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13 Why do you forget[a] the Lord, who made you,
who stretched out the sky[b]
and founded the earth?
Why do you constantly tremble all day long[c]
at the anger of the oppressor,
when he makes plans to destroy?
Where is the anger of the oppressor?[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:13 tn Heb “and that you forget.”
  2. Isaiah 51:13 tn Or “the heavens” (also in v. 16). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
  3. Isaiah 51:13 tn Heb “and that you tremble constantly all the day.”
  4. Isaiah 51:13 tn The question anticipates the answer, “Ready to disappear!” See v. 14.

13 that you forget(A) the Lord your Maker,(B)
    who stretches out the heavens(C)
    and who lays the foundations of the earth,
that you live in constant terror(D) every day
    because of the wrath of the oppressor,
    who is bent on destruction?
For where is the wrath of the oppressor?(E)

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