Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the  ¹church of the  ²Thessalonians in  ³God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

We thank God always concerning all of you, making mention of you in our prayers,

Remembering unceasingly your  ¹work of  ²faith and  ³labor of love and  ⁴endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

Knowing, brothers, beloved of God, your  ¹selection;

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, even as you know  ¹what kind of men we were among you for your sake.

And you became  ¹imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the  ²word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Spirit,

So that you became a  ¹pattern to all those who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

For from you the word of the Lord has sounded out; not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but in every place, your  ¹faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need of saying anything.

For they themselves report concerning us  ¹what kind of entrance we had toward you and how you  ²turned to God from the idols to  ³serve a  ⁴living and true God

And  ¹await His Son from the heavens, whom He raised from the dead, Jesus, who delivers us from the  ²wrath which is coming.

Indeed, My  ¹Servant will act  ²wisely and will prosper;
He will be  ³exalted and lifted up and very high.

Even as many were astonished at  ¹Him —
His  ²visage was marred more than that of any man,
And His form more than that of the sons of men —

So will He  ¹surprise many nations;
Kings will  ¹shut their mouths because of Him;
For what had not been  ²recounted to them they will see,
And what they had not heard of they will contemplate.

Who has believed our  ¹report?
And to whom has the arm of Jehovah been  ¹revealed?

 ¹For He grew up like a tender  ²plant before Him,
And like a root out of dry ground.
He has no  ³attracting form nor majesty that we should look upon Him,
Nor beautiful appearance that we should desire Him.

He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of  ¹sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their faces,
He was despised; and we did not esteem Him.

Surely He has  ¹borne our  ²sicknesses,
And carried our  ²sorrows;
 ³Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God and afflicted.

 ¹But He was wounded because of our transgressions;
He was crushed because of our iniquities;
The chastening for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we have been  ²healed.

We all like sheep have gone astray;
Each of us has turned to his own way,
And Jehovah has caused the iniquity of  ¹us all
To  ²fall on Him.

He was  ¹oppressed, and it was He who was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth;
Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter
And like a sheep that is dumb before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.

 ¹By oppression and by judgment He was taken away;
And as for His  ²generation, who among them had the thought
That He was cut off out of the land of the living
For the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due?

And they  ¹assigned His grave with the wicked,
But with a rich man in His  ²death,
Although He had done  ³no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

But Jehovah was pleased to crush Him, to afflict Him with grief.
When He makes Himself an  ¹offering for sin,
He will see a  ²seed, He will  ³extend His days,
And the  ⁴pleasure of Jehovah will prosper in His hand.

He will see the  ¹fruit of the travail of His soul,
And He will be  ²satisfied;
By the  ³knowledge of Him, the righteous One, My Servant, will  ⁴make the many righteous,
And He will bear their iniquities.

Therefore I will divide to Him a portion with the  ¹Great,
And He will divide the  ²spoil with the  ¹Strong;
Because He poured out His  ³life unto death
And was  ⁴numbered with the transgressors,
Yet He alone bore the sin of many
And  ⁴interceded for the transgressors.

Give a ringing shout, O barren one, you who have not borne;
Break forth into joyful shouting and cry out, you who have not been in labor;
For more numerous are the children of the desolate one
Than the children of the married woman, says Jehovah.

Enlarge your tent site,
Let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations;
Spare not;
Lengthen your cords,
And strengthen your pegs;

For on the right and on the left you will break open,
And your seed will possess the nations
And will cause the desolate cities to be inhabited.

Fear not, for you will not be put to shame;
Neither be humiliated, for you will not be ashamed;
But you will forget the shame of your youth,
And the reproach of your widowhood you will no longer remember.

For your Maker is your  ¹Husband;
Jehovah of hosts is His name.
And the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
He is called the God of all the earth.

For Jehovah has called you,
Like a wife who has been forsaken and is grieved in spirit,
Even like a wife of one's youth when she has been rejected,
Says your God.

For a short moment I forsook you,
But with great compassion I will gather you.

In a flood of wrath I hid
My face from you for a moment,
But with eternal lovingkindness I will have mercy on you,
Says Jehovah your Redeemer.

For this is like the waters of Noah to Me,
When I swore that the waters of Noah
Would not overflow the earth ever again;
So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
Nor will I rebuke you.

For the mountains may depart,
And the hills may shake,
But My lovingkindness will not depart from you,
And My  ¹covenant of peace will not shake,
Says Jehovah who has compassion on you.

O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
Indeed, I Myself will lay down your stones in dark mortar,
And will lay your foundations with sapphires.

And I will make your battlements of rubies,
And your gates of carbuncles,
And all your borders will be precious stones.

And all your children will be taught of Jehovah,
And the peace of your children will be great.

In righteousness you will be established;
You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear,
And far from terror, for it will not come near you.

Indeed, they may fiercely attack you, but it is not of Me;
Whoever attacks you will fall because of you.

Indeed, it is I who have created the blacksmith
Who blows the fire of the coals,
And brings out a weapon for its work;
And it is I who have created the destroyer to ruin.

 ¹No weapon that is formed against you will prosper,
And every tongue that rises up to judge you, you will condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah,
And their righteousness which is of Me, declares Jehovah.

Ho! Everyone who thirsts,  ¹come to the  ²waters,
And you who have no money;
Come, buy and eat;
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.

Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And the result of your labor for what does not satisfy?
Hear Me attentively, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Incline your ear and come to Me;
Hear, so that your soul may live;
And I will make an eternal  ¹covenant with you,
Even the sure  ²mercies shown to  ³David.

Indeed, I have given  ¹Him as a Witness to the peoples,
A Leader and a Commander to the peoples.

Indeed, you will call a nation that you do not know,
And a nation that does not know you will run to you,
Because of Jehovah your God, even the Holy One of Israel,
For He has  ¹glorified you.

 ¹Seek Jehovah while He may be found;
 ²Call upon Him while He is near.

Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the  ¹evildoer, his thoughts;
And let him return to Jehovah, and He will have compassion on him;
And to our God, for He will pardon abundantly.

For My  ¹thoughts are not your thoughts,
And your ways are not My  ¹ways, declares Jehovah.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So My ways are higher than your ways,
And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.

For just as the rain comes down
And the snow from heaven,
And does not return there,
Until it waters the earth
And makes it bear and sprout forth,
That it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth;
It will not return to Me  ¹vainly,
But it will accomplish what I delight in,
And it will prosper in the matter to which I have  ²sent it.

For you will go out with rejoicing,
And you will be led forth in peace;
The mountains and the hills
Will break forth before you with a ringing shout,
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

In place of the thornbush, the fir tree will come up;
In place of the brier, the myrtle will come up;
And it will be to Jehovah as a  ¹name,
As an eternal  ¹sign that will not be cut off.