Yesaya 1:1

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1:1 Here is the message about Judah and Jerusalem ¹  that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz during the time when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah reigned over Judah. ² 

Yesaya 7:23

7:23 At that time ³  every place where there had been a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels will be overrun ⁴  with thorns and briers.

Yesaya 22:23

22:23 I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; ⁵  he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family. ⁶ 

Yesaya 26:17

26:17 As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver

and strains and cries out because of her labor pains,

so were we because of you, O Lord.

Yesaya 27:7

27:7 Has the Lord struck down Israel like he did their oppressors? ⁷ 

Has Israel been killed like their enemies? ⁸ 

Yesaya 35:9

35:9 No lions will be there,

no ferocious wild animals will be on it ⁹  –

they will not be found there.

Those delivered from bondage will travel on it,

Yesaya 51:2

51:2 Look at Abraham, your father,

and Sarah, who gave you birth. ¹⁰ 

When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, ¹¹ 

but I blessed him ¹²  and gave him numerous descendants. ¹³ 

Yesaya 60:20

60:20 Your sun will no longer set;

your moon will not disappear; ¹⁴ 

the Lord will be your permanent source of light;

your time ¹⁵  of sorrow will be over.

Yesaya 65:23

65:23 They will not work in vain,

or give birth to children that will experience disaster. ¹⁶ 

For the Lord will bless their children

and their descendants. ¹⁷ 

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

[1:1]  ² tn Heb “The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah.”

[1:1]  sn Isaiah’s prophetic career probably began in the final year of Uzziah’s reign (ca. 740 b.c., see Isa 6:1) and extended into the later years of Hezekiah’s reign, which ended in 686 b.c.

[7:23]  ³ tn Heb “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.

[7:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “will become” (so NASB); NAB “shall be turned to.”

[22:23]  ⁵ sn The metaphor depicts how secure his position will be.

[22:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he will become a glorious throne for the house of his father.”

[27:7]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “Like the striking down of the one striking him down does he strike him down?” The meaning of the text is unclear, but this may be a rhetorical question, suggesting that Israel has not experienced divine judgment to the same degree as her oppressors. In this case “the one striking down” refers to Israel’s oppressors, while the pronoun “him” refers to Israel. The subject of the final verb (“does he strike down”) would then be God, while the pronoun “him” would again refer to Israel.

[27:7]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “Or like the killing of his killed ones is he killed?” If one accepts the interpretation of the parallel line outlined in the previous note, then this line too would contain a rhetorical question suggesting that Israel has not experienced destruction to the same degree as its enemies. In this case “his killed ones” refers to the one who struck Israel down, and Israel would be the subject of the final verb (“is he killed”).

[35:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “will go up on it”; TEV “will pass that way.”

[51:2]  ¹⁰ sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.

[51:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”

[51:2]  ¹² tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.

[51:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”

[60:20]  ¹⁴ sn In this verse “sun” and “moon” refer to the Lord’s light, which will replace the sun and moon (see v. 19). Light here symbolizes the restoration of divine blessing and prosperity in conjunction with the Lord’s presence. See 30:26.

[60:20]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “days” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[65:23]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and they will not give birth to horror.”

[65:23]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “for offspring blessed by the Lord they [will be], and their descendants along with them.”