Isaiah 12:1

12:1 At that time ¹  you will say:

“I praise you, O Lord,

for even though you were angry with me,

your anger subsided, and you consoled me.

Isaiah 14:4

14:4 you will taunt the king of Babylon with these words: ² 

“Look how the oppressor has met his end!

Hostility ³  has ceased!

Isaiah 6:9

6:9 He said, “Go and tell these people:

‘Listen continually, but don’t understand!

Look continually, but don’t perceive!’

Isaiah 7:4

7:4 Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm! ⁴  Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated ⁵  by these two stubs of smoking logs, ⁶  or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.

Isaiah 38:5

38:5 “Go and tell Hezekiah: ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor ⁷  David says: “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will add fifteen years to your life,

Isaiah 49:21

49:21 Then you will think to yourself, ⁸ 

‘Who bore these children for me?

I was bereaved and barren,

dismissed and divorced. ⁹ 

Who raised these children?

Look, I was left all alone;

where did these children come from?’”

¹ tn Or “in that day” (KJV).

² tn Heb “you will lift up this taunt over the king of Babylon, saying.”

³ tc The word in the Hebrew text (מַדְהֵבָה, madhevah) is unattested elsewhere and of uncertain meaning. Many (following the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a) assume a dalet-resh (ד-ר) confusion and emend the form to מַרְהֵבָה (marhevah, “onslaught”). See HALOT 548 s.v. II *מִדָּה and HALOT 633 s.v. *מַרְהֵבָה.

³ tn Heb “guard yourself and be quiet,” but the two verbs should be coordinated.

⁴ tn Heb “and let not your heart be weak”; ASV “neither let thy heart be faint.”

⁵ sn The derogatory metaphor indicates that the power of Rezin and Pekah is ready to die out.

⁴ tn Heb “father” (so KJV, NAB, NIV).

⁵ tn Heb “and you will say in your heart.”

⁶ tn Or “exiled and thrust away”; NIV “exiled and rejected.”