Isaiah 24:8

24:8 The happy sound ¹  of the tambourines stops,

the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt,

the happy sound of the harp ceases.

Isaiah 24:11

24:11 They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; ² 

all joy turns to sorrow; ³ 

celebrations disappear from the earth. ⁴ 

Isaiah 60:15

60:15 You were once abandoned

and despised, with no one passing through,

but I will make you ⁵  a permanent source of pride

and joy to coming generations.

Isaiah 32:13-14

32:13 Mourn ⁶  over the land of my people,

which is overgrown with thorns and briers,

and over all the once-happy houses ⁷ 

in the city filled with revelry. ⁸ 

32:14 For the fortress is neglected;

the once-crowded ⁹  city is abandoned.

Hill ¹⁰  and watchtower

are permanently uninhabited. ¹¹ 

Wild donkeys love to go there,

and flocks graze there. ¹² 

Isaiah 65:18

65:18 But be happy and rejoice forevermore

over what I am about to create!

For look, I am ready to create Jerusalem ¹³  to be a source of joy, ¹⁴ 

and her people to be a source of happiness. ¹⁵ 

Isaiah 66:10

66:10 Be happy for Jerusalem

and rejoice with her, all you who love her!

Share in her great joy,

all you who have mourned over her!

[24:8]  ¹ tn Heb “the joy” (again later in this verse).

[24:11]  ² tn Heb “[there is] an outcry over the wine in the streets.”

[24:11]  ³ tn Heb “all joy turns to evening,” the darkness of evening symbolizing distress and sorrow.

[24:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “the joy of the earth disappears.”

[60:15]  ³ tn Heb “Instead of your being abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you.”

[32:13]  ⁴ tn “Mourn” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text vv. 12-13 are one long sentence.

[32:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “indeed, over all the houses of joy.” It is not certain if this refers to individual homes or to places where parties and celebrations were held.

[32:13]  ⁶ sn This same phrase is used in 22:2.

[32:14]  ⁵ tn Or “noisy” (NAB, NIV, NCV).

[32:14]  ⁶ tn Hebrew עֹפֶל (’ofel), probably refers here to a specific area within the city of Jerusalem. See HALOT 861 s.v. II עֹפֶל.

[32:14]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text has בְעַד מְעָרוֹת (vÿ’ad mÿ’arot). The force of בְעַד, which usually means “behind, through, round about,” or “for the benefit of,” is uncertain here. HALOT 616 s.v. *מְעָרָה takes מְעָרוֹת (mÿ’arot) as a homonym of “cave” and define it here as “cleared field.” Despite these lexical problems, the general point of the statement seems clear – the city will be uninhabited.

[32:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “the joy of wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks.”

[65:18]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[65:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “Jerusalem, joy.” The next verse suggests the meaning: The Lord will create Jerusalem to be a source of joy to himself.

[65:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “her people, happiness.” See the preceding note.