32 And every [a]blow of the [b](A)rod of punishment,
Which the Lord will lay on him,
Will be with the music of (B)tambourines and lyres;
And in battles, (C)brandishing weapons, He will fight them.
33 For [c](D)Topheth has long been ready,
Indeed, it has been prepared for the king.
He has made it deep and large,
[d]A pyre of fire with plenty of wood;
The (E)breath of the Lord, like a torrent of (F)brimstone, sets it afire.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:32 Lit passing
  2. Isaiah 30:32 Lit staff of foundation
  3. Isaiah 30:33 I.e. the place of human sacrifice to Molech
  4. Isaiah 30:33 Lit Its pile