Isaiah 26:16–27:6

¹⁶Lord, ^pin trouble have they visited thee,

They poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

^17qLike as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery,

Is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs;

So have we been in thy sight, O Lord.

¹⁸We have been with child, we have been in pain,

We have as it were brought forth wind;

We have not wrought any deliverance in the earth;

Neither have ^rthe inhabitants of the world ^sfallen.

^19tThy dead men shall live,

Together with my dead body shall they arise.

^tAwake and sing, ^tye that dwell in dust:

For ^uthy dew is as the dew of ^vherbs,

And the earth shall cast out ^ggthe dead.

²⁰Come, my people, ^wenter thou into thy chambers,

And shut thy doors about thee:

Hide thyself as it were ^xfor a little ^ymoment,

^zUntil the indignation be overpast.

^21aFor behold, the Lord cometh out of his place

To ^bpunish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity:

The earth also shall disclose her blood,

And ^cshall no more cover her slain.

XXVII.^aIn that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword

Shall ^bpunish ^cdleviathan the piercing serpent,

Even ^cdleviathan that ^ecrooked serpent;

And he shall slay ^dthe dragon that is in the sea.

^2aIn that day ^fsing ye unto her,

^gA vineyard of red wine.

^3hI the Lord do ⁱkeep it;

I will water it ^jevery moment:

Lest any ^bhurt it, ^hI will ⁱkeep it night and day.

^4kFury is not in me:

Who would ^lmset the briers and thorns against me in battle?

I would go through them, I would ^mburn them together.

⁵Or let him take hold of ⁿmy strength,

^oThat he may make peace with me;

And he shall make peace with me.

⁶He shall cause them that come of Jacob ^pto take root:

Israel shall ^qblossom and ^qbud,

And fill the face of the world with fruit.