Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Israel 27: The Lord takes care of his vineyard

 In Isaiah 27 we read about Israel, the Lord's vineyard:


2 On that day

sing about a desirable vineyard:

3 I, Yahweh, watch over it;

I water it regularly.

I guard it night and day

so that no one disturbs it.


Israel will be a blessing to the whole world:


6 In days to come, Jacob will take root.

Israel will blossom and bloom

and fill the whole world with fruit.


The Lord punished Israel:


8 He punished Israel by sending it away.

    He removed it with a fierce blast from the east winds.[b]

9 In this way the wrongdoings of the descendants of Jacob are covered up.

    This is the way they will turn from their sins—

    when they turn all the altar stones into powdered chalk

        and no poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah

            or incense altars are left standing.


The Lord will gather Israel again:


13 On that day a ram’s horn will be blown loudly.

    Those who are dying in Assyria

        and those who are banished to Egypt

            will come and worship Yahweh

                on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.


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