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Isaiah 48:17-18

Israel Freed

12“Listen to me, O Jacob,
Israel, whom I have called:
I am he;
I am the first and I am the last.

13My own hand laid the foundations of the earth,
and my right hand spread out the heavens;
when I summon them,
they all stand up together.

14“Come together, all of you, and listen:
Which of the idols has foretold these things?
The LORD's chosen ally
will carry out his purpose against Babylon;
his arm will be against the Babylonians.Or Chaldeans; also in verse 20

15I, even I, have spoken;
yes, I have called him.
I will bring him,
and he will succeed in his mission.

16“Come near me and listen to this:
“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;
at the time it happens, I am there.”
And now the Sovereign LORD has sent me,
with his Spirit.

17This is what the LORD says—
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the LORD your God,
who teaches you what is best for you,
who directs you in the way you should go.

18If only you had paid attention to my commands,
your peace would have been like a river,
your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

19Your descendants would have been like the sand,
your children like its numberless grains;
their name would never be cut off
nor destroyed from before me.”

20Leave Babylon,
flee from the Babylonians!
Announce this with shouts of joy
and proclaim it.
Send it out to the ends of the earth;
say, “The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob.”

21They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts;
he made water flow for them from the rock;
he split the rock
and water gushed out.

22“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”

Topics: obedience guidance assurance stress fulfillment memorization surrender subjection satisfaction folly volition tranquility

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