Isaiah 11:10

Israel is Reclaimed and Reunited

11:10 At that time ¹  a root from Jesse ²  will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, ³  and his residence will be majestic.

Isaiah 21:16

21:16 For this is what the sovereign master ⁴  has told me: “Within exactly one year ⁵  all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end.

Isaiah 22:24

22:24 His father’s family will gain increasing prominence because of him, ⁶  including the offspring and the offshoots. ⁷  All the small containers, including the bowls and all the jars will hang from this peg.’ ⁸ 

Isaiah 24:23

24:23 The full moon will be covered up, ⁹ 

the bright sun ¹⁰  will be darkened; ¹¹ 

for the Lord who commands armies will rule ¹² 

on Mount Zion in Jerusalem ¹³ 

in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor. ¹⁴ 

Isaiah 58:8

58:8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; ¹⁵ 

your restoration will quickly arrive; ¹⁶ 

your godly behavior ¹⁷  will go before you,

and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard. ¹⁸ 

Isaiah 60:13

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

its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together,

to beautify my palace; ¹⁹ 

I will bestow honor on my throne room. ²⁰ 

[11:10]  ¹ tn Or “in that day” (KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[11:10]  ² sn See the note at v. 1.

[11:10]  ³ tn Heb “ a root from Jesse, which stands for a signal flag of the nations, of him nations will inquire” [or “seek”].

[21:16]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[21:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “in still a year, like the years of a hired worker.” See the note at 16:14.

[22:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “and all the glory of the house of his father they will hang on him.” The Lord returns to the peg metaphor of v. 23a. Eliakim’s secure position of honor will bring benefits and jobs to many others in the family.

[22:24]  ⁸ tn The precise meaning and derivation of this word are uncertain. Cf. KJV, ASV, NRSV “the issue”; CEV “relatives.”

[22:24]  ⁹ tn Heb “all the small vessels, from the vessels that are bowls to all the vessels that are jars.” The picture is that of a single peg holding the weight of all kinds of containers hung from it.

[24:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “will be ashamed.”

[24:23]  ¹¹ tn Or “glow of the sun.”

[24:23]  ¹² tn Heb “will be ashamed” (so NCV).

[24:23]  ¹³ tn Or “take his throne,” “become king.”

[24:23]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:23]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and before his elders [in] splendor.”

[58:8]  ¹³ tn Heb “will burst out like the dawn.”

[58:8]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “prosper”; KJV “spring forth speedily.”

[58:8]  ¹⁵ tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.

[58:8]  ¹⁶ sn The nation will experience God’s protective presence.

[60:13]  ¹⁶ tn Or “holy place, sanctuary.”

[60:13]  ¹⁷ 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.”