“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord.

In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”

to those who say, “Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it. The plan of the Holy One of Israel— let it approach, let it come into view, so we may know it.”

“Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.”

“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,

You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.

Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.

I have commanded those I prepared for battle; I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath— those who rejoice in my triumph.

the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?”

you will not join them in burial, for you have destroyed your land and killed your people. Let the offspring of the wicked never be mentioned again.

Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken; from the root of that snake will spring up a viper, its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.

Let the Moabite fugitives stay with you; be their shelter from the destroyer.” The oppressor will come to an end, and destruction will cease; the aggressor will vanish from the land.

Joy and gladness are taken away from the orchards; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards; no one treads out wine at the presses, for I have put an end to the shouting.

Where are your wise men now? Let them show you and make known what the Lord Almighty has planned against Egypt.

When he sees chariots with teams of horses, riders on donkeys or riders on camels, let him be alert, fully alert.”

Therefore I said, “Turn away from me; let me weep bitterly. Do not try to console me over the destruction of my people.”

But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine! “Let us eat and drink,” you say, “for tomorrow we die!”

In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.

But your dead will live, Lord; their bodies will rise— let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy— your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.

Or else let them come to me for refuge; let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me.”

to whom he said, “This is the resting place, let the weary rest”; and, “This is the place of repose”— but they would not listen.

Woe to David’s City

Woe to you, Ariel, Ariel, the city where David settled! Add year to year and let your cycle of festivals go on.