Isaiah 9:19-21

Contemporary English Version

¹⁹The Lord All-Powerful was angry and used the people as fuel for a fire that scorched the land. They turned against each other ²⁰like wild animals attacking and eating everyone around them, even their own relatives.^[a] But still they were not satisfied. ²¹The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh turned against each other, then joined forces to attack Judah. But the Lord was still angry and ready to punish the nation even more.

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Footnotes

9.20 their own relatives: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

Isaiah 9:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹By the wrath^(A) of the Lord Almighty
    the land will be scorched^(B)
and the people will be fuel for the fire;^(C)
    they will not spare one another.^(D)
²⁰On the right they will devour,
    but still be hungry;^(E)
on the left they will eat,^(F)
    but not be satisfied.
Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring^[a]:
²¹    Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;^(G)
    together they will turn against Judah.^(H)