Isaiah 25:1-12 The Lord Has Been a Strength to the Poor & Needy in His Distress

 

The Lord Has Been a Strength to the Poor & Needy in His Distress

Isaiah 25:1-12                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You & I will praise Your Name; for You have done wonderful things. Your [advice] of old [is faithful] & Truth. [Exodus 14:21-22 And Moses stretched out his hand over the [Red] Sea & the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night & made the sea dry land & the waters were divided.

And the children [people] of Israel went into the midst of the sea, upon the dry ground. And the waters were a wall [for] them on their right hand & on their left.]

For You have made [what was:] a city, [into:] a heap; [what was:] a [fortified] city, [into:] a ruin; [what was:] a palace of [foreigners,] [into what is not:] a city & it shall never be [rebuilt.]

[Isaiah 21:9 And, [look,] here comes a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered & said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen & He has broken all the [carved] images of her gods, [down to] the ground.]

Therefore the strong people shall glorify You & the city of the [ruthless] nations shall fear [respect] You. For You have been a strength to the poor & a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm & a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the [ruthless] ones, is [like] a storm [beating] against the wall.

You shall bring down the noise of [foreigners, like] the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud. The branch of the [ruthless] ones shall be brought low.

And [on] this mountain, the Lord of Hosts shall make a feast [for] all people of: [rich] things, wines [in their sediment] & well-refined wines, [meats with] fat full of marrow. And He will destroy [on] this mountain, the face covering [thrown] over all the people & the veil that is spread over all nations. [Esther 6:12 And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman [hurried] to his house mourning & having his head covered.]

He will swallow up death in victory & the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces. And He shall take away the [disgrace] of His people from off all the earth. For the Lord has spoken it.

[Revelation 21:4-5 *And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes & there shall be nor more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain.

For the [previous] things [have] passed away. And He, [Who] sat upon the throne said, [Look,] I make all things new. And He said to me, Write: for these words are true & faithful.]

And it shall be said [on] that day, [Look,] this is our God. We have waited for Him & He will save us. This is the Lord, we have waited for HIm & we will rejoice & be glad in His Salvation.

For [on] this mountain, the hand of the Lord shall rest & Moab shall be [trampled] down under Him, even [like] straw is [trampled] down for the [garbage dump.]

[Amos 2:1-3 The Lord says [this;] For 3 [sins] of Moab & for 4, I won't turn away [its] punishment; because he burned the bones of [Edom's] king, into lime. But I will send a fire upon Moab & it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth & Moab shall die with [commotion,] with shouting & with the sound of the trumpet. And I will cut off the judges from [its] midst & will slay all [its] princes with him, says the Lord.]

And He will spread [out] His hands in the midst of them, [like] he, [who] spreads [out] his hands to swim. And He shall bring down their pride together with the [plunder] of their hands. And He shall bring down the fortress & [Moab's] high walls of the fort & lay [it] low & bring it to the ground, even to the [dirt.]

Isaiah 24:1-23 The City of Confusion is Broken Down

 

The City of Confusion is Broken Down

Isaiah 24:1-23                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

[Watch,] the Lord makes the earth empty & waste [lands] & turns it [topsy-turvy, a.k.a. upside down,] & scatters [its] inhabitants abroad.

It shall be, [like it is] with people & [also] with the: priest, [like] with the servants, [also] with his master, [like] with the maid, [also] with her mistress, [like] with the [customer, also] with the [merchant, like] with the lender, [also] with the borrower, [like] with the taker [who charges high rates of interest] & [also] with the giver [who pays the high rates of interest] to him.

[Ezekiel 6:6-8 In all your dwelling places, the cities shall be laid [to] waste & made desolate. And your idols [shall] be broken & [ended] & your images [shall] be cut down & your works [shall] be abolished.

And the [dead] shall fall in the midst of you & you shall know that I Am the Lord. Yet, I will leave a remnant, [so] that you may have some, [who] shall escape the sword, among the nations, when you shall be scattered through the countries.]

The land shall be [totally] emptied & [plundered.] For the Lord has spoken this Word. The earth mourns & [slowly disappears.] The world languishes & fades away. The [arrogant] people of the earth do [become feeble.]

[Isaiah 25:11 And [the Lord] shall spread [out] His hands in the midst of them, [like someone who] swims spreads [out] his hands to swim. And He shall [reduce] their pride [along] with the plunder] of their hands.]

