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Isaiah 28:5-7
New English Translation
Isaiah 28:5-7
New English Translation
5 At that time[a] the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will become a beautiful crown
and a splendid diadem for the remnant of his people.
6 He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions,
and strength to those who defend the city from attackers.[b]
7 Even these men[c] stagger because of wine;
they stumble around because of beer—
priests and prophets stagger because of beer,
they are confused[d] because of wine,
they stumble around because of beer;
they stagger while seeing prophetic visions,[e]
they totter while making legal decisions.[f]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 28:5 tn Or “in that day” (KJV).
- Isaiah 28:6 tn Heb “and [he will become] a spirit of justice for the one who sits [i.e., presides] over judgment, // and strength [for] the ones who turn back battle at the city gate.” The Lord will provide internal stability and national security.
- Isaiah 28:7 tn Heb “these.” The demonstrative pronoun anticipates “priests and prophets” two lines later.
- Isaiah 28:7 tn According to HALOT 135 s.v. III בלע, the verb form is derived from בָּלַע (balaʿ, “confuse”), not the more common בָּלַע (“swallow”). See earlier notes at 3:12 and 9:16.
- Isaiah 28:7 tn Heb “in the seeing.”
- Isaiah 28:7 tn Heb “[in] giving a decision.”
Isaiah 28:5-7
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Isaiah 28:5-7
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Isaiah 28:5-7
King James Version
Isaiah 28:5-7
King James Version
5 In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
7 But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
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