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15 For I am the Lord your God,
    who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
    the Lord of hosts is his name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth,
    and hidden you in the shadow of my hand,
stretching out[a] the heavens
    and laying the foundations of the earth,
    and saying to Zion, “You are my people.”

17 Rouse yourself, rouse yourself!
    Stand up, O Jerusalem,
you who have drunk at the hand of the Lord
    the cup of his wrath,
who have drunk to the dregs
    the bowl of staggering.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:16 Syr: Heb planting

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)

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