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Isaiah 31:3-5
International Standard Version
Isaiah 31:3-5
International Standard Version
3 The Egyptians are men, not God,
and their horses are physical,[a] not spirit.
When the Lord stretches out his hand,
anyone who assists will stumble,
and the one who is helped will fall;
and they will all perish together.”
The Lord will Defend Jerusalem
4 For this is what the Lord told me:
“Just as a lion or a young lion growls over his objects of prey,[b]—
even when a whole band of shepherds is called out against it,
it is not alarmed at their shouting
or disturbed by their clamor—
so the Lord of the Heavenly Armies will come down
to do battle on Mount Zion and on its hill.
5 Like birds hovering overhead,
so the Lord of the Heavenly Armies will protect Jerusalem;
he will shield and deliver it;
and[c] he will pass over[d] and bring it to safety.[e]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 31:3 Or flesh
- Isaiah 31:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read his prey (sing.)
- Isaiah 31:5 So 1QIsaa; cf. LXX; the Heb. lacks and
- Isaiah 31:5 I.e. as the Angel of Death passed over the Israelis; cf. Exod 12:13, 23, 27
- Isaiah 31:5 So 1QIsaa; MT reads rescue it
Isaiah 31:3-5
New International Version
Isaiah 31:3-5
New International Version
3 But the Egyptians(A) are mere mortals and not God;(B)
their horses(C) are flesh and not spirit.
When the Lord stretches out his hand,(D)
those who help will stumble,
those who are helped(E) will fall;
all will perish together.(F)
4 This is what the Lord says to me:
“As a lion(G) growls,
a great lion over its prey—
and though a whole band of shepherds(H)
is called together against it,
it is not frightened by their shouts
or disturbed by their clamor(I)—
so the Lord Almighty will come down(J)
to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.
5 Like birds hovering(K) overhead,
the Lord Almighty will shield(L) Jerusalem;
he will shield it and deliver(M) it,
he will ‘pass over’(N) it and will rescue it.”
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