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Isaiah 5:17-19
Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 5:17-19
Christian Standard Bible
17 Lambs will graze
as if in[a] their own pastures,(A)
and resident aliens[b] will eat
among the ruins of the rich.
18 Woe to those who drag iniquity
with cords of deceit(B)
and pull sin along with cart ropes,
19 to those who say,
“Let him hurry up and do his work quickly
so that we can see it!
Let the plan(C) of the Holy One of Israel(D) take place
so that we can know it!”
Isaiah 5:17-19
New International Version
Isaiah 5:17-19
New International Version
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:17 Septuagint; Hebrew / strangers will eat
Isaiah 5:17-19
New King James Version
Isaiah 5:17-19
New King James Version
17 Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture,
And in the waste places of (A)the [a]fat ones strangers shall eat.
18 Woe to those who [b]draw iniquity with cords of [c]vanity,
And sin as if with a cart rope;
19 (B)That say, “Let Him make speed and hasten His work,
That we may see it;
And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come,
That we may know it.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:17 Lit. fatlings, rich ones
- Isaiah 5:18 drag
- Isaiah 5:18 emptiness or falsehood
Isaiah 5:17-19
English Standard Version
Isaiah 5:17-19
English Standard Version
17 Then shall the lambs graze (A)as in their pasture,
and (B)nomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich.
18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with (C)cords of falsehood,
who draw sin as with cart ropes,
19 who say: (D)“Let him be quick,
let him speed his work
that we may see it;
let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,
and let it come, that we may know it!”
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