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26 The light of the full moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days [concentrated in one], in the day the Lord binds up the fracture of His people and heals the wound He has inflicted [because of their sins].

27 
Now look, the [a]name of the Lord comes from far away,
Burning with His anger, and heavy with [b]smoke;
His lips are full of [c]indignation,
And His tongue is like a consuming fire.
28 
His breath is like an overflowing river,
Which reaches to the neck,
To sift the nations back and forth in a sieve [of disaster],
And to put in the jaws of the peoples the bridle which leads to ruin.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:27 The revelation of the power and glory and brilliance of God.
  2. Isaiah 30:27 Lit lifting up, possibly referring to clouds.
  3. Isaiah 30:27 Lit cursing.

26 The moon will shine like the sun,(A) and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the Lord binds up the bruises of his people and heals(B) the wounds he inflicted.

27 See, the Name(C) of the Lord comes from afar,
    with burning anger(D) and dense clouds of smoke;
his lips are full of wrath,(E)
    and his tongue is a consuming fire.(F)
28 His breath(G) is like a rushing torrent,(H)
    rising up to the neck.(I)
He shakes the nations in the sieve(J) of destruction;
    he places in the jaws of the peoples
    a bit(K) that leads them astray.

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