Yesaya 16:8

16:8 For the fields of Heshbon are dried up,

as well as the vines of Sibmah.

The rulers of the nations trample all over its vines,

which reach Jazer and spread to the desert;

their shoots spread out and cross the sea.

Yesaya 22:11

22:11 You made a reservoir between the two walls

for the water of the old pool –

but you did not trust in ¹  the one who made it; ² 

you did not depend on ³  the one who formed it long ago!

Yesaya 25:6

25:6 The Lord who commands armies will hold a banquet for all the nations on this mountain. ⁴ 

At this banquet there will be plenty of meat and aged wine –

tender meat and choicest wine. ⁵ 

Yesaya 47:8

47:8 So now, listen to this,

O one who lives so lavishly, ⁶ 

who lives securely,

who says to herself, ⁷ 

‘I am unique! No one can compare to me! ⁸ 

I will never have to live as a widow;

I will never lose my children.’ ⁹ 

Yesaya 55:2

55:2 Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? ¹⁰ 

Why spend ¹¹  your hard-earned money ¹²  on something that will not satisfy?

Listen carefully ¹³  to me and eat what is nourishing! ¹⁴ 

Enjoy fine food! ¹⁵ 

Yesaya 55:7

55:7 The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle ¹⁶ 

and sinful people their plans. ¹⁷ 

They should return ¹⁸  to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, ¹⁹ 

and to their God, for he will freely forgive them. ²⁰ 

[22:11]  ¹ tn Heb “look at”; NAB, NRSV “did not look to.”

[22:11]  ² tn The antecedent of the third feminine singular suffix here and in the next line is unclear. The closest feminine noun is “pool” in the first half of the verse. Perhaps this “old pool” symbolizes the entire city, which had prospered because of God’s provision and protection through the years.

[22:11]  ³ tn Heb “did not see.”

[25:6]  ⁴ sn That is, Mount Zion (see 24:23); cf. TEV; NLT “In Jerusalem.”

[25:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “And the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts] will make for all the nations on this mountain a banquet of meats, a banquet of wine dregs, meats filled with marrow, dregs that are filtered.”

[47:8]  ⁶ tn Or perhaps, “voluptuous one” (NAB); NAB “you sensual one”; NLT “You are a pleasure-crazy kingdom.”

[47:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “the one who says in her heart.”

[47:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “I [am], and besides me there is no other.” See Zeph 2:15.

[47:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “I will not live [as] a widow, and I will not know loss of children.”

[55:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “for what is not food.”

[55:2]  ¹¹ tn The interrogative particle and the verb “spend” are understood here by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[55:2]  ¹² tn Heb “your labor,” which stands by metonymy for that which one earns.

[55:2]  ¹³ tn The infinitive absolute follows the imperative and lends emphasis to the exhortation.

[55:2]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “good” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[55:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Let your appetite delight in fine food.”

[55:2]  sn Nourishing, fine food here represents the blessings God freely offers. These include forgiveness, a new covenantal relationship with God, and national prominence (see vv. 3-6).

[55:7]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Let the wicked one abandon his way.” The singular is collective.

[55:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and the man of evil his thoughts.” The singular is collective.

[55:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “let him return.” The singular is collective, meaning “let them.”

[55:7]  ¹⁹ tn The imperfect with vav (ו) conjunctive after the jussive indicates purpose/result.

[55:7]  ²⁰ sn The appeal and promise of vv. 6-7 echoes the language of Deut 4:25-31; 30:1-10; and 1 Kgs 8:46-53, all of which anticipate the exile and speak of the prerequisites for restoration.