Isaiah 17:7

17:7 At that time ¹  men will trust in their creator; ² 

they will depend on ³  the Holy One of Israel. ⁴ 

Isaiah 44:15

44:15 A man uses it to make a fire; ⁵ 

he takes some of it and warms himself.

Yes, he kindles a fire and bakes bread.

Then he makes a god and worships it;

he makes an idol and bows down to it. ⁶ 

Isaiah 27:11

27:11 When its branches get brittle, ⁷  they break;

women come and use them for kindling. ⁸ 

For these people lack understanding, ⁹ 

therefore the one who made them has no compassion on them;

the one who formed them has no mercy on them.

[17:7]  ¹ tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB, NIV); KJV “At that day.”

[17:7]  ² tn Heb “man will gaze toward his maker.”

[17:7]  ³ tn Heb “his eyes will look toward.”

[17:7]  ⁴ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[44:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it becomes burning [i.e., firewood] for a man”; NAB “to serve man for fuel.”

[44:15]  ⁶ tn Or perhaps, “them.”

[27:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “are dry” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[27:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “women come [and] light it.” The city is likened to a dead tree with dried up branches that is only good for firewood.

[27:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “for not a people of understanding [is] he.”