Yesaya 17:8
Konteks17:8 They will no longer trust in 1 the altars their hands made,
or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made. 2
Yesaya 19:18
Konteks19:18 At that time five cities 3 in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord who commands armies. One will be called the City of the Sun. 4
[17:8] 1 tn Heb “he will not gaze toward.”
[17:8] 2 tn Heb “and that which his fingers made he will not see, the Asherah poles and the incense altars.”
[19:18] 3 sn The significance of the number “five” in this context is uncertain. For a discussion of various proposals, see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:376-77.
[19:18] 4 tc The Hebrew text has עִיר הַהֶרֶס (’ir haheres, “City of Destruction”; cf. NASB, NIV) but this does not fit the positive emphasis of vv. 18-22. The Qumran scroll 1QIsaa and some medieval Hebrew