10/25/2014 - House Concert Lyrics

Lyrics:
Bravery
The Inheritance
Yahushua (Jonah's Prayer)
Lead Me On
Fall on Grace
You Said My Name
Before the Throne of God Above
How to Sing
What Kind of Love/Come Thou Font
Prodigals
Name All Your Fears
Hope
Love You More
Hope Now
Wrestling
Home to Stay

Bravery
6/8/2014

Don't You want the knight in shining armor
Who can swing his sword,
Someone mighty in the battle
Who is sure to win the war?

Don't You want the fearless leader
Who takes the front and paves the way?
Don't You want anyone but me?
I'm not brave.

Don't You want the superhero,
Dressed and poised to save the day,
Someone adored by all the people,
With uncanny power and strength?

Don't You want the well-trained master
Who overcomes the odds with grace?
Don't You want anyone but me?
I'm not brave.

You could have anyone You want
And so You choose the weak,
We who shake within our boots,
We with our chattering teeth.

And so I'll kick and scream and holler,
Scared beyond my wits to go,
But I want You just enough
To risk taking Your road.

And so You'll get all the Glory,
Stick a knife right through my pride,
And someday I will learn that bravery
Is when the weak trust You'll provide.

©2014 Mary Schieferstein

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The Inheritance
7/10/2014

The inheritance passed down
From the beginning of time,
When God created in perfection
And people screwed it up just fine.

And I'm just like my father,
Just like my mother,
In my nose and in my knowing,
In my eyes and where my eyes are going.

These ashes to ashes,
This dust to dust.
Feels like there's a whole lot missing,
But it's all we've got.

The inheritance passed down
From age to age,
Our history of folly
Repeated at every stage.

And I'm just like my mother,
Just like my father,
In my mind and my mindless dreams,
In my hair and my hare-brained schemes.

These ashes to ashes,
This dust to dust.
Feels like there's a whole lot missing,
But it's all we've got.

'Til into the ashes
Came the Breath
To take on an inheritance
That was never His,

And out of the dust
Came a new Hope,
And all that we've passed down
Need no longer be owned.

And it's just ashes to ashes,
Ashes to ashes,
Just ashes to ashes
And dust to dust
'Til He breathes into dirt and
Real life comes.

And I'll be just like my Father,
Just like my Brother,
In my heart and in my ways,
His light reflected in my face.

His inheritance passed down
From His Holy throne
To those who disowned Him
He chose to bring back home.

©2014 Mary Schieferstein

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Yahushua (Jonah's Prayer)
2/17/2011-2/18/2011

When I was
In trouble, God,
I prayed that You would save.
I cried out
And You came down
And raised me from this grave.

Yahushua.
Yahushua.

You'd thrown me
Deep into the sea,
And I thought I would die
Far from You,
Oh, so far from You
That I'd never see Your light.

Yahushua.
Yahushua.

Hope for life
Was out of sight,
Still, You came and rescued me.
I was alone,
You were on your throne,
Still, You saw me on my knees.

Yahushua.
Yahushua.

All who don't
Seek to know You
Turn from mercy and grace.
As for me,
With all I've seen,
I can't help but bring You praise.

Yahushua.
Yahushua.

Yahushua.
Yahushua.

You have saved my life
And I will sacrifice.
I will keep every promise I make
To the only One with the power to save
And I will praise.
I will praise
Because You save.

Yahushua.
Yahushua.

Yahushua.
Yahushua.

The God who saves.

©2011 Mary Schieferstein

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Lead Me On
5/3/2014

I'm not really sure where I am at
And everything's hazy up ahead,
But I'll close my eyes and take that step
If You'll let me hold Your hand.

Lead me on.
Lead me on.
Lead me on.
Lead me on, lead me on.

You take me places I've never been,
Along these unfamiliar, uneven paths,
And everything in me wants to go back
Except the part that knows You're all I have.

So lead me on.
Lead me on.
Lead me on.
Lead me on, lead me on.

And, every now and then,
We get high enough to see
All the valleys we have crossed,
And I can hardly believe
That I've never been lost,
No, You have never failed me.

So lead me on.
Lead me on.
Lead me on.
Lead me on, . . .

Lead me on.
Lead me on.
Lead me on.
Lead me on, lead me on.

Lead me on, lead me on.
Lead me on, lead me on.
Lead me on, lead me on.

©2014 Mary Schieferstein

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Fall on Grace
2/12/2013, 2/16/2013

Dark roots
Pierce through my heart
And wrap around.

Greedy fingers
Find where they are
And hold on.

Shadows
Reach into my eyes
And flood my mind.

And I
Jump and I dive
Headlong.

And I try
To cut off the roots,
Pull the plug on this reservoir,
But I
Am finding the truth:
That this springs up from my heart.

Desires
Course through my veins,
Run right through me.

Solemn vows
Slip from my memory.
I am so weak.

Greed
Wells up in my chest,
All-consuming.

My knees
Are shaking from this
Poison in me.

And I try
To live by Your blood,
Get my drink from another place,
But I
Find I'm not enough,
From my self there's no escape.

So I'll fall on Grace,
I'll fall on Grace,
I try but I cannot stand
The weight of my blood-red hands.

Grace,
Oh, I need Your Grace,
'Cause the stain runs deeper still,
And I can't save myself,
No, I can't save myself.

Can't save myself.

So I try
To set my eyes on You,
Watch the darkness run and hide.

And I
Fall right down again,
Fall on Grace and all stains are white.

©2013 Mary Schieferstein

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You Said My Name
5/3/2011

I left all I had to follow You
And then I ran away.
I was all alone and so confused
And terribly afraid.

When the people asked if I knew You,
I claimed that I did not.
I'm a failure and a hypocrite.
I turned my back on God.

I remember when I had faith,
When I trusted and followed Your ways,
When I left the place where I felt safe,
Knowing You'd protect me from the waves.

I left all I had to follow You
And then I ran away.
I promised I would follow through
And then I stopped halfway.

You had been building something good,
You had been changing my life.
You're the One I declared, You're the One I loved,
You're the One I denied.

I remember when You looked at me,
Rough and reckless and so unclean.
You saw what I couldn't see
And called me by what You knew I'd someday be.

You helped me build the bridges,
Helped me learn what faith's about,
But I ran back to where I'd come from
And burned what we'd built down.

And I truly wish I hadn't.
I want to take it back.
I want to run into Your arms,
But I don't know if I can,

'Cause I don't think You'd take me,
I think I've gone too far.
Maybe I'm destined to live my life
Alone and in the dark.

I left all I had to follow You
And then I ran away.

But You say my name,
You say my name,
You say my name!

After I didn't think things through,
After I ran away,
After all I'd done to You,
You still said my name,
You said my name.

Say my name.

I left all I had to follow You
And then I ran away,
But after all I did to You,
You still said my name.

©2011 Mary Schieferstein

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Before the Throne of God Above
Music by William Batchelder Bradbury 1861
Words by Charitie Lees Smith Bancroft 1863
Arranged by my dad 2012

Before the throne of God above,
I have a strong and perfect plea:
A great High Priest whose name is Love,
Who ever lives and pleads for me.

My name is graven on His hands,
My name is written on His heart,
I know that while in heaven He stands,
No tongue can bid me thence depart,
No tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair,
And tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin.

Because a sinless Savior died,
My sinful soul is counted free,
For God, the Just, is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me,
To look on Him and pardon me.

Behold Him there, the risen Lamb,
My perfect, spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I Am,
The King of glory and of grace!

One in (with) Himself, I cannot die,
My soul is purchased by His blood,
My life is hid with Christ on high,
With Christ my Savior and my God,
With Christ my Savior and my God.

arrangement ©2012

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How to Sing
5/20/2013

Bet you didn't know you'd be having a little girl,
Bet you didn't know how to be a dad.
Bet you were a little scared that you might make
Some pretty big mistakes.
Well, how's it feel looking back?

I don't remember the first time you held me in your arms,
Don't remember way back when the whole world seemed new,
But I can tell you what really matters
More than anything else
I don't remember a day without you.

And, when you look at me, Daddy, do you see part of you?
'Cause, when I look at you, I see part of me.
And do you feel it runs deeper than just colors and shapes?
Do you remember how you taught me how to sing?
'Cause I remember how you taught me how to sing.

Bet you didn't know the years would fly so fast,
Bet you blinked and realized they were gone.
Bet there are many days you wish
You could give me a good-night kiss
And then remember how far I am from home.

Do you know that you're the first man I ever loved,
And, by God's Grace you'll be one of the last.
Do you know that there are times
I think of your love for me and cry.
That's how much a little girl loves her dad.

And, when you look at me, Daddy, do you see part of you?
'Cause, when I look at you, I see part of me.
And do you feel it runs deeper than just colors and shapes?
Do you remember how you taught me how to sing?
'Cause I remember how you taught me how to sing.

And, over time, we've both made some pretty big mistakes.
Well, we're human and we'll make them 'til we die.
Do you know I hardly remember the tears you've caused,
Only the way you hold me when I cry?

And, when you look at me, Daddy, do you see part of you?
'Cause, when I look at you, I see part of me.
And do you feel it runs deeper than just colors and shapes?
Do you remember how you taught me how to sing?

And, when you look at me, Daddy, and see who I am now,
I hope you see a trace of your little girl,
'Cause I can feel her here inside me, I know she's looking out,
Telling you she loves you more than anything in the world.
She spends the moments she's away from you remembering
That you're the one who taught her how to sing.

I remember how you taught me how to sing.

©2013 Mary Schieferstein

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What Kind of Love/Come Thou Font
11/1/2013

No one cares too much
For the sands of the earth,
They have their eyes peeled for the things
That can prove their worth
And earn their keep.
And that's not me.

No one wants to take
The plain and simple rock,
They break it into bits to get
The shiny things they want,
Bury the pieces,
Dirty and helpless as I am.

But You are not like men.
You redeem what isn't worth it,
Take the ones that can never earn it,
'Cause of Who You are and not what they have.

What Grace!
That You would take the dust
And shape it into beauty,
You shape it into beauty.

How Great
Is Your unfailing Love!
That You would pursue me,
That You would still pursue me.

No one holds much hope
For the common thief,
“Sure, maybe they can change, but let's lock them away.”
Safety's a more pressing need
Than a second chance.
What hope do I have?

And everybody hates
A rebel against good.
They scoff and scorn and no one mourns,
And maybe no one should.
Who can contest
My just punishment?

But You are not like men,
Find those who've robbed You and pay their debt,
Those who've betrayed You and welcome them,
'Cause of Who You are and not what they've been.

What Grace!
That You would take the dust
And shape it into beauty,
You shape it into beauty.

How Great
Is Your unfailing Love!
That You would pursue me,
That You would still pursue me.

And what kind of Lover
Would win the heart
Of a harlot?

What kind of Groom
Would pay the bride-price
With His blood?

What kind of Husband
Would take the adulterous
Back again?

What kind of God?
What kind of Love?
What kind of Love?

What Grace!
That You would take the dust
And shape it into beauty,
You shape me into beauty.

How Great
Is Your unfailing Love!
That You would pursue me,
That You would still pursue me.

What kind of love?
What kind of love?
What kind of love?

©2013 Mary Schieferstein

Come Thou Font

Music by John Wyeth 1813
Words by Robert Robinson 1757
public domain

O, to Grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be.
Let Thy goodness like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love.
Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love.
Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.

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Prodigals
3/16/2014

It must've seemed so good at the time,
Out of sight, out of mind,
To get away from that comfortable life
That's not quite good enough, not quite right.

But it doesn't take long for a spoiled brat
To end up hungry, cold, and out of cash,
To be willing to take any punishment
For a hot meal and a soft bed.

And, in my foolish pride, I look at him,
Thinking that he's such an idiot,
Forgetting all the times I've run,
Tempted by such stupid stuff,
And come crawling home to bawl.
We're prodigals, prodigals all.

It must've seemed like such a lucky break,
His chance to finally escape,
Freed from his path to make his way,
Dreams of grandeur and fame.

But danger never entered his head,
No thoughts of any potential hardship,
So, when he lost it all, he came right back,
Found out it wasn't really worth it.

And, in my foolish pride, I look at him,
Thinking that he's such an idiot,
Forgetting all the times I've run,
Tempted by such stupid stuff,
And come crawling home to bawl.
We're prodigals, prodigals all.

And thank God He's not pacing back and forth to chew us out,
Thank God He isn't counting all the debts we owe Him now,
Thank God He doesn't look at us and send us away,
Thank God for Grace that celebrates, starts teaching us to stay.

It always seems so good at the time,
Always forget what satisfies,
Always forget what we've been given,
Always will forget again.

And, in my foolish pride, I look at him,
Thinking that he's such an idiot,
Forgetting all the times I've run,
Tempted by such stupid stuff,
And come crawling home to bawl.
We're prodigals, prodigals all.

Thank God He's known that all along.

©2014 Mary Schieferstein

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Name All Your Fears
7/4/2014

You can't name all your fears
'Til they corner you like a lion in the den,
'Til they rush at you like the storm-waves crashing,
'Til you realize that you've stopped breathing.

You can't name all your fears
'Til you melt in the furnace's heat,
'Til you tremble at the giant's feet,
'Til all you hear's your own heart beat.

And I don't know whether to laugh or to cry,
'Cause I've been pulled and tugged and ripped open wide,
I've seen myself laid bare beneath the sky,
And I've never been more grateful in my life.

