Is anything too hard for the Lord? No! I will come again in the spring when I said I would. And your wife Sarah will have a son.”
Isaiah 59:1 - Easy To Read Version Look, the Lord’s power is enough to save you. He can hear you when you ask him for help. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition BEHOLD, THE Lord's hand is not shortened at all, that it cannot save, nor His ear dull with deafness, that it cannot hear. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, Jehovah’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: Common English Bible Look! The LORD does not lack the power to save, nor are his ears too dull to hear, Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, the hand of the Lord has not been shortened, so that it cannot save, and his ear has not been blocked, so that it cannot hear. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version BEHOLD, the hand of the Lord is not shortened that it cannot save: neither is his ear heavy that it cannot hear. |
Is anything too hard for the Lord? No! I will come again in the spring when I said I would. And your wife Sarah will have a son.”
God made our ears,\par so surely he \{has ears too,\par and\} can hear what is happening!\par God made our eyes,\par so surely he \{has eyes too,\par and\} can see what is happening!\par
The Lord says,\par “\{People of Israel, you say that I divorced\par your mother, Jerusalem.\}\par But where is the legal paper\par that proves I divorced her?\par My children, did I owe money to someone?\par Did I sell you to pay a debt?\par No! You were sold\par because of the bad things you did.\par Your mother (Jerusalem) was sent away\par because of the bad things you did.\par
I came home and found no one there.\par I called and called,\par but no one answered.\par Do you think I am not able to save you?\par I have the power to save you\par from all of your troubles.\par Look, if I command the sea to dry up,\par then it will become dry!\par The fish will die without water,\par and their bodies will rot.\par
Then you will call to the Lord, and the Lord will answer you. You will shout to the Lord, and he will say, “Here I am.”
Confuse the people. Make the people not able to understand the things they hear and see. If you don’t do this, then people might really understand the things they hear with their ears. The people might really understand in their minds. If they did this, then the people might come back to me and be healed (forgiven)!”
Who is this coming from Edom? {\cf2\super [457]} \par He comes from Bozrah. {\cf2\super [458]} \par And his clothes are stained bright red.\par He is glorious in his clothes.\par He is walking tall with his great power.\par He says,\par “I have the power to save you.\par And I speak the truth.”\par
I will know what they need\par before they ask.\par And I will help them—\par even before they finish asking.\par
You seem like a man that has been attacked by surprise.\par You seem like a soldier that does not have the power to save anyone.\par But Lord, you are with us.\par We are called by your name,\par So don’t leave us without help!”\par
“Lord God, you made the skies and the earth. You made them with your great power. There is nothing too wonderful for you to do.
But people of Jacob, {\cf2\super [31]} \par I must say these things.\par The Lord is losing his patience\par because of the bad things you did.\par If you people lived right,\par then I could say nice words to you.\par
But the Lord said to Moses, “Don’t limit the power of the Lord! You will see that I can do the things I say I can do.”
Yes, the minds of these people\par (the Jews) are now closed.\par They have ears,\par but they don’t listen.\par And they refuse to see \{the truth\}.\par If their minds were not closed,\par they might see with their eyes;\par they might hear with their ears;\par they might understand with their minds.\par Then they might turn back to me and be healed.\par \i (Isaiah 6:9-10)\i0 \par
So Christ can save those people who come to God through him. Christ can do this forever, because he always lives, ready to help people when they come before God.
The Israelite soldiers came back to their camp. The elders (leaders) of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord let the Philistines defeat us? Let’s bring the Lord’s Box of the Agreement [41] from Shiloh. {In this way, God will go with us into battle.} He will save us from our enemies.”
When that time comes, you will cry because of the king you chose. But the Lord will not answer you at that time.”