Isaiah 2:10

2:10 Go up into the rocky cliffs,

hide in the ground.

Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord, ¹ 

from his royal splendor!

Isaiah 14:11

14:11 Your splendor ²  has been brought down to Sheol,

as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. ³ 

You lie on a bed of maggots,

with a blanket of worms over you. ⁴ 

Isaiah 23:9

23:9 The Lord who commands armies planned it –

to dishonor the pride that comes from all her beauty, ⁵ 

to humiliate all the dignitaries of the earth.

Isaiah 60:15

60:15 You were once abandoned

and despised, with no one passing through,

but I will make you ⁶  a permanent source of pride

and joy to coming generations.

[2:10]  ¹ tn Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “get away” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[14:11]  ² tn Or “pride” (NCV, CEV); KJV, NIV, NRSV “pomp.”

[14:11]  ³ tn Or “harps” (NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[14:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “under you maggots are spread out, and worms are your cover.”

[23:9]  ³ tn Heb “the pride of all the beauty.”

[60:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “Instead of your being abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you.”