The earth is also defiled under [its] inhabitants; because they have [sinned against] the Laws & changed the ordinance & [have] broken the everlasting covenant [contract.] [Daniel 7:24-26 And the 10 horns out of this kingdom are 10 kings that shall [emerge.] And another shall [emerge] after them & he shall be [different] from the 1st & he shall [defeat] 3 kings.

And he shall speak [arrogant] words against the Most High & shall wear out the saints of the Most High & think to change the times & Laws. And they shall be given into his hand until a time + times + the dividing of time [in ½.] But the judgment shall sit & they shall take away his dominion, to consume & to destroy it [until] the end.]

Therefore, the curse devoured the earth & [those who] dwell [in there] are desolate. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned & few men [are] left. The new wine mourns, the vine [withers] & all the merry-hearted do sigh.

[Jeremiah 44:8 In that you provoke Me to [anger] with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, [where you have] gone to dwell, [so] that you may cut yourselves off & that you might be a curse & a [disgrace] among all nations of the earth?]

The [joyfulness of tambourines stops] & the [sound] of [those who] rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases. They shall not drink wine with a song & strong drink shall be bitter to [those who] drink it. The city of confusion is [run] down & every house is [closed off, so] that no man may come in [it.]

There is [out cry] for wine in the streets. All joy is darkened & the [happiness] of the land is gone. In the city, desolation is left & the [gates are struck] with destruction.

When it shall be [like this] in the midst of the land among the people, [it] shall be [like] the shaking of an olive tree & [like] the gleaning of grapes, when the vintage is done. They shall lift up their [voices] & they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord & they shall cry [out loudly] from the sea.

[For this reason,] you glorify the Lord in the [dawning light,] even the Name of the Lord God of Israel in the [coastal islands] of the sea. From the [most distant] part of the earth, we have heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My [thinness, my thinness,] Woe unto me!

The treacherous [merchants] have dealt treacherously. [Yes,] the [deceitful merchants] have [behaved untrustworthy.] Fear, the pit, [a.k.a. grave] & the [trap,] are upon you, O [inhabitants] of the earth.

[Jeremiah 48:35-36 [Additionally,] I will cause Him [who makes offerings] in high places & him [who] burns incense to his gods, to [stop.] Therefore, [My] heart shall sound like pipes for Moab & [My] heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir Heres: because the riches that he has gotten [have] perished.]

And it shall [happen,] that he [who] flees from the [sound] of fear, shall fall into the pit. And he [who] comes up out of the [middle] of the pit, shall be [caught in a trap.] For the windows from on high are open & the foundations of the earth shake. [Isaiah 29:6 You shall be visited [by] the Lord of Hosts with thunder, with earthquake, [loud] noise, with [a] storm & tempest & the flame of devouring fire.]

The earth is [totally ] broken down. The earth is [exceedingly] shaken & is [totally] dissolved. [2 Peter 3:10-13 But the day of the Lord will come [like] a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a [loud] noise & the elements shall melt with fervent heat. The earth & the works that are [in it] shall be burned up.

[Since] all these things shall be dissolved, what [type of people should] you be, in all holy conversation & godliness, looking [toward & speeding along] the coming of the day of God, [in which] the heavens on fire, shall be dissolved & the elements shall melt with fervent heat? [Still,] we look for new heavens & a new earth, [in which] righteousness dwells, according to His promise.]

The earth shall real [back & forth] like a drunkard & shall be removed like [an old] cottage & the [sins of it,] shall be heavy upon it. And it shall fall & not rise again. And it shall [happen on] that day, that the Lord shall punish the [hosts]of the high ones, that are on high & the kings of the earth, upon the earth.

[Daniel 8:9-13 And out of one of them came [forward] a little horn, which [grew exceedingly] great, even to the host of heaven. And it cast down some of the host & stars to the ground & stamped upon them.

[Yes,] he magnified himself, even to the prince of the host & by him, the daily sacrifice was taken away & the place of His sanctuary was cast down. And by reason of transgression, an host was given him, against the daily sacrifice & it cast down the Truth to the ground & it [rehearsed] & prospered.

Then, I heard one saint speaking & another saint said, [to the 1st] saint, [who spoke,] How long shall [it] be [until] the vision [about] the daily sacrifice & the transgression of desolation, [of] both the sanctuary & the host to be [trampled under foot?]

