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Isaiah 22:12-14
New English Translation
Isaiah 22:12-14
New English Translation
12 At that time the Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies called for weeping and mourning,
for shaved heads and sackcloth.[a]
13 But look, there is outright celebration![b]
You say, “Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep,
eat meat and drink wine.
Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”[c]
14 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies told me this:[d] “Certainly this sin will not be forgiven as long as you live,”[e] says the Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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- Isaiah 22:12 tn Heb “for baldness and the wearing of sackcloth.” See the note at 15:2.
- Isaiah 22:13 tn Heb “happiness and joy.”
- Isaiah 22:13 tn The prophet here quotes what the fatalistic people are saying. The introductory “you say” is supplied in the translation for clarification; the concluding verb “we die” makes it clear the people are speaking. The six verbs translated as imperatives are actually infinitives absolute, functioning here as finite verbs.
- Isaiah 22:14 tn Heb “it was revealed in my ears [by?] the Lord of Heaven’s Armies [traditionally, “the Lord of hosts”].”
- Isaiah 22:14 tn Heb “Certainly this sin will not be atoned for until you die.” This does not imply that their death will bring atonement; rather it emphasizes that their sin is unpardonable. The statement has the form of an oath.
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