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001 The Wickedness of Judah
002 The Mountain of the Lord
003 Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem
004 The Branch of the Lord Glorified
005 The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed
006 Isaiah's Vision of the Lord
007 Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz
008 The Coming Assyrian Invasion
009 For to Us a Child Is Born
010 The Remnant of Israel Will Return
011 The Righteous Reign of the Branch
012 The Lord Is My Strength and My Song
013 The Judgment of Babylon
014 The Restoration of Jacob
015 An Oracle Concerning Moab
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017 An Oracle Concerning Damascus
018 An Oracle Concerning Cush
019 An Oracle Concerning Egypt
020 A Sign Against Egypt and Cush
021 Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon
022 An Oracle Concerning Jerusalem
023 An Oracle Concerning Tyre and Sidon
024 Judgment on the Whole Earth
025 God Will Swallow Up Death Forever
026 You Keep Him in Perfect Peace
027 The Redemption of Israel
028 Judgment on Ephraim and Jerusalem
029 The Siege of Jerusalem
030 Do Not Go Down to Egypt
031 Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt
032 A King Will Reign in Righteousness
033 O Lord, Be Gracious to Us
034 Judgment on the Nations
035 The Ransomed Shall Return
036 Sennacherib Invades Judah
037 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah's Help
038 Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery
039 Envoys from Babylon
040 Comfort for God's People
041 Fear Not, For I Am with You
042 The Lord's Chosen Servant
043 Israel's Only Savior
044 Israel the Lord's Chosen
045 Cyrus, God's Instrument
046 The Idols of Babylon and the One True God
047 The Humiliation of Babylon
048 Israel Refined for God's Glory
049 The Servant of the Lord
050 Israel's Sin and the Servant's Obedience
051 The Lord's Comfort for Zion
052 The Lord's Coming Salvation
053
054 The Eternal Covenant of Peace
055 The Compassion of the Lord
056 Salvation for Foreigners
057 Israel's Futile Idolatry
058 True and False Fasting
059 Evil and Oppression
060 The Future Glory of Israel
061 The Year of the Lord's Favor
062 Zion's Coming Salvation
063 The Lord's Day of Vengeance
064
065 Judgment and Salvation
066 The Humble and Contrite in Spirit
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Isaiah 1:23
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Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone loves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow's cause does not come to them.
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