28 (A)His breath is like an overflowing stream,
(B)Which reaches up to the neck,
To sift the nations with the sieve of futility;
And there shall be (C)a bridle in the jaws of the people,
Causing them to err.

29 You shall have a song
As in the night when a holy festival is kept,
And gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute,
To come into (D)the mountain of the Lord,
To [a]the Mighty One of Israel.
30 (E)The Lord will cause His glorious voice to be heard,
And show the descent of His arm,
With the indignation of His anger
And the flame of a devouring fire,
With scattering, tempest, (F)and hailstones.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:29 Lit. the Rock

28 His breath(A) is like a rushing torrent,(B)
    rising up to the neck.(C)
He shakes the nations in the sieve(D) of destruction;
    he places in the jaws of the peoples
    a bit(E) that leads them astray.
29 And you will sing
    as on the night you celebrate a holy festival;(F)
your hearts will rejoice(G)
    as when people playing pipes(H) go up
to the mountain(I) of the Lord,
    to the Rock(J) of Israel.
30 The Lord will cause people to hear his majestic voice(K)
    and will make them see his arm(L) coming down
with raging anger(M) and consuming fire,(N)
    with cloudburst, thunderstorm(O) and hail.(P)

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