13 I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living.(A)

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13 I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord(A)
    in the land of the living.(B)

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He was taken away because of oppression and judgment,
and who considered his fate?[a]
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
he was struck because of my people’s rebellion.

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  1. 53:8 Or and as for his generation, who considered him?

By oppression[a] and judgment(A) he was taken away.
    Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;(B)
    for the transgression(C) of my people he was punished.[b]

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  1. Isaiah 53:8 Or From arrest
  2. Isaiah 53:8 Or generation considered / that he was cut off from the land of the living, / that he was punished for the transgression of my people?

20 then I will bring you down to be with those who descend to the Pit,(A) to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the underworld[a] like[b] the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or display your splendor[c] in the land of the living.(B)

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  1. 26:20 Lit the lower parts of the earth
  2. 26:20 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss, Syr read in
  3. 26:20 LXX reads or appear

20 then I will bring you down with those who go down to the pit,(A) to the people of long ago. I will make you dwell in the earth below, as in ancient ruins, with those who go down to the pit, and you will not return or take your place[a] in the land of the living.(B)

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  1. Ezekiel 26:20 Septuagint; Hebrew return, and I will give glory