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18 So he will repay according to their action:
    Anger to his enemies, retribution to his foes;
        to the coastlands he will render their due.
19 So people will fear the name of the Lord from the west,
    and his glories[a] from the rising of the sun;
for he will come as a pent-up stream
    that the breath of the Lord drives along.

20 “And a Redeemer will come to Zion,
    to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:19 So 1QIsaa; MT reads glory LXX reads his glorious name

18 According to what they have done,
    so will he repay(A)
wrath to his enemies
    and retribution to his foes;
    he will repay the islands(B) their due.
19 From the west,(C) people will fear the name of the Lord,
    and from the rising of the sun,(D) they will revere his glory.(E)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
    that the breath(F) of the Lord drives along.[a]

20 “The Redeemer(G) will come to Zion,(H)
    to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,”(I)
declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:19 Or When enemies come in like a flood, / the Spirit of the Lord will put them to flight