Yesaya 8:7

8:7 So look, the sovereign master ¹  is bringing up against them the turbulent and mighty waters of the Euphrates River ²  – the king of Assyria and all his majestic power. It will reach flood stage and overflow its banks. ³ 

Yesaya 59:7

59:7 They are eager to do evil, ⁴ 

quick to shed innocent blood. ⁵ 

Their thoughts are sinful;

they crush and destroy. ⁶ 

[8:7]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[8:7]  ² tn Heb “the mighty and abundant waters of the river.” The referent of “the river” here, the Euphrates River, has been specified in the translation for clarity. As the immediately following words indicate, these waters symbolize the Assyrian king and his armies which will, as it were, inundate the land.

[8:7]  ³ tn Heb “it will go up over all its stream beds and go over all its banks.”

[59:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “their feet run to evil.”

[59:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “they quickly pour out innocent blood.”

[59:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “their thoughts are thoughts of sin, destruction and crushing [are] in their roadways.”