Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
here’s your sign
Isaiah 7:10-17 10 And Yahveh continued to speak to Ahaz, saying, 11 “Ask for a sign for yourself from Yahveh God; make its difficulty deep like Sheol or make its difficulty high as the sky above.” 12 But Ahaz said, … Continue reading
two stumps of smoldering residue
Isaiah 7:1-9 1 This happened in the days of Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah. Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to wage war against her. … Continue reading
a futile mission
Isaiah 6:9-13 9 And he said, “Go and say to this people, ‘Keep on listening and do not comprehend! And keep on looking and do not understand!’ 10 Make the heart of this people insensitive, and make its ears unresponsive, … Continue reading
eyes and lips
Isaiah 6:1-8 1 In the year of the death of the king Uzziah, I saw the Lord sitting on a high and elevated throne, and the train of his robe filling the temple. 2 Seraphs standing above him: six wings … Continue reading
It comes quickly, swiftly!
Isaiah 5:25-30 25 For this reason the anger of Yahveh became hot against his people, and he stretched out his hand against it and struck it and the mountains quaked, and their corpse became like refuse in the middle of … Continue reading
“let him hurry his work”
Isaiah 5:18-24 18 Oy! Those who drag iniquity along with the cords made of lies and sin as with rope of the cart, 19 those who say, “Let him be quick; let him hurry his work so that we may … Continue reading
what Yahveh is doing
Isaiah 5:8-17 8 Oy! Those who touch house with house, they join field together with field until there is no space left and you are caused to dwell alone in the midst of the land. 9 Yahveh of hosts said … Continue reading
the vineyard of Yahveh of armies
Isaiah 5:1-7 1 Let me sing for my loved one a song of my love concerning his vineyard: A vineyard was for my loved one on a horn[1] full of olive oil. 2 And he dug it and cleared it … Continue reading
seven brides for one brother
Isaiah 4:1-6 1 And seven women will clutch onto one man on that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread, and we will wear our own clothing; only let your name be called upon us. Remove our disgrace!” 2 … Continue reading
a stink instead of perfume
Isaiah 3:18-26 18 In that day the Lord will take away the fine clothes: the anklets and the headbands and the crescent necklaces, 19 the pendants and the bracelets and the veils, 20 the headdresses and the armlets and the … Continue reading