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Isaiah 46:12

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Listen to me, you stubborn people, who are far from what is right.

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Those who love evil are near, but they are far from your teachings.

Wicked people are far from being saved, because they do not want your demands.

Listen to this, all you nations; listen, all you who live on earth.

The brave soldiers were stripped as they lay asleep in death. Not one warrior had the strength to stop it.

So listen to the Lord’s message, you who brag, you leaders in Jerusalem.

Listen closely to what I tell you; listen carefully to what I say.

“You people who have escaped from other nations, gather together and come before me; come near together. People who carry idols of wood don’t know what they are doing. They pray to a god who cannot save them.

“Family of Jacob, listen to me! All you people from Israel who are still alive, listen! I have carried you since you were born; I have taken care of you from your birth.

The Lord says, “Family of Jacob, listen to me. You are called Israel, and you come from the family of Judah. You swear by the Lord’s name and praise the God of Israel, but you are not honest or sincere.

I knew you were stubborn; your neck was like an iron muscle, and your head was like bronze.

The vineyard belonging to the Lord All-Powerful is the nation of Israel; the garden that he loves is the people of Judah. He looked for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for right living, but there were only cries of pain.

So we have driven away justice, and we have kept away from what is right. Truth is not spoken in the streets; what is honest is not allowed to enter the city.

Truth cannot be found anywhere, and people who refuse to do evil are attacked. The Lord looked and could not find any justice, and he was displeased.

All of us are dirty with sin. All the right things we have done are like filthy pieces of cloth. All of us are like dead leaves, and our sins, like the wind, have carried us away.

Then everyone in Israel, even the leaders in Samaria, will know that God has sent it. Those people are proud and brag by saying,

This is what the Lord says: “I was fair to your ancestors, so why did they turn away from me? Your ancestors worshiped useless idols and became useless themselves.

You turn justice upside down, and you throw on the ground what is right.

Why do you make me see wrong things and make me look at trouble? People are destroying things and hurting others in front of me; they are arguing and fighting.

Stephen continued speaking: “You stubborn people! You have not given your hearts to God, nor will you listen to him! You are always against what the Holy Spirit is trying to tell you, just as your ancestors were.

But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away from God are brought near through the blood of Christ’s death.

and everything that is made easy to see can become light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”




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