Isaiah 3:2

3:2 the mighty men and warriors,

judges and prophets,

omen readers and leaders, ¹ 

Isaiah 40:13

40:13 Who comprehends ²  the mind ³  of the Lord,

or gives him instruction as his counselor? ⁴ 

Isaiah 3:5

3:5 The people will treat each other harshly;

men will oppose each other;

neighbors will fight. ⁵ 

Youths will proudly defy the elderly

and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected. ⁶ 

Isaiah 5:3

5:3 So now, residents of Jerusalem, ⁷ 

people ⁸  of Judah,

you decide between me and my vineyard!

Isaiah 19:2

19:2 “I will provoke civil strife in Egypt, ⁹ 

brothers will fight with each other,

as will neighbors,

cities, and kingdoms. ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 5:7

5:7 Indeed ¹¹  Israel ¹²  is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies,

the people ¹³  of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight.

He waited for justice, but look what he got – disobedience! ¹⁴ 

He waited for fairness, but look what he got – cries for help! ¹⁵ 

Isaiah 13:14

13:14 Like a frightened gazelle ¹⁶ 

or a sheep with no shepherd,

each will turn toward home, ¹⁷ 

each will run to his homeland.

Isaiah 55:7

55:7 The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle ¹⁸ 

and sinful people their plans. ¹⁹ 

They should return ²⁰  to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, ²¹ 

and to their God, for he will freely forgive them. ²² 

Isaiah 36:16

36:16 Don’t listen to Hezekiah!’ For this is what the king of Assyria says, ‘Send me a token of your submission and surrender to me. ²³  Then each of you may eat from his own vine and fig tree and drink water from his own cistern,

[3:2]  ¹ tn Heb “elder” (so ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); NCV “older leaders.”

[40:13]  ² tn Perhaps the verb is used metonymically here in the sense of “advises” (note the following line).

[40:13]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Heb “or [as] the man of his counsel causes him to know?”

[3:5]  ³ tn Heb “man against man, and a man against his neighbor.”

[3:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and those lightly esteemed those who are respected.” The verb רָהַב (rahav) does double duty in the parallelism.

[5:3]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[5:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “men,” but in a generic sense.

[19:2]  ⁵ tn Heb I will provoke Egypt against Egypt” (NAB similar).

[19:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they will fight, a man against his brother, and a man against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.” Civil strife will extend all the way from the domestic level to the provincial arena.

[5:7]  ⁶ tn Or “For” (KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV).

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

[5:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “men,” but in a generic sense.

[5:7]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ 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.

[13:14]  ⁷ tn Or “like a gazelle being chased.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[13:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “his people” (cf. KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or “his nation” (cf. TEV “their own countries”).

[55:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “Let the wicked one abandon his way.” The singular is collective.

[55:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “and the man of evil his thoughts.” The singular is collective.

[55:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “let him return.” The singular is collective, meaning “let them.”

[55:7]  ¹¹ tn The imperfect with vav (ו) conjunctive after the jussive indicates purpose/result.

[55:7]  ¹² sn The appeal and promise of vv. 6-7 echoes the language of Deut 4:25-31; 30:1-10; and 1 Kgs 8:46-53, all of which anticipate the exile and speak of the prerequisites for restoration.

[36:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “make with me a blessing and come out to me.”