Isaiah 1:6

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

there is no spot that is unharmed. ¹ 

There are only bruises, cuts,

and open wounds.

They have not been cleansed ²  or bandaged,

nor have they been treated ³  with olive oil. ⁴ 

Isaiah 3:16

Washing Away Impurity

3:16 The Lord says,

“The women ⁵  of Zion are proud.

They walk with their heads high ⁶ 

and flirt with their eyes.

They skip along ⁷ 

and the jewelry on their ankles jingles. ⁸ 

Isaiah 6:2

6:2 Seraphs ⁹  stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, ¹⁰  and they used the remaining two to fly.

Isaiah 7:20

7:20 At that time ¹¹  the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, ¹²  the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; ¹³  it will also shave off the beard.

Isaiah 41:2

41:2 Who stirs up this one from the east? ¹⁴ 

Who ¹⁵  officially commissions him for service? ¹⁶ 

He hands nations over to him, ¹⁷ 

and enables him to subdue ¹⁸  kings.

He makes them like dust with his sword,

like windblown straw with his bow. ¹⁹ 

Isaiah 52:7

52:7 How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains ²⁰ 

the feet of a messenger who announces peace,

a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance,

who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” ²¹ 

Isaiah 59:7

59:7 They are eager to do evil, ²² 

quick to shed innocent blood. ²³ 

Their thoughts are sinful;

they crush and destroy. ²⁴ 

Isaiah 60:13-14

60:13 The splendor of Lebanon will come to you,

its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together,

to beautify my palace; ²⁵ 

I will bestow honor on my throne room. ²⁶ 

60:14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you;

all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet.

They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord,

Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’ ²⁷ 

Isaiah 66:1

66:1 This is what the Lord says:

“The heavens are my throne

and the earth is my footstool.

Where then is the house you will build for me?

Where is the place where I will rest?

[1:6]  ¹ tn Heb “there is not in it health”; NAB “there is no sound spot.”

[1:6]  ² tn Heb “pressed out.”

[1:6]  ³ tn Heb “softened” (so NASB, NRSV); NIV “soothed.”

[1:6]  ⁴ sn This verse describes wounds like those one would receive in battle. These wounds are comprehensive and without remedy.

[3:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “daughters” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV).

[3:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “with an outstretched neck.” They proudly hold their heads high so that others can see the jewelry around their necks.

[3:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “walking and skipping, they walk.”

[3:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “and with their feet they jingle.”

[6:2]  ⁹ tn Hebrew שָׂרָף (saraf, “seraph”) literally means “burning one,” perhaps suggesting that these creatures had a fiery appearance (cf. TEV, CEV “flaming creatures”; NCV “heavenly creatures of fire”). Elsewhere in the OT the word “seraph” refers to poisonous snakes (Num 21:6; Deut 8:15; Isa 14:29; 30:6). Perhaps they were called “burning ones” because of their appearance or the effect of their venomous bites, which would cause a victim to burn up with fever. It is possible that the seraphs seen by Isaiah were at least partially serpentine in appearance. Though it might seem strange for a snake-like creature to have wings, two of the texts where “seraphs” are snakes describe them as “flying” (Isa 14:29; 30:6), perhaps referring to their darting movements. See the note at 14:29.

[6:2]  ¹⁰ sn Some understand “feet” here as a euphemistic reference to the genitals.

[7:20]  ¹³ tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB); KJV “In the same day.”

[7:20]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the river” (so KJV); NASB “the Euphrates.” The name of the river has been supplied in the present translation for clarity.

[7:20]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the hair of the feet.” The translation assumes that the word “feet” is used here as a euphemism for the genitals. See BDB 920 s.v. רֶגֶל.

[41:2]  ¹⁷ sn The expression this one from the east refers to the Persian conqueror Cyrus, as later texts indicate (see 44:28-45:6; 46:11; 48:14-16).

[41:2]  ¹⁸ tn The interrogative particle is understood by ellipsis.

[41:2]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “[in] righteousness called him to his foot.”

[41:2]  ²⁰ tn Heb “he [the Lord] places before him [Cyrus] nations.”

[41:2]  ²¹ tn The verb יַרְדְּ (yardÿ) is an otherwise unattested Hiphil form from רָדָה (radah, “rule”). But the Hiphil makes no sense with “kings” as object; one must understand an ellipsis and supply “him” (Cyrus) as the object. The Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a has יוֹרִד (yorid), which appears to be a Hiphil form from יָרַד (yarad, “go down”). Others suggest reading יָרֹד (yarod), a Qal form from רָדַד (radad, “beat down”).

[41:2]  ²² sn The point is that they are powerless before Cyrus’ military power and scatter before him.

[52:7]  ²¹ tn Heb “How delightful on the mountains.”

[52:7]  ²² tn Or “has become king.” When a new king was enthroned, his followers would give this shout. For other examples of this enthronement formula (Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular מָלַךְ [malakh], followed by the name of the king), see 2 Sam 15:10; 1 Kgs 1:11, 13, 18; 2 Kgs 9:13. The Lord is an eternal king, but here he is pictured as a victorious warrior who establishes his rule from Zion.

[59:7]  ²⁵ tn Heb “their feet run to evil.”

[59:7]  ²⁶ tn Heb “they quickly pour out innocent blood.”

[59:7]  ²⁷ tn Heb “their thoughts are thoughts of sin, destruction and crushing [are] in their roadways.”

[60:13]  ²⁹ tn Or “holy place, sanctuary.”

[60:13]  ³⁰ tn Heb “the place of my feet.” See Ezek 43:7, where the Lord’s throne is called the “place of the soles of my feet.”

[60:14]  ³³ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.