You can't name all your fears
'Til the last march on the seventh day,
'Til you open the doors to learn your fate,
'Til you can't hold 'cause your hands shake.

You can't name all your fears
'Til you're looking your past in the eyes,
'Til you're pursued and you cannot hide,
'Til you can't speak 'cause your mouth's dry.

And I don't know whether to laugh or to cry,
'Cause I've been pulled and tugged and ripped open wide,
I've seen myself laid bare beneath the sky,
And I've never been more grateful in my life.

And I don't know whether to laugh or to cry,
'Cause I've been pulled and tugged and ripped open wide,
I've seen myself laid bare beneath the sky,
And I've never been more grateful in my life.

'Til they warn you but your face is set,
'Til the crowds want to do you in,
No, you can't name all the fears you have,
And you miss some even then.

And I don't know whether to laugh or to cry,
'Cause I've been pulled and tugged and ripped open wide,
I've seen myself laid bare beneath the sky,
And I've never been more grateful in my life.

©2014 Mary Schieferstein

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Hope
9/18/2014

There's a springtime that feels like Easter morning
That overcomes the icy wind and shines upon the snow.
There's a fire inside burning
So this chill will never reach the bone.

There is a hope that lingers
When nothing else remains,
There is blood of Another's heart
Rushing through our veins.

There is a rain that feels like coming clean
Carving rivers through the driest desert's sands,
And there is a river washing over us,
Filling the deep, dark emptiness.

There is a hope that lingers
When nothing else remains,
There is blood of Another's heart
Rushing through our veins.

And most people fear the nighttime
'Cause the darkness pierces their souls,
But, in that darkness, we will dance beneath the stars,
Shining forth a light we cannot call our own.

And there is a hope that lingers
When nothing else remains,
There is blood of Another's heart
Rushing through our veins.

There is a joy that consumes,
A peace deeper than any pain.
There is blood of Another's heart
Rushing through our veins.

©2014 Mary Schieferstein

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Love You More
1/21/2014

Crazy how a year ago
I never thought this would be.
Crazy how our God moves
In ways I'd never dreamed.

So now I'm standing here with you,
Not knowing what lies ahead,
But I've found the key to facing anything
Is who you face it with.

And, if we dance in mismatched socks
Across a cold apartment floor,
If the song we sing fades into
Our own private war,
I know that what we have
Is worth fighting for
And, when the smoke clears,
I'll only love you more.

And, if we get everything
We always wanted to have,
A husky named Ninja,
A house and kids, . . .

Or, if we lose all that we've got,
I know that some things will remain,
Like these vows that we have taken
And God's unending Grace.

So, if we dance in mismatched socks
Across a cold apartment floor,
If the song we sing fades into
Our own private war,
I know that what we have
Is worth fighting for
And, when the smoke clears,
I'll only love you more.

And, as we take our first steps,
As we learn to move together,
I've never been more sure
I want to be with you forever,
We're tethered.

And, if we dance in mismatched socks
Across a cold apartment floor,
If the song we sing fades into
Our own private war,
I know that what we have
Is worth fighting for
And, when the smoke clears,
I'll only love you more.

If we dance in mismatched socks
Across a cold apartment floor,
If the song we sing fades into
Our own private war,
I know that what we have
Is worth fighting for
And, when the smoke clears,
I'll only love you more.

For the rest of my years,
I want to love you more.

©2014 Mary Schieferstein 

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Hope Now
4/27/2013 - 4/28/2013, 5/2/2013 - 5/3/2013

She looks at the man who rules her life,
Knowing he doesn't care that she screams inside,
She's an object, and his for the taking.

She wishes that it was all a dream,
But this nightmare's as real as it seems,
Day after day, her heart is breaking.

And where is hope?
Where is hope now?
Where is hope?
Where is hope now?

He looks down at the rice running through his hand,
Seeing all his dreams slipping from his grasp,
He's an animal, working for another's gain.

He thinks of years spent trying to pay his debt,
The long hours and nights of little rest,
But he's no closer, feels caught and he can't escape.

And where is hope?
Where is hope now?
Where is hope?
Where is hope now?

If I believe
That this is wrong,
I must believe
That there is a Reason.

And, if the Reason's Him,
And He is Just,
Then their suffering is mine,
And I am taking this fight up,

'Cause it's already been won,
Oh, it's already been won,
It's already been won,
He's already won.

And He is hope,
He is hope now.
He is hope,
It's time for me to live it out,
Time for me to live hope out,
'Cause He is hope now,
He is hope now,
He is hope now.

He is hope,
He is hope now.
He is hope,
He is hope now.

©2013 Mary Schieferstein 

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Wrestling
5/7/2014 - 5/10/2014, 5/15/2014

A baby's dying,
And beside him sits a mother's broken heart,
A pair of empty eyes staring at the stars,
Mindless fingers stroking his arm.

The sound of crying -
Tears rolling down her sunken cheeks,
Mouth gaping as she struggles to breathe,
Half-formed questions left hanging.

And, O, my God, don't You love the people staring straight at death?
O, my God, don't You love the babies who will never be children?
God, I know You have Your reasons,
But I'm sick of easy answers
That pile Band-Aids on the deep wounds,
And sometimes pain cannot be cured
By any magnitude of truth,
So we're left wrestling like Jacob,
Holding on until You bless us,
And time may heal, but it will never remove.

A sister's reaching,
Her touch cut off by solid glass,
Her heart held out in her empty hand,
Her fingerprints marking the impasse.

The sound of yelling -
A father's head makes contact with the wall,
His angry fist asking if You care at all,
His face twisted by hope's apparent downfall.

And, O, my God, don't You love the people staring straight at death?
O, my God, don't You love the babies who will never be children?
God, I know You have Your reasons,
But I'm sick of easy answers
That pile Band-Aids on the deep wounds,
And sometimes pain cannot be cured
By any magnitude of truth,
So we're left wrestling like Jacob,
Holding on until You bless us,
And time may heal, but it will never remove.

And, oh, I know some things aren't meant to be,
And, oh, I know we're not the only ones who weep,
But, sometimes, we cursed just need to grieve
Over the loss of Eden,
The result of our own conceited
Seeking to dethrone
Our one and only hope,
As though who You are isn't who You ought to be,
As though it'd be better if we defined what we believe.

And, O, my God, I know that Your Love never left,
O, my God, I know You have something greater planned,
But, God, it's so hard to understand,
So I won't take the easy answers
That pile Band-Aids on the deep wounds,
'Cause sometimes pain cannot be cured
By any magnitude of truth,
And so we'll wrestle like Jacob,
Holding on until You bless us,
And it's the scars of Grace that time cannot remove.

©2014 Mary Schieferstein  

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Home to Stay
7/5/2014

The dawn breaks,
The sunlight warms the dark road,
Reveals the shadows
Weighing down my soul,
So I turn and
Step into the light.

It's an endless path
I've walked for too long now,
Utterly determined
To reach some better ground,
But the place I need is
The one I left behind.

So, I'm coming back
To where I belong.
Thought I could do this on my own,
I'm finding I was wrong.

And every step
That bore me away
Has taught me that, no matter how it hurts,
It's better to stay.

I can trace
Your features in the sand,
I know You,
And You know my darkest depths,
The countless times I've
Decided to run.

What You asked
Was more than what I wanted,
Didn't take the chance
That You would be all I couldn't.
I so regret my
Lack of trust.

So, I'm coming back
To where I belong.
Thought I could do this on my own,
I'm finding I was wrong.

And every step
That bore me away
Has taught me that, no matter how it hurts,
It's better to stay.

I hear the whisper of Your voice
Call to me like a lover
Captivated by someone
With nothing to offer.

And all these times I've had the gall
To love another
Are washed in the morning rain
And I am home to stay.

So, I'm coming back
To where I belong.
Thought I could do this on my own,
I'm finding I was wrong.

And every step
That bore me away
Has taught me that, no matter how it hurts,
It's better to stay.

I hear the whisper of Your voice
Call to me like a lover
Captivated by someone
With nothing to offer.

And all these times I've had the gall
To love another
Are washed in the morning rain
And I am home to stay.

I hear the whisper of Your voice
Call to me like a lover
Captivated by someone
With nothing to offer.

And all these times I've had the gall
To love another
Are washed in the morning rain
And I am home to stay.

I am home to stay.
I am home to stay,
Home to stay.

©2014 Mary Schieferstein 

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Reflections

Well, I did it.

After four years of writing, I finally did it.

I gave my first concert.

And, really, "I" did it just isn't the right description.

At all.

God pretty much dropped this opportunity in my lap,

And it would never have come together without the help and encouragement of countless friends and family members.

Honestly, I am blown away.

By so many things.

I thought I'd take a moment to share some of the strange, random thoughts that have occurred to me in the past sixty hours.

"I just sang sixteen songs."

I think the only time I've ever sung that much is when we used to do worship nights in college.

I've never known how to sing and play fifteen of my own songs at any one time.

Since I've never had the opportunity to practice much, I forget the accompaniments shortly after I record them.  (Fortunately, I have the recordings to refer back to so I can remember them again.)

"How, exactly, did I get through sixteen songs?"

I don't know if I've ever once performed a single one of my songs and been able to look back and know how I got through it.

I've never completely, totally forgotten a lyric (though I've come close).

I've never gotten completely, totally stuck (though I do in practice all the time).

I've never had a clear memory of how I managed to get through every step between the first verse and the last line.

I think it must just be God sustaining me, because I can't figure out any other way to fill in the holes.

"These people actually came to hear me."

It's so crazy to me that other people would want to hear the words that I write.

I feel like I write to get things out of my brain and off my chest.

There's something in the artist that requires making art - as though, if I don't write, keeping it all in will kill me.

So, really, I write mostly for myself.

I write very personal songs about what's going on in my life at any given moment.

That anyone would want to come hear my messy words - my messy life - just blows me away.

(Then again, I love listening to other artists' music.  Double-standard, much?)

That my friends would give up their night - absolutely prioritizing my concert over anything else they had going on - is so humbling.

That strangers I've never even met would take a friend at his or her word and come to hear some unknown songwriter perform is so humbling.

I feel like I'm not enough.

I guess, then, that what God does through me amazes me all the more.

"These people were blessed by my performance."

A super-encouraging friend keeps telling me that my music is a blessing.  Sometimes, though, that's hard to believe.  How could my words actually bless someone else?

I got to spend a lot of time at the concert talking to people.  While I wasn't very good at engaging those who weren't really engaging me (which is really because I'm shy and small talk is not my favorite thing to do), those who really wanted to talk to and engage me just blew.  Me.  Away.

I heard so many times that a particular song blessed someone, or that a particular thing I said blessed someone.  I heard about at least two people who cried.

Then people were telling me my lyrics were deep and meaningful - not just the same old lines repeated over and over again.  They said my stories were articulate (when I'd been more concerned that I was rambling and not explaining clearly), and that they appreciated my honesty.

It's hard to be in front of a group of people and let them see a little bit of how screwed-up you are.  There can be a lot of fear that someone will think you're not good enough - especially in Christian circles, that you're not a good enough Christian - because you admit that you aren't perfect.  But the truth is, we're all struggling.  And, hard as it can be for a perfectionist to admit she's not perfect, it's absolutely the truth.

That God would use my words to bless another?  It just astounds me.

"This is the Body of Christ."

The day after I got back from Escape to the Lake, I went to church early for prayer.  We read that day's passage, which was about the Body of Christ, the church.  As we prayed, I started crying, because I felt like I wasn't fulfilling the role I was supposed to as part of the Body.

Saturday night, someone else brought up the Body.  The way everyone supported me, and the things I heard of what my music had meant to others - I just felt whole.  That role I wasn't fulfilling?  I was fulfilling it now.  And it felt like the perfect timing.

"I wasn't really nervous."

I usually have terrible stage fright.  But, Saturday, I didn't.  At all.

I was a little more attentive than normal because I was worried about screwing up, but nothing I'd call nerves.

I was just comfortable and so happy, blessed, and overwhelmed to have the opportunity to share.

It was fun.

"I want to do it all again."

This morning, I was asked if I was glad it was over.

I spent over two months writing accompaniments, practicing at every possible opportunity, meeting with people, gathering objects . . .

I spent the weekend staying up late and getting up early because there was so much I needed to get done.

And all the time, all the absolute exhaustion, everything - it was all worth it.

I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing.

So, I answered, "No.  I want to do it all again."

 

Human Nature

All that's been going on miles away,

All the way in Ferguson, Missouri,

Has hit me really close to home.

Close to those I love as though they were my own flesh and blood.

They might as well be.

Family is more than skin deep.

So, I responded like any songwriter.

I wrote a song.

Human Nature
by Mary Schieferstein
©2014 Mary Schieferstein

We say it couldn't happen here,
Claim we're smart enough to not get carried away,
Tout words like equality and justice,
But perspective makes our definitions change.

And I guess it's human nature,
We all want to be better than someone else,
So that those in power see what they want to,
Then the oppressed give back what they've been dealt.

And skin's the catalyst of deeper problems,
The image of unspoken castes we've put in place,
Feeding the fire eating our souls,
Forgetting that we're all in need of grace.

We say we took care of this years ago,
Announce that hatred's gone and we are free,
But outlawing the worst symptoms
Never cured the disease.

And I guess it's human nature,
We all want to be better than someone else,
So that those in power see what they want to,
Then the oppressed give back what they've been dealt.

