Isaiah 54:11-55:5

New American Standard Bible

¹¹“^(A)Afflicted one, storm-tossed, and ^(B)not comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And I will ^(C)lay your foundations with ^[a]^(D)sapphires.
¹²Moreover, I will make your battlements of ^[b]rubies,
And your gates of ^[c]crystal,
And your entire ^[d]wall of precious stones.
¹³^(E)All your sons will be ^[e]taught by the Lord;
And the well-being of your sons will be ^(F)great.
¹⁴In ^(G)righteousness you will be established;
You will be far from ^(H)oppression, for you will ^(I)not fear;
And from ^(J)terror, for it will not come near you.
¹⁵If anyone fiercely attacks you, it will not be from Me.
^(K)Whoever attacks you will fall because of you.
¹⁶Behold, I Myself have created the smith who blows on the fire of coals
And produces a weapon for its work;
And I have created the destroyer to inflict ruin.
¹⁷^(L)No weapon that is formed against you will succeed;
And you will condemn ^(M)every tongue that ^[f]accuses you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their ^(N)vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.

The Free Offer of Mercy

55 “^[g]You there! Everyone who ^(O)thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have ^(P)no ^[h]money come, buy and eat.
Come, buy ^(Q)wine and milk
^(R)Without money and without cost.
²Why do you ^[i]spend money for what is ^(S)not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and ^(T)eat what is good,
And ^(U)delight yourself in abundance.
³^(V)Incline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that ^[j]you may ^(W)live;
And I will make ^(X)an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the ^(Y)faithful mercies ^[k]shown to David.
⁴Behold, I have made ^(Z)him a witness to the peoples,
A ^(AA)leader and commander for the peoples.
⁵Behold, you will call a ^(AB)nation you do not know,
And a nation which does not know you will ^(AC)run to you,
Because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel;
For He has ^(AD)glorified you.”