Isaiah 26:20-27:1
Lexham English Bible
20 Go, my people, enter into your chambers
and shut your doors[a] behind you;
hide for a very little[b] while,
until the wrath has passed over.
21 For look! Yahweh is about to come out from his place
to punish the iniquity of the inhabitants[c] of the earth against him,
and the earth will disclose her blood
and will no longer cover her slain.
Israel Rescued
27 On that day, Yahweh will punish with his cruel, great and strong sword Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and Leviathan, the twisting serpent, and he will kill the sea monster that is in the sea.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:20 The reading tradition (Qere) is singular
- Isaiah 26:20 Literally “a little a little”
- Isaiah 26:21 Hebrew “inhabitant”
Isaiah 26:20-27:1
English Standard Version
20 Come, my people, enter your chambers,
and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves (A)for a little while
until the fury has passed by.
21 (B)For behold, the Lord is coming out from his place
to punish the inhabitants of (C)the earth for their iniquity,
and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it,
and will no more cover its slain.
The Redemption of Israel
27 In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong (D)sword will punish (E)Leviathan the fleeing serpent, (F)Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay (G)the dragon that is in the sea.
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