11 So I will (A)punish the world for its evil
And the (B)wicked for their wrongdoing;
I will also put an end to the (C)audacity of the proud
And humiliate the (D)arrogance of the [a](E)tyrants.

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  1. Isaiah 13:11 Or violent

11 I will punish(A) the world for its evil,
    the wicked(B) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty(C)
    and will humble(D) the pride of the ruthless.(E)

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12 Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says:

(A)Since you have rejected this word
And have put your trust in (B)oppression and crookedness, and have relied on them,
13 Therefore this (C)wrongdoing will be to you
Like a (D)breach about to fall,
A bulge in a high wall,
Whose collapse comes (E)suddenly in an instant,
14 Whose collapse is like the smashing of a (F)potter’s jar,
[a]So ruthlessly shattered
That a shard will not be found among its pieces
To [b]take fire from a hearth
Or to scoop water from a cistern.”

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  1. Isaiah 30:14 Lit Crushed, it will not be spared
  2. Isaiah 30:14 Lit snatch up

12 Therefore this is what the Holy One(A) of Israel says:

“Because you have rejected this message,(B)
    relied on oppression(C)
    and depended on deceit,
13 this sin will become for you
    like a high wall,(D) cracked and bulging,
    that collapses(E) suddenly,(F) in an instant.
14 It will break in pieces like pottery,(G)
    shattered so mercilessly
that among its pieces not a fragment will be found
    for taking coals from a hearth
    or scooping water out of a cistern.”

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Behold, it is written before Me:
I will (A)not keep silent, but (B)I will repay;
I will even repay [a]into their laps,
Both your own (C)wrongdoings and the wrongdoings of your fathers together,” says the Lord.
“Because they have (D)burned incense on the mountains
And (E)scorned Me on the hills,
Therefore I will (F)measure their former work [b]into their laps.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:6 I.e., individually and fully
  2. Isaiah 65:7 I.e., individually and fully

“See, it stands written before me:
    I will not keep silent(A) but will pay back(B) in full;
    I will pay it back into their laps(C)
both your sins(D) and the sins of your ancestors,”(E)
    says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
    and defied me on the hills,(F)
I will measure into their laps
    the full payment(G) for their former deeds.”

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