And they shall be gathered together, [like] prisoners are gathered in the pit & shall be shut up in the prison & after many days, they shall be [punished.] Then, the moon shall be [confused] & the sun ashamed, when the Lord of Hosts shall [rule] in Mount Zion & in Jerusalem & before the ancients gloriously.

Isaiah 23:1-18 The Vision About Tyre

 

The Vision About Tyre

Isaiah 23:1-18                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The burden, [a.k.a. vision] of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish. For it is laid [to] waste & so that there is no [harbor to enter into.] It is revealed to them, from the land of Chittim. [Ezekiel 28:5-8 By your great wisdom & your [traffic,] you have increased your riches & your heart is lifted up, because of your riches.

Therefore, the Lord God says [this;] Because you have set your heart [like] the heart of God; Therefore, [watch,] I will bring strangers upon you, the [ruthless] of the nations & they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom & they shall defile your [intelligence.]

They shall bring you down to the pit & you shall die, the deaths of [those who] are [killed] in the midst of the seas.]

You inhabitants of the [coastal islands,] be still. You, whom have [been refilled by] the merchants of Zidon, [a.k.a. Sidon,] that pass over the sea. And by the [grain] of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her [source of income] & she is a [market] of nations, by [the large] waters.

O Zidon, be ashamed, for the sea has spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I [don't labor,] nor do [I deliver] children, neither do I [raise] up young men, nor bring up virgins. [Like] the report [about] Egypt, so shall they be [very distressed] at the report of Tyre.

[Cross] over to Tarshish & howl, you [residents of the coastal islands.] Is this, your joyous city, whose  antiquity is [from] ancient [times?] Her own feet shall carry her off to [stay.]

[Isaiah 32:13-14 Upon the land of My people, thorns & briers shall come up. [Yes,] upon the house of joy in the joyous city,] because the palaces shall be [abandoned.] The multitude of the city shall be left. The forts & towers shall be for dens forever, a joy of wild [donkeys] & a pasture of flocks.]

Who has [gotten advice] against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes & whose [traders] are the honorable of the earth? The Lord of Hosts has [intended] it, to [blemish] the pride of all [its] glory & to bring all the honorable of the earth into [disgrace.]

[Cross] through your land, [like] a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength. He stretched out His hand over the sea & He shook the kingdoms. The Lord has given a [command] against the merchant city, to destroy [its] strongholds.

[Zechariah 9:2-4 And Hamath also shall border [by] Tyrus & Zidon, though it [is] very wise. And Tyrus [built] herself a stronghold & heaped up silver [like] the dust & fine gold [like] the [mud] of the streets. [Watch,] the Lord will cast her out & He will [strike down] her power in the sea & she shall be devoured with fire.]

And He said, You shall no [longer] rejoice, O you oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon. Arise & [cross] over to Chittim. You shall also have no rest there. [See,] the land of the Chaldeans, [a.k.a. Babylonians,] this [wasn't] a people, [until] the Assyrian [established] it for [those who] dwell in the wilderness.

They [put] up [its] towers & raised up [its] palaces & He brought it to ruin. Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your strength is laid [to] waste. And it shall [happen on] that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten [for] 70 years, according to the [life] of one king. After the end of 70 years, Tyre shall sing like an [unfaithful] harlot.

Take a harp & go [around] the city, you harlot that has been forgotten. Make sweet melody & sing many songs, [so] that you may be remembered. And it shall [happen] after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre & she shall [return] to her hire & she shall commit [adultery] with all the kingdoms on the [surface] of the earth.

[Revelation 9:20-21 And the rest of the men, [who didn't repent] of the works of their hands, that they shouldn't worship [demons] & idols of gold; silver; brass; stone & of wood, [that] can neither see, nor hear, nor walk. Neither [did] they [repent] of their murders; sorceries, [adultery,] nor their thefts.]

And her merchandise & her [wages] shall be [dedicated & holy] to the Lord, it shall not be treasured, nor [stored] up; for her merchandise shall be for [those who] dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently & for durable clothing.

[Matthew 15:21-24 Then Jesus went [from there] & departed into the coasts of Tyre & Sidon. And [saw] a woman of Canaan, came out of the same coasts & cried [out] to Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, You son of David.

My daughter is grievously [troubled] by a [demon.] But He [didn't] answer her a word. And His disciples came & [urged] Him, saying, Send her away; for she cries [out] after us. But He answered & said, I am not sent, [only] to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.]

