Isaiah 10:22

10:22 For though your people, Israel, are as numerous as ¹  the sand on the seashore, only a remnant will come back. ²  Destruction has been decreed; ³  just punishment ⁴  is about to engulf you. ⁵ 

Isaiah 45:23

45:23 I solemnly make this oath ⁶  –

what I say is true and reliable: ⁷ 

‘Surely every knee will bow to me,

every tongue will solemnly affirm; ⁸ 

Isaiah 56:1

The Lord Invites Outsiders to Enter

56:1 This is what the Lord says,

“Promote ⁹  justice! Do what is right!

For I am ready to deliver you;

I am ready to vindicate you openly. ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 59:9

Israel Confesses its Sin

59:9 For this reason deliverance ¹¹  is far from us ¹² 

and salvation does not reach us.

We wait for light, ¹³  but see only darkness; ¹⁴ 

we wait for ¹⁵  a bright light, ¹⁶  but live ¹⁷  in deep darkness. ¹⁸ 

Isaiah 59:17

59:17 He wears his desire for justice ¹⁹  like body armor, ²⁰ 

and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head. ²¹ 

He puts on the garments of vengeance ²² 

and wears zeal like a robe.

Isaiah 61:11--62:1

61:11 For just as the ground produces its crops

and a garden yields its produce,

so the sovereign Lord will cause deliverance ²³  to grow,

and give his people reason to praise him in the sight of all the nations. ²⁴ 

The Lord Takes Delight in Zion

62:1 “For the sake of Zion I will not be silent;

for the sake of Jerusalem ²⁵  I will not be quiet,

until her vindication shines brightly ²⁶ 

and her deliverance burns like a torch.”

[10:22]  ¹ tn Heb “are like.”

[10:22]  ² sn The twofold appearance of the statement “a remnant will come back” (שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב, she’ar yashuv) in vv. 21-22 echoes and probably plays off the name of Isaiah’s son Shear-jashub (see 7:3). In its original context the name was meant to encourage Ahaz (see the note at 7:3), but here it has taken on new dimensions. In light of Ahaz’s failure and the judgment it brings down on the land, the name Shear-jashub now foreshadows the destiny of the nation. According to vv. 21-22, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that a remnant of God’s people will return; the bad news is that only a remnant will be preserved and come back. Like the name Immanuel, this name foreshadows both judgment (see the notes at 7:25 and 8:8) and ultimate restoration (see the note at 8:10).

[10:22]  ³ tn Or “predetermined”; cf. ASV, NASB “is determined”; TEV “is in store.”

[10:22]  ⁴ tn צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah) often means “righteousness,” but here it refers to God’s just judgment.

[10:22]  ⁵ tn Or “is about to overflow.”

[45:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “I swear by myself”; KJV, NASB “have sworn.”

[45:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “a word goes out from my mouth [in] truth and will not return.”

[45:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “swear” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “confess allegiance.”

[56:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “guard”; KJV “Keep”; NAB “Observe”; NASB “Preserve”; NIV, NRSV “Maintain.”

[56:1]  ¹² tn Heb “for near is my deliverance to enter, and my vindication [or “righteousness”] to be revealed.”

[59:9]  ¹⁶ tn מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat), which refers to “justice” in the earlier verses, here refers to “justice from God,” or “vindication.” Because the people are unjust, God refuses to vindicate them before their enemies. See v. 11.

[59:9]  ¹⁷ sn The prophet speaks on behalf of the sinful nation and confesses its sins.

[59:9]  ¹⁸ sn Light here symbolizes prosperity and blessing.

[59:9]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “but, look, darkness”; NIV “but all is darkness.”

[59:9]  ²⁰ tn The words “we wait for” are supplied in the translation; the verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[59:9]  ²¹ tn The plural noun form may indicate degree here.

[59:9]  ²² tn Or “walk about”; NCV “all we have is darkness.”

[59:9]  ²³ tn The plural noun form may indicate degree here.

[59:17]  ²¹ tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “goodness.”

[59:17]  ²² tn Or “a breastplate” (traditional; so many English versions); TEV “a coat of armour.”

[59:17]  ²³ tn Heb “and [as] a helmet deliverance on his head.”

[59:17]  ²⁴ tn Heb “and he puts on the clothes of vengeance [as] a garment.”

[61:11]  ²⁶ tn Or perhaps, “righteousness,” but the context seems to emphasize deliverance and restoration (see v. 10 and 62:1).

[61:11]  ²⁷ tn Heb “and praise before all the nations.”

[62:1]  ³¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[62:1]  ³² tn Heb “goes forth like brightness.”