17 Therefore the Lord does (A)not take pleasure in their young men,
(B)Nor does He have pity on their [a]orphans or their widows;
For every one of them is (C)godless and an (D)evildoer,
And every (E)mouth is speaking foolishness.
(F)In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:17 Or fatherless

“You who have (A)forsaken Me,” declares the Lord,
“You keep (B)going backward.
So I will (C)stretch out My hand against you and destroy you;
I am (D)tired of relenting!

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God Will Restore Israel to Her Land

33 “As I live,” declares the Lord God, “surely with a mighty hand and with an (A)outstretched arm and with wrath poured out, I shall be (B)king over you. 34 I will (C)bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with (D)wrath poured out;

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