Isaiah 10:19

10:19 There will be so few trees left in his forest,

a child will be able to count them. ¹ 

Isaiah 21:17

21:17 Just a handful of archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be left.” ²  Indeed, ³  the Lord God of Israel has spoken.

Isaiah 40:26

40:26 Look up at the sky! ⁴ 

Who created all these heavenly lights? ⁵ 

He is the one who leads out their ranks; ⁶ 

he calls them all by name.

Because of his absolute power and awesome strength,

not one of them is missing.

[10:19]  ¹ tn Heb “and the rest of the trees of his forest will be counted, and a child will record them.”

[21:17]  ² tn Heb “and the remnant of the number of the bow, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few.”

[21:17]  ³ tn Or “for” (KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).

[40:26]  ³ tn Heb “Lift on high your eyes and see.”

[40:26]  ⁴ tn The words “heavenly lights” are supplied in the translation for clarification. See the following lines.

[40:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “the one who brings out by number their host.” The stars are here likened to a huge army that the Lord leads out. Perhaps the next line pictures God calling roll. If so, the final line may be indicating that none of them dares “go AWOL.” (“AWOL” is a military acronym for “absent without leave.”)