19 They will fear the name of the Lord in the west
and his glory in the east;[a](A)
for he will come like a rushing stream(B)
driven by the wind of the Lord.
20 “The Redeemer(C) will come to Zion,
and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression.”(D)
This is the Lord’s declaration.

21 “As for me, this is my covenant with them,”(E) says the Lord: “My Spirit who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth,(F) will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children’s children, from now on and forever,” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 59:19 Lit sunrise

19 From the west,(A) people will fear the name of the Lord,
    and from the rising of the sun,(B) they will revere his glory.(C)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
    that the breath(D) of the Lord drives along.[a]

20 “The Redeemer(E) will come to Zion,(F)
    to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,”(G)
declares the Lord.

21 “As for me, this is my covenant(H) with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit,(I) who is on you, will not depart from you,(J) and my words that I have put in your mouth(K) will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:19 Or When enemies come in like a flood, / the Spirit of the Lord will put them to flight