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Isaiah 43:26-28
New English Translation
Isaiah 43:26-28
New English Translation
26 Remind me of what happened. Let’s debate!
You, prove to me that you are right![a]
27 The father of your nation[b] sinned;
your spokesmen[c] rebelled against me.
28 So I defiled your holy princes,
and handed Jacob over to destruction,
and subjected[d] Israel to humiliating abuse.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 43:26 tn Heb “you, tell in order that you may be right”; NAB “prove your innocence.”
- Isaiah 43:27 tn Heb “your first father.” This could refer to Abraham (see 51:2), but elsewhere in Isaiah he does not appear in a negative light (see 29:22; 41:8; 63:16). A more likely candidate is Jacob/Israel, also referred to as the nation’s “father” elsewhere (see 58:14; 63:16).
- Isaiah 43:27 tn On the meaning of the term לִיץ (lits), see HALOT 590 s.v. מֵלִיץ. This may refer to the nation’s prophets, priests, and/or kings.
- Isaiah 43:28 tn The word “subjected” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
Isaiah 43:26-28
Common English Bible
Isaiah 43:26-28
Common English Bible
26 Summon me, and let’s go to trial together;
you tell your story so that you may be vindicated!
27 Your first ancestor sinned,
and your officials rebelled against me.
28 So I made the holy officials impure,
handed over Jacob to destruction and Israel to abuse.
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