Isaiah 26:21

26:21 For look, the Lord is coming out of the place where he lives, ¹ 

to punish the sin of those who live on the earth.

The earth will display the blood shed on it;

it will no longer cover up its slain. ² 

Isaiah 33:15

33:15 The one who lives ³  uprightly ⁴ 

and speaks honestly;

the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures

and rejects a bribe; ⁵ 

the one who does not plot violent crimes ⁶ 

and does not seek to harm others ⁷  –

Isaiah 66:3

66:3 The one who slaughters a bull also strikes down a man; ⁸ 

the one who sacrifices a lamb also breaks a dog’s neck; ⁹ 

the one who presents an offering includes pig’s blood with it; ¹⁰ 

the one who offers incense also praises an idol. ¹¹ 

They have decided to behave this way; ¹² 

they enjoy these disgusting practices. ¹³ 

[26:21]  ¹ tn Heb “out of his place” (so KJV, ASV).

[26:21]  ² sn This implies that rampant bloodshed is one of the reasons for divine judgment. See the note at 24:5.

[33:15]  ³ tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).

[33:15]  ⁴ tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”

[33:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”

[33:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”

[33:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”

[66:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “one who slaughters a bull, one who strikes down a man.” Some understand a comparison here and in the following lines. In God’s sight the one who sacrifices is like (i.e., regarded as) a murderer or one whose worship is ritually defiled or idolatrous. The translation above assumes that the language is not metaphorical, but descriptive of the sinners’ hypocritical behavior. (Note the last two lines of the verse, which suggests they are guilty of abominable practices.) On the one hand, they act pious and offer sacrifices; but at the same time they commit violent crimes against men, defile their sacrifices, and worship other gods.

[66:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “one who sacrifices a lamb, one who breaks a dog’s neck.” Some understand a comparison, but see the previous note.

[66:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “one who offers an offering, pig’s blood.” Some understand a comparison, but see the note at the end of the first line.

[66:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “one who offers incense as a memorial offering, one who blesses something false.” Some understand a comparison, but see the note at the end of the first line. אָוֶן (’aven), which has a wide variety of attested nuances, here refers metonymically to an idol. See HALOT 22 s.v. and BDB 20 s.v. 2.

[66:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “also they have chosen their ways.”

[66:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “their being [or “soul”] takes delight in their disgusting [things].”