Isaiah 22:4

22:4 So I say:

“Don’t look at me! ¹ 

I am weeping bitterly.

Don’t try ²  to console me

concerning the destruction of my defenseless people.” ³ 

Isaiah 23:12

23:12 He said,

“You will no longer celebrate,

oppressed ⁴  virgin daughter Sidon!

Get up, travel to Cyprus,

but you will find no relief there.” ⁵ 

Isaiah 47:5

47:5 “Sit silently! Go to a hiding place, ⁶ 

O daughter of the Babylonians!

Indeed, ⁷  you will no longer be called ‘Queen of kingdoms.’

[22:4]  ¹ tn Heb “look away from me” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV).

[22:4]  ² tn Heb “don’t hurry” (so NCV).

[22:4]  ³ tn Heb “the daughter of my people.” “Daughter” is here used metaphorically to express the speaker’s emotional attachment to his people, as well as their vulnerability and weakness.

[23:12]  ⁴ tn Or “violated, raped,” the point being that Daughter Sidon has lost her virginity in the most brutal manner possible.

[23:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “[to the] Kittim, get up, cross over; even there there will be no rest for you.” On “Kittim” see the note on “Cyprus” at v. 1.

[47:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “darkness,” which may indicate a place of hiding where a fugitive would seek shelter and protection.

[47:5]  ⁸ tn Or “For” (NASB, NRSV).