Isaiah 1:19-20 New English Translation
19 If you have a willing attitude and obey,[a]
then you will again eat the good crops of the land.
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
you will be devoured[b] by the sword.”
Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.[c]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:19 tn Heb “listen”; KJV “obedient”; NASB “If you consent and obey.”
- Isaiah 1:20 sn The wordplay in the Hebrew draws attention to the options. The people can obey, in which case they will “eat” v. 19 (תֹּאכֵלוּ [toʾkhelu], Qal active participle of אָכַל) God’s blessing, or they can disobey, in which case they will be devoured (Heb “eaten,” תְּאֻכְּלוּ, [teʾukkelu], Qal passive/Pual of אָכַל) by God’s judgment.
- Isaiah 1:20 tn Heb “for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” The introductory כִּי (ki) may be asseverative (as reflected in the translation) or causal/explanatory, explaining why the option chosen by the people will become reality (it is guaranteed by the divine word).
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