Isaiah 30:30

30:30 The Lord will give a mighty shout ¹ 

and intervene in power, ² 

with furious anger and flaming, destructive fire, ³ 

with a driving rainstorm and hailstones.

Isaiah 31:9

31:9 They will surrender their stronghold ⁴  because of fear; ⁵ 

their officers will be afraid of the Lord’s battle flag.” ⁶ 

This is what the Lord says –

the one whose fire is in Zion,

whose firepot is in Jerusalem. ⁷ 

Isaiah 65:5

65:5 They say, ‘Keep to yourself!

Don’t get near me, for I am holier than you!’

These people are like smoke in my nostrils,

like a fire that keeps burning all day long.

[30:30]  ¹ tn Heb “the Lord will cause the splendor of his voice to be heard.”

[30:30]  ² tn Heb “and reveal the lowering of his arm.”

[30:30]  ³ tn Heb “and a flame of consuming fire.”

[31:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “rocky cliff” (cf. ASV, NASB “rock”), viewed metaphorically as a place of defense and security.

[31:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “His rocky cliff, because of fear, will pass away [i.e., “perish”].”

[31:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they will be afraid of the flag, his officers.”

[31:9]  ⁷ sn The “fire” and “firepot” here symbolize divine judgment, which is heating up like a fire in Jerusalem, waiting to be used against the Assyrians when they attack the city.