Isaiah 9:18-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 For wickedness burned like a fire,
consuming briers and thorns;
it kindled the thickets of the forest,
and they swirled upward in a column of smoke.(A)
19 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts
the land was burned,
and the people became like fuel for the fire;
no one spared another.(B)
20 They gorged on the right but still were hungry,
and they devoured on the left but were not satisfied;
they devoured the flesh of their own kindred;[a](C)
21 Manasseh devoured Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh,
and together they were against Judah.
For all this his anger has not turned away;
his hand is stretched out still.(D)
Footnotes
- 9.20 Or arm
Isaiah 9:18-21
Christian Standard Bible
18 For wickedness burns like a fire(A)
that consumes thorns and briers
and kindles the forest thickets
so that they go up in a column of smoke.
19 The land is scorched
by the wrath of the Lord of Armies,
and the people are like fuel for the fire.(B)
No one has compassion on his brother.(C)
20 They carve meat on the right,
but they are still hungry;(D)
they have eaten on the left,
but they are still not satisfied.
Each one eats the flesh of his arm.(E)
21 Manasseh eats Ephraim,
and Ephraim, Manasseh;
together, both are against Judah.(F)
In all this, his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is still raised to strike.(G)
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