Isaiah 24:5

24:5 The earth is defiled by ¹  its inhabitants, ² 

for they have violated laws,

disregarded the regulation, ³ 

and broken the permanent treaty. ⁴ 

Isaiah 43:4

43:4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, ⁵ 

and I love you,

I will hand over people in place of you,

nations in place of your life.

Isaiah 60:15

60:15 You were once abandoned

and despised, with no one passing through,

but I will make you ⁶  a permanent source of pride

and joy to coming generations.

[24:5]  ¹ tn Heb “beneath”; cf. KJV, ASV, NRSV “under”; NAB “because of.”

[24:5]  ² sn Isa 26:21 suggests that the earth’s inhabitants defiled the earth by shedding the blood of their fellow human beings. See also Num 35:33-34, which assumes that bloodshed defiles a land.

[24:5]  ³ tn Heb “moved past [the?] regulation.”

[24:5]  ⁴ tn Or “everlasting covenant” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “the ancient covenant”; CEV “their agreement that was to last forever.”

[43:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “Since you are precious in my eyes and you are honored.”

[60:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “Instead of your being abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you.”