Isaiah 28:21

28:21 For the Lord will rise up, as he did at Mount Perazim, ¹ 

he will rouse himself, as he did in the Valley of Gibeon, ² 

to accomplish his work,

his peculiar work,

to perform his task,

his strange task. ³ 

Isaiah 5:19

5:19 They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly, ⁴ 

so we can see;

let the plan of the Holy One of Israel ⁵  take shape ⁶  and come to pass,

then we will know it!”

Isaiah 19:14

19:14 The Lord has made them undiscerning; ⁷ 

they lead Egypt astray in all she does,

so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit. ⁸ 

Isaiah 10:12

10:12 But when ⁹  the sovereign master ¹⁰  finishes judging ¹¹  Mount Zion and Jerusalem, then I ¹²  will punish the king of Assyria for what he has proudly planned and for the arrogant attitude he displays. ¹³ 

[28:21]  ¹ sn This probably alludes to David’s victory over the Philistines at Baal Perazim. See 2 Sam 5:20.

[28:21]  ² sn This probably alludes to the Lord’s victory over the Canaanites at Gibeon, during the days of Joshua. See Josh 10:10-11.

[28:21]  ³ sn God’s judgment of his own people is called “his peculiar work” and “his strange task,” because he must deal with them the way he treated their enemies in the past.

[5:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “let his work hurry, let it hasten.” The pronoun “his” refers to God, as the parallel line makes clear. The reference to his “work” alludes back to v. 12, which refers to his ‘work” of judgment. With these words the people challenged the prophet’s warning of approaching judgment. They were in essence saying that they saw no evidence that God was about to work in such a way.

[5:19]  ⁵ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[5:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “draw near” (so NASB); NRSV “hasten to fulfillment.”

[19:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “the Lord has mixed into her midst a spirit of blindness.”

[19:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “like the going astray of a drunkard in his vomit.”

[10:12]  ¹⁰ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[10:12]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 16, 23, 24, 33 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[10:12]  ¹² tn Heb “his work on/against.” Cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV “on”; NIV “against.”

[10:12]  ¹³ tn The Lord is speaking here, as in vv. 5-6a.

[10:12]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “I will visit [judgment] on the fruit of the greatness of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of the height of his eyes.” The proud Assyrian king is likened to a large, beautiful fruit tree.