Yesaya 5:24-25

5:24 Therefore, as flaming fire ¹  devours straw,

and dry grass disintegrates in the flames,

so their root will rot,

and their flower will blow away like dust. ² 

For they have rejected the law of the Lord who commands armies,

they have spurned the commands ³  of the Holy One of Israel. ⁴ 

5:25 So the Lord is furious ⁵  with his people;

he lifts ⁶  his hand and strikes them.

The mountains shake,

and corpses lie like manure ⁷  in the middle of the streets.

Despite all this, his anger does not subside,

and his hand is ready to strike again. ⁸ 

Yesaya 12:3

12:3 Joyfully you will draw water

from the springs of deliverance. ⁹ 

Yesaya 28:16

28:16 Therefore, this is what the sovereign master, the Lord, says:

“Look, I am laying ¹⁰  a stone in Zion,

an approved ¹¹  stone,

set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. ¹² 

The one who maintains his faith will not panic. ¹³ 

Yesaya 28:26

28:26 His God instructs him;

he teaches him the principles of agriculture. ¹⁴ 

Yesaya 31:1

Egypt Will Disappoint

31:1 Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, ¹⁵ 

those who rely on war horses,

and trust in Egypt’s many chariots ¹⁶ 

and in their many, many horsemen. ¹⁷ 

But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel ¹⁸ 

and do not seek help from the Lord.

Yesaya 37:37

37:37 So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh. ¹⁹ 

Yesaya 65:13

65:13 So this is what the sovereign Lord says:

“Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry!

Look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty!

Look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be humiliated!

[5:24]  ¹ tn Heb “a tongue of fire” (so NASB), referring to a tongue-shaped flame.

[5:24]  ² sn They are compared to a flowering plant that withers quickly in a hot, arid climate.

[5:24]  ³ tn Heb “the word.”

[5:24]  ⁴ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[5:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “the anger of the Lord rages.”

[5:25]  ⁶ tn Or “extends”; KJV, ASV “he hath stretched forth.”

[5:25]  ⁷ tn Or “garbage” (NCV, CEV, NLT); NAB, NASB, NIV “refuse.”

[5:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “in all this his anger is not turned, and still his hand is outstretched.”

[12:3]  ⁹ tn Or “salvation” (so many English versions, e.g., KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); CEV “victory.”

[12:3]  sn Water is here a metaphor for renewed life; the springs symbolize the restoration of God’s favor.

[28:16]  ¹⁰ tc The Hebrew text has a third person verb form, which does not agree with the first person suffix that precedes. The form should be emended to יֹסֵד (yosed), a Qal active participle used in a present progressive or imminent future sense.

[28:16]  ¹¹ tn Traditionally “tested,” but the implication is that it has passed the test and stands approved.

[28:16]  ¹² sn The reality behind the metaphor is not entirely clear from the context. The stone appears to represent someone or something that gives Zion stability. Perhaps the ideal Davidic ruler is in view (see 32:1). Another option is that the image of beginning a building project by laying a precious cornerstone suggests that God is about to transform Zion through judgment and begin a new covenant community that will experience his protection (see 4:3-6; 31:5; 33:20-24; 35:10).

[28:16]  ¹³ tn Heb “will not hurry,” i.e., act in panic.

[28:26]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he teaches him the proper way, his God instructs him.”

[31:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Woe [to] those who go down to Egypt for help.”

[31:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and trust in chariots for they are many.”

[31:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and in horsemen for they are very strong [or “numerous”].”

[31:1]  ¹⁸ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[37:37]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went and returned and lived in Nineveh.”