Yesaya 7:7

7:7 For this reason the sovereign master, ¹  the Lord, says:

“It will not take place;

it will not happen.

Yesaya 16:10

16:10 Joy and happiness disappear from the orchards,

and in the vineyards no one rejoices or shouts;

no one treads out juice in the wine vats ²  –

I have brought the joyful shouts to an end. ³ 

Yesaya 29:23

29:23 For when they see their children,

whom I will produce among them, ⁴ 

they will honor ⁵  my name.

They will honor the Holy One of Jacob; ⁶ 

they will respect ⁷  the God of Israel.

Yesaya 36:8

36:8 Now make a deal with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, provided you can find enough riders for them.

Yesaya 37:5

37:5 When King Hezekiah’s servants came to Isaiah,

Yesaya 45:25

45:25 All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the Lord

and will boast in him. ⁸ 

Yesaya 56:5

56:5 I will set up within my temple and my walls a monument ⁹ 

that will be better than sons and daughters.

I will set up a permanent monument ¹⁰  for them that will remain.

Yesaya 59:21

59:21 “As for me, this is my promise to ¹¹  them,” says the Lord. “My spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward,” ¹²  says the Lord.

Yesaya 60:9

60:9 Indeed, the coastlands ¹³  look eagerly for me,

the large ships ¹⁴  are in the lead,

bringing your sons from far away,

along with their silver and gold,

to honor the Lord your God, ¹⁵ 

the Holy One of Israel, ¹⁶  for he has bestowed honor on you.

Yesaya 66:2

66:2 My hand made them; ¹⁷ 

that is how they came to be,” ¹⁸  says the Lord.

I show special favor ¹⁹  to the humble and contrite,

who respect what I have to say. ²⁰ 

[7:7]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 14, 19 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[16:10]  ² tn Heb “wine in the vats the treader does not tread.”

[16:10]  ³ sn The Lord appears to be the speaker here. See 15:9.

[29:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “for when he sees his children, the work of my hands in his midst.”

[29:23]  ⁵ tn Or “treat as holy” (also in the following line); NASB, NRSV “will sanctify.”

[29:23]  ⁶ sn Holy One of Jacob is similar to the phrase “Holy One of Israel” common throughout Isaiah; see the sn at Isa 1:4.

[29:23]  ⁷ tn Or “fear,” in the sense of “stand in awe of.”

[45:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “In the Lord all the offspring of Israel will be vindicated and boast.”

[56:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “a hand and a name.” For other examples where יָד (yad) refers to a monument, see HALOT 388 s.v.

[56:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “name” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV).

[59:21]  ¹¹ tn Or “my covenant with” (so many English versions); NCV “my agreement with.”

[59:21]  sn The Lord promises the repentant (note “to them”) that they and their offspring will possess his spirit and function as his spokesmen. In this regard they follow in the footsteps of the Lord’s special servant. See 42:1; 49:2; 51:16.

[59:21]  ¹² tn Heb “from now and on into the future.”

[60:9]  ¹³ tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”

[60:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” See the note at 2:16.

[60:9]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”

[60:9]  ¹⁶ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[66:2]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “all these.” The phrase refers to the heavens and earth, mentioned in the previous verse.

[66:2]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and all these were.” Some prefer to emend וַיִּהְיוּ (vayyihyu, “and they were”) to וְלִי הָיוּ (vÿli hayu, “and to me they were”), i.e., “and they belong to me.”

[66:2]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and to this one I look” (KJV and NASB both similar).

[66:2]  ²⁰ tn Heb “to the humble and the lowly in spirit and the one who trembles at my words.”