12 And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great desolation in the midst of the land.

13 But yet in it shall be [a]a tenth, and shall return, and shall be eaten up as an elm [b]or an oak, which have a substance in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 6:13 Meaning, the tenth part: or as some write, it was revealed to Isaiah for the confirmation of his prophecy, that ten Kings should come before their captivity, as were from Uzziah to Zedekiah.
  2. Isaiah 6:13 For the fewness they shall seem to be eaten up: yet they shall after flourish as a tree, which in winter loseth leaves, and seemeth to be dead, yet in Summer is fresh and green.

12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away(A)
    and the land is utterly forsaken.(B)
13 And though a tenth remains(C) in the land,
    it will again be laid waste.(D)
But as the terebinth and oak
    leave stumps(E) when they are cut down,
    so the holy(F) seed will be the stump in the land.”(G)

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