Isaiah 25:4

25:4 For you are a protector for the poor,

a protector for the needy in their distress,

a shelter from the rainstorm,

a shade from the heat.

Though the breath of tyrants ¹  is like a winter rainstorm, ² 

Isaiah 32:7

32:7 A deceiver’s methods are evil; ³ 

he dreams up evil plans ⁴ 

to ruin the poor with lies,

even when the needy are in the right. ⁵ 

Isaiah 41:17

41:17 The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none;

their tongues are parched from thirst.

I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; ⁶ 

I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

[25:4]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “the violent”; NIV, NRSV “the ruthless.”

[25:4]  ² tc The Hebrew text has, “like a rainstorm of a wall,” which might be interpreted to mean, “like a rainstorm battering against a wall.” The translation assumes an emendation of קִיר (qir, “wall”) to קֹר (qor, “cold, winter”; cf. Gen 8:22). See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:457, n. 6, for discussion.

[32:7]  ³ tn Heb “as for a deceiver, his implements [or “weapons”] are evil.”

[32:7]  ⁴ tn Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”

[32:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “to ruin the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speak what is just.”

[41:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “will answer them” (so ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).