Isaias

Septuaginta

Septuaginta. The Book of Isaiah According to the Septuagint (Codex Alexandrinus). Ottley, Richard, Rusden, editor. Cambridge: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.

9 What better things have I set up, as clay of the potter? shall the plowman plow the earth? shall the clay say to the potter, What doest thou, for thou workest not, neither hast hands?

[*](1. Α reads, ‘thou hast taken hold...’)[*](2. ‘before thee,’)[*](3. ‘unseen’ omitted by A*: if it be read, ‘hidden’ may be taken with the ﬁrst clause.)[*](5. ‘none other beside me.’)[*](5 ﬁn. ‘thou knewest me not,’ ℵBQ. ‘I strengthened thee, and thou...’)[*](6. Omit ‘and that...’)[*](8. ‘let her (the earth) cause righteousness to spring ’ ℵQ: ‘let her (?) proclaim righteousness,’)[*](9. ‘plow the earth all the day,’)

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10 He that saith to the father, What wilt thou beget? or to the mother, Where wilt thou travail ?

11 For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, that maketh the things to come; Ask ye me concerning my sons and concerning my daughters, and concerning the works of my hands give me a charge.

12 I made the earth, and man upon it; I with my hand established the heaven, I commanded all the stars.

13 I raised him up with righteousness, and all his ways (shall be) straight; he shall build my city, and shall turn the captivity of my people, not with ransom, nor with gifts, saith the Lord of hosts.

14 Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, Egypt is weary, and the merchandise of the Ethiopians: and the men of Saba, men of lofty stature, shall pass over unto thee, and shall slaves unto thee, and shall follow behind thee, bound with manacles, and worship before thee, and in thee shall they pray: for in thee is God, and they shall say, There is no God beside thee.

15 For thou an God, and we knew it not, O God of Israel, Saviour.

16 All they that resist him shall be ashamed, and turned back- ward, and shall walk in shame. Be ye made new toward me, ye isles.