Bible passages

Isaiah 57:1–2

When Good People Die

Pause over two quiet verses about people whose deaths go unnoticed.

Isaiah 57:3–13

Unfaithfulness Exposed and False Refuges Lost

Read this severe accusation about unfaithfulness with a trusted adult.

Isaiah 57:14–21

The High God Is Near the Humble

Notice how the One described as highest is also near the humble.

Isaiah 58:1–14

The Fast That Frees and Feeds

Compare a religious practice with the way workers and hungry neighbours are treated.

Isaiah 59:1–17

When Truth Falls and God Acts

Hear accusation become confession before God acts.

Isaiah 59:18–21

A Rescuer and Words That Remain

Follow the movement from repayment to a promise lasting through generations.

Isaiah 60:1–22

Zion’s Light and Returning Children

Follow the light into a city once described as abandoned.

Isaiah 61:1–11

Good News for Broken Hearts

Look for the broken places named in this good news.

Isaiah 62:1–12

A City That Is Loved Again

See how the city moves from being left alone to being loved and wanted.

Isaiah 63:1–6

The Figure with Red-Stained Clothes

Read the red-garment explanation as a severe judgement image.

Isaiah 63:7–14

Kindness, Rebellion and Remembered Guidance

Remember the kindness without skipping the rebellion that follows.

Poetry and prayer

Isaiah 63:15–19

Father, Have You Forgotten Us?

Hear a prayer that asks difficult questions without giving up its appeal.

Poetry and prayer

Isaiah 64:1–12

Come Down and Remember Your People

Listen to confession and grief spoken in the same prayer.

Isaiah 65:1–16

The Grape Cluster Is Not All Destroyed

Find the surviving grapes before the poem sets two futures side by side.

Isaiah 65:17–25

Homes, Harvests and Peace in God’s New Creation

Read the joyful promise without erasing the unusual lifespan statement.

Isaiah 66:1–6

God Regards the Humble

Notice the person God regards beside the building people might offer.

Isaiah 66:7–14

Comfort Like a Mother’s

Hear a city’s renewal pictured through birth and a mother’s comfort.

Isaiah 66:15–24

Nations Gather, with Judgement Before and After

Read the gathering of nations together with the severe beginning and ending.

Jeremiah 2:1–13

The Spring and the Broken Water Stores

Compare fresh spring water with a cracked water store.

Jeremiah 2:14–22

A Spoiled Vine and Guilt Soap Cannot Wash Away

Ask why the message moves from captivity to a vine and then soap.

Jeremiah 2:23–37

Claims of Innocence Meet the Evidence

Listen for the repeated claim of innocence and the evidence set against it.

Jeremiah 3:1–5

Return Again to Me

Notice the unexpected invitation inside an accusation of betrayal.

Jeremiah 3:6–10

Judah Sees but Pretends to Return

Keep the two sisters distinct in this warning.

Jeremiah 3:11–25

Return and Acknowledge the Wrong

Hear the repeated invitation before the people answer with confession.