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Isaiah 21:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Isaiah 21:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 A harsh vision has been announced to me:
“The traitor betrays,
the despoiler spoils.(A)
Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media;[a]
put an end to all its groaning!”(B)
Footnotes
- 21:2 Elam…Media: nations which, under the leadership of Cyrus, captured Babylon in 539 B.C. End to all its groaning: those who were captive of Babylon will be freed.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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