None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is one of the most expansive and theologically rich books in Scripture, combining warnings of judgment with some of the Bible’s most profound promises of hope and redemption. Written by Isaiah, the book spans decades of prophetic ministry and addresses both immediate historical crises and God’s long-range redemptive plan.
Isaiah speaks primarily to Judah and Jerusalem during times of political instability, moral decline, and looming foreign threat. From the opening chapters, the prophet confronts sin directly—exposing rebellion, injustice, hypocrisy, and empty religious observance. God’s people continue ritual worship, yet their hearts are far from Him. Isaiah makes clear that holiness and justice are inseparable in true devotion to the LORD.
A defining theme of Isaiah is the holiness of God. In his famous vision of the LORD seated on a high and exalted throne, Isaiah is overwhelmed by God’s purity and majesty. This encounter shapes the entire book: God is utterly holy, humanity is deeply flawed, and only divine grace can bridge the gap.
Isaiah also addresses international affairs, declaring that God is sovereign not only over Israel but over all nations. Assyria, Babylon, and other world powers rise and fall according to God’s purpose. Political strength, alliances, and military power are shown to be unreliable when separated from trust in God.
At the heart of Isaiah is the promise of a coming Deliverer. The book contains some of Scripture’s clearest messianic prophecies—foretelling a child born to rule with righteousness, a servant who suffers for the sins of others, and a king whose reign brings peace and justice. These passages reveal that God’s ultimate answer to sin and exile is not merely restoration, but redemption.
The latter portion of Isaiah shifts toward comfort and hope. God promises forgiveness, renewal, and a future beyond judgment. Themes of restoration, return from exile, and new creation emerge, culminating in a vision of renewed heavens and a renewed earth. Suffering gives way to joy, and mourning to lasting peace.
The Book of Isaiah weaves together judgment and mercy, warning and promise, history and eternity. It reveals a God who is both just and compassionate—one who confronts sin honestly while offering salvation freely. Isaiah calls readers to trust the LORD, walk in righteousness, and place hope not in nations or power, but in God’s faithful promises.
Isaiah 59:5
They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
Isaiah 59:6
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
Isaiah 59:8
The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
Isaiah 59:9
Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
Isaiah 6:1
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Isaiah 6:11
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
Isaiah 6:12
And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.
Isaiah 6:13
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
Isaiah 6:2
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
Isaiah 6:3
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Isaiah 6:4
And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
Isaiah 6:5
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah 6:6
Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Isaiah 6:7
And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
Isaiah 6:8
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
Isaiah 6:9
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Isaiah 60:10
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
Isaiah 60:11
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
Isaiah 60:12
For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
Isaiah 60:13
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Isaiah 60:14
The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 60:15
Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
Isaiah 60:16
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 60:17
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Isaiah 60:18
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Isaiah 60:19
The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.