Isaiah 30:1

Egypt Will Prove Unreliable

30:1 “The rebellious ¹  children are as good as dead,” ²  says the Lord,

“those who make plans without consulting me, ³ 

who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, ⁴ 

and thereby compound their sin. ⁵ 

Isaiah 41:20

41:20 I will do this so ⁶  people ⁷  will observe and recognize,

so they will pay attention and understand

that the Lord’s power ⁸  has accomplished this,

and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being.” ⁹ 

Isaiah 43:14

The Lord Will Do Something New

43:14 This is what the Lord says,

your protector, ¹⁰  the Holy One of Israel: ¹¹ 

“For your sake I send to Babylon

and make them all fugitives, ¹² 

turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs. ¹³ 

Isaiah 44:9

44:9 All who form idols are nothing;

the things in which they delight are worthless.

Their witnesses cannot see;

they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.

Isaiah 45:3

45:3 I will give you hidden treasures, ¹⁴ 

riches stashed away in secret places,

so you may recognize that I am the Lord,

the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.

Isaiah 55:5

55:5 Look, you will summon nations ¹⁵  you did not previously know;

nations ¹⁶  that did not previously know you will run to you,

because of the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, ¹⁷ 

for he bestows honor on you.

Isaiah 66:5

66:5 Hear the word of the Lord,

you who respect what he has to say! ¹⁸ 

Your countrymen, ¹⁹  who hate you

and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name,

say, “May the Lord be glorified,

then we will witness your joy.” ²⁰ 

But they will be put to shame.

[30:1]  ¹ tn Or “stubborn” (NCV); cf. NIV “obstinate.”

[30:1]  ² tn Heb “Woe [to] rebellious children.”

[30:1]  ³ tn Heb “making a plan, but not from me.”

[30:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “and pouring out a libation, but not [from] my spirit.” This translation assumes that the verb נָסַךְ (nasakh) means “pour out,” and that the cognate noun מַסֵּכָה (massekhah) means “libation.” In this case “pouring out a libation” alludes to a ceremony that formally ratifies an alliance. Another option is to understand the verb נָסַךְ as a homonym meaning “weave,” and the cognate noun מַסֵּכָה as a homonym meaning “covering.” In this case forming an alliance is likened to weaving a garment.

[30:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “consequently adding sin to sin.”

[41:20]  ⁶ tn The words “I will do this” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text has here simply, “in order that.”

[41:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “they”; NAB, NRSV “that all may see”; CEV, NLT “Everyone will see.”

[41:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[41:20]  ⁹ tn Or “created it” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “has made it happen.”

[43:14]  ¹¹ tn Or “kinsman redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[43:14]  ¹² sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[43:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “and I bring down [as] fugitives all of them.”

[43:14]  ¹⁴ tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “as for the Babylonians, in ships their joyful shout.” This might be paraphrased, “even the Babylonians in the ships [over which] they joyfully shouted.” The point would be that the Lord caused the Babylonians to flee for safety in the ships in which they took such great pride. A slight change in vocalization yields the reading “into mourning songs,” which provides a good contrast with “joyful shout.” The prefixed bet (בְּ) would indicate identity.

[45:3]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “treasures of darkness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “treasures from dark, secret places.”

[55:5]  ²¹ tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs in the next line indicate (note that both “know” and “run” are third plural forms).

[55:5]  ²² tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs that follow indicate.

[55:5]  ²³ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[66:5]  ²⁶ tn Heb “who tremble at his word.”

[66:5]  ²⁷ tn Heb “brothers” (so NASB, NIV); NRSV “Your own people”; NLT “Your close relatives.”

[66:5]  ²⁸ tn Or “so that we might witness your joy.” The point of this statement is unclear.