And skin's the catalyst of deeper problems,
The image of unspoken castes we've put in place,
Feeding the fire eating our souls,
Forgetting that we're all in need of grace.

My sister draws these beautiful pictures
And her friends tease her about her braided hair,
My brother hugs with his whole heart
And repeats remarks that I would never dare.

And my sisters and my brothers
Are grieving loss of life and faith,
Whatever "he says, she says" happened
Can't be worth this kind of pain.

And I guess it's human nature,
We all want to be better than someone else,
So that those in power see what they want to,
Then the oppressed give back what they've been dealt.

And skin's the catalyst of deeper problems,
The image of unspoken castes we've put in place,
Feeding the fire eating our souls,
Forgetting that we're all in need of grace.

Wrestling

So the story of how this song came about is a little different,

Yet, really, very much the same.

It was a day like any other college day . . .

Any other college day approaching finals week.

I was working on a movie script as a final project for one of my classes.

The main character needed to go meet a kindergarten teacher

(So that the two could fall in love by the end of the movie, of course)

And, as the main character did not have any relatives in kindergarten,

I needed a reason for a friend to ask the main character to go pick up her daughter from school,

And not just any reason, but a quick, random text in the middle of the day type reason.

And now, the insight into the way my brain works.

(I can hear all my friends saying, "Mary, you're such a happy person.  Why do you write such depressing songs?"  Well, this is how it happens.)

I decided that the mother must have another child,

A little baby boy,

Who was dying of heart failure.

(Because that's the most obvious reason a mom would all of a sudden need a babysitter, right?)

So the main character picked up the little girl from school

(Meeting the kindergarten teacher, of course)

Then watched her for a few hours,

During which the little girl,

Who had just been singing "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" in school that day,

(See the corners I write myself into?)

Asked if her baby brother was really in God's hands,

If God really loved her brother.

And so I tried my best to write out a theological explanation of suffering that the main character could give to the six-year-old,

But, once I finished, I found that my heart was still trying to understand,

That, even though I might have at least a basic framework for understanding suffering theologically,

It was still painful emotionally.

I remember sitting there, staring at the computer screen, thinking, "God, don't You love them?"

(Which seems a little out of character for me.  As much as I love to think about God's Love, I'm not a "Smile, Jesus loves you" kind of person.  The way I understand the Love of God is far too deep and nuanced for those kind of cliches - and definitely nuanced enough for some theological explanation of suffering.  But that's what I was feeling.)

So I found myself wrestling with God,

Knowing that He is Good and His ways are perfect,

Yet feeling that something was wrong and life shouldn't be like this.

And it shouldn't.

Death is not natural.

It's a result of sin and, as such, is not part of what we were created to be.

And so it hurts.

And it hurts in a way that can't be just glossed over by those pat answers people like to give at funerals.

I was just thinking today that Jesus wept, too -

That there is a place for this -

That all the knowledge of and love for God we could ever have isn't necessarily going to take away our pain.

Sometimes, theology has brought emotional healing,

But, usually, emotions must be wrestled with and thought through,

Like Jacob going to meet his brother,

Terrified of what may come.

And God met him there.

And his wounds?

(I think I heard a story somewhere that he limped for the rest of his life)

They were grace.

So, a couple of days letter, I poured that brief time of wrestling into a song.

Wrestling
by Mary Schieferstein
©2014 Mary Schieferstein

A baby's dying,
And beside him sits a mother's broken heart,
A pair of empty eyes staring at the stars,
Mindless fingers stroking his arm.

The sound of crying -
Tears rolling down her sunken cheeks,
Mouth gaping as she struggles to breathe,
Half-formed questions left hanging.

And, O, my God, don't You love the people staring straight at death?
O, my God, don't You love the babies who will never be children?
God, I know You have Your reasons,
But I'm sick of easy answers
That pile Band-Aids on the deep wounds,
And sometimes pain cannot be cured
By any magnitude of truth,
So we're left wrestling like Jacob,
Holding on until You bless us,
And time may heal, but it will never remove.

A sister's reaching,
Her touch cut off by solid glass,
Her heart held out in her empty hand,
Her fingerprints marking the impasse.

The sound of yelling -
A father's head makes contact with the wall,
His angry fist asking if You care at all,
His face twisted by hope's apparent downfall.

And, O, my God, don't You love the people staring straight at death?
O, my God, don't You love the babies who will never be children?
God, I know You have Your reasons,
But I'm sick of easy answers
That pile Band-Aids on the deep wounds,
And sometimes pain cannot be cured
By any magnitude of truth,
So we're left wrestling like Jacob,
Holding on until You bless us,
And time may heal, but it will never remove.

And, oh, I know some things aren't meant to be,
And, oh, I know we're not the only ones who weep,
But, sometimes, we cursed just need to grieve
Over the loss of Eden,
Result of our own conceited
Seeking to dethrone
Our one and only hope,
As though who You are isn't who You ought to be,
As though it'd be better if we defined what we believe.

And, O, my God, I know that Your Love never left.
And, O, my God, I know that You have something greater planned,
But, God, it's just so hard to understand,
So I won't take the easy answers
That pile Band-Aids on the deep wounds,
'Cause sometimes pain cannot be cured
By any magnitude of truth,
And so we'll wrestle like Jacob,
Holding on until You bless us,
And it's the scars of Grace that time cannot remove.

Victory

Do days get any better?

Does news get any more profound?

He's alive!

He is risen!

He is risen indeed!

Post by Mary Schieferstein.

Victory
by Mary Schieferstein
©2014 Mary Schieferstein

The word spreads like fire through the city -
Best news I've ever heard, if it is true.
When the women went to prepare the body,
All they found was an empty tomb.

Is it really as the prophets spoke?
Has death been swallowed up in victory?
Oh, where are its plagues?
Where is its sting?

I really have to see this with my own eyes,
So I run as fast as I can go,
I lay eyes on the abandoned graveclothes
And set my hand on the rolled-away stone.
  
Is it really as the prophets spoke?
Has death been swallowed up in victory?
Oh, where are its plagues?
Where is its sting?

This Jesus, even death can't hold Him down!
This Jesus has conquered and He walks among us now!
I've heard it spoken from the lips of those who've seen,
I've been given all the evidence I need.

Because of this Jesus, His death, His Glorious Name,
Repentance and forgiveness can be proclaimed.
Never before have I felt such joy and such relief -
I'm in love and I am free!

And it's really as the prophets spoke,
Death's been swallowed up in victory!
Oh, where are its plagues?
Where are its plagues?
Where are its plagues?
Where is its sting?

And what kind of Glory has been revealed -
That God would be Just
And we'd be healed?



2014 Easter Songs Series:
Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Monday - House of Prayer
Tuesday - No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
Spy Wednesday - Who He Claims to Be
Maundy Thursday - Seder
Good Friday - What Have I Done?
Holy Saturday - This Wait
Easter Sunday - Victory



 

This Wait

Holy Saturday.

How to write of the impossible wait,

Of not knowing what would come next?

Reaching high for this one,

And faltering often.

Post by Mary Schieferstein.

This Wait
by Mary Schieferstein
©2014 Mary Schieferstein

Shabbat morning and I can't even rise,
But I hear rumors of what's going on outside.
They say His disciples have locked themselves away,
All of them understandably afraid.

Soldiers stand guard where He was laid,
So His followers won't slip into His grave,
Steal His body and claim He's alive.
Word is, He promised after three days He would rise.

This Man Who healed the sick and raised the dead,
The innocent One Who was condemned -
Dare I hope and dare I pray
For such an end to this wait?

Most people just go on with their lives,
A few sit and whisper of sacrifice,
How we offer again and again.
Can we really ever pay off this debt?

They tell how the prophet speaks
Of One whose wounds can really bring us peace.
They wonder what it means to say
That this Savior will prolong His days.

This Man Who healed the sick and raised the dead,
The innocent One Who was condemned -
Is it possible the wrath that I should get
Could somehow fall on another's head?
Can such a peace really exist -
That would lift the crushing wight off my chest?
Dare I hope and dare I pray?
Dare I hope and dare I pray?
Dare I hope and dare I pray
For such an end to this wait?



2014 Easter Songs Series:
Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Monday - House of Prayer
Tuesday - No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
Spy Wednesday - Who He Claims to Be
Maundy Thursday - Seder
Good Friday - What Have I Done?
Holy Saturday - This Wait
Easter Sunday - Victory



 

What Have I Done?

Oh, this one,

This song for Good Friday.

I may be telling a story,

But my heart feels the weight -

That this song's really about me.

Do songs get any harder to sing than this one?

Thank You, God, for Grace.

Post by Mary Schieferstein.

What Have I Done?
by Mary Schieferstein
©2014 Mary Schieferstein

I wake to chaos and commotion.
I dress and run to see what's going on.
A crowd has gathered before Pilate.
I spot Jesus, bound and beaten, near the front.

Pilate refuses to condemn Him.
The mob won't settle for less than their demands.
Their words resound throughout the courtyard,
"Crucify Him!"

And I find the same cry
Coming from my mouth and my heart.
This Jesus, He changes everything,
And I just want things to stay the way they are.
It hurts less.
I can't take this.

They drag Him through the streets to Golgotha.
He is so weak that He can barely stand.
I can hardly watch but feel compelled to follow,
So I go up to the place of death.

I see His agony as they hang Him,
Yet my heart sits like a stone within my chest.
The Rabbis and the soldiers all mock Him,
"If He's the Son of God, let Him save Himself from this!"
 
And I find the same cry
Coming from my mouth and my heart.
This Jesus, He changes everything,
And I just want things to stay the way they are.
It hurts less.
I can't take this.

I can barely hear that He is speaking,
But, I swear, His eyes pierce me right through.
He prays to God in heaven,
"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."

And my heart shatters apart,
I fall to the ground, utterly undone.
I find that it's not the government,
But it's my self that I need saving from.
What have I done?
What have I done?

I hear Jesus take His last breath,
I feel the earth tremble under me.
My tears wet the bloodstained ground.
Truly, this Man was Who He claimed to be.


2014 Easter Songs Series:
Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Monday - House of Prayer
Tuesday - No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
Spy Wednesday - Who He Claims to Be
Maundy Thursday - Seder
Good Friday - What Have I Done?
Holy Saturday - This Wait
Easter Sunday - Victory



 

Seder

Thursday,

Maundy Thursday,

"Thursday of the Commandment".

Thursday, Jesus celebrates the Passover Seder with His disciples.

Beth Moore's Passion 2013 message comparing the Biblical account with the traditional ceremony has never left my mind,

Symbolism buried deeper than I would have understood.

I stayed up late Wednesday to listen.

My favorite part is where she speaks of "dayenu" - "it would have been enough" or "it would have been sufficient",

And she says it wouldn't have been sufficient.

If Jesus had just been born of a virgin, it would have been a miracle, but it would not have been sufficient.

If Jesus had just taught the Word of God, it would not have been sufficient.

If He had healed the sick,

Cast out demons,

Raised the dead,

It would not have been sufficient.

If He had been beaten and scorned and mocked, but never shed a single drop of blood, it would not have been sufficient.

That part didn't make it into the song,

But it's sure been in my heart.

Here's my (summary) retelling of the Seder.

Post by Mary Schieferstein.

Seder
by Mary Schieferstein
©2014 Mary Schieferstein

I slip into the house where they're eating.
I shouldn't be there, but I really have to know.
I sit on the stair as Jesus reads
How we were delivered long ago.

He pours the first cup of promise,
Recounts how God said, "I will bring you out."
They drink the wine and say,
"Blessed be the Lord!"

I know that it is time for the hand washing,
I inch closer, trying to peek.
I can see Jesus kneeling,
Washing their feet.

He says, "A servant is not greater than his master,"
Teaches them to do as He has done.
The disciples aren't sure what to think.
I, too, have never seen a Seder like this one.

They take the second cup of promise,
Recount how God said, "I will deliver you."
They drink the wine and say,
"Blessed be the Lord!"

Jesus takes the matzah and He breaks it,
They eat the bitter herbs until they cry,
But I think it's much more than the pain of Egypt
Flowing from His eyes.

He says that one of them will betray Him,
Gives the dipped bread to the man I saw yesterday.
Jesus tells the man to go on with his plans,
I barely have time to get out of the way.

He pours the third cup of promise,
But only into His own glass.
Is this not God's Word - 
"I will redeem you with an outstretched hand"?

He breaks the bread and says it's His body,
Tells them to take it and eat.
The cup, His blood of the covenant,
He passes around to drink.

And, Jesus, He doesn't pour the fourth cup,
God's promise, "I will take this people as my own."
They sing Hallel and leave.
I sit, too stunned to see where they go.


2014 Easter Songs Series:
Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Monday - House of Prayer
Tuesday - No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
Spy Wednesday - Who He Claims to Be
Maundy Thursday - Seder
Good Friday - What Have I Done?
Holy Saturday - This Wait
Easter Sunday - Victory



 

Who He Claims to Be

Song for Spy Wednesday -

The day that seemed too quiet,

Yet so much was going on.

Oh, I know these need work,

But they've sure been working on my heart.

Post by Mary Schieferstein.

Who He Claims to Be
by Mary Schieferstein
©2014 Mary Schieferstein

He teaches in the temple this morning.
I hear the thunder echo in the sky.
He speaks of judgment and says He'll be lifted up,
Tells us to believe and become sons of light.

