Isaiah 2:4

2:4 He will judge disputes between nations;

he will settle cases for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plowshares, ¹ 

and their spears into pruning hooks. ² 

Nations will not take up the sword against other nations,

and they will no longer train for war.

Isaiah 23:18

23:18 Her profits and earnings will be set apart for the Lord. They will not be stored up or accumulated, for her profits will be given to those who live in the Lord’s presence and will be used to purchase large quantities of food and beautiful clothes. ³ 

Isaiah 29:22

29:22 So this is what the Lord, the one who delivered Abraham, says to the family of Jacob: ⁴ 

“Jacob will no longer be ashamed;

their faces will no longer show their embarrassment. ⁵ 

Isaiah 31:1

Egypt Will Disappoint

31:1 Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, ⁶ 

those who rely on war horses,

and trust in Egypt’s many chariots ⁷ 

and in their many, many horsemen. ⁸ 

But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel ⁹ 

and do not seek help from the Lord.

Isaiah 34:16

34:16 Carefully read the scroll of the Lord! ¹⁰ 

Not one of these creatures will be missing, ¹¹ 

none will lack a mate. ¹² 

For the Lord has issued the decree, ¹³ 

and his own spirit gathers them. ¹⁴ 

Isaiah 43:10

43:10 You are my witnesses,” says the Lord,

“my servant whom I have chosen,

so that you may consider ¹⁵  and believe in me,

and understand that I am he.

No god was formed before me,

and none will outlive me. ¹⁶ 

Isaiah 48:1

The Lord Appeals to the Exiles

48:1 Listen to this, O family of Jacob, ¹⁷ 

you who are called by the name ‘Israel,’

and are descended from Judah, ¹⁸ 

who take oaths in the name of the Lord,

and invoke ¹⁹  the God of Israel –

but not in an honest and just manner. ²⁰ 

Isaiah 55:1

The Lord Gives an Invitation

55:1 “Hey, ²¹  all who are thirsty, come to the water!

You who have no money, come!

Buy and eat!

Come! Buy wine and milk

without money and without cost! ²² 

Isaiah 60:19

60:19 The sun will no longer supply light for you by day,

nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you;

the Lord will be your permanent source of light –

the splendor of your God will shine upon you. ²³ 

Isaiah 62:4

62:4 You will no longer be called, “Abandoned,”

and your land will no longer be called “Desolate.”

Indeed, ²⁴  you will be called “My Delight is in Her,” ²⁵ 

and your land “Married.” ²⁶ 

For the Lord will take delight in you,

and your land will be married to him. ²⁷ 

Isaiah 65:20

65:20 Never again will one of her infants live just a few days ²⁸ 

or an old man die before his time. ²⁹ 

Indeed, no one will die before the age of a hundred, ³⁰ 

anyone who fails to reach ³¹  the age of a hundred will be considered cursed.

Isaiah 65:25

65:25 A wolf and a lamb will graze together; ³² 

a lion, like an ox, will eat straw, ³³ 

and a snake’s food will be dirt. ³⁴ 

They will no longer injure or destroy

on my entire royal mountain,” ³⁵  says the Lord.

Isaiah 66:4

66:4 So I will choose severe punishment ³⁶  for them;

I will bring on them what they dread,

because I called, and no one responded,

I spoke and they did not listen.

They did evil before me; ³⁷ 

they chose to do what displeases me.”

Isaiah 66:19

66:19 I will perform a mighty act among them ³⁸  and then send some of those who remain to the nations – to Tarshish, Pul, ³⁹  Lud ⁴⁰  (known for its archers ⁴¹ ), Tubal, Javan, ⁴²  and to the distant coastlands ⁴³  that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor.

[2:4]  ¹ sn Instead of referring to the large plow as a whole, the plowshare is simply the metal tip which actually breaks the earth and cuts the furrow.

[2:4]  ² sn This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:93; M. Klingbeil, NIDOTTE 1:1117-18). It was a short knife with a curved hook at the end sharpened on the inside like a sickle. Breaking weapons and fashioning agricultural implements indicates a transition from fear and stress to peace and security.

[23:18]  ³ tn Heb “for eating to fullness and for beautiful covering[s].”

[29:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “So this is what the Lord says to the house of Jacob, the one who ransomed Abraham.” The relative pronoun must refer back to “the Lord,” not to the immediately preceding “Jacob.” It is uncertain to what event in Abraham’s experience this refers. Perhaps the name “Abraham” stands here by metonymy for his descendants through Jacob. If so, the Exodus is in view.

[29:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “and his face will no longer be pale.”

[31:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “Woe [to] those who go down to Egypt for help.”

[31:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “and trust in chariots for they are many.”

[31:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “and in horsemen for they are very strong [or “numerous”].”

[31:1]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[34:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “Seek from upon the scroll of the Lord and read.”

[34:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “one from these will not be missing.” הֵנָּה (hennah, “these”) is feminine plural in the Hebrew text. It may refer only to the birds mentioned in v. 15b or may include all of the creatures listed in vv. 14b-15 (all of which are identified with feminine nouns).

[34:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “each its mate they will not lack.”

