42:1 1 “Here is my servant whom I support,
my chosen one in whom I take pleasure.
I have placed my spirit on him;
he will make just decrees 2 for the nations. 3
12:1 At that time 4 you will say:
“I praise you, O Lord,
for even though you were angry with me,
your anger subsided, and you consoled me.
12:2 Look, God is my deliverer! 5
I will trust in him 6 and not fear.
For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; 7
he has become my deliverer.” 8
12:3 Joyfully you will draw water
from the springs of deliverance. 9
12:4 At that time 10 you will say:
“Praise the Lord!
Ask him for help! 11
Publicize his mighty acts among the nations!
Make it known that he is unique! 12
12:5 Sing to the Lord, for he has done magnificent things,
let this be known 13 throughout the earth!
12:6 Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,
for the Holy One of Israel 14 acts mightily 15 among you!”
18:1 The land of buzzing wings is as good as dead, 16
the one beyond the rivers of Cush,
18:2 that sends messengers by sea,
who glide over the water’s surface in boats made of papyrus.
Go, you swift messengers,
to a nation of tall, smooth-skinned people, 17
to a people that are feared far and wide, 18
to a nation strong and victorious, 19
whose land rivers divide. 20
18:3 All you who live in the world,
who reside on the earth,
you will see a signal flag raised on the mountains;
you will hear a trumpet being blown.
18:4 For this is what the Lord has told me:
“I will wait 21 and watch from my place,
like scorching heat produced by the sunlight, 22
like a cloud of mist 23 in the heat 24 of harvest.” 25
18:5 For before the harvest, when the bud has sprouted,
and the ripening fruit appears, 26
he will cut off the unproductive shoots 27 with pruning knives;
he will prune the tendrils. 28
18:6 They will all be left 29 for the birds of the hills
and the wild animals; 30
the birds will eat them during the summer,
and all the wild animals will eat them during the winter.
18:7 At that time
tribute will be brought to the Lord who commands armies,
by a people that are tall and smooth-skinned,
a people that are feared far and wide,
a nation strong and victorious,
whose land rivers divide. 31
The tribute 32 will be brought to the place where the Lord who commands armies has chosen to reside, on Mount Zion. 33