1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the…

1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; TheLordhath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my…

1 Thus saith theLord, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you?…

1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek theLord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye…

1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised…

1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of theLordrevealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root…

1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the…

1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money…

1 Thus saith theLord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man that doeth…

1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come….