Add parallel Print Page Options

15 For I am Jehovah thy God, who [a]stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name. 16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, that hast drunk at the hand of Jehovah the cup of his wrath; thou hast drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:15 Or, stilleth the sea when the waves thereof roar

15 For I am the Lord your God,
    who stirs up the sea(A) so that its waves roar(B)
    the Lord Almighty(C) is his name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth(D)
    and covered you with the shadow of my hand(E)
I who set the heavens in place,
    who laid the foundations of the earth,(F)
    and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.(G)’”

The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath

17 Awake, awake!(H)
    Rise up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord
    the cup(I) of his wrath,(J)
you who have drained to its dregs(K)
    the goblet that makes people stagger.(L)

Read full chapter