Yesaya 14:27

14:27 Indeed, ¹  the Lord who commands armies has a plan,

and who can possibly frustrate it?

His hand is ready to strike,

and who can possibly stop it? ² 

Yesaya 14:32

14:32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? ³ 

Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure;

the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.

Yesaya 19:4

19:4 I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master;

a powerful king will rule over them,”

says the sovereign master, ⁴  the Lord who commands armies.

Yesaya 38:15

38:15 What can I say?

He has decreed and acted. ⁵ 

I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief. ⁶ 

Yesaya 42:1

The Lord Commissions His Special Servant

42:1 ⁷ “Here is my servant whom I support,

my chosen one in whom I take pleasure.

I have placed my spirit on him;

he will make just decrees ⁸  for the nations. ⁹ 

Yesaya 44:3

44:3 For I will pour water on the parched ground ¹⁰ 

and cause streams to flow ¹¹  on the dry land.

I will pour my spirit on your offspring

and my blessing on your children.

Yesaya 51:17

51:17 Wake up! Wake up!

Get up, O Jerusalem!

You drank from the cup the Lord passed to you,

which was full of his anger! ¹² 

You drained dry

the goblet full of intoxicating wine. ¹³ 

Yesaya 54:5

54:5 For your husband is the one who made you –

the Lord who commands armies is his name.

He is your protector, ¹⁴  the Holy One of Israel. ¹⁵ 

He is called “God of the entire earth.”

[14:27]  ¹ tn Or “For” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[14:27]  ² tn Heb “His hand is outstretched and who will turn it back?”

[14:32]  ³ sn The question forces the Philistines to consider the dilemma they will face – surrender and oppression, or battle and death.

[19:4]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[38:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he has spoken and he has acted.”

[38:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “because of the bitterness of my soul.”

[42:1]  ⁷ sn Verses 1-7 contain the first of Isaiah’s “servant songs,” which describe the ministry of a special, ideal servant who accomplishes God’s purposes for Israel and the nations. This song depicts the servant as a just king who brings justice to the earth and relief for the oppressed. The other songs appear in 49:1-13; 50:4-11; and 52:13-53:12.

[42:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “he will bring out justice” (cf. ASV, NASB, NRSV).

[42:1]  ⁹ sn Like the ideal king portrayed in Isa 11:1-9, the servant is energized by the divine spirit and establishes justice on the earth.

[44:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the thirsty.” Parallelism suggests that dry ground is in view (see “dry land” in the next line.)

[44:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and streams”; KJV “floods.” The verb “cause…to flow” is supplied in the second line for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[51:17]  ¹² tn Heb “[you] who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his anger.”

[51:17]  ¹³ tn Heb “the goblet, the cup [that causes] staggering, you drank, you drained.”

[54:5]  ¹⁴ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[54:5]  ¹⁵ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.