Isaiah 51:16-18

New Century Version

¹⁶ I will give you the words I want you to say.
    I will cover you with my hands and protect you.
I made the heavens and the earth,
    and I say to Jerusalem, ‘You are my people.’”

¹⁷ Awake! Awake!
    Get up, Jerusalem.
The Lord was very angry with you;
    your punishment was like wine in a cup.
The Lord made you drink that wine;
    you drank the whole cup until you stumbled.
¹⁸ Jerusalem had many people,
    but there was not one to lead her.
Of all the people who grew up there,
    no one was there to guide her.