Isaiah 47:12-15
International Standard Version
12 “But[a] stand up now with your spells
and your many incantations,
at which you have labored from your childhood until today,[b]
13 according to[c] your multiple schemes.
Let them stand up now—
those who conjure[d] the heavens
and[e] gaze at the stars,
predicting at the new moons—
and save you from what is about to happen to them.[f]
14 “See, they are just like stubble;
fire burns them up.
They could not[g] even save themselves
from the power of the flame.
There will be no coals for warming oneself,
no fire to sit by.
15 So will they be to you—those with whom you toiled
and did business since your childhood—
they wander about, each in his own direction;
there is not one who can save you.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:12 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack But
- Isaiah 47:12 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read childhood. Perhaps you can gain some profit; perhaps you may inspire fear. LXX reads if you can gain some profit.
- Isaiah 47:13 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read You are wearied by
- Isaiah 47:13 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads divide
- Isaiah 47:13 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack and
- Isaiah 47:13 So 1QIsaa; MT reads what things are about to happen to you; LXX reads what is about to happen to you
- Isaiah 47:14 So 1QIsaa; MT reads cannot
Isaiah 47:12-15
New International Version
12 “Keep on, then, with your magic spells
and with your many sorceries,(A)
which you have labored at since childhood.
Perhaps you will succeed,
perhaps you will cause terror.
13 All the counsel you have received has only worn you out!(B)
Let your astrologers(C) come forward,
those stargazers who make predictions month by month,
let them save(D) you from what is coming upon you.
14 Surely they are like stubble;(E)
the fire(F) will burn them up.
They cannot even save themselves
from the power of the flame.(G)
These are not coals for warmth;
this is not a fire to sit by.
15 That is all they are to you—
these you have dealt with
and labored(H) with since childhood.
All of them go on in their error;
there is not one that can save(I) you.
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