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Isaiah 5:15-17
Contemporary English Version
Isaiah 5:15-17
Contemporary English Version
15 Its citizens have been put down, and its proud people have been brought to shame. 16 But the holy Lord God All-Powerful is praised, because he has shown who he is by bringing justice. 17 His people will be like sheep grazing in their own pasture, and they will take off what was left by others.[a]
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- 5.17 and they … others: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Isaiah 5:15-17
New International Version
Isaiah 5:15-17
New International Version
15 So people will be brought low(A)
and everyone humbled,(B)
the eyes of the arrogant(C) humbled.
16 But the Lord Almighty will be exalted(D) by his justice,(E)
and the holy God will be proved holy(F) by his righteous acts.
17 Then sheep will graze as in their own pasture;(G)
lambs will feed[a] among the ruins of the rich.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:17 Septuagint; Hebrew / strangers will eat
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