Isaiah 31:3

31:3 The Egyptians are mere humans, not God;

their horses are made of flesh, not spirit.

The Lord will strike with ¹  his hand;

the one who helps will stumble

and the one being helped will fall.

Together they will perish. ² 

Isaiah 37:36

37:36 The Lord’s messenger ³  went out and killed 185,000 troops ⁴  in the Assyrian camp. When they ⁵  got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses! ⁶ 

Isaiah 42:22

42:22 But these people are looted and plundered;

all of them are trapped in pits ⁷ 

and held captive ⁸  in prisons.

They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them;

they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, “Bring that back!” 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 44:11

44:11 Look, all his associates ¹⁴  will be put to shame;

the craftsmen are mere humans. ¹⁵ 

Let them all assemble and take their stand!

They will panic and be put to shame.

Isaiah 50:9

50:9 Look, the sovereign Lord helps me.

Who dares to condemn me?

Look, all of them will wear out like clothes;

a moth will eat away at them.

Isaiah 56:11

56:11 The dogs have big appetites;

they are never full. ¹⁶ 

They are shepherds who have no understanding;

they all go their own way,

each one looking for monetary gain. ¹⁷ 

Isaiah 57:13

57:13 When you cry out for help, let your idols ¹⁸  help you!

The wind blows them all away, ¹⁹ 

a breeze carries them away. ²⁰ 

But the one who looks to me for help ²¹  will inherit the land

and will have access to ²²  my holy mountain.”

Isaiah 60:4

60:4 Look all around you! ²³ 

They all gather and come to you –

your sons come from far away

and your daughters are escorted by guardians.

Isaiah 60:6

60:6 Camel caravans will cover your roads, ²⁴ 

young camels from Midian and Ephah.

All the merchants of Sheba ²⁵  will come,

bringing gold and incense

and singing praises to the Lord. ²⁶ 

[31:3]  ¹ tn Heb “will extend”; KJV, ASV, NASB, NCV “stretch out.”

[31:3]  ² tn Heb “together all of them will come to an end.”

[37:36]  ³ tn Traditionally, “the angel of the Lord” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[37:36]  ⁴ tn The word “troops” is supplied in the translation for smoothness and clarity.

[37:36]  ⁵ tn This refers to the Israelites and/or the rest of the Assyrian army.

[37:36]  ⁶ tn Heb “look, all of them were dead bodies”; NLT “they found corpses everywhere.”

[42:22]  ⁵ tc The Hebrew text has בַּחוּרִים (bakhurim, “young men”), but the text should be emended to בְּהוֹרִים (bÿhorim, “in holes”).

[42:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “and made to be hidden”; NAB, NASB, NIV, TEV “hidden away in prisons.”

[42:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “they became loot and there was no one rescuing, plunder and there was no one saying, ‘Bring back’.”

[43:14]  ⁷ tn Or “kinsman redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[43:14]  ⁸ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[43:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “and I bring down [as] fugitives all of them.”

[43:14]  ¹⁰ 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.

[44:11]  ⁹ tn The pronoun “his” probably refers to the one who forms/casts an idol (v. 10), in which case it refers to the craftsman’s associates in the idol-manufacturing guild.

[44:11]  ¹⁰ sn The point seems to be this: If the idols are the mere products of human hands, then those who trust in them will be disappointed, for man-made gods are incapable of helping their “creators.”

[56:11]  ¹¹ sn The phrase never full alludes to the greed of the leaders.

[56:11]  ¹² tn Heb “for his gain from his end.”

[57:13]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “all of them a wind lifts up.”

[57:13]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “a breath takes [them] away.”

[57:13]  ¹⁶ tn Or “seeks refuge in me.” “Seeking refuge” is a metonymy for “being loyal to.”

[57:13]  ¹⁷ 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.

[60:4]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Lift up around your eyes and see!”

[60:6]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “an abundance of camels will cover you.”

[60:6]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “all of them, from Sheba.”

[60:6]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and they will announce the praises of the Lord.”