Isaiah 31:4-9
Legacy Standard Bible
4 For thus says Yahweh to me,
“As the (A)lion or the young lion growls over its prey,
Against which a multitude of shepherds is called out,
And it will not be dismayed at their voice nor afflicted at their noise,
So will Yahweh of hosts come down to wage (B)war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
5 Like [a]flying (C)birds so Yahweh of hosts will defend Jerusalem.
He will (D)defend and deliver it;
He will pass over and provide a way of escape.
6 (E)Return to Him against whom [b]you have (F)deeply rebelled, O sons of Israel. 7 For in that day every man will (G)reject his silver idols and his gold idols, which your (H)hands have made for you as (I)a sin.
8 And the (J)Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man,
And a (K)sword not of man will devour him.
So he will [c](L)flee from the sword,
And his choice men will become (M)forced laborers.
9 “His (N)rock will pass away because of terror,
And his princes will be dismayed at the (O)standard,”
Declares Yahweh, whose (P)fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 31:5 Or hovering
- Isaiah 31:6 Lit they
- Isaiah 31:8 Lit flee for himself
Isaiah 31:4-9
New King James Version
God Will Deliver Jerusalem
4 For thus the Lord has spoken to me:
(A)“As a lion roars,
And a young lion over his prey
(When a multitude of shepherds is summoned against him,
He will not be afraid of their voice
Nor be disturbed by their noise),
So the Lord of hosts will come down
To fight for Mount Zion and for its hill.
5 (B)Like birds flying about,
So will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem.
Defending, He will also deliver it;
Passing over, He will preserve it.”
6 Return to Him against whom the children of Israel have (C)deeply revolted. 7 For in that day every man shall (D)throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—(E)sin, which your own hands have made for yourselves.
8 “Then Assyria shall (F)fall by a sword not of man,
And a sword not of mankind shall (G)devour him.
But he shall flee from the sword,
And his young men shall become forced labor.
9 (H)He shall cross over to his stronghold for fear,
And his princes shall be afraid of the banner,”
Says the Lord,
Whose fire is in Zion
And whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
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