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May 31, 2026, Isaiah 37:21-38

May 31, 2026, Isaiah 37:21-38 21  Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the  Lord , the God of Israel: Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,  22  this is the word that the  Lord  has spoken concerning him: “‘She despises you, she scorns you—      the virgin daughter of Zion; she wags her head behind you—      the daughter of Jerusalem. 23  “‘Whom have you mocked and reviled?      Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes to the heights?      Against the Holy One of Israel! 24  By your servants you have mocked the Lord,      and you have said, With my many chariots I have gone up the heights of the mountains,      to the far recesses of Lebanon, to cut down its tallest cedars,      its choicest cypresses, ...

May 30, 2026, Isaiah 37:14-20

May 30, 2026, Isaiah 37:14-20 14  Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the  Lord , and spread it before the  Lord .  15  And Hezekiah prayed to the  Lord :  16  “O  Lord  of hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.  17  Incline your ear, O  Lord , and hear; open your eyes, O  Lord , and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.  18  Truly, O  Lord , the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands,  19  and have cast their gods into the fire. For they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed.  20  So now, O  Lord  our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdom...

May 29, 2026, Isaiah 37:1-13

May 29, 2026, Isaiah 37:1-13 37  As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the  Lord .  2  And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz.  3  They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, ‘This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.  4  It may be that the  Lord  your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the  Lord  your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’” 5  When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah,  6  Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says th...

May 28, 2026, Isaiah 36:1-22

May 28, 2026, Isaiah 36:1-22 36  In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.  2  And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem, with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer's Field.  3  And there came out to him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder. 4  And the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: On what do you rest this trust of yours?  5  Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me?  6  Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is...

May 27, 2026, Isaiah 35:1-10

  May 27, 2026, Isaiah 35:1-10 35  The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;      the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; 2  it shall blossom abundantly      and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,      the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the  Lord ,      the majesty of our God. 3  Strengthen the weak hands,      and make firm the feeble knees. 4  Say to those who have an anxious heart,      “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God      will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God.      He will come and save you.” 5  Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,      and the ears of the deaf unstopped; 6  then shall the lame man leap like a deer,  ...

May 26, 2026, Isaiah 34:1-17

May 26, 2026, Isaiah 34:1-17 34  Draw near, O nations, to hear,      and give attention, O peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it;      the world, and all that comes from it. 2  For the  Lord  is enraged against all the nations,      and furious against all their host;      he has devoted them to destruction, has given them over for slaughter. 3  Their slain shall be cast out,      and the stench of their corpses shall rise;      the mountains shall flow with their blood. 4  All the host of heaven shall rot away,      and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall,      as leaves fall from the vine,      like leaves falling from the fig tree. 5  For my sword has drunk its fill in the heavens;   ...

May 25, 2026, Isaiah 33:1-24

 May  25, 2026, Isaiah 33:1-24 33  Ah, you destroyer,      who yourself have not been destroyed, you traitor,      whom none has betrayed! When you have ceased to destroy,      you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betraying,      they will betray you. 2  O  Lord , be gracious to us; we wait for you.      Be our arm every morning,      our salvation in the time of trouble. 3  At the tumultuous noise peoples flee;      when you lift yourself up, nations are scattered, 4  and your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;      as locusts leap, it is leapt upon. 5  The  Lord  is exalted, for he dwells on high;      he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness, 6  and he will be the stability of your times,  ...

May 24, 2026, Isaiah 32:9-20

May 24, 2026, Isaiah 32:9-20 9  Rise up, you women who are at ease, hear my voice;      you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech. 10  In little more than a year      you will shudder, you complacent women; for the grape harvest fails,      the fruit harvest will not come. 11  Tremble, you women who are at ease,      shudder, you complacent ones; strip, and make yourselves bare,      and tie sackcloth around your waist. 12  Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,      for the fruitful vine, 13  for the soil of my people      growing up in thorns and briers, yes, for all the joyous houses      in the exultant city. 14  For the palace is forsaken,      the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower      will become...

May 23, 2026, Isaiah 32:1-8

  May 23, 2026, Isaiah 32:1-8 32  Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,      and princes will rule in justice. 2  Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,      a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place,      like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. 3  Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,      and the ears of those who hear will give attention. 4  The heart of the hasty will understand and know,      and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly. 5  The fool will no more be called noble,      nor the scoundrel said to be honorable. 6  For the fool speaks folly,      and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness,      to utter error concerning the  Lord , to leave the craving...