Isaiah 26:20-27:1
English Standard Version
20 Come, my people, enter your chambers,
and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves (A)for a little while
until the fury has passed by.
21 (B)For behold, the Lord is coming out from his place
to punish the inhabitants of (C)the earth for their iniquity,
and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it,
and will no more cover its slain.
The Redemption of Israel
27 In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong (D)sword will punish (E)Leviathan the fleeing serpent, (F)Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay (G)the dragon that is in the sea.
Isaiah 26:20-27:1
International Standard Version
20 Come, my people, enter your rooms
and shut your doors[a] behind you.
Hide yourselves[b] for a little while
until the fury has passed by.
21 For see, the Lord is coming from his place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their sins;
the earth will reveal the blood that has been shed on it,
and will no longer conceal its slain.”
Israel’s Deliverance
27 At that time,[c] with his fierce, mighty, and powerful sword, the Lord will punish the gliding serpent Leviathan—the coiling serpent Leviathan—and he will kill the dragon that’s in the sea.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:20 So 1QIsaa MT; MTqere reads door
- Isaiah 26:20 So 1QIsaa; MT reads yourself
- Isaiah 27:1 Lit. On that day
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