Isaiah 31:4-9
New American Standard Bible
4 For this is what the Lord says to me:
“As the (A)lion or the young lion growls over his prey,
Against which a band of shepherds is called out,
And he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise,
So will the Lord of armies come down to wage (B)war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
5 Like [a]flying (C)birds so the Lord of armies will protect Jerusalem.
He will (D)protect and save it;
He will pass over and rescue it.
6 (E)Return to Him against whom [b]you have been (F)profoundly obstinate, you sons of Israel. 7 For on that day every person will (G)reject his silver idols and his gold idols, which your hands have made for you as (H)a sin.
8 And the (I)Assyrian will fall by a sword not wielded by a man,
And a (J)sword not of man will devour him.
So he will [c](K)not escape the sword,
And his young men will become (L)forced laborers.
9 “His (M)rock will pass away because of panic,
And his officers will be terrified by the (N)flag,”
Declares the Lord, whose (O)fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 31:5 Or hovering
- Isaiah 31:6 Lit they
- Isaiah 31:8 Lit flee
Isaiah 31:4-9
Common English Bible
4 The Lord has said to me:
When the lion growls,
the young lion, over its prey,
though a band of shepherds is summoned against it,
isn’t scared off by their noise
or frightened by their roar.
So the Lord of heavenly forces will go down
to fight on Mount Zion and on her hill.
5 Like birds flying aloft,
so the Lord of heavenly forces will shield Jerusalem:
shielding and saving, sparing and rescuing.
6 People of Israel, return to the one whom you have deeply betrayed! 7 On that day, you will each reject the idols of silver and the idols of gold, which you have sinfully made for yourselves.
8 Assyria will fall, but not by a human sword—
a sword not made by humans will devour them.
They will flee before the sword;
their young men will become forced laborers.
9 In horror they will flee from their stronghold;
their officers will be terrified at the signal,
says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion
and whose oven is in Jerusalem.
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