Yesaya 28:22

28:22 So now, do not mock,

or your chains will become heavier!

For I have heard a message about decreed destruction,

from the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, against the entire land. ¹ 

Yesaya 41:20

41:20 I will do this so ²  people ³  will observe and recognize,

so they will pay attention and understand

that the Lord’s power ⁴  has accomplished this,

and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being.” ⁵ 

Yesaya 53:5

53:5 He was wounded because of ⁶  our rebellious deeds,

crushed because of our sins;

he endured punishment that made us well; ⁷ 

because of his wounds we have been healed. ⁸ 

Yesaya 57:16

57:16 For I will not be hostile ⁹  forever

or perpetually angry,

for then man’s spirit would grow faint before me, ¹⁰ 

the life-giving breath I created.

Yesaya 64:2

64:2 (64:1) As when fire ignites dry wood,

or fire makes water boil,

let your adversaries know who you are, ¹¹ 

and may the nations shake at your presence!

[28:22]  ¹ tn Or “the whole earth” (KJV, ASV, NAB, NCV).

[41:20]  ² tn The words “I will do this” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text has here simply, “in order that.”

[41:20]  ³ tn Heb “they”; NAB, NRSV “that all may see”; CEV, NLT “Everyone will see.”

[41:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[41:20]  ⁵ tn Or “created it” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “has made it happen.”

[53:5]  ⁶ tn The preposition מִן (min) has a causal sense (translated “because of”) here and in the following clause.

[53:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “the punishment of our peace [was] on him.” שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”) is here a genitive of result, i.e., “punishment that resulted in our peace.”

[53:5]  ⁸ sn Continuing to utilize the imagery of physical illness, the group acknowledges that the servant’s willingness to carry their illnesses (v. 4) resulted in their being healed. Healing is a metaphor for forgiveness here.

[57:16]  ⁹ tn Or perhaps, “argue,” or “accuse” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[57:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “for a spirit from before me would be faint.”

[64:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “to make known your name to your adversaries.” Perhaps the infinitive construct with preposition -לְ (lamed) should be construed with “come down” in v. 1a, or subordinated to the following line: “To make known your name to your adversaries, let the nations shake from before you.”