Isaias

Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible, Isaias, Ottley, Cambridge, 1904

13 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, for lack of knowledge: and their glory are men of famine, and their abundance dried up with thirst.

14 Therefore Sheol hath enlarged her appetite, and opened her mouth without measure: and her honour, and her abundance, and her uproar, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into her.

15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be. humbled:

16 And the LORD of Hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy sheweth himself holy in righteousness.

17 Then shall the lambs feed as (in) their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall sojourners eat.

[*](8. ‘earth,’ or, ‘land.’)[*](9. ‘If there be not...’ (a threat)=There shall be many... &c)[*](10. ‘vield,’ lit. ‘make,’ cf. ver. 2. 4.)[*](11. Or, as Greek, ‘wine shall inflame them.)[*](13. Lit. ‘his glory,’ abundance.’)[*](14. “enlarged her appetite,’ lit. ‘made broad her soul.’ Cf. lvi. 10 So the Greek. Or, ‘and he that rejoiceth in her shall descend.’)[*](15. ‘mean ’...‘mighty man,’ Heb. adam ... ish.)[*](16. Or, ‘by,’ ‘through judgment.’)

18 Woe, they that drag iniquity with cords of vanity, and (their) sin as it were with a cart rope:

19 That say, Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know;

20 Woe, they that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

21 Woe, they that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

22 Woe, they that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to ’strong drink:

23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the justice of the just from him!