15 For I am the Lord your God
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar(A)
his name is the Lord of Armies.
16 I have put my words in your mouth,(B)
and covered you in the shadow of my hand,(C)
in order to plant[a] the heavens,
to found the earth,
and to say to Zion, “You are my people.”

17 Wake yourself, wake yourself up!
Stand up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk the cup of his fury(D)
from the Lord’s hand;
you who have drunk the goblet to the dregs—
the cup that causes people to stagger.

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Footnotes

  1. 51:16 Syr reads to stretch out

15 For I am the Lord your God,
    who stirs up the sea(A) so that its waves roar(B)
    the Lord Almighty(C) is his name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth(D)
    and covered you with the shadow of my hand(E)
I who set the heavens in place,
    who laid the foundations of the earth,(F)
    and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.(G)’”

The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath

17 Awake, awake!(H)
    Rise up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord
    the cup(I) of his wrath,(J)
you who have drained to its dregs(K)
    the goblet that makes people stagger.(L)

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