Isaiah 14:16

14:16 Those who see you stare at you,

they look at you carefully, thinking: ¹ 

“Is this the man who shook the earth,

the one who made kingdoms tremble?

Isaiah 14:10

14:10 All of them respond to you, saying:

‘You too have become weak like us!

You have become just like us!

Isaiah 54:14

54:14 You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. ² 

You will not experience oppression; ³ 

indeed, you will not be afraid.

You will not be terrified, ⁴ 

for nothing frightening ⁵  will come near you.

Isaiah 55:5

55:5 Look, you will summon nations ⁶  you did not previously know;

nations ⁷  that did not previously know you will run to you,

because of the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, ⁸ 

for he bestows honor on you.

Isaiah 60:11

60:11 Your gates will remain open at all times;

they will not be shut during the day or at night,

so that the wealth of nations may be delivered,

with their kings leading the way. ⁹ 

Isaiah 60:13-14

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

its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together,

to beautify my palace; ¹⁰ 

I will bestow honor on my throne room. ¹¹ 

60:14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you;

all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet.

They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord,

Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’ ¹² 

Isaiah 65:5

65:5 They say, ‘Keep to yourself!

Don’t get near me, for I am holier than you!’

These people are like smoke in my nostrils,

like a fire that keeps burning all day long.

Isaiah 39:3

39:3 Isaiah the prophet visited King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men say? Where do they come from?” Hezekiah replied, “They come from the distant land of Babylon.”

Isaiah 45:14

The Lord is the Nations’ Only Hope

45:14 This is what the Lord says:

“The profit ¹³  of Egypt and the revenue ¹⁴  of Ethiopia,

along with the Sabeans, those tall men,

will be brought to you ¹⁵  and become yours.

They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. ¹⁶ 

They will bow down to you

and pray to you: ¹⁷ 

‘Truly God is with ¹⁸  you; he has no peer; ¹⁹ 

there is no other God!’”

[14:16]  ¹ tn The word “thinking” is supplied in the translation in order to make it clear that the next line records their thoughts as they gaze at him.

[54:14]  ² tn Heb “in righteousness [or “vindication”] you will be established.” The precise meaning of צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah) here is uncertain. It could mean “righteousness, justice,” indicating that the city will be a center for justice. But the context focuses on deliverance, suggesting that the term means “deliverance, vindication” here.

[54:14]  ³ tn Heb “Be far from oppression!” The imperative is used here in a rhetorical manner to express certainty and assurance. See GKC 324 §110.c.

[54:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “from terror.” The rhetorical command, “be far” is understood by ellipsis here. Note the preceding context.

[54:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “it,” i.e., the “terror” just mentioned.

[55:5]  ³ tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs in the next line indicate (note that both “know” and “run” are third plural forms).

[55:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs that follow indicate.

[55:5]  ⁵ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[60:11]  ⁴ tn Or “led in procession.” The participle is passive.

[60:13]  ⁵ tn Or “holy place, sanctuary.”

[60:13]  ⁶ 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.”

[60:14]  ⁶ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[45:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “labor,” which stands metonymically for the fruits of labor, either “monetary profit,” or “products.”

[45:14]  ⁸ tn Or perhaps, “merchandise” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “the gain of Ethiopia”; CEV “the treasures of Ethiopia.”

[45:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “they will pass over to you”; NASB, NIV “will come over to you”; CEV “will belong to you.”

[45:14]  ¹⁰ sn Restored Israel is depicted here in typical ancient Near Eastern fashion as an imperial power that receives riches and slaves as tribute.

[45:14]  ¹¹ sn Israel’s vassals are portrayed as so intimidated and awed that they treat Israel as an intermediary to God or sub-deity.

[45:14]  ¹² tn Or perhaps, “among.” Cf. KJV, ASV “Surely God is in thee.”

[45:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “there is no other” (so NIV, NRSV). The same phrase occurs at the end of v. 18, in v. 21, and at the end of v. 22.