[34:16]  ¹² tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “for a mouth, it has commanded.” The Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a and a few medieval mss have פִּיהוּ (pihu, “his mouth [has commanded]”), while a few other medieval mss read פִּי יְהוָה (pi yÿhvah, “the mouth of the Lord [has commanded]”).

[34:16]  ¹³ tn Heb “and his spirit, he gathers them.” The pronominal suffix (“them”) is feminine plural, referring to the birds mentioned in v. 15b or to all of the creatures listed in vv. 14b-15 (all of which are identified with feminine nouns).

[43:10]  ¹¹ tn Or “know” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[43:10]  ¹² tn Heb “and after me, there will not be”; NASB “there will be none after Me.”

[48:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “house of Jacob”; TEV, CEV “people of Israel.”

[48:1]  ¹⁴ tc The Hebrew text reads literally “and from the waters of Judah came out.” מִמֵּי (mimme) could be a corruption of מִמְּעֵי (mimmÿ’e, “from the inner parts of”; cf. NASB, NIV, NLT, NRSV) as suggested in the above translation. Some translations (ESV, NKJV) retain the MT reading because the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a, which corrects a similar form to “from inner parts of” in 39:7, does not do it here.

[48:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “cause to remember”; KJV, ASV “make mention of.”

[48:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “not in truth and not in righteousness.”

[55:1]  ¹⁵ tn The Hebrew term הוֹי (hoy, “woe, ah”) was used in funeral laments and is often prefixed to judgment oracles for rhetorical effect. But here it appears to be a simple interjection, designed to grab the audience’s attention. Perhaps there is a note of sorrow or pity. See BDB 223 s.v.

[55:1]  ¹⁶ sn The statement is an oxymoron. Its ironic quality adds to its rhetorical impact. The statement reminds one of the norm (one must normally buy commodities) as it expresses the astounding offer. One might paraphrase the statement: “Come and take freely what you normally have to pay for.”

[60:19]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and your God for your splendor.”

[62:4]  ¹⁹ tn Or “for”; KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV “but.”

[62:4]  ²⁰ tn Hebrew חֶפְצִי־בָהּ (kheftsi-vah), traditionally transliterated “Hephzibah” (so KJV, ASV, NIV).

[62:4]  ²¹ tn Hebrew בְּעוּלָה (bÿ’ulah), traditionally transliterated “Beulah” (so KJV, ASV, NIV).

[62:4]  ²² tn That is, the land will be restored to the Lord’s favor and once again enjoy his blessing and protection. To indicate the land’s relationship to the Lord, the words “to him” have been supplied at the end of the clause.

[65:20]  ²¹ tn Heb “and there will not be from there again a nursing infant of days,” i.e., one that lives just a few days.

[65:20]  ²² tn Heb “or an old [man] who does not fill out his days.”

[65:20]  ²³ tn Heb “for the child as a son of one hundred years will die.” The point seems to be that those who die at the age of a hundred will be considered children, for the average life span will be much longer than that. The category “child” will be redefined in light of the expanded life spans that will characterize this new era.

[65:20]  ²⁴ tn Heb “the one who misses.” חָטָא (khata’) is used here in its basic sense of “miss the mark.” See HALOT 305 s.v. חטא. Another option is to translate, “and the sinner who reaches the age of a hundred will be cursed.”

[65:25]  ²³ sn A similar statement appears in 11:6.

[65:25]  ²⁴ sn These words also appear in 11:7.

[65:25]  ²⁵ sn Some see an allusion to Gen 3:14 (note “you will eat dirt”). The point would be that even in this new era the snake (often taken as a symbol of Satan) remains under God’s curse. However, it is unlikely that such an allusion exists. Even if there is an echo of Gen 3:14, the primary allusion is to 11:8, where snakes are pictured as no longer dangerous. They will no longer attack other living creatures, but will be content to crawl along the ground. (The statement “you will eat dirt” in Gen 3:14 means “you will crawl on the ground.” In the same way the statement “dirt will be its food” in Isa 65:25 means “it will crawl on the ground.”)

[65:25]  ²⁶ tn Heb “in all my holy mountain.” These same words appear in 11:9. See the note there.

[66:4]  ²⁵ tn The precise meaning of the noun is uncertain. It occurs only here and in 3:4 (but see the note there). It appears to be derived from the verbal root עָלַל (’alal), which can carry the nuance “deal severely.”

[66:4]  ²⁶ tn Heb “that which is evil in my eyes.”

[66:19]  ²⁷ tn Heb “and I will set a sign among them.” The precise meaning of this statement is unclear. Elsewhere “to set a sign” means “perform a mighty act” (Ps 78:43; Jer 32:20), “make [someone] an object lesson” (Ezek 14:8), and “erect a [literal] standard” (Ps 74:4).

[66:19]  ²⁸ tn Some prefer to read “Put” (i.e., Libya).

[66:19]  ²⁹ sn That is, Lydia (in Asia Minor).

[66:19]  ³⁰ tn Heb “drawers of the bow” (KJV and ASV both similar).

[66:19]  ³¹ sn Javan is generally identified today as Greece (so NIV, NCV, NLT).

[66:19]  ³² tn Or “islands” (NIV).