Isaiah 51:12-23

New International Version

¹²“I, even I, am he who comforts^(A) you.
    Who are you that you fear^(B) mere mortals,^(C)
    human beings who are but grass,^(D)
¹³that you forget^(E) the Lord your Maker,^(F)
    who stretches out the heavens^(G)
    and who lays the foundations of the earth,
that you live in constant terror^(H) every day
    because of the wrath of the oppressor,
    who is bent on destruction?
For where is the wrath of the oppressor?^(I)
¹⁴    The cowering prisoners will soon be set free;^(J)
they will not die in their dungeon,
    nor will they lack bread.^(K)
¹⁵For I am the Lord your God,
    who stirs up the sea^(L) so that its waves roar^(M)—
    the Lord Almighty^(N) is his name.
¹⁶I have put my words in your mouth^(O)
    and covered you with the shadow of my hand^(P)—
I who set the heavens in place,
    who laid the foundations of the earth,^(Q)
    and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.^(R)’”

The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath

¹⁷Awake, awake!^(S)
    Rise up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord
    the cup^(T) of his wrath,^(U)
you who have drained to its dregs^(V)
    the goblet that makes people stagger.^(W)
¹⁸Among all the children^(X) she bore
    there was none to guide her;^(Y)
among all the children she reared
    there was none to take her by the hand.^(Z)
¹⁹These double calamities^(AA) have come upon you—
    who can comfort you?^(AB)—
ruin and destruction,^(AC) famine^(AD) and sword^(AE)—
    who can^[a] console you?
²⁰Your children have fainted;
    they lie at every street corner,^(AF)
    like antelope caught in a net.^(AG)
They are filled with the wrath^(AH) of the Lord,
    with the rebuke^(AI) of your God.

²¹Therefore hear this, you afflicted^(AJ) one,
    made drunk,^(AK) but not with wine.
²²This is what your Sovereign Lord says,
    your God, who defends^(AL) his people:
“See, I have taken out of your hand
    the cup^(AM) that made you stagger;
from that cup, the goblet of my wrath,
    you will never drink again.
²³I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,^(AN)
    who said to you,
    ‘Fall prostrate^(AO) that we may walk^(AP) on you.’
And you made your back like the ground,
    like a street to be walked on.”^(AQ)