Yesaya 2:3

2:3 many peoples will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain,

to the temple of the God of Jacob,

so ¹  he can teach us his requirements, ² 

and ³  we can follow his standards.” ⁴ 

For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; ⁵ 

the Lord will issue edicts from Jerusalem. ⁶ 

Yesaya 7:1

Ahaz Receives a Sign

7:1 During ⁷  the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel marched up to Jerusalem ⁸  to do battle, but they were unable to prevail against it. ⁹ 

Yesaya 24:23

24:23 The full moon will be covered up, ¹⁰ 

the bright sun ¹¹  will be darkened; ¹² 

for the Lord who commands armies will rule ¹³ 

on Mount Zion in Jerusalem ¹⁴ 

in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor. ¹⁵ 

Yesaya 27:13

27:13 At that time ¹⁶  a large ¹⁷  trumpet will be blown, and the ones lost ¹⁸  in the land of Assyria will come, as well as the refugees in ¹⁹  the land of Egypt. They will worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem. ²⁰ 

Yesaya 33:20

33:20 Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals!

You ²¹  will see Jerusalem, ²² 

a peaceful settlement,

a tent that stays put; ²³ 

its stakes will never be pulled up;

none of its ropes will snap in two.

Yesaya 36:2

36:2 The king of Assyria sent his chief adviser ²⁴  from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, ²⁵  along with a large army. The chief adviser ²⁶  stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth. ²⁷ 

Yesaya 40:9

40:9 Go up on a high mountain, O herald Zion!

Shout out loudly, O herald Jerusalem! ²⁸ 

Shout, don’t be afraid!

Say to the towns of Judah,

“Here is your God!”

Yesaya 44:26

44:26 who fulfills the oracles of his prophetic servants ²⁹ 

and brings to pass the announcements ³⁰  of his messengers,

who says about Jerusalem, ³¹  ‘She will be inhabited,’

and about the towns of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt,

her ruins I will raise up,’

[2:3]  ¹ tn The prefixed verb form with simple vav (ו) introduces a purpose/result clause after the preceding prefixed verb form (probably to be taken as a cohortative; see IBHS 650 §39.2.2a).

[2:3]  ² tn Heb “his ways.” In this context God’s “ways” are the standards of moral conduct he decrees that people should live by.

[2:3]  ³ tn The cohortative with vav (ו) after the prefixed verb form indicates the ultimate purpose/goal of their action.

[2:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “walk in his ways.”

[2:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “for out of Zion will go instruction.”

[2:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”

[7:1]  ⁷ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[7:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[7:1]  ⁹ tn Or perhaps, “but they were unable to attack it.” This statement sounds like a summary of the whole campaign. The following context explains why they were unable to defeat the southern kingdom. The parallel passage (2 Kgs 16:5; cf. Num 22:11; 1 Sam 17:9 for a similar construction) affirms that Syria and Israel besieged Ahaz. Consequently, the statement that “they were not able to battle against them” must refer to the inability to conquer Ahaz.

[24:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “will be ashamed.”

[24:23]  ¹¹ tn Or “glow of the sun.”

[24:23]  ¹² tn Heb “will be ashamed” (so NCV).

[24:23]  ¹³ tn Or “take his throne,” “become king.”

[24:23]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:23]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and before his elders [in] splendor.”

[27:13]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and it will be in that day.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[27:13]  ¹⁷ tn Traditionally, “great” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NLT); CEV “loud.”

[27:13]  ¹⁸ tn Or “the ones perishing.”

[27:13]  ¹⁹ tn Or “the ones driven into.”

[27:13]  ²⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[33:20]  ²¹ tn Heb “your eyes” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[33:20]  ²² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[33:20]  ²³ tn Or “that does not travel”; NASB “which shall not be folded.”

[36:2]  ²⁴ sn For a discussion of this title see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 229-30.

[36:2]  ²⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[36:2]  ²⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the chief adviser) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[36:2]  ²⁷ tn Heb “the field of the washer”; traditionally “the fuller’s field” (so KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).

[40:9]  ²⁸ tn The second feminine singular imperatives are addressed to personified Zion/Jerusalem, who is here told to ascend a high hill and proclaim the good news of the Lord’s return to the other towns of Judah. Isa 41:27 and 52:7 speak of a herald sent to Zion, but the masculine singular form מְבַשֵּׂר (mÿvaser) is used in these verses, in contrast to the feminine singular form מְבַשֶּׂרֶת (mÿvaseret) employed in 40:9, where Zion is addressed as a herald.

[44:26]  ²⁹ tn Heb “the word of his servant.” The following context indicates that the Lord’s prophets are in view.

[44:26]  ³⁰ tn Heb “counsel.” The Hebrew term עֵצָה (’etsah) probably refers here to the divine plan as announced by the prophets. See HALOT 867 s.v. I עֵצָה.

[44:26]  ³¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.