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23 For when they see their children,
whom I will produce among them,[a]
they will honor[b] my name.
They will honor the Holy One of Jacob;[c]
they will respect[d] the God of Israel.
24 Those who stray morally will gain understanding;[e]
those who complain will acquire insight.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:23 tn Heb “for when he sees his children, the work of my hands in his midst.”
  2. Isaiah 29:23 tn Or “treat as holy” (also in the following line); NASB, NRSV “will sanctify.”
  3. Isaiah 29:23 sn Holy One of Jacob is similar to the phrase “Holy One of Israel” common throughout Isaiah; see the sn at Isa 1:4.
  4. Isaiah 29:23 tn Or “fear,” in the sense of “stand in awe of.”
  5. Isaiah 29:24 tn Heb “and the ones who stray in spirit will know understanding.”
  6. Isaiah 29:24 tn Heb “will learn instruction”; cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “will accept instruction.”

23 When they see among them their children,(A)
    the work of my hands,(B)
they will keep my name holy;(C)
    they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One(D) of Jacob,
    and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
24 Those who are wayward(E) in spirit will gain understanding;(F)
    those who complain will accept instruction.”(G)

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