Isaiah 1:24

1:24 Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, ¹ 

the powerful ruler of Israel, ²  says this:

“Ah, I will seek vengeance ³  against my adversaries,

I will take revenge against my enemies. ⁴ 

Isaiah 5:13

5:13 Therefore my ⁵  people will be deported ⁶ 

because of their lack of understanding.

Their ⁷  leaders will have nothing to eat, ⁸ 

their ⁹  masses will have nothing to drink. ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 14:11

14:11 Your splendor ¹¹  has been brought down to Sheol,

as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. ¹² 

You lie on a bed of maggots,

with a blanket of worms over you. ¹³ 

Isaiah 16:3

16:3 “Bring a plan, make a decision! ¹⁴ 

Provide some shade in the middle of the day! ¹⁵ 

Hide the fugitives! Do not betray ¹⁶  the one who tries to escape!

Isaiah 19:4

19:4 I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master;

a powerful king will rule over them,”

says the sovereign master, ¹⁷  the Lord who commands armies.

Isaiah 19:13

19:13 The officials of Zoan are fools,

the officials of Memphis ¹⁸  are misled;

the rulers ¹⁹  of her tribes lead Egypt astray.

Isaiah 24:21

The Lord Will Become King

24:21 At that time ²⁰  the Lord will punish ²¹ 

the heavenly forces in the heavens ²² 

and the earthly kings on the earth.

Isaiah 60:10

60:10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls;

their kings will serve you.

Even though I struck you down in my anger,

I will restore my favor and have compassion on you. ²³ 

[1:24]  ¹ tn Heb “the master, the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].” On the title “the Lord who commands armies,” see the note at v. 9.

[1:24]  ² tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Israel.”

[1:24]  ³ tn Heb “console myself” (i.e., by getting revenge); NRSV “pour out my wrath on.”

[1:24]  ⁴ sn The Lord here identifies with the oppressed and comes as their defender and vindicator.

[5:13]  ⁵ sn It is not certain if the prophet or the Lord is speaking at this point.

[5:13]  ⁶ tn The suffixed (perfect) form of the verb is used; in this way the coming event is described for rhetorical effect as occurring or as already completed.

[5:13]  ⁷ tn The third masculine singular suffix refers back to “my people.”

[5:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “Their glory will be men of hunger.” כָּבוֹד (kavod, “glory”) is in opposition to הָמוֹן (hamon, “masses”) and refers here to the rich and prominent members of the nation. Some prefer to repoint מְתֵי (mÿtey, “men of”) as מִתֵי (mitey, “dead ones of”).

[5:13]  ⁹ tn The third masculine singular suffix refers back to “my people.”

[5:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and their masses will be parched [by] thirst.”

[14:11]  ⁹ tn Or “pride” (NCV, CEV); KJV, NIV, NRSV “pomp.”

[14:11]  ¹⁰ tn Or “harps” (NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[14:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “under you maggots are spread out, and worms are your cover.”

[16:3]  ¹³ sn It is unclear who is being addressed in this verse. Perhaps the prophet, playing the role of a panic stricken Moabite refugee, requests the leaders of Judah (the imperatives are plural) to take pity on the fugitives.

[16:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Make your shade like night in the midst of noonday.” “Shade” here symbolizes shelter, while the heat of noonday represents the intense suffering of the Moabites. By comparing the desired shade to night, the speaker visualizes a huge dark shadow cast by a large tree that would provide relief from the sun’s heat.

[16:3]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “disclose, uncover.”

[19:4]  ¹⁷ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[19:13]  ²¹ tn Heb “Noph” (so KJV); most recent English versions substitute the more familiar “Memphis.”

[19:13]  ²² tn Heb “the cornerstone.” The singular form should be emended to a plural.

[24:21]  ²⁵ tn Or “in that day” (so KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[24:21]  ²⁶ tn Heb “visit [in judgment].”

[24:21]  ²⁷ tn Heb “the host of the height in the height.” The “host of the height/heaven” refers to the heavenly luminaries (stars and planets, see, among others, Deut 4:19; 17:3; 2 Kgs 17:16; 21:3, 5; 23:4-5; 2 Chr 33:3, 5) that populate the divine/heavenly assembly in mythological and prescientific Israelite thought (see Job 38:7; Isa 14:13).

[60:10]  ²⁹ tn Heb “in my favor I will have compassion on you.”