SOTHAT THE RESTOF MANKINDMAY SEEKTHE LORD,AND ALLTHE GENTILESWHOARE CALLEDBY MY NAME,'
"In your seedallthe nationsof the earthshall be blessed,becauseyou have obeyedMy voice."
The angelwho has redeemedme from allevil,Blessthe lads;And may my nameliveon in them, And the namesof my fathersAbrahamand Isaac;And may they growinto a multitudein the midstof the earth."
"The sceptershall not departfrom Judah,Northe ruler'sstafffrom betweenhis feet,UntilShilohcomes,And to him [shall be] the obedienceof the peoples.
Then in that dayThe nationswill resortto the rootof Jesse,Whowill standas a signalfor the peoples;And His restingplacewill be glorious.
Everyonewho is calledby My name,And whom I have createdfor My glory,Whom I have formed,evenwhom I have made."
We have become[like] those over whom You have neverruled,[Like] those who were not calledby Your name.
"I permitted Myself to be soughtby those who did not ask[for Me]; I permitted Myself to be foundby those who did not seekMe. I said,'Heream I, heream I,' To a nationwhich did not callon My name.
"Whyare You like a mandismayed,Like a mightymanwho cannotsave?Yet You are in our midst,O LORD,And we are calledby Your name;Do not forsakeus!"
O LORD,my strengthand my stronghold,And my refugein the dayof distress,To You the nationswill comeFrom the endsof the earthand say,"Our fathershave inheritednothingbut falsehood,Futilityand thingsof noprofit."
"Allthe inhabitantsof the earthare accountedas nothing,But He doesaccordingto His willin the hostof heavenAnd [among] the inhabitantsof earth;And noone can wardoffHis handOr sayto Him, 'Whathave You done?'
"O Lord,hear!O Lord,forgive!O Lord,listenand takeaction!For Your own sake,O my God,do not delay,becauseYour cityand Your peopleare calledby Your name."
"I will sowher for Myself in the land.I will also havecompassionon her who had not obtainedcompassion,And I will sayto those who were not My people,'You are My people!'And they will say,'[You are] my God!'"
"And it will comeabout that whoevercallson the nameof the LORDWill be delivered;For on MountZionand in JerusalemThere will be those who escape,As the LORDhas said,Even among the survivorswhomthe LORDcalls.
That they may possessthe remnantof EdomAnd allthe nationswhoare calledby My name,"Declaresthe LORDwho doesthis.
Then the remnantof JacobWill be amongmanypeoplesLike dewfrom the LORD,Like showerson vegetationWhichdo not waitfor manOr delayfor the sonsof men.
"Manynationswill jointhemselves to the LORDin that dayand will becomeMy people.Then I will dwellin your midst,and you will knowthat the LORDof hostshas sentMe to you.
"For from the risingof the sunevento its setting,My name[will be] greatamong the nations,and in everyplaceincenseis going to be offeredto My name,and a grain offering[that is] pure;for My name[will be] greatamong the nations,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
Then he tookup his discourseand said,"Alas,whocan liveexcept Godhas ordainedit?
"So they shall invokeMy nameon the sonsof Israel,and I [then] will blessthem."
"So allthe peoplesof the earthwill seethat you are calledby the nameof the LORD,and they will be afraidof you.
Do they not blasphemethe fairnameby which you have been called?
