Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
walk in the flame
Isaiah 50:6-11 6 I surrendered my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from their insults and spitting. 7 The Lord Yahveh will help me; … Continue reading
teacher’s tongues
Isaiah 50:1-5 1 This is what Yahveh says: “Where is your mother’s divorce document with which I divorced her? Or to which of my buyers did I sell you? Pay attention; you were sold because of your sins; because of … Continue reading
the warrior who fights for Jacob
Isaiah 49:19-26 19 Now you have been laid waste and made desolate and your land ruined, but soon you will be crowded again, and those who had devoured you will be gone far away. 20 You will hear again your … Continue reading
I do not forget
Isaiah 49:14-18 14 Nowadays, Zion is saying “Yahveh has given me up,” and “The Lord has forgotten that I exist.” 15 As if a woman could forget her nursing infant — and feel no compassion for the child she held … Continue reading
master plan
Isaiah 49:6-13 6 And he says, “It is trivial for you to be a servant for me, to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel. I will give you as a light for … Continue reading
hidden in his quiver
Isaiah 49:1-6 1 Listen to me, coastlands, and listen attentively, peoples from far away! Yahveh called me in utero; from the inside of my mother he made my name known. 2 And he installed my mouth like a sharp sword; … Continue reading
no peace for the wicked
Isaiah 48:17-22 17 Thus says Yahveh, your redeemer, the holy one of Israel: “I am Yahveh your God, the one teaching you to profit, leads you in the way you should go. 18 If you had only listened alertly to … Continue reading
fall in!
Isaiah 48:12-16 12 “Listen to me, Jacob, and Israel, “who was called by me” I am he. I am the first; also I am the last. 13 Indeed, my hand founded your land, and my right hand spread out those … Continue reading
the furnace of unhappiness
Isaiah 48:1-11 1 Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name ‘Israel,’ and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of Yahveh, and invoke the God of Israel– but not in … Continue reading
lies the world tells itself
Isaiah 47:1-15 1“Get down! Sit in the dirt, virgin daughter Babylon! Sit on the ground, not on your throne, O daughter of the Babylonians! because you will no longer be called delicate and sensitive. 2 Pick up millstones and grind … Continue reading
