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15 Therefore, in the east[a] glorify the Lord.
In the coastlands of the sea, glorify the name of the Lord,
    the God of Israel!
16 We hear songs from the ends of the earth:
Glory to the Righteous One!

But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me!”
The treacherous deal treacherously.
Yes, the treacherous deal very treacherously.

17 Panic, pit, and peril[b] await all who live on the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:15 Literally among the lights
  2. Isaiah 24:17 The Hebrew words pahad, pahat, and pah sound similar and are used for poetic effect. A bit of literalness is sacrificed to retain the effect; pah is more literally trap.

15 Therefore in the east(A) give glory(B) to the Lord;
    exalt(C) the name(D) of the Lord, the God of Israel,
    in the islands(E) of the sea.
16 From the ends of the earth(F) we hear singing:(G)
    “Glory(H) to the Righteous One.”(I)

But I said, “I waste away, I waste away!(J)
    Woe(K) to me!
The treacherous(L) betray!
    With treachery the treacherous betray!(M)
17 Terror(N) and pit and snare(O) await you,
    people of the earth.(P)

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