Isaiah 17:5

17:5 It will be as when one gathers the grain harvest,

and his hand gleans the ear of grain.

It will be like one gathering the ears of grain

in the Valley of Rephaim.

Isaiah 22:7

22:7 Your very best valleys were full of chariots; ¹ 

horsemen confidently took their positions ²  at the gate.

Isaiah 65:10

65:10 Sharon ³  will become a pasture for sheep,

and the Valley of Achor ⁴  a place where cattle graze; ⁵ 

they will belong to my people, who seek me. ⁶ 

Isaiah 28:21

28:21 For the Lord will rise up, as he did at Mount Perazim, ⁷ 

he will rouse himself, as he did in the Valley of Gibeon, ⁸ 

to accomplish his work,

his peculiar work,

to perform his task,

his strange task. ⁹ 

[22:7]  ¹ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[22:7]  ² tn Heb “taking a stand, take their stand.” The infinitive absolute emphasizes the following finite verb. The translation attempts to bring out this emphasis with the adverb “confidently.”

[65:10]  ¹ sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.

[65:10]  ² sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.

[65:10]  ³ tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”

[65:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”

[28:21]  ¹ sn This probably alludes to David’s victory over the Philistines at Baal Perazim. See 2 Sam 5:20.

[28:21]  ² sn This probably alludes to the Lord’s victory over the Canaanites at Gibeon, during the days of Joshua. See Josh 10:10-11.

[28:21]  ³ sn God’s judgment of his own people is called “his peculiar work” and “his strange task,” because he must deal with them the way he treated their enemies in the past.