27 Behold, [a]the Name of the Lord cometh from far, his face is burning, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a devouring fire.

28 And his spirit is as a river that overfloweth up to the neck: it divideth asunder, to fan the nations with the fan of [b]vanity, and there shall be a bridle to cause them to err in the jaws of the people.

29 But there shall be a song unto you as in the [c]night, when a solemn feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as he that cometh with a pipe to go unto the mount of the Lord, to the Mighty one of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:27 This threatening is against the Assyrians the chief enemies of the people of God.
  2. Isaiah 30:28 To drive thee to nothing: and thus God consumeth the wicked by that means, whereby he cleanseth his.
  3. Isaiah 30:29 Ye shall rejoice at the destruction of your enemies, as they that sung for joy of the solemn feast, which began in the evening.

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