Isaiah 22:1-25 The Prophecy About the Valley of Vision

 

The Prophecy About the Valley of Vision

Isaiah 22:1-25                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The burden, [a.k.a. prophecy about] the Valley of Vision. What ails you now, that you have [totally] gone up to the housetops? You, [who] are full of [agitation,] a tumultuous city, [that was] a joyous city. Your [dead] men [weren't killed] with the sword, nor [were] dead in battle.

All your rulers [have] fled together & they are [captured] by the archers. All, [captured, who] were found in you, [who] have fled from far [away,] are [tied] together. Therefore, I said, Look away from me & I will weep bitterly, [but it didn't work] to comfort me, because of the [plundering] of the daughter of my people.

[Jeremiah 4:19-20 My [stomach,] my [stomach!] I am pained at my very heart. My heart makes a noise [within] me. O my soul, I can't hold my peace, because you have heard, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. Destruction upon destruction, is cried [out.] For the whole land is [plundered.] Suddenly my tents are [plundered] & my curtains in a moment.]

For it is a day of trouble & of [trampling] down & of [confusion,] by the Lord God of Hosts in the Valley of Vision, breaking down the [fortified] walls & crying [out] to the mountains. And Elam with chariots of men & horsemen, [carried the arrow's] quiver. And Kir [revealed] the [shields.]

[Jeremiah 49:35-36 The Lord of Hosts [said this; Look] I will break the bow of Elam, the [leader] of their might. And upon Elam I will bring the 4 winds from the 4 [corners] of heaven & will scatter them toward all those winds. And there shall be no nation, [where] the outcasts of Elam shall not come.]

And it shall [happen,] that your [best] valleys shall be full of chariots & the horsemen shall [put themselves in battle order] at the gate. And he [revealed] the covering of Judah & [on] that day, you [looked] to the armor of the house of the forest.

[1 Kings 10:16-17 And king Solomon made 200 targets of beaten gold. 600 shekels of gold went to 1 target. And he made 300 shields of beaten gold. 3 pounds of gold went to 1 shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.]

You have also seen the [gaps in] the city of David & that they are many. And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool. [2 Kings 20:20 And aren't the rest of Hezekiah's [actions,] all his [strength] & how he made a conduit, [a.k.a. aqueduct] & brought water into the city, written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?]

And you have [counted] the house of Jerusalem & the houses you have broken down to fortify the wall. You also made a [aqueduct] between the 2 walls for the water of the old pool: but you haven't looked to [its] Maker, neither [did you show] respect to Him, [Who] fashioned it long ago.

And [on] that day, the Lord God of Hosts did call [them] to: weeping, mourning, baldness & [strapping themselves] with sackcloth. And [instead what was seen was:] [joy & gladness, slaughtering] oxen, killing sheep, eating [meat] & drinking wine.  Let us eat & drink; for tomorrow we shall die.

It was revealed in [my] ears by the Lord of Hosts, [Certainly, this sinfulness can't be cleansed] from you until you die, says the Lord God of Hosts. [Ezekiel 23:37-39 They have committed adultery & [bloodshed] is [on] their hands & with their idols they have committed adultery & also have [made] their sons, whom they bare, to pass through the fire, to devour them.

[Additionally,] they have defiled My sanctuary [on] the same day & have profaned My Sabbaths. For when they had [sacrificed] their children to their idols, then they came the same day, into My sanctuary to [desecrate] it & [look] they have done [this] in the midst of [My] house.]

The Lord God of Hosts says [this,] You, go get to [the] treasurer, even to Shebna, [who] is over the [Lord's] house & say, What [are] you [doing] here? And whom [do] you have here, that you have [cut yourself] out a [tomb] here, [like] he [who cuts himself] a [tomb] high [up] & [carves a place to stay] for himself in a rock?

[Look,] the Lord will carry you away with a [forceful] captivity & will surely [seize] you. [Certainly,] He will violently turn you & toss you like a ball into a large country. You shall die there & the chariots of your glory, shall be the shame of your lord's house there.

[Isaiah 2:7-8 Their land is full of silver & gold. Neither is there any end of their treasures. Their land is also full of horses & neither is there any end of their chariots. Also, their land is full of Idols. They worship the work of their own hands, that their own fingers have made.]

