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11 [a] I will punish the world for its evil,[b]
and wicked people for their sin.
I will put an end to the pride of the insolent,
I will bring down the arrogance of tyrants.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:11 sn The Lord is definitely speaking (again?) at this point. See the note at v. 4.
  2. Isaiah 13:11 tn Or “I will bring disaster on the world.” Hebrew רָעָה (raʿah) could refer to the judgment (i.e., disaster, calamity) or to the evil that prompts it. The structure of the parallel line favors the latter interpretation.
  3. Isaiah 13:11 tn Or perhaps, “the violent”; cf. NASB, NIV “the ruthless.”

11 I will punish(A) the world for its evil,
    the wicked(B) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty(C)
    and will humble(D) the pride of the ruthless.(E)

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