Text -- Isaiah 1:24 (NET)

1:24 Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, the powerful ruler of Israel, says this: “Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Isa 1:24

¹ tn Heb “the master, the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].” On the title “the Lord who commands armies,” see the note at v. 9.

² tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Israel.”

³ tn Heb “console myself” (i.e., by getting revenge); NRSV “pour out my wrath on.”

⁴ sn The Lord here identifies with the oppressed and comes as their defender and vindicator.