Yesaya 10:19-21

10:19 There will be so few trees left in his forest,

a child will be able to count them. ¹ 

10:20 At that time ²  those left in Israel, those who remain of the family ³  of Jacob, will no longer rely on a foreign leader that abuses them. ⁴  Instead they will truly ⁵  rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. ⁶  10:21 A remnant will come back, a remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. ⁷ 

Yesaya 28:5-6

28:5 At that time ⁸  the Lord who commands armies will become a beautiful crown

and a splendid diadem for the remnant of his people.

28:6 He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions,

and strength to those who defend the city from attackers. ⁹ 

Yesaya 37:4

37:4 Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all these things the chief adviser has spoken on behalf of his master, the king of Assyria, who sent him to taunt the living God. ¹⁰  When the Lord your God hears, perhaps he will punish him for the things he has said. ¹¹  So pray for this remnant that remains.’” ¹² 

[10:19]  ¹ tn Heb “and the rest of the trees of his forest will be counted, and a child will record them.”

[10:20]  ² tn Or “in that day.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[10:20]  ³ tn Heb “house” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[10:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “on one who strikes him down.” This individual is the king (“foreign leader”) of the oppressing nation (which NLT specifies as “the Assyrians”).

[10:20]  ⁵ tn Or “sincerely”; KJV, ASV, NAB, NRSV “in truth.”

[10:20]  ⁶ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[10:21]  ⁷ tn The referent of אֵל גִּבּוֹר (’el gibbor, “mighty God”) is uncertain. The title appears only here and in 9:6, where it is one of the royal titles of the coming ideal Davidic king. (Similar titles appear in Deut 10:17 and Neh 9:32 [“the great, mighty, and awesome God”] and in Jer 32:18 [“the great and mighty God”]. Both titles refer to God.) Though Hos 3:5 pictures Israel someday seeking “David their king,” and provides some support for a messianic interpretation of Isa 10:21, the Davidic king is not mentioned in the immediate context of Isa 10:21 (see Isa 11, however). The preceding verse mentions Israel relying on the Lord, so it is likely that the title refers to God here.

[28:5]  ⁸ tn Or “in that day” (KJV).

[28:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “and [he will become] a spirit of justice for the one who sits [i.e., presides] over judgment, // and strength [for] the ones who turn back battle at the city gate.” The Lord will provide internal stability and national security.

[37:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all the words of the chief adviser whom his master, the king of Assyria, sent to taunt the living God.”

[37:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and rebuke the words which the Lord your God hears.”

[37:4]  ¹² tn Heb “and lift up a prayer on behalf of the remnant that is found.”