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Listen to me, you who know righteousness,
    you people who have my instruction[a] in their hearts.
Don’t fear the insults of mortals,
    and don’t be dismayed at their hateful words.[b]
For moths will eat them up just like a garment,
    and worms will devour them like wool;
but my deliverance will last[c] forever,
    and my salvation to all generations.

“Awake! Awake! Clothe yourself with strength,
    you arm[d] of the Lord!
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of long ago.
Was it not you who split apart[e] Rehob,[f]
    who pierced that sea monster through?[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:7 Or Law
  2. Isaiah 51:7 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab; spelling differs from MT; LXX reads contempt
  3. Isaiah 51:8 Lit. be
  4. Isaiah 51:9 I.e. the Messiah
  5. Isaiah 51:9 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac Vulg (cf. Job 26:12). MT LXXmss read cut in pieces
  6. Isaiah 51:9 So 1QIsaa MT qere reads Rahab
  7. Isaiah 51:9 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac MT Vulg; LXX lacks Was it…through?

“Hear me, you who know what is right,(A)
    you people who have taken my instruction to heart:(B)
Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals
    or be terrified by their insults.(C)
For the moth will eat them up like a garment;(D)
    the worm(E) will devour them like wool.
But my righteousness will last forever,(F)
    my salvation through all generations.”

Awake, awake,(G) arm(H) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(I)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(J)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(K) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(L) through?

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