The others in the crowd voice my objections -
That the Law says the Christ will remain.
How then can the Messiah be lifted up?
Or is this Jesus not what He claims?

And the whispers rustle through the crowd
Like the wind blowing in the trees,
"Will He not bring prosperity?"
"Will He not bring us peace?"
"Is He a liar?"
"Is He crazy?"
"Is He Who He claims to be?"

The high priest has called a secret meeting,
Invited members of the council to his home.
From where I stand, I have seen them walking in,
But, what they speak of, God only knows.

Someone to my left says that they're praying.
Another to my right says they're afraid
Of the punishment if Jesus leads the people to rebel.
Still another says they're jealous of His fame.


And the whispers rustle through the crowd
Like the wind blowing in the trees,
"Will He not bring prosperity?"
"Will He not bring us peace?"
"Is He a liar?"
"Is He crazy?"
"Is He Who He claims to be?"

I see one more slip into the meeting -
Swift as a shadow, yet he catches my eye.
He comes out later holding a bag in his hands,
I glimpse his face and see it's one of Jesus' friends.
Something here just doesn't seem quite right.

Will He not bring prosperity?
Will He not bring us peace?
Is He a liar?
Is He crazy?
Is He Who He claims to be?


2014 Easter Songs Series:
Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Monday - House of Prayer
Tuesday - No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
Spy Wednesday - Who He Claims to Be
Maundy Thursday - Seder
Good Friday - What Have I Done?
Holy Saturday - This Wait
Easter Sunday - Victory



 

No One Ever Spoke Like This Man

Oh, what He says on Tuesday?

Blows my mind and leaves a knife stuck in my chest.

It was hard to write into song,

But, oh, so worth it.

Post by Mary Schieferstein.

No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
by Mary Schieferstein
©2014 Mary Schieferstein

Tuesday He comes again to the temple,
I stand among the crowds to hear Him teach.
"An uneducated young man,"
Those who study Torah call Him.
Funny, that isn't how He seems.

The Pharisees come up as He is teaching,
Ask of the authority by which He speaks.
He asks them the same of John,
And, for fear of reputation,
They do not answer, but rather turn to leave.

And no one ever spoke like this Man.
These leaders have never been so stumped before.
When He speaks, their eyes grow cold
As though He stares into their souls,
Yet they keep trying, sure they'll gain the upper hand,
But no one ever spoke like this Man.

The Pharisees come back a little later,
This time it seems they've really thought,
Ask if the tax is wrong or right,
He lets the image decide -
Reminds us we're made in the image of God.

Well, the Sadducees try next to trick Him,
Try to show the resurrection is absurd.
He just blows them all away,
Tells them they don't know what they say,
Don't know God's Power or what's written in His Word.

And no one ever spoke like this Man.
These leaders have never been so stumped before.
When He speaks, their eyes grow cold
As though He stares into their souls,
Yet they keep trying, sure they'll gain the upper hand,
But no one ever spoke like this Man.

Then the Pharisees send forth one lawyer,
Who wonders which command is the greatest in the Law.
And the answer Jesus gives-
How it burns within my chest! -
Shema Yisrael . . . love your God
With all your heart and soul and mind,
Love your neighbor as much as your own pride.
The lawyer hails Him as wise,
I lower my eyes.
How well have I done this in my life?

No one ever spoke like this Man,
No one's words have ever cut so deep.
When I convince my head to rise,
I see Him catch my eyes,
Wonder if it's my tears or my heart He's looking at.
No one ever spoke like this Man.


2014 Easter Songs Series:
Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Monday - House of Prayer
Tuesday - No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
Spy Wednesday - Who He Claims to Be
Maundy Thursday - Seder
Good Friday - What Have I Done?
Holy Saturday - This Wait
Easter Sunday - Victory



 

House of Prayer

It's a week of passionate burning

To get these words out,

To tell this story -

Not just the story of some random observer,

But, in so many ways, my story.

Today I even had to improvise a music stand.

Monday - Jesus cleanses the temple.

Post by Mary Schieferstein.

House of Prayer
by Mary Schieferstein
©2014 Mary Schieferstein 

I am standing in the temple when He comes in,
I watch Him as He moves through the crowd.
He walks toward all the merchants, fire burning in His eyes,
He is determined to kick them out.

I watch Him overturn their tables and throw their chairs,
Step back as one stool lands before my feet.
The vendors start running for the exit.
He makes every last one leave.

He shouts, "You set up market in a house of prayer,
Bring in your thievery and lust,
Your wicked hearts defile what ought to be pure,
Your voices drown out those who come to worship God."

The children all laugh and sing, "Hosanna",
The adults are far too shocked to speak.
Just yesterday they'd been celebrating judgment,
But they wanted judgment on their enemies.

The Pharisees are seething in the corner,
Their hateful thoughts written in their eyes.
They scan the scene, try to control what's happening,
As Jesus teaches, cutting through their lies.

He says, "You set up market in a house of prayer,
Bring in your thievery and lust,
Your wicked hearts defile what ought to be pure,
Your voices drown out those who come to worship God."

And what man ever spoke like this before?
Who, in anger, has ever been so right?
Whose words have ever cut me to the core,
And yet are so full of life?

And His face is set, as solid as a stone.
What for, I can't pretend to understand.
This Jesus, He isn't what I wanted,
But maybe God's given something better instead.



2014 Easter Songs Series:
Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Monday - House of Prayer
Tuesday - No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
Spy Wednesday - Who He Claims to Be
Maundy Thursday - Seder
Good Friday - What Have I Done?
Holy Saturday - This Wait
Easter Sunday - Victory



 

Hosanna

I know it's been quiet here for far too long,

And probably will be again for a bit longer,

But this week?

This week is special.

If I could just share with you some of my meditations?

I know I'm a day late,

But I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Post by Mary Schieferstein.

Hosanna
by Mary Schieferstein
©2014 Mary Schieferstein

The prophets spoke of old,
Their words resound with hope
That we are almost too cut off to feel.

The rulers of this land
Are terrified we'll take a stand,
But we have neither the strength nor the zeal.

We've been watching for the One
Who was promised to come,
And You're sure closer than anything we've seen.

So, will You hear our cry,
Or will You leave us here to die?
Won't You give us what we need?

Hosanna, Jesus,
Will You not save us, Son of David?
Will You not bring forth the Kingdom,
You, most honored and most blessed?
Hosanna in the highest.

The kings of old rode off to war
With shining armor and sharpened swords,
Yet here You sit on a donkey's colt.

Has no one told You of the plan?
Please, won't You say You understand,
Please, say You've come to rescue Your own.


Hosanna, Jesus,
Will You not save us, Son of David?
Will You not bring forth the Kingdom,
You, most honored and most blessed?
Hosanna in the highest.

Oh, I did not expect
That You would come like this,
Won't You please tell me You see something that I can't.
Please tell me that there is still a plan.
Please tell me You'll save us from this mess.

Hosanna, Jesus,
Will You not save us, Son of David?
Will You not bring forth the Kingdom,
You, most honored and most blessed?
Hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna, Jesus,
Will You not save us, Son of David?
Will You not bring forth the Kingdom,
You, most honored and most blessed?
Hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna in the highest.

Not your typical Palm Sunday song, I know.

I wanted to catch the desperation,

To understand how the crowd felt, beneath the excitement -

Picture a lone young woman, behind the throng, catching glimpses of Jesus through the crowd.

She knows what they're all hoping for - what she's hoping for -

But is that what they're going to get?

I love the emotion of that.

Thoughts?

I always love to hear them.

Thank you so much, friends.

God bless!



2014 Easter Songs Series:
Palm Sunday - Hosanna
Monday - House of Prayer
Tuesday - No One Ever Spoke Like This Man
Spy Wednesday - Who He Claims to Be
Maundy Thursday - Seder
Good Friday - What Have I Done?
Holy Saturday - This Wait
Easter Sunday - Victory



 

Bridging a Gap

I knew it'd been awhile.

Two months was more than I'd thought, though.

It's just so easy, when things are so busy . . .

When the schoolwork piles up,

When time with family becomes so important,

When I just need rest . . .

It's so easy to neglect the things that are important.

So much has been going on in my life lately,

Things that have required much of me,

And I really did need a break.

And maybe I still do.

I felt it, though, in my chest . . .

And I thought,

Maybe,

I was supposed to share these with you?

I haven't stopped counting . . .

I hope to never stop counting . . .

Reasons 5396-6171 today,

Bridging a gap . . .

With reasons to praise:

