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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.

21 “As for me, this is my covenant with them,”[b] says the Lord. “And[c] my Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, won’t depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children’s children,[d] from now on and forever.”

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  1. Isaiah 59:19 So 1QIsaa; MT reads glory LXX reads his glorious name
  2. Isaiah 59:21 So 1QIsaa MTmss LXX; 1QIsab MT read them, but the reading contains a grammatical object error
  3. Isaiah 59:21 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack And
  4. Isaiah 59:21 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read children, says the Lord,

19 From the west,(A) people will fear the name of the Lord,
    and from the rising of the sun,(B) they will revere his glory.(C)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
    that the breath(D) of the Lord drives along.[a]

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

21 “As for me, this is my covenant(H) with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit,(I) who is on you, will not depart from you,(J) and my words that I have put in your mouth(K) will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.

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