55 For the Lord is laying Babylon waste
    and stilling her mighty voice.
(A)Their waves roar like many waters;
    the noise of their voice is raised,

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55 The Lord will destroy Babylon;
    he will silence(A) her noisy din.
Waves(B) of enemies will rage like great waters;
    the roar of their voices will resound.

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therefore, behold, the Lord is bringing up against them (A)the waters of (B)the River,[a] mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it (C)will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks, and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, (D)reaching even to the neck, and its (E)outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, (F)O Immanuel.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:7 That is, the Euphrates

therefore the Lord is about to bring against them
    the mighty floodwaters(A) of the Euphrates—
    the king of Assyria(B) with all his pomp.(C)
It will overflow all its channels,
    run over all its banks(D)
and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it,(E)
    passing through it and reaching up to the neck.
Its outspread wings(F) will cover the breadth of your land,
    Immanuel[a]!”(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:8 Immanuel means God with us.