Yesaya 14:15

14:15 But you were brought down ¹  to Sheol,

to the remote slopes of the pit. ² 

Yesaya 31:2

31:2 Yet he too is wise ³  and he will bring disaster;

he does not retract his decree. ⁴ 

He will attack the wicked nation, ⁵ 

and the nation that helps ⁶  those who commit sin. ⁷ 

Ratapan 3:38

3:38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes –

both calamity and blessing? ⁸ 

[14:15]  ¹ tn The prefixed verb form is taken as a preterite. Note the use of perfects in v. 12 to describe the king’s downfall.

[14:15]  ² tn The Hebrew term בּוּר (bor, “cistern”) is sometimes used metaphorically to refer to the place of the dead or the entrance to the underworld.

[31:2]  ³ sn This statement appears to have a sarcastic tone. The royal advisers who are advocating an alliance with Egypt think they are wise, but the Lord possesses wisdom as well and will thwart their efforts.

[31:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he does not turn aside [i.e., “retract”] his words”; NIV “does not take back his words.”

[31:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he will arise against the house of the wicked.”

[31:2]  ⁶ sn That is, Egypt.

[31:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “and against the help of the doers of sin.”

[3:38]  ⁸ tn Heb “From the mouth of the Most High does it not go forth, both evil and good?”