Isaiah 17:4

17:4 “At that time ¹ 

Jacob’s splendor will be greatly diminished, ² 

and he will become skin and bones. ³ 

Isaiah 22:23

22:23 I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; ⁴  he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family. ⁵ 

Isaiah 40:5

40:5 The splendor ⁶  of the Lord will be revealed,

and all people ⁷  will see it at the same time.

For ⁸  the Lord has decreed it.” ⁹ 

[17:4]  ¹ tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[17:4]  ² tn Heb “will be tiny.”

[17:4]  ³ tn Heb “and the fatness of his flesh will be made lean.”

[22:23]  ⁴ sn The metaphor depicts how secure his position will be.

[22:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he will become a glorious throne for the house of his father.”

[40:5]  ⁷ tn Or “glory.” The Lord’s “glory” is his theophanic radiance and royal splendor (see Isa 6:3; 24:23; 35:2; 60:1; 66:18-19).

[40:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, ASV, NASB); NAB, NIV “mankind”; TEV “the whole human race.”

[40:5]  ⁹ tn Or “indeed.”

[40:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord has spoken” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).