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Isaiah 42:13-15
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 42:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 The Lord marches forth like a hero;
like a warrior he stirs up his fury.
He shouts forth his battle cry
and triumphs against his foes.[a]
14 For a long time I have restrained myself;
I have maintained my silence and held my peace.
Now I will cry out like a woman in labor,
gasping and panting.
15 I will lay waste mountains and hills
and dry up all their vegetation.
I will convert rivers into islands
and dry up the pools.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:13 The depiction of God as a warrior in order to indicate his intervention in history is common in Old Testament epic and lyrical poetry beginning with the Canticle of Deborah (Jdg 5:4).
