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32 And every [a]stroke of the [b]appointed staff, which Jehovah shall lay upon him, shall be with the sound of tabrets and harps; and in battles with the brandishing of his arm will he fight with them. 33 For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:32 Hebrew passing.
  2. Isaiah 30:32 Or, staff of doom (Hebrew foundation)

32 Every stroke the Lord lays on them
    with his punishing club(A)
will be to the music of timbrels(B) and harps,
    as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.(C)
33 Topheth(D) has long been prepared;
    it has been made ready for the king.
Its fire pit has been made deep and wide,
    with an abundance of fire and wood;
the breath(E) of the Lord,
    like a stream of burning sulfur,(F)
    sets it ablaze.(G)

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