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Isaiah 5:12-14
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 5:12-14
New Catholic Bible
12 Their feasts are marked with harps and lyres,
tambourines and flutes and wine.
But they never give thought to the deeds of the Lord,
or note what his hands have accomplished.
13 Therefore, my people shall end up in exile
because they have no knowledge of my deeds.
Their nobles are dying of hunger
and their masses are parched with thirst.
14 As a result, the netherworld has increased its appetite
and opened its jaws to an immeasurable extent,
swallowing the nobility of Jerusalem and her masses,
her throngs and all who exult in her.
Isaiah 5:12-14
New International Version
Isaiah 5:12-14
New International Version
12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets,
pipes(A) and timbrels(B) and wine,
but they have no regard(C) for the deeds of the Lord,
no respect for the work of his hands.(D)
13 Therefore my people will go into exile(E)
for lack of understanding;(F)
those of high rank(G) will die of hunger
and the common people will be parched with thirst.(H)
14 Therefore Death(I) expands its jaws,
opening wide its mouth;(J)
into it will descend their nobles and masses
with all their brawlers and revelers.(K)
Isaiah 5:12-14
English Standard Version
Isaiah 5:12-14
English Standard Version
12 (A)They have lyre and harp,
tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
(B)but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
or see the work of his hands.
13 Therefore my people go into exile
(C)for lack of knowledge;[a]
their (D)honored men go hungry,[b]
and their multitude is parched with thirst.
14 Therefore Sheol has (E)enlarged its appetite
and opened (F)its mouth beyond measure,
and the nobility of Jerusalem[c] and her multitude will go down,
her revelers and he who (G)exults in her.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:13 Or without their knowledge
- Isaiah 5:13 Or die of hunger
- Isaiah 5:14 Hebrew her nobility
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