27 Their inhabitants have become powerless,
dismayed, and ashamed.
They are plants of the field,
tender grass,
grass on the rooftops,
blasted by the east wind.[a]

28 But I know[b] your sitting down,
your going out and your coming in,(A)
and your raging against Me.
29 Because your raging against Me
and your arrogance have reached My ears,(B)
I will put My hook in your nose(C)
and My bit in your mouth;(D)
I will make you go back
the way you came.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 37:27 DSS; MT reads rooftops, field before standing grain
  2. Isaiah 37:28 DSS read know your rising up and

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