Isaiah 10:28

10:28 ¹ They ²  attacked ³  Aiath,

moved through Migron,

depositing their supplies at Micmash.

Isaiah 32:7

32:7 A deceiver’s methods are evil; ⁴ 

he dreams up evil plans ⁵ 

to ruin the poor with lies,

even when the needy are in the right. ⁶ 

Isaiah 39:2

39:2 Hezekiah welcomed ⁷  them and showed them his storehouse with its silver, gold, spices, and high-quality olive oil, as well as his whole armory and everything in his treasuries. Hezekiah showed them everything in his palace and in his whole kingdom. ⁸ 

¹ sn Verses 28-31 display a staccato style; the statements are short and disconnected (no conjunctions appear in the Hebrew text). The translation to follow strives for a choppy style that reflects the mood of the speech.

² tn Heb “he,” that is, the Assyrians (as the preceding context suggests). Cf. NCV “The army of Assyria.”

³ tn Heb “came against,” or “came to.”

⁴ tn Heb “as for a deceiver, his implements [or “weapons”] are evil.”

⁵ tn Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”

⁶ tn Heb “to ruin the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speak what is just.”

⁷ tn Heb “was happy with”; NAB, NASB “was pleased”; NIV “received the envoys gladly.”

⁸ tn Heb “there was nothing which Hezekiah did not show them in his house and in all his kingdom.”