Isaiah 25:7

25:7 On this mountain he will swallow up

the shroud that is over all the peoples, ¹ 

the woven covering that is over all the nations; ² 

Isaiah 30:1

Egypt Will Prove Unreliable

30:1 “The rebellious ³  children are as good as dead,” ⁴  says the Lord,

“those who make plans without consulting me, ⁵ 

who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, ⁶ 

and thereby compound their sin. ⁷ 

Isaiah 30:22

30:22 You will desecrate your silver-plated idols ⁸ 

and your gold-plated images. ⁹ 

You will throw them away as if they were a menstrual rag,

saying to them, “Get out!”

[25:7]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “the face of the shroud, the shroud over all the nations.” Some emend the second הַלּוֹט (hallot) to a passive participle הַלּוּט (hallut, “that is wrapped”).

[25:7]  ² sn The point of the imagery is unclear. Perhaps the shroud/covering referred to was associated with death in some way (see v. 8).

[30:1]  ³ tn Or “stubborn” (NCV); cf. NIV “obstinate.”

[30:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “Woe [to] rebellious children.”

[30:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “making a plan, but not from me.”

[30:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “and pouring out a libation, but not [from] my spirit.” This translation assumes that the verb נָסַךְ (nasakh) means “pour out,” and that the cognate noun מַסֵּכָה (massekhah) means “libation.” In this case “pouring out a libation” alludes to a ceremony that formally ratifies an alliance. Another option is to understand the verb נָסַךְ as a homonym meaning “weave,” and the cognate noun מַסֵּכָה as a homonym meaning “covering.” In this case forming an alliance is likened to weaving a garment.

[30:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “consequently adding sin to sin.”

[30:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “the platings of your silver idols.”

[30:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “the covering of your gold image.”