|
14 And YHWH cuts off head and tail from Israel, || Branch and reed—the same day. 15 Elderly and accepted of faces—he [is] the head, || And prophet teaching falsehood—he [is] the tail. 16 And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, || And its eulogized ones are consumed. 17 Therefore, the Lord does not rejoice over its young men, || And He does not pity its orphans and its widows, || For everyone [is] profane, and an evildoer, || And every mouth is speaking folly. With all this His anger has not turned back, || And His hand is still stretched out. 18 For wickedness has burned as a fire, || It devours brier and thorn, || And it kindles in thickets of the forest, || And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke! 19 In the wrath of YHWH of Hosts || The land has been consumed, || And the people is as fuel of fire; A man has no pity on his brother, 20 And cuts down on the right, and has been hungry, || And he devours on the left, || And they have not been satisfied, || They each devour the flesh of his own arm. 21 Manasseh—Ephraim, and Ephraim—Manasseh, || Together they [are] against Judah, || With all this His anger has not turned back. And His hand is still stretched out! Isaiah 9:14-21, Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press.
|
