Yesaya 15:9

15:9 Indeed, the waters of Dimon ¹  are full of blood!

Indeed, I will heap even more trouble on Dimon. ² 

A lion will attack ³  the Moabite fugitives

and the people left in the land.

Yesaya 19:14

19:14 The Lord has made them undiscerning; ⁴ 

they lead Egypt astray in all she does,

so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit. ⁵ 

Yesaya 34:11

34:11 Owls and wild animals ⁶  will live there, ⁷ 

all kinds of wild birds ⁸  will settle in it.

The Lord ⁹  will stretch out over her

the measuring line of ruin

and the plumb line ¹⁰  of destruction. ¹¹ 

Yesaya 60:5

60:5 Then you will look and smile, ¹² 

you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. ¹³ 

For the riches of distant lands ¹⁴  will belong to you

and the wealth of nations will come to you.

Yesaya 65:11

65:11 But as for you who abandon the Lord

and forget about worshiping at ¹⁵  my holy mountain,

who prepare a feast for the god called ‘Fortune,’ ¹⁶ 

and fill up wine jugs for the god called ‘Destiny’ ¹⁷  –

[15:9]  ¹ tc The Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a reads “Dibon” instead of “Dimon” in this verse.

[15:9]  ² tn Heb “Indeed I will place on Dimon added things.” Apparently the Lord is speaking.

[15:9]  ³ tn The words “will attack” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[19:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Lord has mixed into her midst a spirit of blindness.”

[19:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “like the going astray of a drunkard in his vomit.”

[34:11]  ⁶ tn קָאַת (qa’at) refers to some type of bird (cf. Lev 11:18; Deut 14:17) that was typically found near ruins (see Zeph 2:14). קִפּוֹד (qippod) may also refer to a type of bird (NAB “hoot owl”; NIV “screech owl”; TEV “ravens”), but some have suggested a rodent may be in view (cf. NCV “small animals”; ASV “porcupine”; NASB, NRSV “hedgehog”).

[34:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “will possess it” (so NIV).

[34:11]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew text has יַנְשׁוֹף וְעֹרֵב (yanshof vÿ’orev). Both the יַנְשׁוֹף (“owl”; see Lev 11:17; Deut 14:16) and עֹרֵב (“raven”; Lev 11:15; Deut 14:14) were types of wild birds.

[34:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[34:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “stones,” i.e., the stones used in a plumb bob.

[34:11]  ¹¹ sn The metaphor in v. 11b emphasizes that God has carefully planned Edom’s demise.

[60:5]  ¹² tn Or “shine,” or “be radiant” (NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[60:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “and it will tremble and be wide, your heart.”

[60:5]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the wealth of the sea,” i.e., wealth that is transported from distant lands via the sea.

[65:11]  ¹⁵ tn The Hebrew text has simply, “forget.” The words “about worshiping at” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[65:11]  ¹⁶ tn The Hebrew has לַגַּד (laggad, “for Gad”), the name of a pagan deity. See HALOT 176 s.v. II גַּד 2.

[65:11]  ¹⁷ tn The Hebrew has לַמְנִי (lamni, “for Meni”), the name of a pagan deity. See HALOT 602 s.v. מְגִי.