Isaiah 9:11-20
New Catholic Bible
11 the Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west,
and they devoured Israel with gaping jaws.
Yet after all this his anger has not abated
and his hand is still outstretched.
12 But the people did not turn to him who struck them,
nor did they seek the Lord of hosts.
13 Therefore, the Lord cut off from Israel
head and tail, palm branch and reed,
in a single day.
14 [The elders and the nobles are the head;
the prophets who teach lies are the tail.]
15 For those who were leaders of the people led them astray,
and those who were led by them were swallowed up.
16 For this reason
the Lord did not show pity to their young people
or have compassion on their orphans and widows,
since all of them were godless evildoers
and every word they spoke was impious.
Yet after all this, his anger has not abated
and his hand is still outstretched.
17 For wickedness continued to burn like a fire,
consuming briers and thorns,
and setting ablaze the thickets of the forest
which rose upward in a column of smoke.
18 The land was set ablaze
by the wrath of the Lord of hosts,
and the people became like fuel for the fire;
no one spared his brother.
19 They gorged on the right but were still hungry;
they devoured on the left but were not satisfied;
many ate the flesh of their own offspring.
20 Manasseh devoured Ephraim,
and Ephraim devoured Manasseh;
together they turned against Judah.
Isaiah 9:11-20
New International Version
11 But the Lord has strengthened Rezin’s(A) foes against them
and has spurred their enemies on.
12 Arameans(B) from the east and Philistines(C) from the west
have devoured(D) Israel with open mouth.
13 But the people have not returned(G) to him who struck(H) them,
nor have they sought(I) the Lord Almighty.
14 So the Lord will cut off from Israel both head and tail,
both palm branch and reed(J) in a single day;(K)
15 the elders(L) and dignitaries(M) are the head,
the prophets(N) who teach lies(O) are the tail.
16 Those who guide(P) this people mislead them,
and those who are guided are led astray.(Q)
17 Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,(R)
nor will he pity(S) the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly(T) and wicked,(U)
every mouth speaks folly.(V)
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.(W)
18 Surely wickedness burns like a fire;(X)
it consumes briers and thorns,(Y)
it sets the forest thickets ablaze,(Z)
so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.
19 By the wrath(AA) of the Lord Almighty
the land will be scorched(AB)
and the people will be fuel for the fire;(AC)
they will not spare one another.(AD)
20 On the right they will devour,
but still be hungry;(AE)
on the left they will eat,(AF)
but not be satisfied.
Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring[a]:
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:20 Or arm
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