22:5 For the sovereign master, 1 the Lord who commands armies,
has planned a day of panic, defeat, and confusion. 2
In the Valley of Vision 3 people shout 4
and cry out to the hill. 5
21:25 “And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, 6 and on the earth nations will be in distress, 7 anxious 8 over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.
1 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 12, 14, 15 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
2 tn Heb “For [there is] a day of panic, and trampling, and confusion for the master, the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].”
3 tn The traditional accentuation of the Hebrew text suggests that this phrase goes with what precedes.
4 tn The precise meaning of this statement is unclear. Some take קִר (qir) as “wall” and interpret the verb to mean “tear down.” However, tighter parallelism (note the reference to crying for help in the next line) is achieved if one takes both the verb and noun from a root, attested in Ugaritic and Arabic, meaning “make a sound.” See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:404, n. 5.
5 sn Perhaps “the hill” refers to the temple mount.
6 sn Signs in the sun and moon and stars are cosmic signs that turn our attention to the end and the Son of Man’s return for the righteous. OT imagery is present: See Isa 13:9-10; 24:18-20; 34:4; Ezek 32:7-8; Joel 2:1, 30-31; 3:15.
7 tn Grk “distress of nations.”
8 tn Or “in consternation” (L&N 32.9).