Yesaya 11:16

11:16 There will be a highway leading out of Assyria

for the remnant of his people, ¹ 

just as there was for Israel,

when ²  they went up from the land of Egypt.

Yesaya 30:22

30:22 You will desecrate your silver-plated idols ³ 

and your gold-plated images. ⁴ 

You will throw them away as if they were a menstrual rag,

saying to them, “Get out!”

Yesaya 30:27-28

30:27 Look, the name ⁵  of the Lord comes from a distant place

in raging anger and awesome splendor. ⁶ 

He speaks angrily

and his word is like destructive fire. ⁷ 

30:28 His battle cry overwhelms like a flooding river ⁸ 

that reaches one’s neck.

He shakes the nations in a sieve that isolates the chaff; ⁹ 

he puts a bit into the mouth of the nations and leads them to destruction. ¹⁰ 

Yesaya 30:33

30:33 For ¹¹  the burial place is already prepared; ¹² 

it has been made deep and wide for the king. ¹³ 

The firewood is piled high on it. ¹⁴ 

The Lord’s breath, like a stream flowing with brimstone,

will ignite it.

Yesaya 31:5

31:5 Just as birds hover over a nest, ¹⁵ 

so the Lord who commands armies will protect Jerusalem. ¹⁶ 

He will protect and deliver it;

as he passes over ¹⁷  he will rescue it.

Yesaya 35:6

35:6 Then the lame will leap like a deer,

the mute tongue will shout for joy;

for water will flow ¹⁸  in the desert,

streams in the wilderness. ¹⁹ 

Yesaya 40:11

40:11 Like a shepherd he tends his flock;

he gathers up the lambs with his arm;

he carries them close to his heart; ²⁰ 

he leads the ewes along.

Yesaya 41:15

41:15 “Look, I am making you like ²¹  a sharp threshing sledge,

new and double-edged. ²² 

You will thresh the mountains and crush them;

you will make the hills like straw. ²³ 

Yesaya 51:20

51:20 Your children faint;

they lie at the head of every street

like an antelope in a snare.

They are left in a stupor by the Lord’s anger,

by the battle cry of your God. ²⁴ 

Yesaya 52:14

52:14 (just as many were horrified by the sight of you) ²⁵ 

he was so disfigured ²⁶  he no longer looked like a man; ²⁷ 

Yesaya 58:8

58:8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; ²⁸ 

your restoration will quickly arrive; ²⁹ 

your godly behavior ³⁰  will go before you,

and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard. ³¹ 

Yesaya 63:14

63:14 Like an animal that goes down into a valley to graze, ³² 

so the Spirit of the Lord granted them rest.

In this way ³³  you guided your people,

gaining for yourself an honored reputation. ³⁴ 

Yesaya 66:22

66:22 “For just as the new heavens and the new earth I am about to make will remain standing before me,” says the Lord, “so your descendants and your name will remain.

[11:16]  ¹ tn Heb “and there will be a highway for the remnant of his people who remain, from Assyria.”

[11:16]  ² tn Heb “in the day” (so KJV).

[30:22]  ³ tn Heb “the platings of your silver idols.”

[30:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “the covering of your gold image.”

[30:27]  ⁵ sn The “name” of the Lord sometimes stands by metonymy for the Lord himself, see Exod 23:21; Lev 24:11; Pss 54:1 (54:3 HT); 124:8. In Isa 30:27 the point is that he reveals that aspect of his character which his name suggests – he comes as Yahweh (“he is present”), the ever present helper of his people who annihilates their enemies and delivers them. The name “Yahweh” originated in a context where God assured a fearful Moses that he would be with him as he confronted Pharaoh and delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt. See Exod 3.

[30:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “his anger burns, and heaviness of elevation.” The meaning of the phrase “heaviness of elevation” is unclear, for מַשָּׂאָה (masa’ah, “elevation”) occurs only here. Some understand the term as referring to a cloud (elevated above the earth’s surface), in which case one might translate, “and in heavy clouds” (cf. NAB “with lowering clouds”). Others relate the noun to מָשָׂא (masa’, “burden”) and interpret it as a reference to judgment. In this case one might translate, “and with severe judgment.” The present translation assumes that the noun refers to his glory and that “heaviness” emphasizes its degree.

[30:27]  ⁷ tn Heb “his lips are full of anger, and his tongue is like consuming fire.” The Lord’s lips and tongue are used metonymically for his word (or perhaps his battle cry; see v. 31).

