Isaiah 62

English Standard Version

Zion's Coming Salvation

62 ^(A)For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
    and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet,
^(B)until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
    and her salvation as a burning torch.
²^(C)The nations shall see your righteousness,
    and all the kings your glory,
^(D)and you shall be called by a new name
    that the mouth of the Lord will give.
³You shall be ^(E)a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
    and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
⁴^(F)You shall no more be termed ^(G)Forsaken,^[a]
    and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,^[b]
^(H)but you shall be called ^(I)My Delight Is in Her,^[c]
    and your land Married;^[d]
for the Lord delights in you,
    and your land shall be married.
⁵For as a young man marries a young woman,
    so ^(J)shall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
    so ^(K)shall your God rejoice over you.

⁶On your walls, O Jerusalem,
    I have set ^(L)watchmen;
all the day and all the night
    they shall never be silent.
You who put the Lord in remembrance,
    take no rest,
⁷and give him no rest
    until he establishes Jerusalem
    and makes it ^(M)a praise in the earth.
⁸The Lord has sworn ^(N)by his right hand
    and by his mighty arm:
“I will not again give ^(O)your grain
    to be food for your enemies,
^(P)and foreigners shall not drink your wine
    for which you have labored;
⁹but ^(Q)those who garner it shall eat it
    and praise the Lord,
and ^(R)those who gather it shall drink it
    in the courts of my sanctuary.”^[e]

¹⁰Go through, go through the gates;
    ^(S)prepare the way for the people;
^(T)build up, build up the highway;
    clear it of stones;
    ^(U)lift up a signal over the peoples.
¹¹Behold, the Lord has proclaimed
    to the end of the earth:
^(V)Say to the daughter of Zion,
    ^(W)“Behold, your salvation comes;
behold, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense before him.”
¹²^(X)And they shall be called The Holy People,
    The Redeemed of the Lord;
^(Y)and you shall be called Sought Out,
    A City Not Forsaken.

Footnotes

Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Azubah
Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Shemamah
Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Hephzibah
Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Beulah
Isaiah 62:9 Or in my holy courts

Mark 13:14-37

English Standard Version

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁴“But when you see ^(A)the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (^(B)let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁵^(C)Let the one who is on ^(D)the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out, ¹⁶and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁷And ^(E)alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! ¹⁸Pray that it may not happen in winter. ¹⁹For in those days there will be ^(F)such ^(G)tribulation as has not been ^(H)from the beginning of the creation that ^(I)God created until now, and never will be. ²⁰And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for ^(J)the sake of the elect, whom ^(K)he chose, he shortened the days. ²¹And ^(L)then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. ²²^(M)For false christs and false prophets will arise and ^(N)perform signs and wonders, ^(O)to lead astray, if possible, ^(P)the elect. ²³But ^(Q)be on guard; ^(R)I have told you all things beforehand.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴“But in those days, after ^(S)that tribulation, ^(T)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, ²⁵and ^(U)the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶And then they will see ^(V)the Son of Man coming in clouds ^(W)with great power and glory. ²⁷And then ^(X)he will send out the angels and ^(Y)gather ^(Z)his elect from ^(AA)the four winds, from ^(AB)the ends of the earth ^(AC)to the ends of heaven.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁸“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, ^(AD)at the very gates. ³⁰^(AE)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ³¹^(AF)Heaven and earth will pass away, but ^(AG)my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day or Hour

³²“But concerning that day or that hour, ^(AH)no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, ^(AI)nor the Son, ^(AJ)but only the Father. ³³^(AK)Be on guard, ^(AL)keep awake.^[a] For you do not know when the time will come. ³⁴^(AM)It is like a man ^(AN)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants^[b] in charge, ^(AO)each with his work, and commands ^(AP)the doorkeeper to stay awake. ³⁵^(AQ)Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, ^(AR)in the evening, or ^(AS)at midnight, or ^(AT)when the rooster crows,^[c] or ^(AU)in the morning— ³⁶lest ^(AV)he come suddenly and ^(AW)find you asleep. ³⁷And what I say to you I say to all: ^(AX)Stay awake.”