Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
birthing dry straw
Isaiah 33:7-12 7 Watch! Their heroes cry out from the street; those who were messengers of peace now weep bitterly. 8 Highways are deserted; the road traveller ceases. Someone breaks a treaty, he ignores witnesses; he does not hold man … Continue reading
the security of your times
Isaiah 33:1-6 1 Oy, destroyer, and yourself not destroyed! And treacherous one, and no one has dealt treacherously with him! When you are finishing your destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop dealing treacherously, someone will deal treacherously with … Continue reading
planting by every water source
Isaiah 32:15-20 15 (We will be desolate) until a wind is poured out on us from on high, and our wilderness will become a fruitful field, and our fruitful field is thought of as the forest. 16 Then justice will … Continue reading
get up and go to work
Isaiah 32:9-14 9 You ladies at ease, get up; hear my voice! Carefree daughters, listen to what I say! 10 In a year’s days you will tremble, carefree ones, because the wine crop will come to an end; harvest will … Continue reading
betrayed by false leaders
Isaiah 32:1-8 1 Watch, a king is going to rule righteously, and princes will rule administering justice. 2 And each one will be like a hiding place from a strong wind and a covering from a rainstorm, like streams of … Continue reading
a non-human sword
Isaiah 31:5-9 5 Like he does the flying birds, so Yahveh of armies will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it; he will pass over and rescue it. 6 Turn back to him from whom the sons of Israel … Continue reading
crowd confidence
Isaiah 31:1-4 1 Oy! Those who go down Egypt way for help! They count on horses and trust in chariots because there are so many, and in horsemen because they are very numerous, but they do not put confidence in … Continue reading
his voice and his arm
Isaiah 30:29-33 29 There will be a song for you as at night when a holy festival is kept, and a gladness of heart like one who goes with the flute, to go to the mountain of Yahveh, to the … Continue reading
winnowing out worthlessness
Isaiah 30:23-28 23 And he will give rain for your seed which you plant in the ground, and grain, the produce of the ground, and it will be rich and full. On that day, your cattle will graze in a … Continue reading
from riches to rags
Isaiah 30:19-22 19 Because a people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem, you will not keep on weeping. Surely he will be gracious to you; when he hears the sound of your cry, he will answer you. 20 And the … Continue reading
