Isaiah 25:9

25:9 At that time they will say, ¹ 

“Look, here ²  is our God!

We waited for him and he delivered us.

Here ³  is the Lord! We waited for him.

Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”

Isaiah 8:17

8:17 I will wait patiently for the Lord,

who has rejected the family of Jacob; ⁴ 

I will wait for him.

Isaiah 26:8

26:8 Yes, as your judgments unfold, ⁵ 

O Lord, we wait for you.

We desire your fame and reputation to grow. ⁶ 

Isaiah 33:2

33:2 Lord, be merciful to us! We wait for you.

Give us strength each morning! ⁷ 

Deliver us when distress comes. ⁸ 

Isaiah 59:11

59:11 We all growl like bears,

we coo mournfully like doves;

we wait for deliverance, ⁹  but there is none,

for salvation, but it is far from us.

Isaiah 64:3

64:3 When you performed awesome deeds that took us by surprise, ¹⁰ 

you came down, and the mountains trembled ¹¹  before you.

Isaiah 5:2

5:2 He built a hedge around it, ¹²  removed its stones,

and planted a vine.

He built a tower in the middle of it,

and constructed a winepress.

He waited for it to produce edible grapes,

but it produced sour ones instead. ¹³ 

Isaiah 5:4

5:4 What more can I do for my vineyard

beyond what I have already done?

When I waited for it to produce edible grapes,

why did it produce sour ones instead?

Isaiah 5:7

5:7 Indeed ¹⁴  Israel ¹⁵  is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies,

the people ¹⁶  of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight.

He waited for justice, but look what he got – disobedience! ¹⁷ 

He waited for fairness, but look what he got – cries for help! ¹⁸ 

Isaiah 40:31

40:31 But those who wait for the Lord’s help ¹⁹  find renewed strength;

they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, ²⁰ 

they run without growing weary,

they walk without getting tired.

Isaiah 51:5

51:5 I am ready to vindicate, ²¹ 

I am ready to deliver, ²² 

I will establish justice among the nations. ²³ 

The coastlands ²⁴  wait patiently for me;

they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power. ²⁵ 

Isaiah 59:9

Israel Confesses its Sin

59:9 For this reason deliverance ²⁶  is far from us ²⁷ 

and salvation does not reach us.

We wait for light, ²⁸  but see only darkness; ²⁹ 

we wait for ³⁰  a bright light, ³¹  but live ³²  in deep darkness. ³³ 

Isaiah 49:23

49:23 Kings will be your children’s ³⁴  guardians;

their princesses will nurse your children. ³⁵ 

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

and they will lick the dirt on ³⁶  your feet.

Then you will recognize that I am the Lord;

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

Isaiah 60:9

60:9 Indeed, the coastlands ³⁷  look eagerly for me,

the large ships ³⁸  are in the lead,

bringing your sons from far away,

along with their silver and gold,

to honor the Lord your God, ³⁹ 

the Holy One of Israel, ⁴⁰  for he has bestowed honor on you.

[25:9]  ¹ tn Heb “and one will say in that day.”

[25:9]  ² tn Heb “this [one].”

[25:9]  ³ tn Heb “this [one].”

[8:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “who hides his face from the house of Jacob.”

[26:8]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text has, “yes, the way of your judgments.” The translation assumes that “way” is related to the verb “we wait” as an adverbial accusative (“in the way of your judgments we wait”). מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ (mishpatekha, “your judgments”) could refer to the Lord’s commandments, in which case one might translate, “as we obey your commands.” However, in verse 9 the same form refers to divine acts of judgment on evildoers.

[26:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “your name and your remembrance [is] the desire of [our?] being.”

[33:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Be their arm each morning.” “Arm” is a symbol for strength. The mem suffixed to the noun has been traditionally understood as a third person suffix, but this is contrary to the context, where the people speak of themselves in the first person. The mem (מ) is probably enclitic with ellipsis of the pronoun, which can be supplied from the context. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:589, n. 1.

[33:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “[Be] also our deliverance in the time of distress.”

[59:11]  ¹³ tn See the note at v. 9.

[64:3]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “[for which] we were not waiting.”

[64:3]  ¹⁷ tn See the note at v. 1.

[5:2]  ¹⁹ tn Or, “dug it up” (so NIV); KJV “fenced it.’ See HALOT 810 s.v. עזק.

[5:2]  ²⁰ tn Heb “wild grapes,” i.e., sour ones (also in v. 4).

[5:7]  ²² tn Or “For” (KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV).

[5:7]  ²³ tn Heb “the house of Israel” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[5:7]  ²⁴ tn Heb “men,” but in a generic sense.

[5:7]  ²⁵ tn Heb “but, look, disobedience.” The precise meaning of מִשְׂפָּח (mishpakh), which occurs only here in the OT, is uncertain. Some have suggested a meaning “bloodshed.” The term is obviously chosen for its wordplay value; it sounds very much like מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat, “justice”). The sound play draws attention to the point being made; the people have not met the Lord’s expectations.

[5:7]  ²⁶ tn Heb “but, look, a cry for help.” The verb (“he waited”) does double duty in the parallelism. צְעָקָה (tsa’qah) refers to the cries for help made by the oppressed. It sounds very much like צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah, “fairness”). The sound play draws attention to the point being made; the people have not met the Lord’s expectations.

[40:31]  ²⁵ tn The words “for the Lord’s help” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[40:31]  ²⁶ tn Heb “they rise up [on] wings like eagles” (TEV similar).

[51:5]  ²⁸ tn Heb “my righteousness [or “vindication”] is near.”

[51:5]  ²⁹ tn Heb “my deliverance goes forth.”

[51:5]  ³⁰ tn Heb “and my arms will judge [on behalf of] nations.”

[51:5]  ³¹ tn Or “islands” (NIV); TEV “Distant lands.”

[51:5]  ³² tn Heb “for my arm” (so NIV, NRSV).

[59:9]  ³¹ tn מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat), which refers to “justice” in the earlier verses, here refers to “justice from God,” or “vindication.” Because the people are unjust, God refuses to vindicate them before their enemies. See v. 11.

[59:9]  ³² sn The prophet speaks on behalf of the sinful nation and confesses its sins.

[59:9]  ³³ sn Light here symbolizes prosperity and blessing.

[59:9]  ³⁴ tn Heb “but, look, darkness”; NIV “but all is darkness.”

[59:9]  ³⁵ tn The words “we wait for” are supplied in the translation; the verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[59:9]  ³⁶ tn The plural noun form may indicate degree here.

[59:9]  ³⁷ tn Or “walk about”; NCV “all we have is darkness.”

[59:9]  ³⁸ tn The plural noun form may indicate degree here.

[49:23]  ³⁴ tn Heb “your,” but Zion here stands by metonymy for her children (see v. 22b).

[49:23]  ³⁵ tn Heb “you.” See the preceding note.

[49:23]  ³⁶ tn Or “at your feet” (NAB, NIV); NLT “from your feet.”

[60:9]  ³⁷ tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”

[60:9]  ³⁸ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” See the note at 2:16.

[60:9]  ³⁹ tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”

[60:9]  ⁴⁰ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.