Isaiah 59:18-20

New International Reader's Version

¹⁸He will pay his enemies back for what they have done.
    He’ll pour his anger out on them.
He’ll punish those who attack him.
    He’ll give the people in the islands what they have coming to them.
¹⁹People in the west will show respect for the Lord’s name.
    People in the east will worship him because of his glory.
The Lord will come like a rushing river that was held back.
    His breath will drive it along.

²⁰“I set my people free. I will come to Mount Zion.
I will come to those in Jacob’s family who turn away from their sins,”
announces the Lord.

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Isaiah 59:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸According to what they have done,
    so will he repay^(A)
wrath to his enemies
    and retribution to his foes;
    he will repay the islands^(B) their due.
¹⁹From the west,^(C) people will fear the name of the Lord,
    and from the rising of the sun,^(D) they will revere his glory.^(E)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
    that the breath^(F) of the Lord drives along.^[a]