Isaiah 1:31

1:31 The powerful will be like ¹  a thread of yarn,

their deeds like a spark;

both will burn together,

and no one will put out the fire.

Isaiah 11:7

11:7 A cow and a bear will graze together,

their young will lie down together. ² 

A lion, like an ox, will eat straw.

Isaiah 27:4

27:4 I am not angry.

I wish I could confront some thorns and briers!

Then I would march against them ³  for battle;

I would set them ⁴  all on fire,

Isaiah 40:5

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

and all people ⁶  will see it at the same time.

For ⁷  the Lord has decreed it.” ⁸ 

Isaiah 41:1

The Lord Challenges the Nations

41:1 “Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! ⁹ 

Let the nations find renewed strength!

Let them approach and then speak;

let us come together for debate! ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 42:14

42:14 “I have been inactive ¹¹  for a long time;

I kept quiet and held back.

Like a woman in labor I groan;

I pant and gasp. ¹² 

Isaiah 43:17

43:17 the one who led chariots and horses to destruction, ¹³ 

together with a mighty army.

They fell down, ¹⁴  never to rise again;

they were extinguished, put out like a burning wick:

Isaiah 45:16

45:16 They will all be ashamed and embarrassed;

those who fashion idols will all be humiliated. ¹⁵ 

Isaiah 46:2

46:2 Together they bend low and kneel down;

they are unable to rescue the images; ¹⁶ 

they themselves ¹⁷  head off into captivity. ¹⁸ 

Isaiah 48:13

48:13 Yes, my hand founded the earth;

my right hand spread out the sky.

I summon them;

they stand together.

Isaiah 50:8

50:8 The one who vindicates me is close by.

Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! ¹⁹ 

Who is my accuser? ²⁰  Let him challenge me! ²¹ 

Isaiah 52:9

52:9 In unison give a joyful shout,

O ruins of Jerusalem!

For the Lord consoles his people;

he protects ²²  Jerusalem.

[1:31]  ¹ tn Heb “will become” (so NASB, NIV).

[11:7]  ² tn Heb “and a cow and a bear will graze – together – they will lie down, their young.” This is a case of pivot pattern; יַחְדָּו (yakhddav, “together”) goes with both the preceding and following statements.

[27:4]  ³ tn Heb “it.” The feminine singular suffix apparently refers back to the expression “thorns and briers,” understood in a collective sense. For other examples of a cohortative expressing resolve after a hypothetical statement introduced by נָתַן with מִי (miwith natan), see Judg 9:29; Jer 9:1-2; Ps 55:6.

[27:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “it.” The feminine singular suffix apparently refers back to the expression “thorns and briers,” understood in a collective sense.

[40:5]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, ASV, NASB); NAB, NIV “mankind”; TEV “the whole human race.”

[40:5]  ⁶ tn Or “indeed.”

[40:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord has spoken” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[41:1]  ⁵ tn Or “islands” (KJV, NIV, CEV); TEV “distant lands”; NLT “lands beyond the sea.”

[41:1]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew term מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) could be translated “judgment,” but here it seems to refer to the dispute or debate between the Lord and the nations.

[42:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “silent” (so NASB, NIV, TEV, NLT); CEV “have held my temper.”

[42:14]  ⁷ sn The imagery depicts the Lord as a warrior who is eager to fight and can no longer hold himself back from the attack.

[43:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “led out chariots and horses.” The words “to destruction” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The verse refers to the destruction of the Egyptians at the Red Sea.

[43:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “lay down”; NAB “lie prostrate together”; CEV “lie dead”; NRSV “they lie down.”

[45:16]  ⁸ tn “together they will walk in humiliation, the makers of images.”

[46:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “[the] burden,” i.e., their images, the heavy burden carried by the animals.

[46:2]  ¹⁰ tn נַפְשָׁם (nafsham, “their souls/lives”) is equivalent here to a third masculine plural suffix, but the third feminine singular verb הָלָכָה (halakhah, “they go”) agrees with the feminine noun נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “soul, life”).

[46:2]  ¹¹ sn The downfall of Babylon is depicted here. The idols are carried off by the victorious enemy; the gods are likened to defeated captives who cower before the enemy and are taken into exile.

[50:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Let us stand together!”

[50:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Who is the master of my judgment?”

[50:8]  ¹² tn Heb “let him approach me”; NAB, NIV “Let him confront me.”

[52:9]  ¹¹ tn Or “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.