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Isaiah 51:9-23
Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 51:9-23
Christian Standard Bible
9 Wake up, wake up!
Arm of the Lord, clothe yourself with strength.
Wake up as in days past,
as in generations long ago.
Wasn’t it you who hacked Rahab to pieces,(A)
who pierced the sea monster?(B)
10 Wasn’t it you who dried up the sea,(C)
the waters of the great deep,
who made the sea-bed into a road
for the redeemed to pass over?(D)
11 And the ransomed of the Lord will return(E)
and come to Zion with singing,
crowned with unending joy.
Joy and gladness will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee.
12 I—I am the one who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear humans who die,(F)
or a son of man who is given up like grass?(G)
13 But you have forgotten the Lord, your Maker,
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.(H)
You are in constant dread all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who has set himself to destroy.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?(I)
14 The prisoner[a] is soon to be set free;
he will not die and go to the Pit,
and his food will not be lacking.
15 For I am the Lord your God
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar(J)—
his name is the Lord of Armies.
16 I have put my words in your mouth,(K)
and covered you in the shadow of my hand,(L)
in order to plant[b] the heavens,
to found the earth,
and to say to Zion, “You are my people.”
17 Wake yourself, wake yourself up!
Stand up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk the cup of his fury(M)
from the Lord’s hand;
you who have drunk the goblet to the dregs—
the cup that causes people to stagger.
18 There is no one to guide her
among all the children she has raised;
there is no one to take hold of her hand
among all the offspring she has brought up.
19 These two things have happened to you:(N)
devastation and destruction,
famine and sword.
Who will grieve for you?
How can I[c] comfort you?
20 Your children have fainted;
they lie at the head of every street
like an antelope in a net.
They are full of the Lord’s fury,
the rebuke of your God.
21 So listen to this, suffering
and drunken one—but not with wine.(O)
22 This is what your Lord says—
the Lord, even your God,
who defends his people(P)—
“Look, I have removed from your hand
the cup that causes staggering;
that goblet, the cup of my fury.
You will never drink it again.
23 I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,
who said to you,(Q)
‘Lie down, so we can walk over you.’
You made your back like the ground,
and like a street for those who walk on it.
Isaiah 51:9-23
New International Version
Isaiah 51:9-23
New International Version
9 Awake, awake,(A) arm(B) of the Lord,
clothe yourself with strength!(C)
Awake, as in days gone by,
as in generations of old.(D)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(E) to pieces,
who pierced that monster(F) through?
10 Was it not you who dried up the sea,(G)
the waters of the great deep,(H)
who made a road in the depths of the sea(I)
so that the redeemed(J) might cross over?
11 Those the Lord has rescued(K) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;(L)
everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy(M) will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(N)
12 “I, even I, am he who comforts(O) you.
Who are you that you fear(P) mere mortals,(Q)
human beings who are but grass,(R)
13 that you forget(S) the Lord your Maker,(T)
who stretches out the heavens(U)
and who lays the foundations of the earth,
that you live in constant terror(V) every day
because of the wrath of the oppressor,
who is bent on destruction?
For where is the wrath of the oppressor?(W)
14 The cowering prisoners will soon be set free;(X)
they will not die in their dungeon,
nor will they lack bread.(Y)
15 For I am the Lord your God,
who stirs up the sea(Z) so that its waves roar(AA)—
the Lord Almighty(AB) is his name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth(AC)
and covered you with the shadow of my hand(AD)—
I who set the heavens in place,
who laid the foundations of the earth,(AE)
and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.(AF)’”
The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath
17 Awake, awake!(AG)
Rise up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord
the cup(AH) of his wrath,(AI)
you who have drained to its dregs(AJ)
the goblet that makes people stagger.(AK)
18 Among all the children(AL) she bore
there was none to guide her;(AM)
among all the children she reared
there was none to take her by the hand.(AN)
19 These double calamities(AO) have come upon you—
who can comfort you?(AP)—
ruin and destruction,(AQ) famine(AR) and sword(AS)—
who can[a] console you?
20 Your children have fainted;
they lie at every street corner,(AT)
like antelope caught in a net.(AU)
They are filled with the wrath(AV) of the Lord,
with the rebuke(AW) of your God.
21 Therefore hear this, you afflicted(AX) one,
made drunk,(AY) but not with wine.
22 This is what your Sovereign Lord says,
your God, who defends(AZ) his people:
“See, I have taken out of your hand
the cup(BA) that made you stagger;
from that cup, the goblet of my wrath,
you will never drink again.
23 I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,(BB)
who said to you,
‘Fall prostrate(BC) that we may walk(BD) on you.’
And you made your back like the ground,
like a street to be walked on.”(BE)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:19 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text / how can I
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