Isaiah 3:7

3:7 At that time ¹  the brother will shout, ² 

‘I am no doctor, ³ 

I have no food or coat in my house;

don’t make me a leader of the people!’”

Isaiah 8:4

8:4 for before the child knows how to cry out, ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria ⁴  will be carried off by the king of Assyria.” ⁵ 

Isaiah 57:13

57:13 When you cry out for help, let your idols ⁶  help you!

The wind blows them all away, ⁷ 

a breeze carries them away. ⁸ 

But the one who looks to me for help ⁹  will inherit the land

and will have access to ¹⁰  my holy mountain.”

[3:7]  ¹ tn Or “in that day” (KJV).

[3:7]  ² tn Heb “he will lift up [his voice].”

[3:7]  ³ tn Heb “wrapper [of wounds]”; KJV, ASV, NRSV “healer.”

[8:4]  ⁴ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[8:4]  ⁵ sn The child’s name foreshadows what will happen to Judah’s enemies; when their defeat takes place, the child will be a reminder that God predicted the event and brought it to pass. As such the child will be a reminder of God’s protective presence with his people.

[57:13]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text has קִבּוּצַיִךְ (qibbutsayikh, “your gatherings”), an otherwise unattested noun from the verbal root קָבַץ (qavats, “gather”). Perhaps this alludes to their religious assemblies and by metonymy to their rituals. Since idolatry is a prominent theme in the context, some understand this as a reference to a collection of idols. The second half of the verse also favors this view.

[57:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “all of them a wind lifts up.”

[57:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “a breath takes [them] away.”

[57:13]  ¹⁰ tn Or “seeks refuge in me.” “Seeking refuge” is a metonymy for “being loyal to.”

[57:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “possess, own.” The point seems to be that he will have free access to God’s presence, as if God’s temple mount were his personal possession.