27 The trees will yield their fruit(A) and the ground will yield its crops;(B) the people will be secure(C) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(D) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(E)

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“‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty,
    ‘I will break the yoke(A) off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;(B)
    no longer will foreigners enslave them.(C)

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13 I am the Lord your God,(A) who brought you out of Egypt(B) so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke(C) and enabled you to walk with heads held high.

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12 The Lord will indeed give what is good,(A)
    and our land will yield(B) its harvest.

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Shake off your dust;(A)
    rise up,(B) sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,(C)
    Daughter Zion,(D) now a captive.

For this is what the Lord says:

“You were sold for nothing,(E)
    and without money(F) you will be redeemed.(G)

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12 The righteous will flourish(A) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;(B)
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.(C)
14 They will still bear fruit(D) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,

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“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;(A) apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.(B) If you remain in me(C) and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(D) This is to my Father’s glory,(E) that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.(F)

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12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river.(A) Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit(B) fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary(C) flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.(D)

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28 Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them(A) to their own land, not leaving any behind.(B)

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10 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against(A) the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue(B) my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.(C)

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29 Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolate(A) waste because of all the detestable things they have done.’(B)

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All nations will serve(A) him and his son and his grandson until the time(B) for his land comes; then many nations and great kings will subjugate(C) him.

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14 They themselves will be enslaved(A) by many nations(B) and great kings; I will repay(C) them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.”

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20 “Long ago you broke off your yoke(A)
    and tore off your bonds;(B)
    you said, ‘I will not serve you!’(C)
Indeed, on every high hill(D)
    and under every spreading tree(E)
    you lay down as a prostitute.(F)

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    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(F)

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Joy of the Redeemed

35 The desert(A) and the parched land will be glad;
    the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.(B)
Like the crocus,(C) it will burst into bloom;
    it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.(D)
The glory of Lebanon(E) will be given to it,
    the splendor of Carmel(F) and Sharon;(G)
they will see the glory(H) of the Lord,
    the splendor of our God.(I)

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Nations will take them
    and bring(A) them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations(B)
    and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives(C) of their captors
    and rule over their oppressors.(D)

On the day the Lord gives you relief(E) from your suffering and turmoil(F) and from the harsh labor forced on you,(G)

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27 In that day(A) their burden(B) will be lifted from your shoulders,
    their yoke(C) from your neck;(D)
the yoke(E) will be broken
    because you have grown so fat.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:27 Hebrew; Septuagint broken / from your shoulders

For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,(A)
    you have shattered(B)
the yoke(C) that burdens them,
    the bar across their shoulders,(D)
    the rod of their oppressor.(E)

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The Branch of the Lord

In that day(A) the Branch of the Lord(B) will be beautiful(C) and glorious, and the fruit(D) of the land will be the pride and glory(E) of the survivors(F) in Israel.

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