Isaiah 10:23

10:23 The sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, is certainly ready to carry out the decreed destruction throughout the land. ¹ 

Isaiah 12:6

12:6 Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,

for the Holy One of Israel ²  acts mightily ³  among you!”

Isaiah 16:11

16:11 So my heart constantly sighs for Moab, like the strumming of a harp, ⁴ 

my inner being sighs ⁵  for Kir Hareseth. ⁶ 

Isaiah 19:24

19:24 At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing ⁷  in the earth. ⁸ 

Isaiah 25:11

25:11 Moab ⁹  will spread out its hands in the middle of it, ¹⁰ 

just as a swimmer spreads his hands to swim;

the Lord ¹¹  will bring down Moab’s ¹²  pride as it spreads its hands. ¹³ 

[10:23]  ¹ tn Heb “Indeed (or perhaps “for”) destruction and what is decreed the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, is about to accomplish in the middle of all the land.” The phrase כָלָא וְנֶחֱרָצָה (khala’ venekheratsah, “destruction and what is decreed”) is a hendiadys; the two terms express one idea, with the second qualifying the first.

[12:6]  ² sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[12:6]  ³ tn Or “is great” (TEV). However, the context emphasizes his mighty acts of deliverance (cf. NCV), not some general or vague character quality.

[16:11]  ³ tn Heb “so my intestines sigh for Moab like a harp.” The word מֵעַי (me’ay, “intestines”) is used here of the seat of the emotions. English idiom requires the word “heart.” The point of the comparison to a harp is not entirely clear. Perhaps his sighs of mourning resemble a harp in sound, or his constant sighing is like the repetitive strumming of a harp.

[16:11]  ⁴ tn The verb is supplied in the translation; “sighs” in the preceding line does double duty in the parallel structure.

[16:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “Kir Heres” (so ASV, NRSV, TEV, CEV), a variant name for “Kir Hareseth” (see v. 7).

[19:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “will be a blessing” (so NCV).

[19:24]  ⁵ tn Or “land” (KJV, NAB).

[25:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Moab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:11]  ⁶ tn The antecedent of the third masculine singular pronominal suffix is probably the masculine noun מַתְבֵּן (matben, “heap of straw”) in v. 10 rather than the feminine noun מַדְמֵנָה (madmenah, “manure pile”), also in v. 10.

[25:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Moab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:11]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew text has, “he will bring down his pride along with the [?] of his hands.” The meaning of אָרְבּוֹת (’arbot), which occurs only here in the OT, is unknown. Some (see BDB 70 s.v. אָרְבָּה) translate “artifice, cleverness,” relating the form to the verbal root אָרָב (’arav, “to lie in wait, ambush”), but this requires some convoluted semantic reasoning. HALOT 83 s.v. *אָרְבָּה suggests the meaning “[nimble] movements.” The translation above, which attempts to relate the form to the preceding context, is purely speculative.