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Isaiah 28:21
New English Translation
Isaiah 28:21
New English Translation
21 For the Lord will rise up, as he did at Mount Perazim;[a]
he will rouse himself, as he did in the Valley of Gibeon,[b]
to accomplish his work,
his peculiar work,
to perform his task,
his strange task.[c]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 28:21 sn This probably alludes to David’s victory over the Philistines at Baal Perazim. See 2 Sam 5:20.
- Isaiah 28:21 sn This probably alludes to the Lord’s victory over the Canaanites at Gibeon, during the days of Joshua. See Josh 10:10-11.
- Isaiah 28:21 sn God’s judgment of his own people is called “his peculiar work” and “his strange task,” because he must deal with them the way he treated their enemies in the past.
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