Isaiah 1:24

1:24 Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, ¹ 

the powerful ruler of Israel, ²  says this:

“Ah, I will seek vengeance ³  against my adversaries,

I will take revenge against my enemies. ⁴ 

Isaiah 36:20

36:20 Who among all the gods of these lands have rescued their lands from my power? So how can the Lord rescue Jerusalem from my power?’” ⁵ 

Isaiah 38:15

38:15 What can I say?

He has decreed and acted. ⁶ 

I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief. ⁷ 

Isaiah 39:4

39:4 Isaiah ⁸  asked, “What have they seen in your palace?” Hezekiah replied, “They have seen everything in my palace. I showed them everything in my treasuries.”

Isaiah 45:4

45:4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,

Israel, my chosen one,

I call you by name

and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize ⁹  me.

Isaiah 60:10

60:10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls;

their kings will serve you.

Even though I struck you down in my anger,

I will restore my favor and have compassion on you. ¹⁰ 

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.

⁵ tn Heb “that the Lord might rescue Jerusalem from my hand?” The logic runs as follows: Since no god has ever been able to withstand the Assyrian onslaught, how can the people of Jerusalem possibly think the Lord will rescue them?

⁹ tn Heb “and he has spoken and he has acted.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “because of the bitterness of my soul.”

¹³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷ tn Or “know” (NCV, NRSV, TEV, NLT); NIV “acknowledge.”

²¹ tn Heb “in my favor I will have compassion on you.”