, they will rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they will possess double. Everlasting joy will be to them.

Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.

You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.

First I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations.”

The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, daughter of Zion. He will no more carry you away into captivity. He will visit your iniquity, daughter of Edom. He will uncover your sins.

“Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.

I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.

He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the wide place at the gate of the city, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

“Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?

Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.

Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you.

But Yahweh says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the plunder retrieved from the fierce, for I will contend with him who contends with you and I will save your children.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

‘Yahweh has produced our righteousness: come, and let’s declare in Zion the work of Yahweh our God.’

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,

Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

They raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Yahweh turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of that place was called “The valley of Achor” to this day.

Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who had good understanding in the service of Yahweh. So they ate throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace offerings, and making confession to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

For behold, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.

The inhabitant won’t say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell therein will be forgiven their iniquity.

I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.

Let them be disappointed who persecute me, but let not me be disappointed. Let them be dismayed, but don’t let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

Her filthiness was in her skirts. She didn’t remember her latter end. Therefore she has come down astoundingly. She has no comforter. “See, Yahweh, my affliction; for the enemy has magnified himself.”

He who is far off will die of the pestilence. He who is near will fall by the sword. He who remains and is besieged will die by the famine. Thus I will accomplish my wrath on them.

in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years about which Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years.

He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged us, by bringing on us a great evil; for under the whole sky, such has not been done as has been done to Jerusalem.

Some of those who are wise will fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many will run back and forth, and knowledge will be increased.”

He said, “Go your way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.

I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, but they added to the calamity.”

He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.