And I will drive you from your [office] & he shall pull you down from your [position.] And it shall [happen on] that day, that I will call My servant, Eliakim, [Hilkiah's] son. And I will clothe him with your robe & strengthen him with your [belt.] I will [deliver] your government into his hand.

And He shall be a father to the [residents] of Jerusalem & to the house of Judah. *And I will [give the responsibility] of the key of the house of David & will [put it] upon his [shoulders,] so he shall open & [no one] shall shut. And he shall shut & none shall open [it.]

[Revelation 3:7-8 And to the Angel of the church in Philadelphia, write: He, [Who] is Holy says these things, He [Who] is True, He has the key of David, that He opens & no man shuts & shuts & no man opens. I know your works. [Look,] I have [put] before you an open door & no man can shut it. For you have a little strength & have kept My Word & haven't denied My Name.]

And I will fasten him [like] a nail in a [secure] place & he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. And they shall hang upon [Eliakim, the containers of] small quantity from: cups, even to all the [pitchers,] [holding] all the glory of his father's house, the offspring & [descendants.]

[On] that day, the Lord of Hosts says, The nail that is fastened in the [secure] place shall be removed & be cut down & fall. And the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord has spoken it.

Isaiah 21:1-17 The Vision About the Desert by the Sea, Dumah & Arabia

 

The Vision About the Desert by the Sea, Dumah & Arabia

Isaiah 21:1-17                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The burden, [a.k.a. vision] of the desert [by] the sea. [Like] whirlwinds in the south pass through; it [also] comes from the desert, from a terrible land. [Zechariah 9:14 And the Lord shall be seen over them & His arrow shall go [out] like lightning [bolts] & the Lord God shall blow the trumpet & shall go with the whirlwinds of the south.]

A [dreadful] vision is declared to me. The [untrustworthy merchant] deals [deceitfully] & the spoiler [plunders.] Go up, O Elam & [surround,] O Media. I have made all the sighing there to cease. [Isaiah 14:4-7 You shall take up this proverb against the king of Babylon & say, How has the oppressor ceased!

The golden city ceased! The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked & the scepter of the rulers. He, who [struck] the people in [rage,] with continual [blows,] he, [who] ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted & none [interfere.] The whole earth is at rest & is quiet, They break [out] into singing.]

Therefore, my [stomach is] filled with pain. [Pains] have taken hold of me, [like] the [pains] of a woman, [in labor.] I was bowed [over] at hearing it. I was [disturbed] at seeing it. My heart [pounded] & [fear frightened] me. The night of my [longing,] He has turned into fear [for] me.

Prepare the table & watch in the watchtower, eat, drink & arise, you princes & anoint the shield. For the Lord has said [this] to me, Go, [put] a [guard] & let him declare what he sees. And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen & a chariot [with donkeys] & a chariot [with] camels.

And he [carefully paid attention.] And he cried [out,] A lion: My lord, I continually stand on the watchtower in the daytime & I am [put] in my [division all] nights. And, [look,] here comes a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen.

And he answered & said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen. [God] has broken to the ground, all the [carved] images of [Babylon's] gods. [Revelation 14:8-10 And there followed another Angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her [unfaithfulness,] [a.k.a. adultery, or fornication.]

And the 3rd Angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man [worships] the beast & his image & [receives] his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the [fury] of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation & he shall be tormented with fire & brimstone in the presence of the holy Angels & in the presence of the Lamb.]

O my threshing & the [grain] of my floor. I have declared [what] I heard [from] the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel. [Jeremiah 51:33 For the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says [this;] The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor. It is time to thresh her. [Still] a little while & her harvest time will come.]

The [vision] of Dumah. He called to me out of Seir, [Guard,] what [about] the night? [Guard,] what [about] the night? The [guard] said, The morning comes & also the night. If you will [iniquire,] [you go inquire,] return & come.

The [vision] upon Arabia. You shall lodge in the forest in Arabia, O you traveling companies of Dedanim. The [residents] of the land of Tema, brought water to him, [who] was thirsty & they [presented] him, [who had] fled, with their bread.

For they fled from the swords & from the drawn [swords] & from the bent [bows] & the [suffering] of war. For the Lord has said [this] to me, Within a year, according to the years of a [hired worker,] all the glory of Kedar, shall fail.

And the [remaining] number of archers, the mighty men of the children [people] of Kedar, shall be [decreased:] for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.