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
International Standard Version
20 Come, my people, enter your rooms
and shut your doors[a] behind you.
Hide yourselves[b] for a little while
until the fury has passed by.
21 For see, the Lord is coming from his place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their sins;
the earth will reveal the blood that has been shed on it,
and will no longer conceal its slain.”
Israel’s Deliverance
27 At that time,[c] with his fierce, mighty, and powerful sword, the Lord will punish the gliding serpent Leviathan—the coiling serpent Leviathan—and he will kill the dragon that’s in the sea.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:20 So 1QIsaa MT; MTqere reads door
- Isaiah 26:20 So 1QIsaa; MT reads yourself
- Isaiah 27:1 Lit. On that day
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