\{The Lord said,\}\par “This will be my place forever and ever.\par I choose this to be the place\par where I will be.\par
Isaiah 12:6 - Easy To Read Version People of Zion, {\cf2\super [140]} shout about these things!\par The Holy One of Israel is with you\par in a powerful way.\par So, be happy!\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Cry aloud and shout joyfully, you women and inhabitants of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) Cry aloud and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion; for great in the midst of thee is the Holy One of Israel. Common English Bible Shout and sing for joy, city of Zion, because the holy one of Israel is great among you. Catholic Public Domain Version Exult and give praise, O habitation of Zion! For the Great One, the Holy One of Israel, is in your midst!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Rejoice, and praise, O thou habitation of Sion: for great is he that is in the midst of thee, the Holy One of Israel. |
\{The Lord said,\}\par “This will be my place forever and ever.\par I choose this to be the place\par where I will be.\par
The Lord is blessed from Zion,\par from Jerusalem, his home.\par Praise the Lord!\par
God is in that city,\par so it will never be destroyed.\par God is there to help even before sunrise.\par
Mount Bashan, why do you look down\par on Mount Zion?\par God loves that mountain (Zion).\par The Lord chose to live there forever.\par
And I will play the harp and praise you.My God, I will sing that you can be trusted.I will play songs on my lyre {\cf2\super [409]} for the Holy One of Israel.
Lord, you are our Protector.\par The Holy One of Israel is our King.\par
You people living on Zion,\par sing praises to the Lord. {\cf2\super [49]} \par Tell other nations about the great things\par the Lord did.\par
The Lord in Zion {\cf2\super [533]} is great!\par He is the great leader over all people.\par
Because of all these things, the Master, the Lord All-Powerful, the Mighty One of Israel, says, “I will punish you, my enemies. You will not cause me any more trouble.
My Master, the Lord All-Powerful, says, “My people living in Zion, {\cf2\super [121]} don’t be afraid of Assyria! {\cf2\super [122]} He will beat you like Egypt beat you in the past. It will be like Assyria is using a stick to hurt you.
The people that are left will\par begin shouting.\par They will be louder than the noise\par from the ocean.\par They will be happy because of\par the Lord’s greatness.\par
The Lord will rule as king\par on Mount Zion {\cf2\super [234]} in Jerusalem.\par His Glory {\cf2\super [235]} will be before the elders. {\cf2\super [236]} \par \{His Glory will be so bright that\}\par the moon will be embarrassed,\par the sun will be ashamed.\par
The Lord’s people will live in Jerusalem on Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [279]} You people will not continue crying. The Lord will hear your crying and he will comfort you. The Lord will hear you, and he will help you.
No person living there will say, “I am sick.” The people living there are people whose sins are forgiven.
Zion, {\cf2\super [374]} you have good news to tell.\par Go up on a high mountain\par and shout the good news!\par Jerusalem, you have good news to tell.\par Don’t be afraid, speak loudly!\par
Precious Judah, don’t be afraid!\par My dear {\cf2\super [377]} people of Israel, don’t be scared!\par I really will help you.”\par
You will throw them into the air,\par and the wind will blow them away\par and scatter them.\par Then you will be happy in the Lord.\par You will be very proud of the Holy One (God) of Israel.”\par
“Those people hurt you.\par But I will force those people\par to eat their own bodies.\par Their own blood will be\par the wine that makes them drunk.\par Then every person will know that\par the Lord saved you.\par All people will know that\par the Powerful One of Jacob saved you.”\par
Woman, be happy!\par You have not had any children.\par But you should be very happy!\par
Nations \{will give you everything you need\}.\par It will be like a child\par drinking milk from its mother.\par But you will ‘drink’ riches from kings.\par Then you will know that it is I, the Lord,\par who saves you.\par You will know that the Great God of Jacob protects you.\par
“My children and I are signs and proofs for the people of Israel. We have been sent by the Lord All-Powerful—the Lord who lives on the Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [104]} ”
Lord, there is no one like you!\par You are great!\par Your name is great and powerful!\par
You said, “These two nations and countries (Israel and Judah) will be mine. We will take them for our own.”
And I will make my holy name known among my people Israel. I will not let people ruin my holy name any more. The nations will know that I am the Lord. They will know that I am the Holy One in Israel.
The voice from the temple said to me, “Son of man, {\cf2\super [398]} this is the place with my throne and footstool. I will live in this place among the people of Israel forever. The family of Israel won’t ruin my holy name again. The kings and their people won’t bring shame to my name by doing sexual sins {\cf2\super [399]} or by burying the dead bodies of their kings in this place.
“The distance around the city will be 18,000 cubits. {\cf2\super [486]} From now on, the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE. {\cf2\super [487]}
“The next area of land will be for a special use. This land is south of Judah’s land. This area is 25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [467]} long from north to south. And from east to west, it will be as wide as the land that belongs to the other family groups. The temple will be in the middle of this section of land.
I will not let my terrible anger win.\par I will not destroy Ephraim again.\par I am God, and not man.\par I am the Holy One, I am with you.\par I will not show my anger.\par
You will know that I am with Israel.\par You will know that I am the Lord your God.\par There is no other God.\par My people will never be ashamed again.”\par
You Philistine people, you people living by the sea, this message from the Lord is about you. Land of Canaan, land of Palestine, {\cf2\super [15]} you will be destroyed—no one will live there!
The Lord says,\par ‘I will be a wall of fire around her,\par protecting her.\par And to bring glory to that city,\par I will live there.’”\par
\{The people of Babylon took my people\par and made them slaves.\}\par But I will beat them, and they will become\par the slaves of my people.\par And then you will know\par that the Lord All-Powerful sent me.”\par
God saw no wrong in Jacob’s people. God saw no sin in the people of Israel. The Lord is their God, and he is with them. The Great King is with them!
“If a slave runs away from his master to you, you must not give this slave back to his master.