Isaiah 2:8

2:8 Their land is full of worthless idols;

they worship ¹  the product of their own hands,

what their own fingers have fashioned.

Isaiah 22:7

22:7 Your very best valleys were full of chariots; ² 

horsemen confidently took their positions ³  at the gate.

Isaiah 27:6

27:6 The time is coming when Jacob will take root; ⁴ 

Israel will blossom and grow branches.

The produce ⁵  will fill the surface of the world. ⁶ 

Isaiah 33:5

33:5 The Lord is exalted, ⁷ 

indeed, ⁸  he lives in heaven; ⁹ 

he fills Zion with justice and fairness.

[2:8]  ¹ tn Or “bow down to” (NIV, NRSV).

[22:7]  ² 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]  ³ 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.”

[27:6]  ³ tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “the coming ones, let Jacob take root.” הַבָּאִים (habba’im, “the coming ones”) should probably be emended to יָמִים בָאִים (yamim va’im, “days [are] coming”) or בְּיָמִים הַבָּאִים (biyamim habba’im, “in the coming days”).

[27:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “fruit” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[27:6]  ⁵ sn This apparently refers to a future population explosion. See 26:18.

[33:5]  ⁴ tn Or “elevated”; NCV, NLT “is very great.”

[33:5]  ⁵ tn Or “for” (KJV, NASB, NIV).

[33:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “on high” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “in the heavens.”