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16 O Lord, in distress they sought you;
    they poured out a prayer[a]
    when your chastening was on them.(A)

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  1. 26.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain

16 Lord, they came to you in their distress;(A)
    when you disciplined(B) them,
    they could barely whisper(C) a prayer.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 26:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.

Because she took her prostitution so lightly, she polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and tree.(A)

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Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land(A) and committed adultery(B) with stone(C) and wood.(D)

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17 Like the wind from the east,
    I will scatter them before the enemy.
I will show them my back, not my face,
    in the day of their calamity.(A)

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17 Like a wind(A) from the east,
    I will scatter them before their enemies;
I will show them my back and not my face(B)
    in the day of their disaster.”

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33 They have turned their backs to me, not their faces; though I have taught them persistently, they would not listen and accept correction.(A)

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33 They turned their backs(A) to me and not their faces; though I taught(B) them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.(C)

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