[30:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “his breath is like a flooding river.” This might picture the Lord breathing heavily as he runs down his enemy, but in light of the preceding verse, which mentions his lips and tongue, “breath” probably stands metonymically for the word or battle cry that he expels from his mouth as he shouts. In Isa 34:16 and Ps 33:6 the Lord’s “breath” is associated with his command.

[30:28]  ⁹ tn Heb “shaking nations in a sieve of worthlessness.” It is not certain exactly how שָׁוְא (shavÿ’, “emptiness, worthlessness”) modifies “sieve.” A sieve is used to separate grain from chaff and isolate what is worthless so that it might be discarded. Perhaps the nations are likened to such chaff; God’s judgment will sift them out for destruction.

[30:28]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and a bit that leads astray [is] in the jaws of the peoples.” Here the nations are likened to horse that can be controlled by a bit placed in its mouth. In this case the Lord uses his sovereign control over the “horse” to lead it to its demise.

[30:33]  ¹¹ tn Or “indeed.”

[30:33]  ¹² tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “for arranged from before [or “yesterday”] is [?].” The meaning of תָּפְתֶּה (tafÿteh), which occurs only here, is unknown. The translation above (as with most English versions) assumes an emendation to תֹּפֶת (tofet, “Topheth”; cf. NASB, NIV, NLT) and places the final hey (ה) on the beginning of the next word as an interrogative particle. Topheth was a place near Jerusalem used as a burial ground (see Jer 7:32; 19:11).

[30:33]  ¹³ tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “Also it is made ready for the king, one makes it deep and wide.” If one takes the final hey (ה) on תָּפְתֶּה (tafÿteh) and prefixes it to גָּם (gam) as an interrogative particle (see the preceding note), one can translate, “Is it also made ready for the king?” In this case the question is rhetorical and expects an emphatic affirmative answer, “Of course it is!”

[30:33]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “its pile of wood, fire and wood one makes abundant.”

[30:33]  sn Apparently this alludes to some type of funeral rite.

[31:5]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “just as birds fly.” The words “over a nest” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[31:5]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[31:5]  ¹⁷ tn The only other occurrence of this verb is in Exod 12:13, 23, 27, where the Lord “passes over” (i.e., “spares”) the Israelite households as he comes to judge their Egyptian oppressors. The noun פֶּסַח (pesakh, “Passover”) is derived from the verb. The use of the verb in Isa 31:5 is probably an intentional echo of the Exodus event. As in the days of Moses the Lord will spare his people as he comes to judge their enemies.

[35:6]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “burst forth” (so NAB); KJV “break out.”

[35:6]  ¹⁹ tn Or “Arabah” (NASB); KJV, NIV, NRSV, NLT “desert.”

[40:11]  ²⁰ tn Heb “in his bosom” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV), an expression which reflects closeness and protective care.

[41:15]  ²¹ tn Heb “into” (so NIV); ASV “have made thee to be.”

[41:15]  ²² tn Heb “owner of two-mouths,” i.e., double-edged.

[41:15]  ²³ sn The mountains and hills symbolize hostile nations that are obstacles to Israel’s restoration.

[51:20]  ²⁴ tn Heb “those who are full of the anger of the Lord, the shout [or “rebuke”] of your God.”

[52:14]  ²⁵ tn Some witnesses read “him,” which is more consistent with the context, where the servant is spoken about, not addressed. However, it is possible that the Lord briefly addresses the servant here. The present translation assumes the latter view and places the phrase in parentheses.

[52:14]  ²⁶ tn Heb “such was the disfigurement.” The noun מִשְׁחַת (mishkhat) occurs only here. It may be derived from the verbal root שָׁחַת (shakhat, “be ruined”; see BDB 1007-8 s.v. שָׁחַת). The construct form appears here before a prepositional phrase (cf. GKC 421 §130.a).

[52:14]  ²⁷ tn Heb “from a man his appearance.” The preposition מִן (min) here carries the sense “away from,” i.e., “so as not to be.” See BDB 583 s.v.

[58:8]  ²⁸ tn Heb “will burst out like the dawn.”

[58:8]  sn Light here symbolizes God’s favor and restored blessing, as the immediately following context makes clear.

[58:8]  ²⁹ tn Heb “prosper”; KJV “spring forth speedily.”

[58:8]  ³⁰ tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.

[58:8]  ³¹ sn The nation will experience God’s protective presence.

[63:14]  ³² tn The words “to graze” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[63:14]  ³³ tn Or “so” (KJV, ASV), or “thus” (NAB, NRSV).

[63:14]  ³⁴ tn Heb “making for yourself a majestic name.”