Isaiah 24:13

24:13 This is what will happen throughout ¹  the earth,

among the nations.

It will be like when they beat an olive tree,

and just a few olives are left at the end of the harvest. ² 

Isaiah 41:19

41:19 I will make cedars, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees grow in the wilderness;

I will make evergreens, firs, and cypresses grow together in the desert.

Isaiah 17:6

17:6 There will be some left behind,

like when an olive tree is beaten –

two or three ripe olives remain toward the very top,

four or five on its fruitful branches,”

says the Lord God of Israel.

Isaiah 57:9

57:9 You take olive oil as tribute ³  to your king, ⁴ 

along with many perfumes. ⁵ 

You send your messengers to a distant place;

you go all the way to Sheol. ⁶ 

Isaiah 1:6

1:6 From the soles of your feet to your head,

there is no spot that is unharmed. ⁷ 

There are only bruises, cuts,

and open wounds.

They have not been cleansed ⁸  or bandaged,

nor have they been treated ⁹  with olive oil. ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 39:2

39:2 Hezekiah welcomed ¹¹  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. ¹² 

¹ tn Heb “in the midst of” (so KJV, ASV, NASB).

² sn The judgment will severely reduce the earth’s population. See v. 6.

³ tn Heb “you journey with oil.”

⁴ tn Heb “the king.” Since the context refers to idolatry and child sacrifice (see v. 5), some emend מֶלֶך (melekh, “king”) to “Molech.” Perhaps Israel’s devotion to her idols is likened here to a subject taking tribute to a ruler.

⁵ tn Heb “and you multiply your perfumes.”

⁶ sn Israel’s devotion to her idols is inordinate, irrational, and self-destructive.

⁵ tn Heb “there is not in it health”; NAB “there is no sound spot.”

⁶ tn Heb “pressed out.”

⁷ tn Heb “softened” (so NASB, NRSV); NIV “soothed.”

⁸ sn This verse describes wounds like those one would receive in battle. These wounds are comprehensive and without remedy.

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.”