Isaiah 13:1

The Lord Will Judge Babylon

13:1 ¹ This is a message about Babylon that God revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz: ² 

Isaiah 2:1

The Future Glory of Jerusalem

2:1 Here is the message about Judah and Jerusalem ³  that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz. ⁴ 

Isaiah 48:6

48:6 You have heard; now look at all the evidence! ⁵ 

Will you not admit that what I say is true? ⁶ 

From this point on I am announcing to you new events

that are previously unrevealed and you do not know about. ⁷ 

Isaiah 1:1

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1:1 Here is the message about Judah and Jerusalem ⁸  that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz during the time when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah reigned over Judah. ⁹ 

Isaiah 28:15

28:15 For you say,

“We have made a treaty with death,

with Sheol ¹⁰  we have made an agreement. ¹¹ 

When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by ¹² 

it will not reach us.

For we have made a lie our refuge,

we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.” ¹³ 

Isaiah 33:20

33:20 Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals!

You ¹⁴  will see Jerusalem, ¹⁵ 

a peaceful settlement,

a tent that stays put; ¹⁶ 

its stakes will never be pulled up;

none of its ropes will snap in two.

[13:1]  ¹ sn Isa 13-23 contains a series of judgment oracles against various nations. It is likely that Israel, not the nations mentioned, actually heard these oracles. The oracles probably had a twofold purpose. For those leaders who insisted on getting embroiled in international politics, these oracles were a reminder that Judah need not fear foreign nations or seek international alliances for security reasons. For the righteous remnant within the nation, these oracles were a reminder that Israel’s God was indeed the sovereign ruler of the earth, worthy of his people’s trust.

[13:1]  ² tn Heb “The message [traditionally, “burden”] [about] Babylon which Isaiah son of Amoz saw.”

[2:1]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “the word which Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.”

[48:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “gaze [at] all of it”; KJV “see all this.”

[48:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “[as for] you, will you not declare?”

[48:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “and hidden things, and you do not know them.”

[1:1]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah.”

[28:15]  ⁹ sn Sheol is the underworld, land of the dead, according to the OT world view.

[28:15]  ¹⁰ tn Elsewhere the noun חֹזֶה (khozeh) refers to a prophet who sees visions. In v. 18 the related term חָזוּת (khazut, “vision”) is used. The parallelism in both verses (note “treaty”) seems to demand a meaning “agreement” for both nouns. Perhaps חֹזֶה and חזוּת are used in a metonymic sense in vv. 15 and 18. Another option is to propose a homonymic root. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:514, and HALOT 301 s.v. II חֹזֶה.

[28:15]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the overwhelming scourge, when it passes by” (NRSV similar).

[28:15]  ¹² sn “Lie” and “deceitful word” would not be the terms used by the people. They would likely use the words “promise” and “reliable word,” but the prophet substitutes “lie” and “deceitful word” to emphasize that this treaty with death will really prove to be disappointing.

[33:20]  ¹¹ tn Heb “your eyes” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[33:20]  ¹² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[33:20]  ¹³ tn Or “that does not travel”; NASB “which shall not be folded.”