Isaiah 14:11

14:11 Your splendor ¹  has been brought down to Sheol,

as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. ² 

You lie on a bed of maggots,

with a blanket of worms over you. ³ 

Isaiah 15:3

15:3 In their streets they wear sackcloth;

on their roofs and in their town squares

all of them wail,

they fall down weeping.

Isaiah 30:2

30:2 They travel down to Egypt

without seeking my will, ⁴ 

seeking Pharaoh’s protection,

and looking for safety in Egypt’s protective shade. ⁵ 

Isaiah 34:5

34:5 He says, ⁶  “Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers. ⁷ 

Look, it now descends on Edom, ⁸ 

on the people I will annihilate in judgment.”

Isaiah 34:7

34:7 Wild oxen will be slaughtered ⁹  along with them,

as well as strong bulls. ¹⁰ 

Their land is drenched with blood,

their soil is covered with fat.

Isaiah 38:18

38:18 Indeed ¹¹  Sheol does not give you thanks;

death does not ¹²  praise you.

Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.

Isaiah 42:10

42:10 Sing to the Lord a brand new song!

Praise him ¹³  from the horizon of the earth,

you who go down to the sea, and everything that lives in it, ¹⁴ 

you coastlands ¹⁵  and those who live there!

Isaiah 64:3

64:3 When you performed awesome deeds that took us by surprise, ¹⁶ 

you came down, and the mountains trembled ¹⁷  before you.

[14:11]  ¹ tn Or “pride” (NCV, CEV); KJV, NIV, NRSV “pomp.”

[14:11]  ² tn Or “harps” (NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[14:11]  ³ tn Heb “under you maggots are spread out, and worms are your cover.”

[30:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “those who go to descend to Egypt, but [of] my mouth they do not inquire.”

[30:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “to seek protection in the protection of Pharaoh, and to seek refuge in the shade of Egypt.”

[34:5]  ⁷ tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Lord speaks at this point.

[34:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “indeed [or “for”] my sword is drenched in the heavens.” The Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a has תראה (“[my sword] appeared [in the heavens]”), but this is apparently an attempt to make sense out of a difficult metaphor. Cf. NIV “My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens.”

[34:5]  ⁹ sn Edom is mentioned here as epitomizing the hostile nations that oppose God.

[34:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “will go down”; NAB “shall be struck down.”

[34:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and bulls along with strong ones.” Perhaps this refers to the leaders.

[38:18]  ¹³ tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[38:18]  ¹⁴ tn The negative particle is understood by ellipsis in this line. See GKC 483 §152.z.

[42:10]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “his praise.” The phrase stands parallel to “new song” in the previous line.

[42:10]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and its fullness”; NASB, NIV “and all that is in it.”

[42:10]  ¹⁸ tn Or “islands” (NASB, NIV); NLT “distant coastlands.”

[64:3]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “[for which] we were not waiting.”

[64:3]  ²⁰ tn See the note at v. 1.