Isaiah 26:15

26:15 You have made the nation larger, ¹  O Lord,

you have made the nation larger and revealed your splendor, ² 

you have extended all the borders of the land.

Isaiah 46:13

46:13 I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away;

I am bringing my salvation near, ³  it does not wait.

I will save Zion; ⁴ 

I will adorn Israel with my splendor.” ⁵ 

Isaiah 49:19

49:19 Yes, your land lies in ruins;

it is desolate and devastated. ⁶ 

But now you will be too small to hold your residents,

and those who devoured you will be far away.

Isaiah 54:14

54:14 You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. ⁷ 

You will not experience oppression; ⁸ 

indeed, you will not be afraid.

You will not be terrified, ⁹ 

for nothing frightening ¹⁰  will come near you.

Isaiah 59:11

59:11 We all growl like bears,

we coo mournfully like doves;

we wait for deliverance, ¹¹  but there is none,

for salvation, but it is far from us.

[26:15]  ¹ tn Heb “you have added to the nation.” The last line of the verse suggests that geographical expansion is in view. “The nation” is Judah.

[26:15]  ² tn Or “brought honor to yourself.”

[46:13]  ³ tn Heb “my salvation.” The verb “I am bringing near” is understood by ellipsis (note the previous line).

[46:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “I will place in Zion salvation”; NASB “I will grant salvation in Zion.”

[46:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “to Israel my splendor”; KJV, ASV “for Israel my glory.”

[49:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “Indeed your ruins and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction.” This statement is abruptly terminated in the Hebrew text and left incomplete.

[54:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “in righteousness [or “vindication”] you will be established.” The precise meaning of צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah) here is uncertain. It could mean “righteousness, justice,” indicating that the city will be a center for justice. But the context focuses on deliverance, suggesting that the term means “deliverance, vindication” here.

[54:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “Be far from oppression!” The imperative is used here in a rhetorical manner to express certainty and assurance. See GKC 324 §110.c.

[54:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “from terror.” The rhetorical command, “be far” is understood by ellipsis here. Note the preceding context.

[54:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “it,” i.e., the “terror” just mentioned.

[59:11]  ⁹ tn See the note at v. 9.