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Isaiah 37:22-24
New English Translation
Isaiah 37:22-24
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]
23 Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at?
At whom have you shouted
and looked so arrogantly?[d]
At the Holy One of Israel![e]
24 Through your messengers you taunted the Lord,[f]
“With my many chariots I climbed up
the high mountains,
the slopes of Lebanon.
I cut down its tall cedars
and its best evergreens.
I invaded its remotest regions,[g]
its thickest woods.
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 37:23 tn Heb “and lifted your eyes on high?” Cf. NIV “lifted your eyes in pride”; NRSV “haughtily lifted your eyes.”
- Isaiah 37:23 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
- Isaiah 37:24 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay).
- Isaiah 37:24 tn Heb “the height of its extremity”; ASV “its farthest height.”
Isaiah 37:22-24
New International Version
Isaiah 37:22-24
New International Version
22 this is the word the Lord has spoken against him:
“Virgin Daughter(A) Zion(B)
despises and mocks you.
Daughter Jerusalem
tosses her head(C) as you flee.
23 Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed?(D)
Against whom have you raised your voice(E)
and lifted your eyes in pride?(F)
Against the Holy One(G) of Israel!
24 By your messengers
you have ridiculed the Lord.
And you have said,
‘With my many chariots(H)
I have ascended the heights of the mountains,
the utmost heights(I) of Lebanon.(J)
I have cut down its tallest cedars,
the choicest of its junipers.(K)
I have reached its remotest heights,
the finest of its forests.
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