Isaiah 24:18

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

will fall into the pit; ¹ 

the one who climbs out of the pit,

will be trapped by the snare.

For the floodgates of the heavens ²  are opened up ³ 

and the foundations of the earth shake.

Isaiah 37:38

37:38 One day, ⁴  as he was worshiping ⁵  in the temple of his god Nisroch, ⁶  his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. ⁷  They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.

Isaiah 44:23

44:23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; ⁸ 

shout out, you subterranean regions ⁹  of the earth.

O mountains, give a joyful shout;

you too, O forest and all your trees! ¹⁰ 

For the Lord protects ¹¹  Jacob;

he reveals his splendor through Israel. ¹² 

Isaiah 49:23

49:23 Kings will be your children’s ¹³  guardians;

their princesses will nurse your children. ¹⁴ 

With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you

and they will lick the dirt on ¹⁵  your feet.

Then you will recognize that I am the Lord;

those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.

Isaiah 51:13

51:13 Why do you forget ¹⁶  the Lord, who made you,

who stretched out the sky ¹⁷ 

and founded the earth?

Why do you constantly tremble all day long ¹⁸ 

at the anger of the oppressor,

when he makes plans to destroy?

Where is the anger of the oppressor? ¹⁹ 

Isaiah 66:8

66:8 Who has ever heard of such a thing?

Who has ever seen this?

Can a country ²⁰  be brought forth in one day?

Can a nation be born in a single moment?

Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons!

[24:18]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Heb “from the height”; KJV “from on high.”

[24:18]  ³ sn The language reflects the account of the Noahic Flood (see Gen 7:11).

[37:38]  ⁴ sn The assassination of King Sennacherib probably took place in 681 b.c.

[37:38]  ⁵ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[37:38]  ⁶ sn No such Mesopotamian god is presently known. Perhaps the name Nisroch is a corruption of Nusku.

[37:38]  ⁷ sn Extra-biblical sources also mention the assassination of Sennacherib, though they refer to only one assassin. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 239-40.

[44:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”

[44:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.

[44:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”

[44:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.

[44:23]  ¹¹ tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”

[49:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “your,” but Zion here stands by metonymy for her children (see v. 22b).

[49:23]  ¹¹ tn Heb “you.” See the preceding note.

[49:23]  ¹² tn Or “at your feet” (NAB, NIV); NLT “from your feet.”

[51:13]  ¹³ tn Heb “and that you forget.”

[51:13]  ¹⁴ tn Or “the heavens” (also in v. 16). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[51:13]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and that you tremble constantly all the day.”

[51:13]  ¹⁶ tn The question anticipates the answer, “Ready to disappear!” See v. 14.

[66:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “land,” but here אֶרֶץ (’erets) stands metonymically for an organized nation (see the following line).