Yesaya 7:2

7:2 It was reported to the family ¹  of David, “Syria has allied with ²  Ephraim.” They and their people were emotionally shaken, just as the trees of the forest shake before the wind. ³ 

Yesaya 20:5

20:5 Those who put their hope in Cush and took pride in Egypt will be afraid and embarrassed. ⁴ 

Yesaya 30:1

Egypt Will Prove Unreliable

30:1 “The rebellious ⁵  children are as good as dead,” ⁶  says the Lord,

“those who make plans without consulting me, ⁷ 

who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, ⁸ 

and thereby compound their sin. ⁹ 

Yesaya 36:6

36:6 Look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If someone leans on it for support, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him!

[7:2]  ¹ tn Heb “house.” In this context the “house of David” includes King Ahaz, his family, and the royal court. See also Jer 21:12; Zech 12:7-8, 10, 12, for a similar use of the phrase.

[7:2]  ² tn Heb “rests upon.” Most understand the verb as נוּחַ (nuakh, “rest”), but HALOT 685 s.v. II נחה proposes that this is a hapax legomenon which means “stand by.”

[7:2]  ³ tn Heb “and his heart shook and the heart of his people shook, like the shaking of the trees of the forest before the wind.” The singular pronoun “his” is collective, referring to the Davidic house/family. לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) here refers to the seat of the emotions.

[20:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they will be afraid and embarrassed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their beauty.”

[30:1]  ⁵ tn Or “stubborn” (NCV); cf. NIV “obstinate.”

[30:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “Woe [to] rebellious children.”

[30:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “making a plan, but not from me.”

[30:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “and pouring out a libation, but not [from] my spirit.” This translation assumes that the verb נָסַךְ (nasakh) means “pour out,” and that the cognate noun מַסֵּכָה (massekhah) means “libation.” In this case “pouring out a libation” alludes to a ceremony that formally ratifies an alliance. Another option is to understand the verb נָסַךְ as a homonym meaning “weave,” and the cognate noun מַסֵּכָה as a homonym meaning “covering.” In this case forming an alliance is likened to weaving a garment.

[30:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “consequently adding sin to sin.”