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11 But the Lord has raised adversaries[a] from Rezin[b] against him,
    and he stirs up his enemies—
12 Arameans from the east
    and Philistines from the west—
and they devour Israel with open mouths!

“Yet[c] for all this, his anger has not turned away,
    and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike.”[d]

Judgment for Not Repenting

13 “But the people have not returned to rely[e] on[f] him who struck them,
    nor have they sought the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:11 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; other MT mss. read princes
  2. Isaiah 9:11 So 1QIsaa MT; LXX lacks from Rezin
  3. Isaiah 9:12 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac; the Heb. lacks Yet
  4. Isaiah 9:12 DSS MT lack ready to strike
  5. Isaiah 9:13 1QIsaa MT LXX lack to rely
  6. Isaiah 9:13 So 1QIsaa; MT reads toward; LXX reads until