Isaiah 20:6

20:6 At that time ¹  those who live on this coast ²  will say, ‘Look what has happened to our source of hope to whom we fled for help, expecting to be rescued from the king of Assyria! How can we escape now?’”

Isaiah 24:18

24:18 The one who runs away from the sound of the terror

will fall into the pit; ³ 

the one who climbs out of the pit,

will be trapped by the snare.

For the floodgates of the heavens ⁴  are opened up ⁵ 

and the foundations of the earth shake.

Isaiah 30:17

30:17 One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier; ⁶ 

at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away, ⁷ 

until the remaining few are as isolated ⁸ 

as a flagpole on a mountaintop

or a signal flag on a hill.”

[20:6]  ¹ tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV).

[20:6]  ² sn This probably refers to the coastal region of Philistia (cf. TEV).

[24:18]  ³ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[24:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the height”; KJV “from on high.”

[24:18]  ⁵ sn The language reflects the account of the Noahic Flood (see Gen 7:11).

[30:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “One thousand from before [or “because of”] one battle cry.” גְּעָרָה (gÿ’arah) is often defined as “threat,” but in war contexts it likely refers to a shout or battle cry. See Ps 76:6.

[30:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “from before [or “because of”] the battle cry of five you will flee.

[30:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “until you are left” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV).