The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.

A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them [are] both abominations of Yahweh.

A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh; into him the righteous will run and be safe.

He who finds a wife finds good, and he will obtain favor from Yahweh.

As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

A house and wealth [are] an inheritance [from] fathers, but from Yahweh [comes] a woman who is prudent.

He who lends to Yahweh [is] he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.

Many plans [are] in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.

Fear of Yahweh [leads] to life; he who is filled [with it] will rest--he will not suffer harm.

Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.

The ear that hears and the eye that sees, Yahweh has made {them both}.

Do not say "I will repay evil"; wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.

An abomination of Yahweh [is] {a stone and a weight}, and scales of falsehood are not good.

[Away] from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man, and how will humankind understand his ways?

The lamp of Yahweh [is] the spirit of humankind, he who searches every {innermost part}.

Streams of water [are] the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh; {wherever} he will desire, he will turn.

Every way of a man is upright in his [own] eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.

Doing righteousness and justice is [more] acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel to oppose Yahweh.

A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but to Yahweh [belongs] the victory.

Rich and poor have [much] in common; Yahweh is the maker of all of them.

The reward of humility [is] the fear of Yahweh-- wealth and honor and life.

Yahweh loveth the pure in heart, gracious are his lips, his friend is the king!

The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.

A deep pit is the mouth of an {adulteress}, [he with whom] Yahweh is angry will fall there.

[In order] for your trust to be in Yahweh, I have made [them] known to you {today}--even you.

For Yahweh will plead their case and despoil those who despoil them of life.

May your heart not envy the sinners, but [live] in fear of Yahweh {all day}.

lest Yahweh see and [it] be evil in his eyes, and turn his anger away from him.

Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate.

For coals of fire you will heap upon his head, and Yahweh will reward you.

Men of evil do not understand justice, but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.

The {greedy person} will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.

The poor and a man of oppression have [this] in common: Yahweh gives {light to the eyes of them both}.

The fear of a person will lay a snare, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be secure.

Many are those who seek the {favor} of a ruler, but from Yahweh {one obtains justice}.

Or else I will be satisfied and will deny [him] and say "Who [is] Yahweh?" Or I will be poor and will steal and profane the name of my God.

Charm [is] deceit and beauty [is] vain; [but] a woman who fears Yahweh shall be praised.

Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yahweh.

Hear, heavens, and listen, earth, for Yahweh has spoken: "I reared children and I brought [them] up, but they rebelled against me.

Ah, sinful nation, a people heavy [with] iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly. They have forsaken Yahweh; they have despised the holy one of Israel. They are estranged [and gone] backward.

If Yahweh of hosts had not left us survivors, we would have been as few as Sodom, we would have become like Gomorrah.

Hear the word of Yahweh, rulers of Sodom! Listen [to] the teaching of our God, people of Gomorrah!

What [is the] abundance of your sacrifices to me? says Yahweh. I have had enough [of] burnt offerings of rams and [the] fat [of] fattened animals and I do not delight in [the] blood of bulls and ram-lambs and goats.

"Come now, and let us argue," says Yahweh. "Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; even though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

But if you refuse and you rebel, you shall be devoured [by the] sword. For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken."

Therefore, the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "Ah, I will be relieved of my enemies, and I will avenge myself on my foes.

But [the] destruction [of] rebels and sinners [shall be] together, and those who forsake Yahweh will perish.

And it shall happen in the future of the days the mountain of the house of Yahweh [shall] be established; it will be among the highest of the mountains, and it shall be raised from [the] hills. All [of] the nations shall travel to him;

many peoples shall come. And they shall say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob, and may he teach us part of his ways, and let us walk in his paths." For instruction shall go out from Zion, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.

House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.

Enter into the rock and hide yourself in the dust from the presence of the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty.

The {haughty eyes} of humanity will be brought low, and the pride of everyone will be humbled, and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.

For [there is] a day for Yahweh of hosts against all of [the] proud and [the] lofty and against all that is lifted up and humble,

And the haughtiness of the people shall be humbled, and the pride of everyone shall be brought low, and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.

and they will enter into [the] caves of [the] rocks and into [the] holes of [the] ground from the presence of the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty {when he rises} to terrify the earth.

to enter into the crevices of the rocks and into the clefts of the crags from the presence of the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty, {when he rises} to terrify the earth.

For look, the Lord Yahweh of hosts [is] removing {every source of support} from Jerusalem and from Judah: all of [the] supplies of bread and all of [the] supplies of water,

For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen because their speech and their deeds [are] against Yahweh, defying the eyes of his glory.

Yahweh takes his stand to conduct a legal case and takes his stand to judge [the] peoples.

Yahweh enters into judgment with the elders of his people and its princes. "And you! You have devoured the vineyard; the spoil of the poor [is] in your houses!

{Why} do you crush my people and grind [the] face of [the] poor?" {declares} the Lord Yahweh of hosts.

And Yahweh said: "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and they walk [with] outstretched neck, and they give flirting glances [with their] eyes, {mincing along as they go}, and {with their feet they rattle their bangles},

the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion scabby, and Yahweh will lay their foreheads bare."

On that day the branch of Yahweh shall become beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land [shall become the] pride and glory of the survivors of Israel.

Then Yahweh will create over all of the site of {Mount Zion} and over her assembly a cloud by day and smoke and the brightness of flaming fire [by] night. Indeed, over all [the] glory [there will be] a canopy,

For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the man of Judah [is] the plantation of his delight. [And] he waited for justice, but look! Bloodshed! For righteousness, but look! A cry of distress!

Yahweh of hosts [said] in my ears: {Surely} many houses shall become a desolation, large and beautiful [ones] without inhabitant.

And [there] will be lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine [at] their feasts, but they do not look at the deeds of Yahweh, and they do not see the work of his hands.

But Yahweh of hosts is exalted by justice, and the holy God shows himself holy by righteousness.

Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and dry grass sinks down [in the] flame, so their root will become like [the] stench, and their blossom will go up like [the] dust. For they have rejected the instruction of Yahweh of hosts, and they have treated the word of the holy one of Israel with contempt.

Therefore {Yahweh's wrath was kindled} against his people, and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them, and the mountains quaked, and their corpses were like refuse in [the] middle of [the] streets.

And the one called to the other and said, "Holy, holy, holy [is] Yahweh of hosts! The {whole earth is full of his glory}."

And I said, "Woe to me! For I am destroyed! For I [am] a man {of unclean lips}, and I [am] living among a people {of unclean lips}, for my eyes have seen the king, Yahweh of hosts!"

and Yahweh sends the people far away, and the abandonment is great in the midst of the land.

Then Yahweh said to Isaiah, "Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-Jashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on [the] highway of [the] washer's field.

Thus says the Lord Yahweh, "It shall not stand, and it shall not come to pass.

And Yahweh continued to speak to Ahaz, saying,

"Ask for a sign for yourself from Yahweh God; make [it] deep [as] Sheol or make [it] high as above."

But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, and I will not put Yahweh to the test."

"Yahweh will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your ancestor days that have not come since [the] day Ephraim departed from Judah: the king of Assyria."

And this shall happen: On that day, Yahweh will whistle for the fly that [is] at the end of the stream of Egypt and the bee that [is] in the land of Assyria.

Then Yahweh said to me, "Take yourself a large tablet and write on it with a common stylus pen: Maher-Halal-Hash-Baz.

And I approached the prophetess, and she conceived, and she gave birth to a son. And Yahweh said to me, "Call his name Maher-Halal-Hash-Baz.

And Yahweh continued to speak to me again, saying,

For Yahweh said this to me {while his hand weighed heavily on me}, and he {warned me not to walk} in the way of this people, saying,

You shall regard Yahweh of hosts as holy, and he [is] your fear, and he [is] your dread.

And I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will await him.

Look! I and the children whom Yahweh has given to me [are] like signs and portents in Israel from Yahweh of hosts, the one who dwells on the mountain of Zion.

{His dominion will grow continually, and to peace there will be no end} on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and sustain it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.

So Yahweh strengthened {the adversaries of Rezin} against him, and he provoked his enemies--

And the people did not turn to the one who struck it, and they did not seek Yahweh of hosts.

So Yahweh cut off head and tail from Israel, palm branch and reed [in] one day.

The land was burned through the wrath of Yahweh of hosts, and the people became like fire fuel. {People had no compassion toward each other}.

Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, will send leanness among his sturdy warriors, and a burning like [the] burning of fire will burn under his glory.

And this shall happen: on that day, the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will not continue to lean on [the] one who struck it but will lean on Yahweh, the holy one of Israel, in truth.

For the Lord Yahweh of hosts [is] about to make a complete destruction and a determined end in the midst of all the earth.

Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh of hosts: "My people who live [in] Zion, you must not be afraid of Assyria. It beats you with the rod, and it lifts up its staff against you {as the Egyptians did}.

And Yahweh of hosts is going to swing a whip against him, as when Midian was defeated at the rock of Oreb; and his staff [will be] over the sea, and he will lift him up {as he did in Egypt}.