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Isaiah 30:32-33
Contemporary English Version
Isaiah 30:32-33
Contemporary English Version
32 He will attack them in battle, and each time he strikes them, it will be to the music of tambourines and harps.
33 Long ago the Lord got a place ready for burning the body of the dead king.[a] The place for the fire is deep and wide, the wood is piled high, and the Lord will start the fire by breathing out flaming sulfur.
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- 30.33 burning … king: Or “sacrificing the king” or “sacrificing to Molech.” Human sacrifices were sometimes offered to Molech, a god whose name sounds like the Hebrew word for “king” (see 2 Kings 23.10; Jeremiah 32.35).
Isaiah 30:32-33
New International Version
Isaiah 30:32-33
New International Version
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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