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Isaiah 30:11-13
New English Translation
Isaiah 30:11-13
New English Translation
11 Turn aside from the way;
stray off the path.[a]
Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel.”[b]
12 For this reason this is what the Holy One of Israel says:
“You have rejected this message;[c]
you trust instead in your ability to oppress and trick,[d]
and rely on that kind of behavior.[e]
13 So this sin will become your downfall.
You will be like a high wall
that bulges and cracks and is ready to collapse;
it crumbles suddenly, in a flash.[f]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 30:11 sn The imagery refers to the way or path of truth, as revealed by God to the prophet.
- Isaiah 30:11 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
- Isaiah 30:12 tn The sentence actually begins with the word “because.” In the Hebrew text vv. 12-13 are one long sentence.
- Isaiah 30:12 tn Heb “and you trust in oppression and cunning.”
- Isaiah 30:12 tn Heb “and you lean on it”; NAB “and depend on it.”
- Isaiah 30:13 tn The verse reads literally, “So this sin will become for you like a breach ready to fall, bulging on a high wall, the breaking of which comes suddenly, in a flash.” Their sin produces guilt and will result in judgment. Like a wall that collapses their fall will be swift and sudden.
New English Translation (NET)
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