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Isaiah 14:8
New English Translation
Isaiah 14:8
New English Translation
8 The evergreens also rejoice over your demise,[a]
as do the cedars of Lebanon, singing,[b]
‘Since you fell asleep,[c]
no woodsman comes up to chop us down!’[d]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:8 tn Heb “concerning you.”
- Isaiah 14:8 tn The word “singing” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. Note that the personified trees speak in the second half of the verse.
- Isaiah 14:8 tn Heb “lay down” (in death); cf. NAB “laid to rest.”
- Isaiah 14:8 tn Heb “the [wood]cutter does not come up against us.”
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