Isaiah 22:23

22:23 I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; ¹  he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family. ² 

Isaiah 38:19

38:19 The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks,

as I do today.

A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.

Isaiah 51:2

51:2 Look at Abraham, your father,

and Sarah, who gave you birth. ³ 

When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, ⁴ 

but I blessed him ⁵  and gave him numerous descendants. ⁶ 

Isaiah 64:8

64:8 Yet, ⁷  Lord, you are our father.

We are the clay, and you are our potter;

we are all the product of your labor. ⁸ 

[22:23]  ¹ sn The metaphor depicts how secure his position will be.

[22:23]  ² tn Heb “and he will become a glorious throne for the house of his father.”

[51:2]  ³ sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.

[51:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”

[51:2]  ⁵ tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.

[51:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”

[64:8]  ⁵ tn On the force of וְעַתָּה (vÿ’attah) here, see HALOT 902 s.v. עַתָּה.

[64:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “the work of your hand.”