Isaiah 29:24

29:24 Those who stray morally will gain understanding; ¹ 

those who complain will acquire insight. ² 

Isaiah 40:13

40:13 Who comprehends ³  the mind ⁴  of the Lord,

or gives him instruction as his counselor? ⁵ 

Isaiah 41:29

41:29 Look, all of them are nothing, ⁶ 

their accomplishments are nonexistent;

their metal images lack any real substance. ⁷ 

[29:24]  ¹ tn Heb “and the ones who stray in spirit will know understanding.”

[29:24]  ² tn Heb “will learn instruction”; cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “will accept instruction.”

[40:13]  ³ tn Perhaps the verb is used metonymically here in the sense of “advises” (note the following line).

[40:13]  ⁴ tn In this context רוּחַ (ruakh) likely refers to the Lord’s “mind,” or mental faculties, rather than his personal Spirit (see BDB 925 s.v.).

[40:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “or [as] the man of his counsel causes him to know?”

[41:29]  ⁵ tc The Hebrew text has אָוֶן (’aven, “deception,” i.e., “false”), but the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a has אין (“nothing”), which forms a better parallel with אֶפֶס (’efes, “nothing”) in the next line. See also 40:17 and 41:12.

[41:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “their statues are wind and nothing”; NASB “wind and emptiness”; NIV “wind and confusion.”