in the third year of his reign (A)he held a banquet for all his officials and attendants, the army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the officials of his provinces, in his presence.

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and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet(A) for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.

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12 Therefore on that day the Lord [a]God of armies called you to (A)weeping, to wailing,
To (B)shaving the head, and to wearing sackcloth.
13 Instead, there is (C)joy and jubilation,
Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,
Eating of meat and drinking of wine:
(D)Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
14 But the Lord of armies revealed Himself [b]to me:
“Certainly this (E)wrongdoing (F)will not be [c]forgiven you
(G)Until you die,” says the Lord [d]God of armies.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:12 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Isaiah 22:14 Lit in my ears
  3. Isaiah 22:14 Lit atoned for
  4. Isaiah 22:14 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

12 The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    called you on that day(A)
to weep(B) and to wail,
    to tear out your hair(C) and put on sackcloth.(D)
13 But see, there is joy and revelry,(E)
    slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep,
    eating of meat and drinking of wine!(F)
“Let us eat and drink,” you say,
    “for tomorrow we die!”(G)

14 The Lord Almighty has revealed this in my hearing:(H) “Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned(I) for,” says the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

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