Isaiah 57:14 ESV
Then it shall be said,
"Build up, build up, prepare the way,
remove every obstruction from my people's way."
Then it shall be said,
"Build up, build up, prepare the way,
remove every obstruction from my people's way."
Archive THE BIBLE - Verse by Verse (Isaiah Chapter 1 to 66)
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Isaiah 57:15 (NLT)
The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
the Holy One says this:
"I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble,
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
the Holy One says this:
"I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble,
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
Isaiah 58:2 (NLT)
Yet they act so pious!
They come to the Temple every day
and seem delighted to learn all about me.
They act like a righteous nation
that would never abandon the laws of its God.
They ask me to take action on their behalf,
pretending they want to be near me.
Yet they act so pious!
They come to the Temple every day
and seem delighted to learn all about me.
They act like a righteous nation
that would never abandon the laws of its God.
They ask me to take action on their behalf,
pretending they want to be near me.
Isaiah 58:3 (NLT)
'We have fasted before you!' they say.
'Why aren't you impressed?
We have been very hard on ourselves,
and you don't even notice it!'
"I will tell you why!" I respond.
"It's because you are fasting to please yourselves.
Even while you fast
You keep on oppressing your workers.
'We have fasted before you!' they say.
'Why aren't you impressed?
We have been very hard on ourselves,
and you don't even notice it!'
"I will tell you why!" I respond.
"It's because you are fasting to please yourselves.
Even while you fast
You keep on oppressing your workers.
Isaiah 58:5 (NLT)
You humble yourselves
by going through the motions of penance,
bowing your heads
like reeds bending in the wind.
you dress in burlap
and cover yourselves with ashes.
Is this what you call fasting?
Do you really think this will please the LORD.
You humble yourselves
by going through the motions of penance,
bowing your heads
like reeds bending in the wind.
you dress in burlap
and cover yourselves with ashes.
Is this what you call fasting?
Do you really think this will please the LORD.
Isaiah 58:6 (NLT)
"No, this is the kind of fasting I want:
Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;
lighten the burden of those who work for you.
Let the oppressed go free,
and remove the chains that bind people.
"No, this is the kind of fasting I want:
Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;
lighten the burden of those who work for you.
Let the oppressed go free,
and remove the chains that bind people.
Isaiah 58:9 (NLT) - 9 Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply. “Remove the heavy yoke of oppression. Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!
Isaiah 58:10 (NLT) - 10 Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.
Isaiah 58:11 (NLT) - 11 The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.
Isaiah 58:12 (NLT) - 12 Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities. Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls and a restorer of homes.
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