Isaiah 1:12

1:12 When you enter my presence,

do you actually think I want this –

animals trampling on my courtyards? ¹ 

Isaiah 5:19

5:19 They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly, ² 

so we can see;

let the plan of the Holy One of Israel ³  take shape ⁴  and come to pass,

then we will know it!”

Isaiah 14:16

14:16 Those who see you stare at you,

they look at you carefully, thinking: ⁵ 

“Is this the man who shook the earth,

the one who made kingdoms tremble?

Isaiah 17:7

17:7 At that time ⁶  men will trust in their creator; ⁷ 

they will depend on ⁸  the Holy One of Israel. ⁹ 

Isaiah 18:3

18:3 All you who live in the world,

who reside on the earth,

you will see a signal flag raised on the mountains;

you will hear a trumpet being blown.

Isaiah 21:6-7

21:6 For this is what the sovereign master ¹⁰  has told me:

“Go, post a guard!

He must report what he sees.

21:7 When he sees chariots,

teams of horses, ¹¹ 

riders on donkeys,

riders on camels,

he must be alert,

very alert.”

Isaiah 22:9

22:9 You saw the many breaks

in the walls of the city of David; ¹² 

you stored up water in the lower pool.

Isaiah 26:10

26:10 If the wicked are shown mercy,

they do not learn about justice. ¹³ 

Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; ¹⁴ 

they do not see the Lord’s majesty revealed.

Isaiah 29:18

29:18 At that time ¹⁵  the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll,

and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness. ¹⁶ 

Isaiah 40:5

40:5 The splendor ¹⁷  of the Lord will be revealed,

and all people ¹⁸  will see it at the same time.

For ¹⁹  the Lord has decreed it.” ²⁰ 

Isaiah 41:28

41:28 I look, but there is no one,

among them there is no one who serves as an adviser,

that I might ask questions and receive answers.

Isaiah 44:18

44:18 They do not comprehend or understand,

for their eyes are blind and cannot see;

their minds do not discern. ²¹ 

Isaiah 47:3

47:3 Let your private parts be exposed!

Your genitals will be on display! ²² 

I will get revenge;

I will not have pity on anyone,” ²³ 

Isaiah 53:11

53:11 Having suffered, he will reflect on his work,

he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. ²⁴ 

“My servant ²⁵  will acquit many, ²⁶ 

for he carried their sins. ²⁷ 

[1:12]  ¹ tn Heb “When you come to appear before me, who requires this from your hand, trampling of my courtyards?” The rhetorical question sarcastically makes the point that God does not require this parade of livestock. The verb “trample” probably refers to the eager worshipers and their sacrificial animals walking around in the temple area.

[5:19]  ² tn Heb “let his work hurry, let it hasten.” The pronoun “his” refers to God, as the parallel line makes clear. The reference to his “work” alludes back to v. 12, which refers to his ‘work” of judgment. With these words the people challenged the prophet’s warning of approaching judgment. They were in essence saying that they saw no evidence that God was about to work in such a way.

[5:19]  ³ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[5:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “draw near” (so NASB); NRSV “hasten to fulfillment.”

[14:16]  ³ tn The word “thinking” is supplied in the translation in order to make it clear that the next line records their thoughts as they gaze at him.

[17:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB, NIV); KJV “At that day.”

[17:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “man will gaze toward his maker.”

[17:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “his eyes will look toward.”

[17:7]  ⁷ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[21:6]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 8, 16 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[21:7]  ⁶ tn Or “a pair of horsemen.”

[22:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “the breaks of the city of David, you saw that they were many.”

[26:10]  ⁸ tn As in verse 9b, the translation understands צֶדֶק (tsedeq) in the sense of “justice,” but it is possible that it carries the nuance “righteousness,” in which case one might translate, “they do not learn to live in a righteous manner.”

[26:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “in a land of uprightness they act unjustly”; NRSV “they deal perversely.”

[29:18]  ⁹ tn Or “In that day” (KJV).

[29:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.”

[40:5]  ¹⁰ tn Or “glory.” The Lord’s “glory” is his theophanic radiance and royal splendor (see Isa 6:3; 24:23; 35:2; 60:1; 66:18-19).

[40:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, ASV, NASB); NAB, NIV “mankind”; TEV “the whole human race.”

[40:5]  ¹² tn Or “indeed.”

[40:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord has spoken” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[44:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “for their eyes are smeared over so they cannot see, so their heart cannot be wise.”

[47:3]  ¹² tn Heb “Your shame will be seen.” In this context “shame” is a euphemism referring to the genitals.

[47:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “I will not meet a man.” The verb פָּגַע (pagah) apparently carries the nuance “meet with kindness” here (cf. 64:5, and see BDB 803 s.v. Qal.2).

[53:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “he will be satisfied by his knowledge,” i.e., “when he knows.” The preposition is understood as temporal and the suffix as a subjective genitive. Some take בְּדַעְתּוֹ (bÿda’to, “by his knowledge”) with what follows and translate “by knowledge of him,” understanding the preposition as instrumental and the suffix as objective.

[53:11]  ¹⁴ sn The song ends as it began (cf. 52:13-15), with the Lord announcing the servant’s vindication and exaltation.

[53:11]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “he will acquit, a righteous one, my servant, many.” צַדִּיק (tsadiq) may refer to the servant, but more likely it is dittographic (note the preceding verb יַצְדִּיק, yatsdiq). The precise meaning of the verb (the Hiphil of צָדַק, tsadaq) is debated. Elsewhere the Hiphil is used at least six times in the sense of “make righteous” in a legal sense, i.e., “pronounce innocent, acquit” (see Exod 23:7; Deut 25:1; 1 Kgs 8:32 = 2 Chr 6:23; Prov 17:15; Isa 5:23). It can also mean “render justice” (as a royal function, see 2 Sam 15:4; Ps 82:3), “concede” (Job 27:5), “vindicate” (Isa 50:8), and “lead to righteousness” (by teaching and example, Dan 12:3). The preceding context and the next line suggest a legal sense here. Because of his willingness to carry the people’s sins, the servant is able to “acquit” them.

[53:11]  ¹⁶ tn The circumstantial clause (note the vav [ו] + object + subject + verb pattern) is understood as causal here. The prefixed verb form is either a preterite or an imperfect used in a customary manner.