5396. His Spirit will rest on the shoot which comes up from the stump of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1-2)
5397. His Spirit is a Spirit of wisdom (Isaiah 10:2)
5398. His Spirit is a Spirit of understanding (Isaiah 10:2)
5399. His Spirit is a Spirit of counsel (Isaiah 10:2)
5400. His Spirit is a Spirit of might (Isaiah 10:2)
5401. His Spirit is a Spirit of knowledge (Isaiah 10:2)
5402. His Spirit is a Spirit of fear of Him (Isaiah 10:2)
5403. The shoot which comes up from the stump of Jesse will delight in the fear of Him (Isaiah 11:1-3)
5404. He will not judge by what He sees with His eyes (Isaiah 11:3)
5405. He will not decide by what He hears with His ears (Isaiah 11:3)
5406. With Righteousness He will judge the needy (Isaiah 11:4)
5407. With Justice He will give decisions for the poor of the earth (Isaiah 11:4)
5408. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth (Isaiah 11:4)
5409. With the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked (Isaiah 11:4)
5410. Righteousness will be His belt (Isaiah 11:5)
5411. Faithfulness will be the sash around His waist (Isaiah 11:5)
5412. Creatures will neither harm nor destroy on His Holy mountain (Isaiah 11:6-9)
5413. The earth will be filled with the knowledge of Him (Isaiah 11:9)
5414. The earth will be filled with the knowledge of Him as the waters cover the sea (Isaiah 11:9)
5415. He will stand as a banner for the peoples (Isaiah 11:10)
5416. The nations will rally to Him (Isaiah 11:10)
5417. His resting place will be glorious (Isaiah 11:10)
5418. He will reach out His hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of His people (Isaiah 11:11)
5419. He will reach out His hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of His people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean (Isaiah 11:11)
5420. He will raise a banner for the nations (Isaiah 11:12)
5421. He will gather the exiles of Israel (Isaiah 11:12)
5422. He will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth (Isaiah 11:12)
5423. He will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea (Isaiah 11:15)
5424. With a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates River (Isaiah 11:15)
5425. He will break the Euphrates River up into seven streams (Isaiah 11:15)
5426. He will break the Euphrates River up into seven streams so that anyone can cross over in sandals (Isaiah 11:15)
5427. There will be a highway for the remnant of His people that is left from Assyria (Isaiah 11:16)
5428. There will be a highway for the remnant of His people that is left from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt (Isaiah 11:16)
5429. He was angry with His people (Isaiah 12:1)
5430. Though He was angry with His people, His anger has turned away (Isaiah 12:1)
5431. Though He was angry with His people, His anger has turned away and He has comforted His people (Isaiah 12:1)
5432. Surely He is His people's salvation (Isaiah 12:2)
5433. Surely He is His people's salvation; they will trust Him (Isaiah 12:2)
5434. Surely He is His people's salvation; they will trust Him and not be afraid (Isaiah 12:2)
5435. He, He Himself, is His people's strength (Isaiah 12:2)
5436. He, He Himself, is His people's defense (Isaiah 12:2)
5437. He, He Himself, has become His people's salvation (Isaiah 12:2)
5438. He will draw water from the wells of salvation (Isaiah 12:3)
5439. With joy He will draw water from the wells of salvation (Isaiah 12:3)
5440. His Name is exalted (Isaiah 12:4)
5441. He has done glorious things (Isaiah 12:5)
5442. Great is He among His people (Isaiah 12:6)
5443. He prepares people for battle (Isaiah 13:3)
5444. He has commanded those He prepared for battle (Isaiah 13:3)
5445. He has summoned His warriors (Isaiah 13:3)
5446. He has summoned His warriors to carry out His Wrath (Isaiah 13:3)
5447. He has summoned His warriors to carry out His Wrath - those who rejoice in His triumph (Isaiah 13:3)
5448. He is mustering an army for war (Isaiah 13:4)
5449. A noise on the mountains, like that of a great multitude, is the sound of His mustering an army for war (Isaiah 13:4)
5450. An uproar among the kingdoms, like the nations massing together, is the sound of His mustering an army for war (Isaiah 13:4)
5451. They come from far away lands, Him and the weapons of His Wrath (Isaiah 13:5)
5452. They come from the ends of the heavens, Him and the weapons of His Wrath (Isaiah 13:5)
5453. They come from far away lands, Him and the weapons of His Wrath, to destroy the whole country (Isaiah 13:5)
5454. They come from the ends of the heavens, Him and the weapons of His Wrath, to destroy the whole country (Isaiah 13:5)
5455. His day is near (Isaiah 13:6)
5456. His day is near; it will come like destruction from Him (Isaiah 13:6)
5457. His day is near - because of this, all hands will go limp (Isaiah 13:6-7)
5458. His day is near - because of this, every heart will melt with fear (Isaiah 13:6-7)
5459. His day is near - because of this, terror will seize people (Isaiah 13:6-8)
5460. His day is near - because of this, pain and anguish will grip people (Isaiah 13:6-8)
5461. His day is near - because of this, people will writhe like a woman in labor (Isaiah 13:6-8)
5462. His day is near - because of this, people will look aghast at each other, their faces aflame (Isaiah 13:6-8)
5463. His day is coming (Isaiah 13:9)
5464. His day is coming - a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger (Isaiah 13:9)
5465. His day is coming - a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger - to make the land desolate (Isaiah 13:9)
5466. His day is coming - a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger - to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it (Isaiah 13:9)
5467. He will punish the world for its evil (Isaiah 13:11)
5468. He will punish the wicked for their sins (Isaiah 13:11)
5469. He will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty (Isaiah 13:11)
5470. He will humble the pride of the ruthless (Isaiah 13:11)
5471. He will make people scarcer than gold (Isaiah 13:12)
5472. He will make people more rare than the gold of Ophir (Isaiah 13:12)
5473. He will make the heavens tremble (Isaiah 13:13)
5474. The earth will shake from its place at His Wrath (Isaiah 13:13)
5475. The earth will shake from its place at His Wrath in the day of His burning anger (Isaiah 13:13)
5476. He will stir up against people the Medes (Isaiah 13:17)
5477. He will stir up against people the Medes, who do not care for silver (Isaiah 13:17)
5478. He will stir up against people the Medes, who have no delight in gold (Isaiah 13:17)
5479. He will stir up against people the Medes - their bows will strike down the young men (Isaiah 13:17-18)
5480. He will stir up against people the Medes - they will have no mercy on infants (Isaiah 13:17-18)
5481. He will stir up against people the Medes - they will not look with compassion on children (Isaiah 13:17-18)
5482. Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the pride and glory of the Babylonians, will be overthrown by Him (Isaiah 13:19)
5483. Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the pride and glory of the Babylonians, will be overthrown by Him like Sodom and Gomorrah (Isaiah 13:19)
5484. He will have compassion (Isaiah 14:1)
5485. He will have compassion on Jacob (Isaiah 14:1)
5486. Once again He will choose Israel (Isaiah 14:1)
5487. Once again He will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land (Isaiah 14:1)
5488. He will give His people relief from suffering (Isaiah 14:3)
5489. He will give His people relief from turmoil (Isaiah 14:3)
5490. He will give His people relief from the harsh labor forced on them (Isaiah 14:3)
5491. He breaks the rod of the wicked (Isaiah 14:5)
5492. He breaks the scepter of the rulers (Isaiah 14:5)
5493. He will rise up against people (Isaiah 14:22)
5494. He will wipe out Babylon's name (Isaiah 14:22)
5495. He will wipe out Babylon's survivors (Isaiah 14:22)
5496. He will wipe out Babylon's offspring (Isaiah 14:22)
5497. He will wipe out Babylon's descendants (Isaiah 14:22)
5498. He will turn Babylon into a place for owls (Isaiah 14:22-23)
5499. He will turn Babylon into swampland (Isaiah 14:22-23)
5500. He will sweep Babylon with the broom of destruction (Isaiah 14:22-23)
5501. He has sworn, surely, as He has planned, so it will be (Isaiah 14:24)
5502. He has sworn, surely, as He has purposed, so it will happen (Isaiah 14:24)
5503. Surely, as He has planned, so it will be (Isaiah 14:24)
5504. Surely, as He has purposed, so it will happen (Isaiah 14:24)
5505. He will crush the Assyrian in His land (Isaiah 14:25)
5506. On His mountains He will trample the Assyrian down (Isaiah 14:25)
5507. The Assyrian's yoke will be taken from His people (Isaiah 14:25)
5508. The Assyrian's burden will be removed from His people's shoulders (Isaiah 14:25)
5509. His is the plan determined for the whole world (Isaiah 14;26-27)
5510. His is the hand stretched out over all nations (Isaiah 14;26-27)
5511. He has purposed, and no one can thwart Him (Isaiah 14:27)
5512. His hand is stretched out, and no one can turn it back (Isaiah 14:27)
5513. He has established Zion (Isaiah 14:32)
5514. He has established Zion, and in her His afflicted people will find refuge (Isaiah 14:32)
5515. His heart cries out over Moab (Isaiah 15:5)
5516. The waters of Dimon are full of blood, but He will bring still more upon Dimon (Isaiah 15:9)
5517. He weeps (Isaiah 16:9)
5518. He weeps, as Jazer weeps for the vines of Sibmah (Isaiah 16:9)
5519. He drenches Heshbon and Elealeh with tears (Isaiah 16:9)
5520. The shouts of joy over ripened fruit and over harvests have been stilled, for He has put an end to the shouting (Isaiah 16:9-10)
5521. Joy and gladness are taken away from the orchards, for He has put an end to the shouting (Isaiah 16:10)
5522. No one sings or shouts in the vineyards, for He has put an end to the shouting (Isaiah 16:10)
5523. no one treads out wine at the presses, for He has put an end to the shouting (Isaiah 16:10)
5524. His heart laments for Moab (Isaiah 16:11)
5525. His heart laments for Moab like a harp (Isaiah 16:11)
5526. His inmost being laments for Kir Hareseth (Isaiah 16:11)
5527. People will look to Him (Isaiah 17:7)
5528. People will turn their eyes to Him (Isaiah 17:7)
5529. He is His people's Rock, their fortress (Isaiah 17:10)
5530. Because His people have forgotten Him, their Savior, though they set out the finest plants, yet the harvest will be as nothing (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5531. Because His people have forgotten Him, the Rock, their fortress, though they set out the finest plants, yet the harvest will be as nothing (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5532. Because His people have forgotten Him, their Savior, though they plant imported vines, yet the harvest will be as nothing (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5533. Because His people have forgotten Him, the Rock, their fortress, though they plant imported vines, yet the harvest will be as nothing (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5534. Because His people have forgotten Him, their Savior, though on the day they set their plants out, they make them grow, yet the harvest will be as nothing (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5535. Because His people have forgotten Him, the Rock, their fortress, though on the day they set their plants out, they make them grow, yet the harvest will be as nothing (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5536. Because His people have forgotten Him, their Savior, though on the morning when they plant their plants, they bring them to bud, yet the harvest will be as nothing (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5537. Because His people have forgotten Him, the Rock, their fortress, though on the morning when they plant their plants, they bring them to bud, yet the harvest will be as nothing (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5538. Because His people have forgotten Him, their Savior, though they set out the finest plants, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5539. Because His people have forgotten Him, the Rock, their fortress, though they set out the finest plants, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5540. Because His people have forgotten Him, their Savior, though they plant imported vines, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5541. Because His people have forgotten Him, the Rock, their fortress, though they plant imported vines, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5542. Because His people have forgotten Him, their Savior, though on the day they set their plants out, they make them grow, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5543. Because His people have forgotten Him, the Rock, their fortress, though on the day they set their plants out, they make them grow, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5544. Because His people have forgotten Him, their Savior, though on the morning when they plant their plants, they bring them to bud, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5545. Because His people have forgotten Him, the Rock, their fortress, though on the morning when they plant their plants, they bring them to bud, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain (Isaiah 17:10-11)
5546. He will remain quiet and will look on from His dwelling place (Isaiah 18:4)
5547. He will remain quiet and will look on from His dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine (Isaiah 18:4)
5548. He will remain quiet and will look on from His dwelling place, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest (Isaiah 18:4)
5549. He will remain quiet and will look on from His dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, for, before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with pruning knives (Isaiah 18:4-5)
5550. He will remain quiet and will look on from His dwelling place, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest, for, before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with pruning knives (Isaiah 18:4-5)
5551. He will remain quiet and will look on from His dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, for, before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut down and take away the spreading branches (Isaiah 18:4-5)
5552. He will remain quiet and will look on from His dwelling place, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest, for, before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut down and take away the spreading branches (Isaiah 18:4-5)
5553. Gifts will be brought to Him (Isaiah 18:7)
5554. Gifts will be brought to Him from a people tall (Isaiah 18:7)
5555. Gifts will be brought to Him from a people smooth-skinned (Isaiah 18:7)
5556. Gifts will be brought to Him from a people feared far and wide (Isaiah 18:7)
5557. Gifts will be brought to Him from an aggressive nation of strange speech (Isaiah 18:7)
