Then the Lord said to Noah, “I have seen that you are a good man, even among the evil people of this time. So gather your family and all of you go into the boat.
Isaiah 26:20 - Easy To Read Version My people, go into your rooms.\par Lock your doors.\par Hide in your rooms for a short time.\par Hide until God’s anger is finished.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Come, my people, enter your chambers and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the [Lord's] wrath is past. American Standard Version (1901) Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. Common English Bible Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Take cover, for in a little while the fury will be over. Catholic Public Domain Version Go, my people! Enter your chambers. Close your doors behind you. Conceal yourselves for a very brief time, until the indignation has passed over you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Go, my people, enter into thy chambers, shut thy doors upon thee, hide thyself a little for a moment, until the indignation pass away. |
Then the Lord said to Noah, “I have seen that you are a good man, even among the evil people of this time. So gather your family and all of you go into the boat.
All these animals went into the boat in groups of two, just like God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind him.
“I wish you would hide me in my grave.\par I wish you would hide me there,\par until your anger is gone.\par Then you could pick a time\par to remember me.\par
Protect me like the pupil {\cf2\super [90]} of your eye.\par Hide me in the shadow of your wings.\par
The Lord will protect me\par when I am in danger.\par He will hide me in his tent. {\cf2\super [163]} \par He will take me up\par to his place of safety.\par
God was angry,\par so the decision was “death.”\par But he showed his love,\par and gave me “life.”\par At night,\par I lay crying.\par The next morning,\par I was happy and singing!\par
Bad people join together to hurt good people.\par Those bad people try to start fights.\par But you hide those good people\par and protect them.\par You protect them in your shelter.\par
God, you are a hiding place for me.\par You protect me from my troubles.\par You surround me and protect me.\par So I sing about the way you saved me.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [201]})\i0 \par
God, be merciful to me.\par Be kind because my soul trusts you.\par I have come to you for protection,\par while the trouble passes.\par
I pray to God Most High for help.\par And God takes care of me completely!\par
You can go to God Most-High to hide.\par You can go to the God All-Powerful\par for protection.\par
You can go to God for protection.\par He will protect you\par like a bird spreading its wings\par over its babies.\par God will be like a shield and a wall protecting you.\par
God, you will help that person stay calm\par when trouble comes.\par You will help him stay calm\par until the evil people are put in their grave.\par
There is much strength in the name of the Lord. It is like a strong tower. Good people can run to him and be safe.
Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way. But foolish people go straight to the trouble and suffer because of it.
But after a short time my anger will stop. I will be satisfied that Assyria has punished you enough.”
\{God will say,\} “I will use Assyria {\cf2\super [113]} like a stick. In anger, I will use Assyria to punish Israel.
The Lord and this army\par are coming from a faraway land.\par They are coming from beyond the horizon.\par The Lord will use this army like a weapon\par to show his anger.\par This army will destroy the whole country.”\par
The Lord is angry at all the nations and their armies. The Lord will destroy them all. He will cause them all to be killed.
\{“My servant,\} I will give you the words I want you to say. And I will cover you with my hands and protect you. I will use you to make the new heaven and earth. I will use you to tell Israel, ‘You are my people.’”
“My people, listen to me!\par My decisions will be like lights\par showing people how to live.\par
You will see the things that you truly enjoy.\par You will be free and grow like grass.\par The Lord’s servants will see his power,\par but the Lord’s enemies will see his anger.\par
I will give the priests plenty of food.\par And my people will be filled and satisfied\par with the good things I give them.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par
I only gave them this command: ‘Obey me and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do all that I command, and good things will happen to you.
“So tell those people these things: The Lord our Master says, ‘It is true, I forced my people to go far away to other nations. I did scatter them among many countries. But I will be their temple for a short time while they are in those other countries.
“‘The northern king will do whatever he wants. He will brag about himself. He will praise himself and think that he is even better than a god. He will say things that no one has ever heard of. He will say those things against the God of gods. He will be successful until all the bad things have happened. What God has planned to happen will happen.
All you humble people, come to the Lord! Obey his laws. Learn to do good things. Learn to be humble. Maybe then you will be safe when the Lord shows his anger.
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets. {\cf2\super [361]} You kill with rocks those men that God sent to you. Many, many times I wanted to help your people. I wanted to gather your people together like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you did not let me.
When you pray, you should go into your room and close the door. Then pray to your Father. He is there in that secret place. Your Father can see the things that are done in secret. And he will reward you.