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Isaiah 33:23-24
New English Translation
Isaiah 33:23-24
New English Translation
23 Though at this time your ropes are slack,[a]
the mast is not secured,[b]
and the sail[c] is not unfurled,
at that time you will divide up a great quantity of loot;[d]
even the lame will drag off plunder.[e]
24 No resident of Zion[f] will say, “I am ill”;
the people who live there will have their sin forgiven.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 33:23 tn The words “though at this time” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The first half of the verse is addressed to Judah and contrasts the nation’s present weakness with its future prosperity. Judah is compared to a ship that is incapable of sailing.
- Isaiah 33:23 tn Heb “they do not fasten the base of their mast.” On כֵּן (ken, “base”) see BDB 487 s.v. III כֵּן and HALOT 483 s.v. III כֵּן.
- Isaiah 33:23 tn Or perhaps, “flag.”
- Isaiah 33:23 tn Heb “then there will be divided up loot of plunder [in] abundance.”
- Isaiah 33:23 sn Judah’s victory over its enemies will be so thorough there will be more than enough plunder for everyone, even slow-moving lame men who would normally get left out in the rush to gather the loot.
- Isaiah 33:24 tn The words “of Zion” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
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