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“Awake! Awake! Clothe yourself with strength,
    you arm[a] of the Lord!
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of long ago.
Was it not you who split apart[b] Rehob,[c]
    who pierced that sea monster through?[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:9 I.e. the Messiah
  2. Isaiah 51:9 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac Vulg (cf. Job 26:12). MT LXXmss read cut in pieces
  3. Isaiah 51:9 So 1QIsaa MT qere reads Rahab
  4. Isaiah 51:9 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac MT Vulg; LXX lacks Was it…through?

Awake, awake,(A) arm(B) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(C)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(D)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(E) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(F) through?

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