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 5:19

5:19 They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly, ² 

so we can see;

let the plan of the Holy One of Israel ³  take shape ⁴  and come to pass,

then we will know it!”

Isaiah 19:15

19:15 Egypt will not be able to do a thing,

head or tail, shoots and stalk. ⁵ 

Isaiah 26:12

26:12 O Lord, you make us secure, ⁶ 

for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us. ⁷ 

Isaiah 32:17

32:17 Fairness will produce peace ⁸ 

and result in lasting security. ⁹ 

Isaiah 60:21

60:21 All of your people will be godly; ¹⁰ 

they will possess the land permanently.

I will plant them like a shoot;

they will be the product of my labor,

through whom I reveal my splendor. ¹¹ 

Isaiah 64:8

64:8 Yet, ¹²  Lord, you are our father.

We are the clay, and you are our potter;

we are all the product of your labor. ¹³ 

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

[5:19]  ² tn Heb “let his work hurry, let it hasten.” The pronoun “his” refers to God, as the parallel line makes clear. The reference to his “work” alludes back to v. 12, which refers to his ‘work” of judgment. With these words the people challenged the prophet’s warning of approaching judgment. They were in essence saying that they saw no evidence that God was about to work in such a way.

[5:19]  ³ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[5:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “draw near” (so NASB); NRSV “hasten to fulfillment.”

[19:15]  ³ tn Heb “And there will not be for Egypt a deed, which head and tail, shoot and stalk can do.” In 9:14-15 the phrase “head or tail” refers to leaders and prophets, respectively. This interpretation makes good sense in this context, where both leaders and advisers (probably including prophets and diviners) are mentioned (vv. 11-14). Here, as in 9:14, “shoots and stalk” picture a reed, which symbolizes the leadership of the nation in its entirety.

[26:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “O Lord, you establish peace for us.”

[26:12]  ⁵ tc Some suggest emending גַּם כָּל (gam kol, “even all”) to כִּגְמֻל (kigmul, “according to the deed[s] of”) One might then translate “for according to what our deeds deserve, you have acted on our behalf.” Nevertheless, accepting the MT as it stands, the prophet affirms that Yahweh deserved all the credit for anything Israel had accomplished.

[32:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the product of fairness will be peace.”

[32:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the work of fairness [will be] calmness and security forever.”

[60:21]  ⁶ tn Or “righteous” (NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “just.”

[60:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “a shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to reveal splendor.”

[64:8]  ⁷ tn On the force of וְעַתָּה (vÿ’attah) here, see HALOT 902 s.v. עַתָּה.

[64:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “the work of your hand.”