Isaiah 31:4-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 For thus the Lord said to me,
“As a lion or a young lion growls over its prey
and, when a band of shepherds is called out against it,
is not terrified by their shouting
or daunted at their noise,
so the Lord of hosts will come down
to fight upon Mount Zion and upon its hill.(A)
5 Like birds hovering overhead, so the Lord of hosts
will protect Jerusalem;
he will protect and deliver it;
he will spare and rescue it.”(B)
6 Turn back to him whom you[a] have deeply betrayed, O people of Israel.(C) 7 For on that day all of you shall throw away your idols of silver and idols of gold, which your hands have sinfully made for you.(D)
8 “Then the Assyrian shall fall by a sword not of mortals,
and a sword not of humans shall devour him;
he shall flee from the sword,
and his young men shall be put to forced labor.(E)
9 His rock shall pass away in terror,
and his officers desert the standard in panic,”
says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion
and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.(F)
Footnotes
- 31.6 Heb they
Isaiah 31:4-9
New American Standard Bible
4 For this is what the Lord says to me:
“As the (A)lion or the young lion growls over his prey,
Against which a band of shepherds is called out,
And he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise,
So will the Lord of armies come down to wage (B)war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
5 Like [a]flying (C)birds so the Lord of armies will protect Jerusalem.
He will (D)protect and save it;
He will pass over and rescue it.
6 (E)Return to Him against whom [b]you have been (F)profoundly obstinate, you sons of Israel. 7 For on that day every person will (G)reject his silver idols and his gold idols, which your hands have made for you as (H)a sin.
8 And the (I)Assyrian will fall by a sword not wielded by a man,
And a (J)sword not of man will devour him.
So he will [c](K)not escape the sword,
And his young men will become (L)forced laborers.
9 “His (M)rock will pass away because of panic,
And his officers will be terrified by the (N)flag,”
Declares the Lord, whose (O)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
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