Isaiah 3:24

3:24 A putrid stench will replace the smell of spices, ¹ 

a rope will replace a belt,

baldness will replace braided locks of hair,

a sackcloth garment will replace a fine robe,

and a prisoner’s brand will replace beauty.

Isaiah 5:7

5:7 Indeed ²  Israel ³  is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies,

the people ⁴  of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight.

He waited for justice, but look what he got – disobedience! ⁵ 

He waited for fairness, but look what he got – cries for help! ⁶ 

Isaiah 23:18

23:18 Her profits and earnings will be set apart for the Lord. They will not be stored up or accumulated, for her profits will be given to those who live in the Lord’s presence and will be used to purchase large quantities of food and beautiful clothes. ⁷ 

Isaiah 33:15

33:15 The one who lives ⁸  uprightly ⁹ 

and speaks honestly;

the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures

and rejects a bribe; ¹⁰ 

the one who does not plot violent crimes ¹¹ 

and does not seek to harm others ¹²  –

Isaiah 33:21

33:21 Instead the Lord will rule there as our mighty king. ¹³ 

Rivers and wide streams will flow through it; ¹⁴ 

no war galley will enter; ¹⁵ 

no large ships will sail through. ¹⁶ 

Isaiah 58:6

58:6 No, this is the kind of fast I want. ¹⁷ 

I want you ¹⁸  to remove the sinful chains,

to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke,

to set free the oppressed, ¹⁹ 

and to break every burdensome yoke.

Isaiah 63:1

The Victorious Divine Warrior

63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom, ²⁰ 

dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah? ²¹ 

Who ²²  is this one wearing royal attire, ²³ 

who marches confidently ²⁴  because of his great strength?

“It is I, the one who announces vindication,

and who is able to deliver!” ²⁵ 

[3:24]  ¹ tn Heb “and it will be in place of spices there will be a stench.” The nouns for “spices” and “stench” are right next to each other in the MT for emphatic contrast. The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[5:7]  ² tn Or “For” (KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV).

[5:7]  ³ tn Heb “the house of Israel” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[5:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “men,” but in a generic sense.

[5:7]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ 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.

[23:18]  ³ tn Heb “for eating to fullness and for beautiful covering[s].”

[33:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).

[33:15]  ⁵ tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”

[33:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”

[33:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”

[33:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”

[33:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “But there [as] a mighty one [will be] the Lord for us.”

[33:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “a place of rivers, streams wide of hands [i.e., on both sides].”

[33:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “a ship of rowing will not go into it.”

[33:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “and a mighty ship will not pass through it.”

[58:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “Is this not a fast I choose?” “No” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[58:6]  ⁷ tn The words “I want you” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[58:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “crushed.”

[63:1]  ⁷ sn Edom is here an archetype for the Lord’s enemies. See 34:5.

[63:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “[in] bright red garments, from Bozrah.”

[63:1]  ⁹ tn The interrogative particle is understood by ellipsis; note the first line of the verse.

[63:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “honored in his clothing”; KJV, ASV “glorious in his apparel.”

[63:1]  ¹¹ tc The Hebrew text has צָעָה (tsa’ah), which means “stoop, bend” (51:14). The translation assumes an emendation to צָעַד (tsa’ad, “march”; see BDB 858 s.v. צָעָה).

[63:1]  ¹² tn Heb “I, [the one] speaking in vindication [or “righteousness”], great to deliver.”