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Isaiah 43:27

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43:27The father of your nation30 sinned;

your spokesmen31 rebelled against me.

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Footnotes

  1. 30 Heb “your first father.” This could refer to Abraham (see 51:2), but elsewhere in Isaiah he does not appear in a negative light (see 29:22; 41:8; 63:16). A more likely candidate is Jacob/Israel, also referred to as the nation’s “father” elsewhere (see 58:14; 63:16).
  2. 31 On the meaning of the term לִיץ (lits), see מֵלִיץ. This may refer to the nation’s prophets, priests, and/or kings.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Your first father sinned,

and your mediators transgressed against me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Your first father sinned;

those I sent to teach you rebelled against me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Your first father sinned,

and your mediators have rebelled against me.

NLTNew Living Translation

From the very beginning, your first ancestor sinned against me;

all your leaders broke my laws.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Your first ancestor sinned,

and your representatives transgressed against me.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thy first father hath sinned,

And thy teachers have transgressed against me.