11:16 There will be a highway leading out of Assyria
for the remnant of his people, 6
just as there was for Israel,
when 7 they went up from the land of Egypt.
14:22 “I will rise up against them,”
says the Lord who commands armies.
“I will blot out all remembrance of Babylon and destroy all her people, 8
including the offspring she produces,” 9
says the Lord.
17:3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim,
and Damascus will lose its kingdom. 10
The survivors in Syria
will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,”
says the Lord who commands armies.
1 tn Heb “are like.”
2 sn The twofold appearance of the statement “a remnant will come back” (שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב, she’ar yashuv) in vv. 21-22 echoes and probably plays off the name of Isaiah’s son Shear-jashub (see 7:3). In its original context the name was meant to encourage Ahaz (see the note at 7:3), but here it has taken on new dimensions. In light of Ahaz’s failure and the judgment it brings down on the land, the name Shear-jashub now foreshadows the destiny of the nation. According to vv. 21-22, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that a remnant of God’s people will return; the bad news is that only a remnant will be preserved and come back. Like the name Immanuel, this name foreshadows both judgment (see the notes at 7:25 and 8:8) and ultimate restoration (see the note at 8:10).
3 tn Or “predetermined”; cf. ASV, NASB “is determined”; TEV “is in store.”
4 tn צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah) often means “righteousness,” but here it refers to God’s just judgment.
5 tn Or “is about to overflow.”
6 tn Heb “and there will be a highway for the remnant of his people who remain, from Assyria.”
7 tn Heb “in the day” (so KJV).
11 tn Heb “I will cut off from Babylon name and remnant” (ASV, NAB, and NRSV all similar).
12 tn Heb “descendant and child.”
16 tn Heb “and kingship from Damascus”; cf. NASB “And sovereignty from Damascus.”