5558. Gifts will be brought to Him from an aggressive nation of strange speech whose land is divided by rivers (Isaiah 18:7)
5559. Gifts will be brought to Mount Zion, the place of His Name (Isaiah 18:7)
5560. He rides on a swift cloud (Isaiah 19:1)
5561. He is coming to Egypt (Isaiah 19:1)
5562. The idols of Egypt tremble before Him (Isaiah 19:1)
5563. The idols of Egypt tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear (Isaiah 19:1)
5564. He will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian (Isaiah 19:2)
5565. He will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian - brother will fight against brother (Isaiah 19:2)
5566. He will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian - neighbor will fight against neighbor (Isaiah 19:2)
5567. He will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian - city will fight against city (Isaiah 19:2)
5568. He will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian - kingdom will fight against kingdom (Isaiah 19:2)
5569. He will bring the plans of the Egyptians to nothing (Isaiah 19:3)
5570. He will hand the Egyptians over (Isaiah 19:4)
5571. He will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master (Isaiah 19:4)
5572. He will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master and a fierce king will rule over them (Isaiah 19:4)
5573. He has planned against Egypt (Isaiah 19:12)
5574. He has poured into the officials of Zoan a spirit of dizziness (Isaiah 19:13-14)
5575. He has poured into the leaders of Memphis a spirit of dizziness (Isaiah 19:13-14)
5576. He has poured into the cornerstones of Egypt's peoples a spirit of dizziness (Isaiah 19:13-14)
5577. The Egyptians will shudder with fear at the uplifted hand that He raises against them (Isaiah 19:16)
5578. Everyone to whom Judah is mentioned will be terrified, because of what He is planning against them (Isaiah 19:17)
5579. Five cities in Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to Him (Isaiah 19:18)
5580. There will be an altar to Him in the heart of Egypt (Isaiah 19:19)
5581. There will be a monument to Him at the border of Egypt (Isaiah 19:19)
5582. There will be a sign and witness to Him in the land of Egypt (Isaiah 19:20)
5583. When the Egyptians cry out to Him because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender (Isaiah 19:20)
5584. When the Egyptians cry out to Him because of their oppressors, He will rescue them (Isaiah 19:20)
5585. He will make Himself known to the Egyptians (Isaiah 19:21)
5586. He will make Himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge Him (Isaiah 19:21)
5587. He will strike Egypt with a plague (Isaiah 19:22)
5588. He will strike Egypt with a plague and heal them (Isaiah 19:22)
5589. He will strike Egypt with a plague and heal them; they will turn to Him, and He will respond to their pleas and heal them (Isaiah 19:22)
5590. He will bless the nations that worship Him, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance.” (Isaiah 19:23-25)
5591. Egypt is His people (Isaiah 19:25)
5592. Assyria is His handiwork (Isaiah 19:25)
5593. Israel is His inheritance (Isaiah 19:25)
5594. He speaks through people (Isaiah 20:2)
5595. He tells His servant to take off the sackcloth from his body (Isaiah 20:2)
5596. He tells His servant to take off the sandals from his feet (Isaiah 20:2)
5597. He has His servant go around stripped and barefoot for three years (Isaiah 20:2-3)
5598. He has His servant go around stripped and barefoot for three years, as a sign and portent against Egypt and Cush (Isaiah 20:2-3)
5599. He has a day of tumult in the Valley of Vision (Isaiah 22:5)
5600. He has a day of trampling in the Valley of Vision (Isaiah 22:5)
5601. He has a day of terror in the Valley of Vision (Isaiah 22:5)
5602. He has a day of battering down walls (Isaiah 22:5)
5603. He has a day of crying out to the mountains (Isaiah 22:5)
5604. He stripped away the defenses of Judah (Isaiah 22:8)
5605. He calls on His people (Isaiah 22:12)
5606. He calls on His people to weep and to wail (Isaiah 22:12)
5607. He calls on His people to tear out their hair (Isaiah 22:12)
5608. He calls on His people to put on sackcloth (Isaiah 22:12)
5609. He reveals (Isaiah 22:14)
5610. He reveals that until the people's dying day, their sin of not answering His call will not be atoned for (Isaiah 22:12-14)
5611. He is about to take firm hold of the mighty man (Isaiah 22:17)
5612. He is about to hurl the mighty man away (Isaiah 22:17)
5613. He will roll the mighty man up tightly like a ball (Isaiah 22:17-18)
5614. He will roll the mighty man up tightly like a ball and throw him into a large country (Isaiah 22:17-18)
5615. He will depose the mighty man from his office (Isaiah 22:17-19)
5616. He will oust the mighty man from his position (Isaiah 22:17-19)
5617. He will summon His servant (Isaiah 22:20)
5618. He will clothe His servant with the mighty man's robe (Isaiah 22:17-20)
5619. He will fasten the mighty man's sash around His servant (Isaiah 22:17-20)
5620. He will hand the mighty man's authority over to His servant (Isaiah 22:17-20)
5621. He will place on the shoulder of His servant the key to the house of David (Isaiah 22:22)
5622. He will place on the shoulder of His servant the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open (Isaiah 22:22)
5623. He will drive His servant like a peg into a firm place (Isaiah 22:23)
5624. He planned against Tyre (Isaiah 23:8-9)
5625. He planned against Tyre, the bestower of crowns (Isaiah 23:8-9)
5626. He planned against Tyre, whose merchants are princes (Isaiah 23:8-9)
5627. He planned against Tyre, whose traders are renowned in the earth (Isaiah 23:8-9)
5628. He planned against Tyre to bring down her pride in all her splendor (Isaiah 23:9)
5629. He planned against Tyre to humble all who are renowned on the earth (Isaiah 23:9)
5630. He has stretched out His hand over the sea (Isaiah 23:11)
5631. He has stretched out His hand over the sea and made its kingdoms tremble (Isaiah 23:11)
5632. He has given an order concerning Phoenicia (Isaiah 23:11)
5633. He has given an order concerning Phoenicia that her fortresses be destroyed (Isaiah 23:11)
5634. He said, “No more of your reveling, Virgin Daughter Sidon, now crushed! Up, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.” (Isaiah 23:12)
5635. At the end of seventy years, He will deal with Tyre (Isaiah 23:17)
5636. He is going to lay waste to the earth (Isaiah 24:1)
5637. He is going to devastate the earth (Isaiah 24:1)
5638. He is going to ruin the face of the earth (Isaiah 24:1)
5639. He is going to scatter the inhabitants of the earth (Isaiah 24:1)
5640. He has spoken that the earth will be completely laid waste and totally plundered (Isaiah 24:3)
5641. His majesty is acclaimed (Isaiah 24:14)
5642. His majesty is acclaimed from the west (Isaiah 24:14)
5643. From the ends of the earth, singing is heard of Glory to Him (Isaiah 24:16)
5644. He will punish (Isaiah 24:21)
5645. He will punish the powers in the heavens above (Isaiah 24:21)
5646. He will punish the kings on the earth below (Isaiah 24:21)
5647. The moon will be dismayed, for He will reign (Isaiah 24:23)
5648. The sun will be ashamed, for He will reign (Isaiah 24:23)
5649. The moon will be dismayed, for He will reign on Mount Zion (Isaiah 24:23)
5650. The sun will be ashamed, for He will reign on Mount Zion (Isaiah 24:23)
5651. The moon will be dismayed, for He will reign in Jerusalem (Isaiah 24:23)
5652. The sun will be ashamed, for He will reign in Jerusalem (Isaiah 24:23)
5653. The moon will be dismayed, for He will reign before Jerusalem's elders (Isaiah 24:23)
5654. The sun will be ashamed, for He will reign before Jerusalem's elders (Isaiah 24:23)
5655. The moon will be dismayed, for He will reign with great Glory (Isaiah 24:23)
5656. The sun will be ashamed, for He will reign with great Glory (Isaiah 24:23)
5657. In perfect Faithfulness He has done wonderful things (Isaiah 25:1)
5658. In perfect Faithfulness He has done wonderful things, things planned long ago (Isaiah 25:1)
5659. He has made the city a heap of rubble (Isaiah 25:2)
5660. He has made the fortified town a ruin (Isaiah 25:2)
5661. Strong peoples will honor Him (Isaiah 25:3)
5662. Cities of ruthless nations will revere Him (Isaiah 25:3)
5663. He has been a refuge for the poor (Isaiah 25:4)
5664. He has been a refuge for the needy in distress (Isaiah 25:4)
5665. He has been a shelter from the storm (Isaiah 25:4)
5666. He has been a shade from the heat (Isaiah 25:4)
5667. He silences the uproar of foreigners (Isaiah 25:5)
5668. On His mountain He will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples (Isaiah 25:6)
5669. On His mountain He will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine - the best of meats and the finest of wines (Isaiah 25:6)
5670. On His mountain He will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples (Isaiah 25:7)
5671. On His mountain He will destroy the sheet that covers all nations (Isaiah 25:7)
5672. On His mountain He will swallow up death forever (Isaiah 25:7-8)
5673. He will wipe away the tears from all faces (Isaiah 25:8)
5674. He will remove His people's disgrace (Isaiah 25:8)
5675. He will remove His people's disgrace from all the earth (Isaiah 25:8)
5676. His hand will rest on this mountain (Isaiah 25:10)
5677. He will bring down the pride of Moab (Isaiah 25:10-11)
5678. He will bring down the pride of Moab despite the cleverness of their hands (Isaiah 25:10-11)
5679. He will bring down the high fortified walls of Moab (Isaiah 25:10-12)
5680. He will bring down the high fortified walls of Moab and lay them low (Isaiah 25:10-12)
5681. He will bring the high fortified walls of Moab down to the ground (Isaiah 25:10-12)
5682. He will bring the high fortified walls of Moab down to the very dust (Isaiah 25:10-12)
5683. He makes salvation (Isaiah 26:1)
5684. He makes salvation the walls and ramparts of a strong city (Isaiah 26:1)
5685. He will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in Him (Isaiah 26:3)
5686. He is the Rock eternal (Isaiah 26:4)
5687. He, He Himself, is the Rock eternal (Isaiah 26:4)
5688. He humbles those who dwell on high (Isaiah 26:5)
5689. He lays the lofty city low (Isaiah 26:5)
5690. He levels the lofty city to the ground (Isaiah 26:5)
5691. He casts the lofty city to the dust (Isaiah 26:5)
5692. He is the Upright One (Isaiah 26:7)
5693. He makes the way of the righteous smooth (Isaiah 26:7)
5694. Walking in the way of His laws, His people wait for Him (Isaiah 26:8)
5695. Walking in the way of His laws, His people wait for Him; for His Name and renown are the desire of their hearts (Isaiah 26:8)
5696. His Name and renown are the desire of His people's hearts (Isaiah 26:8)
5697. His people's souls yearn for Him in the night (Isaiah 28:9)
5698. In the morning, His people's spirits long for Him (Isaiah 28:9)
5699. When His judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness (Isaiah 28:9)
5700. The wicked disregard His majesty (Isaiah 28:10)
5701. His hand is lifted high (Isaiah 28:11)
5702. His hand is lifted high, but the wicked do not see it (Isaiah 28:10-11)
5703. He is zealous for His people (Isaiah 28:11)
5704. He has fire reserved for His enemies (Isaiah 28:11)
5705. He establishes peace for His people (Isaiah 28:12)
5706. All that His people have accomplished, He has done for them (Isaiah 28:12)
5707. His Name alone do His people honor (Isaiah 28:13)
5708. He punishes other lords and brings them to ruin (Isaiah 28:13-14)
5709. He wipes out all memory of other lords (Isaiah 28:13-14)
5710. He has enlarged the nation (Isaiah 28:15)
5711. He has gained Glory for Himself (Isaiah 28:15)
5712. He has extended all borders of the land (Isaiah 28:15)
5713. People come to Him in their distress (Isaiah 28:16)
5714. When He disciplines people, they can barely whisper a prayer (Isaiah 28:16)
5715. His dead will live (Isaiah 28:19)
5716. His dead will live; their bodies will rise (Isaiah 28:19)
5717. His dew is like the dew of the morning (Isaiah 28:19)
5718. He is coming out of His dwelling (Isaiah 28:21)
5719. He is coming out of His dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins (Isaiah 28:21)
5720. Suddenly, in an instant, He will come (Isaiah 29:5-6)
5721. Suddenly, in an instant, He will come with thunder (Isaiah 29:5-6)
5722. Suddenly, in an instant, He will come with earthquake (Isaiah 29:5-6)
5723. Suddenly, in an instant, He will come with great noise (Isaiah 29:5-6)
5724. Suddenly, in an instant, He will come with windstorm (Isaiah 29:5-6)
5725. Suddenly, in an instant, He will come with tempest (Isaiah 29:5-6)
5726. Suddenly, in an instant, He will come with flames of a devouring fire (Isaiah 29:5-6)
5727. He brings over people a deep sleep (Isaiah 29:10)
5728. He seals the eyes of the prophets (Isaiah 29:10)
5729. He covers the heads of the seers (Isaiah 29:10)
5730. He will astound people (Isaiah 29:14)
5731. He will astound people with wonder upon wonder (Isaiah 29:14)
5732. The humble will rejoice in Him (Isaiah 29:19)
5733. The needy will rejoice in Him (Isaiah 29:19)
5734. When Jacob sees among their children the work of His hands, they will keep His Name Holy (Isaiah 29:23)
5735. When Jacob sees among their children the work of His hands, they will acknowledge His Holiness (Isaiah 29:23)
5736. When Jacob sees among their children the work of His hands, they will stand in awe of Him (Isaiah 29:23)
5737. He declares woe to the obstinate children (Isaiah 30:1)
5738. He declares woe to those who carry out plans that are not His (Isaiah 30:1)
5739. He declares woe to those who form an alliance, but not by His Spirit, heaping sin upon sin (Isaiah 30:1)
5740. He declares woe to those who go down to Egypt without consulting Him (Isaiah 30:1-2)
5741. He declares woe to those who look for help to Pharaoh's protection (Isaiah 30:1-2)
5742. He declares woe to those who look to Egypt's shade for refuge (Isaiah 30:1-2)
5743. He longs to be gracious to His people (Isaiah 30:18)
5744. He longs to be gracious to His people; therefore He will rise up to show them compassion (Isaiah 30:18)
5745. He will be so gracious when His people cry for help (Isaiah 30:19)
5746. As soon as He hears His people cry for help, He will answer them (Isaiah 30:19)
5747. He gives the bread of adversity (Isaiah 30:20)
5748. He gives the water of affliction (Isaiah 30:20)
5749. He will send His people rain for the seed they sow in the ground (Isaiah 30:23)
5750. He will send His people rain for the seed they sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful (Isaiah 30:23)
5751. He will bind up the bruises of His people (Isaiah 30:26)
5752. He will heal the wounds He inflicted (Isaiah 30:26)
5753. His Name comes from afar (Isaiah 30:27)
5754. His Name comes from afar, with burning anger (Isaiah 30:27)
5755. His Name comes from afar, with dense clouds of smoke (Isaiah 30:27)
5756. His lips are full of wrath (Isaiah 30:27)
