10:12 But when 1 the sovereign master 2 finishes judging 3 Mount Zion and Jerusalem, then I 4 will punish the king of Assyria for what he has proudly planned and for the arrogant attitude he displays. 5
10:14 My hand discovered the wealth of the nations, as if it were in a nest,
as one gathers up abandoned eggs,
I gathered up the whole earth.
There was no wing flapping,
or open mouth chirping.” 6
29:8 It will be like a hungry man dreaming that he is eating,
only to awaken and find that his stomach is empty. 8
It will be like a thirsty man dreaming that he is drinking,
only to awaken and find that he is still weak and his thirst unquenched. 9
So it will be for the horde from all the nations
that fight against Mount Zion.
51:3 Certainly the Lord will console Zion;
he will console all her ruins.
He will make her wilderness like Eden,
her desert like the Garden of the Lord.
Happiness and joy will be restored to 11 her,
thanksgiving and the sound of music.
51:13 Why do you forget 12 the Lord, who made you,
who stretched out the sky 13
and founded the earth?
Why do you constantly tremble all day long 14
at the anger of the oppressor,
when he makes plans to destroy?
Where is the anger of the oppressor? 15
52:5 And now, what do we have here?” 16 says the Lord.
“Indeed my people have been carried away for nothing,
those who rule over them taunt,” 17 says the Lord,
“and my name is constantly slandered 18 all day long.
54:17 No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed;
you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. 19
This is what the Lord will do for his servants –
I will vindicate them,” 20
says the Lord.
55:1 “Hey, 21 all who are thirsty, come to the water!
You who have no money, come!
Buy and eat!
Come! Buy wine and milk
without money and without cost! 22
56:6 As for foreigners who become followers of 23 the Lord and serve him,
who love the name of the Lord and want to be his servants –
all who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it,
and who are faithful to 24 my covenant –
63:7 I will tell of the faithful acts of the Lord,
of the Lord’s praiseworthy deeds.
I will tell about all 25 the Lord did for us,
the many good things he did for the family of Israel, 26
because of 27 his compassion and great faithfulness.
1 tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
2 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 16, 23, 24, 33 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
3 tn Heb “his work on/against.” Cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV “on”; NIV “against.”
4 tn The Lord is speaking here, as in vv. 5-6a.
5 tn Heb “I will visit [judgment] on the fruit of the greatness of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of the height of his eyes.” The proud Assyrian king is likened to a large, beautiful fruit tree.
6 sn The Assyrians’ conquests were relatively unopposed, like robbing a bird’s nest of its eggs when the mother bird is absent.
11 tn Heb “and the land of Judah will become [a source of] shame to Egypt, everyone to whom one mentions it [i.e., the land of Judah] will fear because of the plan of the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts] which he is planning against him.”
16 tn Or “that he [or “his appetite”] is unsatisfied.”
17 tn Or “that he is faint and that he [or “his appetite”] longs [for water].”
21 tn Heb “fathers” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV).
26 tn Heb “found in” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
31 tn Heb “and that you forget.”
32 tn Or “the heavens” (also in v. 16). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
33 tn Heb “and that you tremble constantly all the day.”
34 tn The question anticipates the answer, “Ready to disappear!” See v. 14.
36 tn Heb “and now what [following the marginal reading (Qere)] to me here?”
37 tn The verb appears to be a Hiphil form from the root יָלַל (yalal, “howl”), perhaps here in the sense of “mock.” Some emend the form to יְהוֹלָּלוֹ (yÿhollalo) and understand a Polel form of the root הָלַל meaning here “mock, taunt.”
38 tn The verb is apparently a Hitpolal form (with assimilated tav, ת) from the root נָאַץ (na’ats), but GKC 151-52 §55.b explains it as a mixed form, combining Pual and Hitpolel readings.
41 tn Heb “and every tongue that rises up for judgment with you will prove to be guilty.”
42 tn Heb “this is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication from me.”
46 tn The Hebrew term הוֹי (hoy, “woe, ah”) was used in funeral laments and is often prefixed to judgment oracles for rhetorical effect. But here it appears to be a simple interjection, designed to grab the audience’s attention. Perhaps there is a note of sorrow or pity. See BDB 223 s.v.
47 sn The statement is an oxymoron. Its ironic quality adds to its rhetorical impact. The statement reminds one of the norm (one must normally buy commodities) as it expresses the astounding offer. One might paraphrase the statement: “Come and take freely what you normally have to pay for.”
51 tn Heb “who attach themselves to.”
52 tn Heb “and take hold of”; NAB “hold to”; NIV, NRSV “hold fast.”
56 tn Heb “according to all which.”
57 tn Heb “greatness of goodness to the house of Israel which he did for them.”
58 tn Heb “according to.”
61 tn Heb “brothers” (so NIV); NCV “fellow Israelites.”
62 tn The words “they will bring them” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
63 tn The precise meaning of this word is uncertain. Some suggest it refers to “chariots.” See HALOT 498 s.v. *כִּרְכָּרָה.