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Isaiah 1:19–20

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1:19If you have a willing attitude and obey,49

then you will again eat the good crops of the land.

1:20But if you refuse and rebel,

you will be devoured50 by the sword.”

Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.51

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Footnotes

  1. 49 Heb “listen”; “obedient”; “If you consent and obey.”
  2. 50 The wordplay in the Hebrew draws attention to the options. The people can obey, in which case they will “eat” v. 19 (תֹּאכֵלוּ [to’khelu], Qal active participle of אָכַל) God’s blessing, or they can disobey, in which case they will be devoured (Heb “eaten,” תְּאֻכְּלוּ, [té’ukkélu], Qal passive/Pual of אָכַל) by God’s judgment.
  3. 51 Heb “for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” The introductory כִּי (ki) may be asseverative (as reflected in the translation) or causal/explanatory, explaining why the option chosen by the people will become reality (it is guaranteed by the divine word).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If you are willing and obedient,

you shall eat the good of the land;

but if you refuse and rebel,

you shall be eaten by the sword;

for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If you are willing and obedient,

you will eat the good things of the land;

but if you resist and rebel,

you will be devoured by the sword.”

For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If you are willing and obedient,

you will eat the good things of the land.

But if you refuse and rebel,

you will be devoured by the sword.”

For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

NLTNew Living Translation

If you will only obey me,

you will have plenty to eat.

But if you turn away and refuse to listen,

you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies.

I, the Lord, have spoken!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

If you are willing and you are obedient,

you shall eat the good of the land.

But if you refuse and you rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword.

For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”

KJV 1900King James Version

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

But if ye refuse and rebel,

Ye shall be devoured with the sword:

For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.