5757. His tongue is a consuming fire (Isaiah 30:27)
5758. His breath is like a rushing torrent (Isaiah 30:28)
5759. His breath is like a rushing torrent, rising up to the neck (Isaiah 30:28)
5760. He shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction (Isaiah 30:28)
5761. He places in the jaws of the peoples a bit that leads them astray (Isaiah 30:28)
5762. He will cause people to hear His majestic voice (Isaiah 30:30)
5763. He will make people see His arm coming down (Isaiah 30:30)
5764. He will make people see His arm coming down with raging anger (Isaiah 30:30)
5765. He will make people see His arm coming down with consuming fire (Isaiah 30:30)
5766. He will make people see His arm coming down with cloudburst (Isaiah 30:30)
5767. He will make people see His arm coming down with thunderstorm (Isaiah 30:30)
5768. He will make people see His arm coming down with hail (Isaiah 30:30)
5769. His voice will shatter Assyria (Isaiah 30:31)
5770. With His rod, He will strike down Assyria (Isaiah 30:31)
5771. Every stroke He lays on Assyria with His punishing club will be to the music of timbrels and harps (Isaiah 30:31-32)
5772. Every stroke He lays on Assyria with His punishing club will be to the music of timbrels and harps, as He fights them in battle with the blows of His arm (Isaiah 30:31-32)
5773. His breath, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets the fire pit of Topheth ablaze (Isaiah 30:33)
5774. When He stretches out His hand, those who help will stumble (Isaiah 31:3)
5775. When He stretches out His hand, those who hare helped will fall (Isaiah 31:3)
5776. When He stretches out His hand, all will perish together (Isaiah 31:3)
5777. As a lion growls, a great lion over its prey - and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against it, it is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor - so He will come down (Isaiah 31:4)
5778. As a lion growls, a great lion over its prey - and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against it, it is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor - so He will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights (Isaiah 31:4)
5779. Like birds hovering overhead, He will shield Jerusalem (Isaiah 31:5)
5780. Like birds hovering overhead, He will shield Jerusalem and deliver it (Isaiah 31:5)
5781. Like birds hovering overhead, He will 'pass over' Jerusalem (Isaiah 31:5)
5782. Like birds hovering overhead, He will 'pass over' Jerusalem and rescue it (Isaiah 31:5)
5783. His fire is in Zion (Isaiah 31:9)
5784. His furnace is in Jerusalem (Isaiah 31:9)
5785. His Justice will dwell in the desert (Isaiah 32:16)
5786. His Righteousness will live in the fertile land (Isaiah 32:16)
5787. The fruit of His Righteousness will be peace (Isaiah 32:17)
5788. The effect of His Righteousness will be quietness (Isaiah 32:17)
5789. The effect of His Righteousness will be confidence forever (Isaiah 32:17)
5790. At the uproar of His army, the peoples flee (Isaiah 33:3)
5791. When He rises up, the nations scatter (Isaiah 33:3)
5792. He is exalted, for He dwells on high (Isaiah 33:5)
5793. He will fill Zion with Justice (Isaiah 33:5)
5794. He will fill Zion with Righteousness (Isaiah 33:5)
5795. He will be the sure foundation for His people's times (Isaiah 33:6)
5796. He will be a rich store of salvation (Isaiah 33:6)
5797. He will be a rich store of wisdom (Isaiah 33:6)
5798. He will be a rich store of knowledge (Isaiah 33:6)
5799. Fear of Him is the key to treasure (Isaiah 33:6)
5800. He will arise (Isaiah 33:10)
5801. He will be exalted (Isaiah 33:10)
5802. He will be lifted up (Isaiah 33:10)
5803. He will be His people's Mighty One (Isaiah 33:21)
5804. He is His people's Judge (Isaiah 33:22)
5805. He is His people's Lawgiver (Isaiah 33:22)
5806. He will save His people (Isaiah 33:22)
5807. He is angry with the nations (Isaiah 34:2)
5808. His Wrath is on all the nations' armies (Isaiah 34:2)
5809. He will totally destroy the nations (Isaiah 34:2)
5810. He will give the nations over to slaughter (Isaiah 34:2)
5811. His sword is bathed in blood (Isaiah 34:6)
5812. His sword is covered with fat (Isaiah 34:6)
5813. His sword is bathed in the blood of lambs (Isaiah 34:6)
5814. His sword is bathed in the blood of goats (Isaiah 34:6)
5815. His sword is covered with fat from the kidneys of rams (Isaiah 34:6)
5816. He has a sacrifice in Bozrah (Isaiah 34:6)
5817. He has a great slaughter in the land of Edom (Isaiah 34:6)
5818. He has a day of vengeance (Isaiah 34:8)
5819. He has a year of retribution (Isaiah 34:8)
5820. He has a day of vengeance to uphold Zion's cause (Isaiah 34:8)
5821. He has a year of retribution to uphold Zion's cause (Isaiah 34:8)
5822. He will stretch out over Edom the measuring line of chaos (Isaiah 34:11)
5823. He will stretch out over Edom the plumb line of desolation (Isaiah 34:11)
5824. His mouth has given the order (Isaiah 34:16)
5825. His spirit will gather things together (Isaiah 34:16)
5826. He allots portions (Isaiah 34:17)
5827. He allots portions; His hand distributes them by measure (Isaiah 34:17)
5828. He is splendorous (Isaiah 35:2)
5829. He will come (Isaiah 35:4)
5830. He will come with vengeance (Isaiah 35:4)
5831. With divine retribution, He will come to save His people (Isaiah 35:4)
5832. Those whom He has rescued will return (Isaiah 35:10)
5833. He makes commanders return to their own countries (Isaiah 37:7)
5834. He has commanders cut down with the sword (Isaiah 37:7)
5835. He has made heaven and earth (Isaiah 37:7)
5836. Long ago He ordained it (Isaiah 37:26)
5837. In days of old He planned it (Isaiah 37:26)
5838. Long ago He ordained it, now He has brought it to pass (Isaiah 37:26)
5839. In days of old He planned it, now He has brought it to pass (Isaiah 37:26)
5840. Long ago He ordained it, now He has brought it to pass, that the enemy has turned fortified cities into piles of stone (Isaiah 37:26)
5841. In days of old He planned it, now He has brought it to pass, that the enemy has turned fortified cities into piles of stone (Isaiah 37:26)
5842. He knows where the enemy is (Isaiah 37:27)
5843. He knows when the enemy comes (Isaiah 37:27)
5844. He knows when the enemy goes (Isaiah 37:27)
5845. He knows how the enemy rages against Him (Isaiah 37:28)
5846. Because the enemy rages against Him, He will put His hook in their nose (Isaiah 37:29)
5847. Because the enemy's insolence has reached His ears, He will put His hook in their nose (Isaiah 37:29)
5848. Because the enemy rages against Him, He will put His bit in their mouth (Isaiah 37:29)
5849. Because the enemy's insolence has reached His ears, He will put His bit in their mouth (Isaiah 37:29)
5850. Because the enemy rages against Him, He will make them return (Isaiah 37:29)
5851. Because the enemy's insolence has reached His ears, He will make them return (Isaiah 37:29)
5852. Because the enemy rages against Him, He will make them return by the way they came (Isaiah 37:29)
5853. Because the enemy's insolence has reached His ears, He will make them return by the way they came (Isaiah 37:29)
5854. His zeal accomplishes things (Isaiah 37:32)
5855. He will defend His people's city (Isaiah 37:35)
5856. He will defend His people's city and save it (Isaiah 37:35)
5857. He will defend His people's city and save it for His sake (Isaiah 37:35)
5858. He will defend His people's city and save it for His sake and the sake of David His servant (Isaiah 37:35)
5859. His Word comes to people (Isaiah 38:4)
5860. He hears people's prayers (Isaiah 38:5)
5861. He sees people's tears (Isaiah 38:5)
5862. He adds fifteen years to the life of one who asked (Isaiah 38:2-5)
5863. He delivers His people's city from the hand of the king of Assyria (Isaiah 38:6)
5864. He defends His people's city (Isaiah 38:6)
5865. He gives signs that He will do as He has promised (Isaiah 38:8)
5866. He makes the shadow cast by the sun go back the ten steps it has gone down on the stairway of Ahaz (Isaiah 38:8)
5867. He cuts people off from the loom (Isaiah 38:12)
5868. Like a lion He breaks all of people's bones (Isaiah 28:13)
5869. Day and night He makes an end of people (Isaiah 38:13)
5870. He has spoken to people (Isaiah 38:14)
5871. He himself has done it (Isaiah 38:14)
5872. He restores people to health (Isaiah 38:16)
5873. He lets people live (Isaiah 38:16)
5874. In His Love He keeps people from the pit of destruction (Isaiah 38:17)
5875. He puts all His people's sins behind His back (Isaiah 38:17)
5876. He says, “Comfort, comfort my people” (Isaiah 40:1)
5877. Jerusalem has received from Him double for all her sins (Isaiah 40:2)
5878. In the wilderness the way will be prepared for Him (Isaiah 40:3)
5879. In the desert a highway for Him will be made straight (Isaiah 40:3)
5880. His Glory will be revealed (Isaiah 40:5)
5881. All people will see His Glory together (Isaiah 40:5)
5882. His Glory will be revealed, for His mouth has spoken (Isaiah 40:5)
5883. All people will see His Glory together, for His mouth has spoken (Isaiah 40:5)
5884. The grass withers because His breath blows on them (Isaiah 40:7)
5885. The flowers fall because His breath blows on them (Isaiah 40:7)
5886. The grass withers, but His Word endures forever (Isaiah 40:8)
5887. The flowers fall, but His Word endures forever (Isaiah 40:8)
5888. He comes with power (Isaiah 40:10)
5889. He rules with a mighty arm (Isaiah 40:10)
5890. His reward is with Him (Isaiah 40:10)
5891. His recompense accompanies Him (Isaiah 40:10)
5892. He tends His flock like a shepherd (Isaiah 40:11)
5893. He gathers the lambs in His arms (Isaiah 40:11)
5894. He carries the lambs close to His heart (Isaiah 40:11)
5895. He gently leads those that have young (Isaiah 40:11)
5896. He has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand (Isaiah 40:12)
5897. With the breadth of His hand He has marked off the heavens (Isaiah 40:12)
5898. He has held the dust of the earth in a basket (Isaiah 40:12)
5899. He has weighed the mountains on the scales (Isaiah 40:12)
5900. He has weighed the hills in a balance (Isaiah 40:12)
5901. No one can fathom His Spirit (Isaiah 40:13)
5902. No one can instruct Him as His counselor (Isaiah 40:13)
5903. He consulted no one to enlighten Him (Isaiah 40:14)
5904. No one taught Him the right way (Isaiah 40:14)
5905. No one taught Him knowledge (Isaiah 40:14)
5906. No one showed Him the path of understanding (Isaiah 40:14)
5907. He weighs the islands as though they were fine dust (Isaiah 40:14)
5908. Before Him all the nations are as nothing (Isaiah 40:17)
5909. All the nations are regarded by Him as worthless (Isaiah 40:17)
5910. All the nations are regarded by Him as less than nothing (Isaiah 40:17)
5911. No one can be compared to Him (Isaiah 40:18)
5912. No image can be likened to Him (Isaiah 40:18)
5913. He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth (Isaiah 40:22)
5914. He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth and its people are like grasshoppers (Isaiah 40:22)
5915. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy (Isaiah 40:22)
5916. He spreads the heavens out like a tent to live in (Isaiah 40:22)
5917. He brings princes to naught (Isaiah 40:23)
5918. He reduces the rulers of this world to nothing (Isaiah 40:23)
5919. No sooner are the rulers of this world planted than He blows on them and they wither (Isaiah 40:23-24)
5920. No sooner are the rulers of this world sown than He blows on them and they wither (Isaiah 40:23-24)
5921. No sooner do the rulers of this world take root in the ground than He blows on them and they wither (Isaiah 40:23-24)
5922. He cannot be compared with anyone (Isaiah 40:25)
5923. No one is His equal (Isaiah 40:25)
5924. He created the heavens (Isaiah 40:26)
5925. He brings out the starry host one by one (Isaiah 40:26)
5926. He brings out the starry host one by one and calls each of them by name (Isaiah 40:26)
5927. Because of His Great Power, not one of the starry host is missing (Isaiah 40:26)
5928. Because of His Mighty Strength, not one of the starry host is missing (Isaiah 40:26)
5929. He is the everlasting God (Isaiah 40:28)
5930. He is the Creator of the ends of the earth (Isaiah 40:28)
5931. He will not grow tired (Isaiah 40:28)
5932. He will not grow weary (Isaiah 40:28)
5933. His understanding no one can fathom (Isaiah 40:28)
5934. He gives strength to the weary (Isaiah 40:29)
5935. He increases the power of the weak (Isaiah 40:29)
5936. Those who hope in Him will renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31)
5937. Those who hope in Him will soar on wings like eagles (Isaiah 40:31)
5938. Those who hope in Him will run and not grow weary (Isaiah 40:31)
5939. Those who hope in Him will walk and not be faint (Isaiah 40:31)
5940. He commands the islands to be silent before Him (Isaiah 41:1)
5941. He has done this (Isaiah 41:4)
5942. He has carried it through (Isaiah 41:4)
5943. He has called forth the generations from the beginning (Isaiah 41:4)
5944. He has done this with the first of them and with the last (Isaiah 41:4)
5945. He has carried it through with the first of them and with the last (Isaiah 41:4)
5946. He has called forth the generations from the beginning with the first of them and with the last (Isaiah 41:4)
5947. He has chosen Jacob (Isaiah 41:8)
5948. He took His people from the ends of the earth (Isaiah 41:9)
5949. He called His people from the farthest corners of the earth (Isaiah 41:9)
5950. He said to His people, “You are my servant.” (Isaiah 41:9)
5951. He has chosen His people (Isaiah 41:9)
5952. He has not rejected His people (Isaiah 41:9)
5953. He is His people's God (Isaiah 41:10)
5954. He will strengthen His people (Isaiah 41:10)
5955. He will help His people (Isaiah 41:10)
5956. He will uphold His people (Isaiah 41:10)
5957. He will uphold His people with His Righteous right hand (Isaiah 41:10)
5958. His right hand is Righteous (Isaiah 41:10)
5959. He takes hold of His people's right hand (Isaiah 41:13)
5960. He says to His people, “Do not fear” (Isaiah 41:13)
5961. He says to His people, “Do not fear; I will help you” (Isaiah 41:13)
5962. He says to His people, “Do not be afraid” (Isaiah 41:13)
5963. He says to His people, “Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob” (Isaiah 41:13)
5964. He says to His people, “[L]ittle Israel, do not fear” (Isaiah 41:13)
5965. He will make His people into a threshing sledge (Isaiah 41:15)
5966. He will make His people into a threshing sledge, new and sharp (Isaiah 41:15)
5967. He will make His people into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth (Isaiah 41:15)
5968. His people will rejoice in Him (Isaiah 41:16)
5969. His people will glory in Him (Isaiah 41:16)
5970. He will answer the poor and needy (Isaiah 41:17)
5971. He will not forsake the poor and needy (Isaiah 41:17)
5972. He will make rivers flow on barren heights (Isaiah 41:18)
5973. He will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys (Isaiah 41:18)
5974. He will turn the desert into pools of water (Isaiah 41:18)
