Isaiah 23:18

23:18 Her profits and earnings will be set apart for the Lord. They will not be stored up or accumulated, for her profits will be given to those who live in the Lord’s presence and will be used to purchase large quantities of food and beautiful clothes. ¹ 

Isaiah 48:8

48:8 You did not hear,

you do not know,

you were not told beforehand. ² 

For I know that you are very deceitful; ³ 

you were labeled ⁴  a rebel from birth.

Isaiah 58:8

58:8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; ⁵ 

your restoration will quickly arrive; ⁶ 

your godly behavior ⁷  will go before you,

and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard. ⁸ 

[23:18]  ¹ tn Heb “for eating to fullness and for beautiful covering[s].”

[48:8]  ² tn Heb “beforehand your ear did not open.”

[48:8]  ³ tn Heb “deceiving, you deceive.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

[48:8]  ⁴ tn Or “called” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[58:8]  ³ tn Heb “will burst out like the dawn.”

[58:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “prosper”; KJV “spring forth speedily.”

[58:8]  ⁵ tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.

[58:8]  ⁶ sn The nation will experience God’s protective presence.