Isaiah 51:12-22 (New International Version)
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"I, even I, am he who comforts1 you. Who are you that you fear2 mortal men,3 the sons of men, who are but grass,4
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that you forget5 the LORD your Maker,6 who stretched out the heavens7 and laid the foundations of the earth, that you live in constant terror8 every day because of the wrath of the oppressor, who is bent on destruction? For where is the wrath of the oppressor?9
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The cowering prisoners will soon be set free;10 they will not die in their dungeon, nor will they lack bread.11
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For I am the LORD your God, who churns up the sea12 so that its waves roar13-- the LORD Almighty14 is his name.
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I have put my words in your mouth15 and covered you with the shadow of my hand16-- I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth,17 and who say to Zion, 'You are my people.18' "
The Cup of the LORD's Wrath
17 Awake, awake!19 Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup20 of his wrath,21 you who have drained to its dregs22 the goblet that makes men stagger.23 18 Of all the sons24 she bore there was none to guide her;25 of all the sons she reared there was none to take her by the hand.26 19 These double calamities27 have come upon you-- who can comfort you?28-- ruin and destruction,29 famine30 and sword31-- who cana console you? 20 Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street,32 like antelope caught in a net.33 They are filled with the wrath34 of the LORD and the rebuke35 of your God. 21 Therefore hear this, you afflicted36 one, made drunk,37 but not with wine. 22 This is what your Sovereign LORD says, your God, who defends38 his people: "See, I have taken out of your hand the cup39 that made you stagger; from that cup, the goblet of my wrath, you will never drink again.Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online)
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