5975. He will turn the parched ground into springs (Isaiah 41:18)
5976. He will put in the desert the cedar (Isaiah 41:19)
5977. He will put in the desert the acacia (Isaiah 41:19)
5978. He will put in the desert the myrtle (Isaiah 41:19)
5979. He will put in the desert the olive (Isaiah 41:19)
5980. He will set junipers in the wasteland (Isaiah 41:19)
5981. He will set the fir in the wasteland (Isaiah 41:19)
5982. He will set the cypress in the wasteland (Isaiah 41:19)
5983. He will set junipers in the wasteland, so that people may see and know that His hand has done this (Isaiah 41:19)
5984. He will set the fir in the wasteland, so that people may see and know that His hand has done this (Isaiah 41:19)
5985. He will set the cypress in the wasteland, so that people may see and know that His hand has done this (Isaiah 41:19)
5986. He will set junipers in the wasteland, so that people may consider and understand that His hand has done this (Isaiah 41:19)
5987. He will set the fir in the wasteland, so that people may consider and understand that His hand has done this (Isaiah 41:19)
5988. He will set the cypress in the wasteland, so that people may consider and understand that His hand has done this (Isaiah 41:19)
5989. He will set junipers in the wasteland, so that people may see and know that He has created it (Isaiah 41:19)
5990. He will set the fir in the wasteland, so that people may see and know that He has created it (Isaiah 41:19)
5991. He will set the cypress in the wasteland, so that people may see and know that He has created it (Isaiah 41:19)
5992. He will set junipers in the wasteland, so that people may consider and understand that He has created it (Isaiah 41:19)
5993. He will set the fir in the wasteland, so that people may consider and understand that He has created it has done this (Isaiah 41:19)
5994. He will set the cypress in the wasteland, so that people may consider and understand that He has created it (Isaiah 41:19)
5995. He has stirred up one from the north (Isaiah 41:25)
5996. He has stirred up one from the north, and he comes (Isaiah 41:25)
5997. He has stirred up one from the rising sun (Isaiah 41:25)
5998. He has stirred up one from the rising sun who calls on His Name (Isaiah 41:25)
5999. He was the first to tell Zion, “Look, here they are!” (Isaiah 41:27)
6000. He gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news (Isaiah 41:27)
6001. There is no one to give answer when He asks them (Isaiah 41:28)
6002. He upholds His Servant (Isaiah 42:1)
6003. He delights in His Chosen One (Isaiah 42:1)
6004. He puts His Spirit on His Servant (Isaiah 42:1)
6005. He puts His Spirit on His Servant, and He will bring justice to the nations (Isaiah 42:1)
6006. His Servant will not shout (Isaiah 42:1-2)
6007. His Servant will not cry out (Isaiah 42:1-2)
6008. His Servant will not raise His voice in the streets (Isaiah 42:1-2)
6009. A bruised reed His Servant will not break (Isaiah 42:1-3)
6010. A smoldering wick His Servant will not snuff out (Isaiah 42:1-3)
6011. In Faithfulness His Servant will bring forth justice (Isaiah 42:1-3)
6012. His Servant will not falter (Isaiah 42:1-4)
6013. His Servant will not be discouraged (Isaiah 42:1-4)
6014. His Servant will not falter 'til He establishes justice on the earth (Isaiah 42:1-4)
6015. His Servant will not be discouraged 'til He establishes justice on the earth (Isaiah 42:1-4)
6016. In His Servant's teachings the islands will put their hope (Isaiah 42:4)
6017. He is the Creator of the heavens (Isaiah 42:5)
6018. He stretches out the heavens (Isaiah 42:5)
6019. He spreads out the earth (Isaiah 42:5)
6020. He spreads out the earth with all that springs from it (Isaiah 42:5)
6021. He gives breath to the earth's people (Isaiah 42:5)
6022. He gives life to those who walk on the earth (Isaiah 42:5)
6023. He has called His Servant in Righteousness (Isaiah 42:1-6)
6024. He will take hold of His Servant's hand (Isaiah 42:1-6)
6025. He will keep His Servant (Isaiah 42:1-6)
6026. He will make His Servant to be a covenant for the people (Isaiah 42:1-6)
6027. He will make His Servant to be a light for the Gentiles (Isaiah 42:1-6)
6028. He will make His Servant to open eyes that are blind (Isaiah 42:1-7)
6029. He will make His Servant to free captives from prison (Isaiah 42:1-7)
6030. He will make His Servant to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness (Isaiah 42:1-7)
6031. He is the LORD; that is His Name! (Isaiah 42:8)
6032. He will not yield His Glory to another (Isaiah 42:8)
6033. He will not yield His praise to idols (Isaiah 42:8)
6034. The new things He declares (Isaiah 42:9)
6035. The new things He declares; before they spring into being He announces them to His people (Isaiah 42:9)
6036. He will march out like a champion (Isaiah 42:13)
6037. Like a warrior He will stir up His Zeal (Isaiah 42:13)
6038. With a shout He will raise the battle cry (Isaiah 42:13)
6039. With a shout He will raise the battle cry and will triumph over His enemies (Isaiah 42:13)
6040. For a long time He has kept silent (Isaiah 42:14)
6041. For a long time He has been quiet (Isaiah 42:14)
6042. For a long time He has held Himself back (Isaiah 42:14)
6043. Now, like a woman in childbirth, He cries out (Isaiah 42:14)
6044. Now, like a woman in childbirth, He gasps (Isaiah 42:14)
6045. Now, like a woman in childbirth, He pants (Isaiah 42:14)
6046. He will lay waste the mountains (Isaiah 42:15)
6047. He will lay waste the hills (Isaiah 42:15)
6048. He will dry up all the mountains' vegetation (Isaiah 42:15)
6049. He will dry up all the hills' vegetation (Isaiah 42:15)
6050. He will turn rivers into islands (Isaiah 42:15)
6051. He will dry up the pools (Isaiah 42:15)
6052. He will lead the blind by ways they have not known (Isaiah 42:16)
6053. Along unfamiliar paths He will guide the blind (Isaiah 42:16)
6054. He will turn the darkness into light before the blind (Isaiah 42:16)
6055. He will make the rough places smooth before the blind (Isaiah 42:16)
6056. He will not forsake the blind (Isaiah 42:16)
6057. No one is blind but His servant (Isaiah 42:18)
6058. No one is deaf like the messenger He sends (Isaiah 42:18)
6059. No one is blind like the one in covenant with Him (Isaiah 42:18)
6060. No one is blind like His servant (Isaiah 42:18)
6061. It pleased Him, for the sake of His Righteousness, to make His Law great (Isaiah 42:21)
6062. It pleased Him, for the sake of His Righteousness, to make His Law glorious (Isaiah 42:21)
6063. He handed Jacob over to become loot (Isaiah 42:24)
6064. He handed Israel to the plunderers (Isaiah 42:24)
6065. He, against whom His people have sinned, handed Jacob over to become loot (Isaiah 42:24)
6066. He, against whom His people have sinned, handed Israel to the plunderers (Isaiah 42:24)
6067. He handed Jacob over to become loot, for they would not follow His ways (Isaiah 42:24)
6068. He handed Israel to the plunderers, for they would not follow His ways (Isaiah 42:24)
6069. He handed Jacob over to become loot, for they did not obey His Law (Isaiah 42:24)
6070. He handed Israel to the plunderers, for they did not obey His Law (Isaiah 42:24)
6071. His people did not follow His ways, so He poured out on them His burning anger (Isaiah 42:24-25)
6072. His people did not obey His Law, so He poured out on them His burning anger (Isaiah 42:24-25)
6073. His people did not follow His ways, so He poured out on them the violence of war (Isaiah 42:24-25)
6074. His people did not obey His Law, so He poured out on them the violence of war (Isaiah 42:24-25)
6075. He created Jacob (Isaiah 43:1)
6076. He formed Israel (Isaiah 43:1)
6077. He has redeemed His people (Isaiah 43:1)
6078. He has summoned His people by name (Isaiah 43:1)
6079. His people are His (Isaiah 43:1)
6080. When His people pass through the waters, He will be with them (Isaiah 43:2)
6081. When His people pass through the waters, He will be with them, for He is the LORD their God (Isaiah 43:2-3)
6082. When His people pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over them, for He is the LORD their God (Isaiah 43:2-3)
6083. When His people walk through the fire, they will not be burned; the flames will not set them ablaze, for He is the LORD their God (Isaiah 43:2-3)
6084. When His people pass through the waters, He will be with them, for He is the Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 43:2-3)
6085. When His people pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over them, for He is the Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 43:2-3)
6086. When His people walk through the fire, they will not be burned; the flames will not set them ablaze, for He is the Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 43:2-3)
6087. When His people pass through the waters, He will be with them, for He is their Savior (Isaiah 43:2-3)
6088. When His people pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over them, for He is their Savior (Isaiah 43:2-3)
6089. When His people walk through the fire, they will not be burned; the flames will not set them ablaze, for He is their Savior (Isaiah 43:2-3)
6090. He gives Egypt for His people's ransom (Isaiah 43:3)
6091. He gives Cush in His people's stead (Isaiah 43:3)
6092. He gives Seba in His people's stead (Isaiah 43:3)
6093. His people are precious in His sight (Isaiah 43:4)
6094. His people are honored in His sight (Isaiah 43:4)
6095. He loves His people (Isaiah 43:4)
6096. He will give people in exchange for His people (Isaiah 43:4)
6097. He will give nations in exchange for His people's life (Isaiah 43:4)
6098. He will bring His people's children from the east (Isaiah 43:5)
6099. He will gather His people from the west (Isaiah 43:5)
6100. He will say to the north, “Give [my people] up!” (Isaiah 43:6)
6101. He will say to the south, “Do not hold [my people] back.” (Isaiah 43:6)
6102. He will bring His sons from afar (Isaiah 43:6)
6103. He will bring His daughters from the ends of the earth (Isaiah 43:6)
6104. He will bring everyone who is called by His Name from afar (Isaiah 43:6-7)
6105. He will bring everyone who is called by His Name from the ends of the earth (Isaiah 43:6-7)
6106. He will bring everyone whom He created for His Glory from afar (Isaiah 43:6-7)
6107. He will bring everyone whom He created for His Glory from the ends of the earth (Isaiah 43:6-7)
6108. He will bring everyone whom He formed and made from afar (Isaiah 43:6-7)
6109. He will bring everyone whom He formed and made from the ends of the earth (Isaiah 43:6-7)
6110. His people are His witnesses (Isaiah 43:10)
6111. His people are His servant whom He has chosen (Isaiah 43:10)
6112. His people are His servant whom He has chosen so that they may know Him (Isaiah 43:10)
6113. His people are His servant whom He has chosen so that they may believe Him (Isaiah 43:10)
6114. His people are His servant whom He has chosen so that they may understand that He is He (Isaiah 43:10)
6115. Before Him no god was formed (Isaiah 43:10)
6116. There will be no one after Him (Isaiah 43:10)
6117. He, even He, is the LORD (Isaiah 43:11)
6118. Apart from Him there is no Savior (Isaiah 43:11)
6119. He has revealed (Isaiah 43:12)
6120. He has saved (Isaiah 43:12)
6121. He has proclaimed (Isaiah 43:12)
6122. He has revealed - He, and not some foreign god among His people (Isaiah 43:12)
6123. He has saved - He, and not some foreign god among His people (Isaiah 43:12)
6124. He has proclaimed - He, and not some foreign god among His people (Isaiah 43:12)
6125. His people are His witnesses that He is God (Isaiah 43:13)
6126. From ancient days He is God (Isaiah 43:13)
6127. When He acts, no one can reverse it (Isaiah 43:13)
6128. For His people's sake He will send to Babylon and bring down as fugitives all the Babylonians (Isaiah 43:14)
6129. For His people's sake He will send to Babylon and bring down as fugitives all the Babylonians in the ships in which they took pride (Isaiah 43:14)
6130. He is Israel's Creator (Isaiah 43:15)
6131. He is His people's Holy One (Isaiah 43:15)
6132. He made a way through the sea (Isaiah 43:15)
6133. He made a path through the mighty waters (Isaiah 43:16)
6134. He drew out the chariots (Isaiah 43:17)
6135. He drew out the horses (Isaiah 43:17)
6136. He drew out the army (Isaiah 43:17)
6137. He drew out the reinforcements (Isaiah 43:17)
6138. He drew out the army and reinforcements together (Isaiah 43:17)
6139. He drew out the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, never to rise again (Isaiah 43:17)
6140. He drew out the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, extinguished (Isaiah 43:17)
6141. He drew out the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, snuffed out like a wick (Isaiah 43:17)
6142. He does a new thing (Isaiah 43:19)
6143. He makes a way in the wilderness (Isaiah 43:19)
6144. He makes streams in the wasteland (Isaiah 43:19)
6145. The wild animals honor Him (Isaiah 43:20)
6146. The jackals honor Him (Isaiah 43:20)
6147. The owls honor Him (Isaiah 43:20)
6148. He provides water in the wilderness (Isaiah 43:20)
6149. He provides streams in the wasteland (Isaiah 43:20)
6150. He gives drink to His people (Isaiah 43:20)
6151. He gives drink to His people, His chosen (Isaiah 43:20)
6152. He provides water in the wilderness to give drink to His people (Isaiah 43:20)
6153. He provides streams in the wasteland to give drink to His people (Isaiah 43:20)
6154. He provides water in the wilderness to give drink to His people, His chosen (Isaiah 43:20)
6155. He provides streams in the wasteland to give drink to His people, His chosen (Isaiah 43:20)
6156. He formed His people for Himself (Isaiah 43:21)
6157. He formed His people for Himself that they may proclaim His praise (Isaiah 43:21)
6158. He has not burdened His people with grain offerings (Isaiah 43:23)
6159. He has not wearied His people with demands for incense (Isaiah 43:34)
6160. His people have burdened Him with their sins (Isaiah 43:24)
6161. His people have wearied Him with their offenses (Isaiah 43:24)
6162. He, even He, is He (Isaiah 43:25)
6163. He, even He, is He who blots out His people's transgressions (Isaiah 43:25)
6164. He, even He, is He who blots out His people's transgressions, for His own sake (Isaiah 43:25)
6165. He, even He, is He who remembers His people's sins no more (Isaiah 43:25)
6166. His people's first father sinned, so He disgraced the dignitaries of their temple (Isaiah 43:27-28)
6167. Those He sent to teach His people rebelled against Him, so He disgraced the dignitaries of their temple (Isaiah 43:27-28)
6168. His people's first father sinned, so He consigned Jacob to destruction (Isaiah 43:27-28)
6169. Those He sent to teach His people rebelled against Him, so He consigned Jacob to destruction (Isaiah 43:27-28)
6170. His people's first father sinned, so He consigned Israel to scorn (Isaiah 43:27-28)
6171. Those He sent to teach His people rebelled against Him, so He consigned Israel to scorn (Isaiah 43:27-28)