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Isaiah 37:22
New English Translation
Isaiah 37:22
New English Translation
22 this is what the Lord says about him:[a]
“‘The virgin daughter Zion[b]
despises you—she makes fun of you;
daughter Jerusalem
shakes her head after you.[c]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 37:22 tn Heb “this is the word which the Lord has spoken about him.”
- Isaiah 37:22 sn Zion (Jerusalem) is pictured here as a young, vulnerable daughter whose purity is being threatened by the would-be Assyrian rapist. The personification hints at the reality which the young girls of the city would face if the Assyrians conquered it.
- Isaiah 37:22 sn Shaking the head was a mocking gesture of derision.
Isaiah 37:22
New International Version
Isaiah 37:22
New International Version
22 this is the word the Lord has spoken against him:
Isaiah 37:22
King James Version
Isaiah 37:22
King James Version
22 This is the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
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