Category Archives: dependence upon God
bowl of ashmeal
Isaiah 44:9-20 9 All who form idols are nothing; the things in which they find enjoyment are worthless. Their witnesses cannot see; they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame. 10 Who forms a god and casts an idol … Continue reading
like nothing
Isaiah 40:12-17 12 Who has measured water in the hollow of his hand and marked off sky with a ruler, comprehended the dust of the land in a third of a measure and weighed out mountains with the scale, and … Continue reading
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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
listening to the relics
Isaiah 30:1-5 1 “Oh rebellious children!” (a declaration of Yahveh), “making a plan, but not from me, and pouring out a libation, but not to my Spirit, for the sake of adding sin to sin… 2 going to go down … Continue reading
thinking backwards
Isaiah 29:15-19 15 Oy! Those who make a secret plan, to hide from Yahveh, and what they do is in a dark place. And they say, “Who sees us? And who knows us?” 16 You have it backwards! As if … Continue reading
baby talk
Isaiah 28:7-15 7 And these also wobble because of wine and stagger because of strong drink; priest and prophet stagger because of strong drink; they are swallowed by wine. They stagger because of strong drink; they err in vision. They … Continue reading
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resting or flailing?
Isaiah 25:9-12 9 And one will say, on that day, “See! This God of ours! We have waited for him and he delivered us! This Yahveh; we waited for him! We should be glad, and rejoice in his deliverance.” 10 … Continue reading
when the big one strikes
Isaiah 24:1-3 1 Watch! Yahveh, about to lay the land waste and about to demolish it, and he will twist her surface, and he will scatter her inhabitants. 2 And the people will be like the priest; like the slave, … Continue reading
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the song of the prostitute
Isaiah 23:12-18 12 And he said, “You will not keep on gloating, crushed one, virgin daughter of Sidon. Get up, cross through Cyprus! There will be no rest for you even there.” 13 Look, the land of the Chaldeans! It … Continue reading
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