Isaiah 1:13

1:13 Do not bring any more meaningless ¹  offerings;

I consider your incense detestable! ² 

You observe new moon festivals, Sabbaths, and convocations,

but I cannot tolerate sin-stained celebrations! ³ 

Isaiah 41:15

41:15 “Look, I am making you like ⁴  a sharp threshing sledge,

new and double-edged. ⁵ 

You will thresh the mountains and crush them;

you will make the hills like straw. ⁶ 

Isaiah 62:2

62:2 Nations will see your vindication,

and all kings your splendor.

You will be called by a new name

that the Lord himself will give you. ⁷ 

[1:13]  ¹ tn Or “worthless” (NASB, NCV, CEV); KJV, ASV “vain.”

[1:13]  ² sn Notice some of the other practices that Yahweh regards as “detestable”: homosexuality (Lev 18:22-30; 20:13), idolatry (Deut 7:25; 13:15), human sacrifice (Deut 12:31), eating ritually unclean animals (Deut 14:3-8), sacrificing defective animals (Deut 17:1), engaging in occult activities (Deut 18:9-14), and practicing ritual prostitution (1 Kgs 14:23).

[1:13]  ³ tn Heb “sin and assembly” (these two nouns probably represent a hendiadys). The point is that their attempts at worship are unacceptable to God because the people’s everyday actions in the socio-economic realm prove they have no genuine devotion to God (see vv. 16-17).

[41:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “into” (so NIV); ASV “have made thee to be.”

[41:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “owner of two-mouths,” i.e., double-edged.

[41:15]  ⁶ sn The mountains and hills symbolize hostile nations that are obstacles to Israel’s restoration.

[62:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “which the mouth of the Lord will designate.”