Isaiah 2:21

2:21 so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs

and the openings under the rocky overhangs, ¹ 

trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord ² 

and his royal splendor,

when he rises up to terrify the earth. ³ 

Isaiah 8:7

8:7 So look, the sovereign master ⁴  is bringing up against them the turbulent and mighty waters of the Euphrates River ⁵  – the king of Assyria and all his majestic power. It will reach flood stage and overflow its banks. ⁶ 

Isaiah 43:2

43:2 When you pass through the waters, I am with you;

when you pass ⁷  through the streams, they will not overwhelm you.

When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;

the flames will not harm ⁸  you.

Isaiah 45:13

45:13 It is me – I stir him up and commission him; ⁹ 

I will make all his ways level.

He will rebuild my city;

he will send my exiled people home,

but not for a price or a bribe,”

says the Lord who commands armies.

Isaiah 54:9

54:9 “As far as I am concerned, this is like in Noah’s time, ¹⁰ 

when I vowed that the waters of Noah’s flood ¹¹  would never again cover the earth.

In the same way I have vowed that I will not be angry at you or shout at you.

Isaiah 66:17

66:17 “As for those who consecrate and ritually purify themselves so they can follow their leader and worship in the sacred orchards, ¹²  those who eat the flesh of pigs and other disgusting creatures, like mice ¹³  – they will all be destroyed together,” ¹⁴  says the Lord.

[2:21]  ¹ sn The precise point of vv. 20-21 is not entirely clear. Are they taking the idols into their hiding places with them, because they are so attached to their man-made images? Or are they discarding the idols along the way as they retreat into the darkest places they can find? In either case it is obvious that the gods are incapable of helping them.

[2:21]  ² tn Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “trying to escape” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[2:21]  ³ tn Or “land.” It is not certain if these verses are describing the judgment of Judah (see vv. 6-9) or a more universal judgment on all proud men. Almost all English versions translate “earth,” taking this to refer to universal judgment.

[8:7]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[8:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “the mighty and abundant waters of the river.” The referent of “the river” here, the Euphrates River, has been specified in the translation for clarity. As the immediately following words indicate, these waters symbolize the Assyrian king and his armies which will, as it were, inundate the land.

[8:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “it will go up over all its stream beds and go over all its banks.”

[43:2]  ⁷ tn The verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[43:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “burn” (so NASB); NAB, NRSV, NLT “consume”; NIV “set you ablaze.”

[45:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “I stir him up in righteousness”; NASB “I have aroused him.” See the note at 41:2. Cyrus (cf. 44:28) is in view here.

[54:9]  ¹³ tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “For [or “indeed”] the waters of Noah [is] this to me.” כִּי־מֵי (ki-me, “for the waters of”) should be emended to כְּמֵי (kÿmey, “like the days of”), which is supported by the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a and all the ancient versions except LXX.

[54:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the waters of Noah” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[66:17]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the ones who consecrate themselves and the ones who purify themselves toward the orchards [or “gardens”] after the one in the midst.” The precise meaning of the statement is unclear, though it is obvious that some form of idolatry is in view.

[66:17]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “ones who eat the flesh of the pig and the disgusting thing and the mouse.”

[66:17]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “together they will come to an end.”