Isaiah 32:4

32:4 The mind that acts rashly will possess discernment ¹ 

and the tongue that stutters will speak with ease and clarity.

Isaiah 18:4

18:4 For this is what the Lord has told me:

“I will wait ²  and watch from my place,

like scorching heat produced by the sunlight, ³ 

like a cloud of mist ⁴  in the heat ⁵  of harvest.” ⁶ 

[32:4]  ¹ tn Heb “the heart of rashness will understand knowledge”; cf. NAB “The flighty will become wise and capable.”

[18:4]  ² tn Or “be quiet, inactive”; NIV “will remain quiet.”

[18:4]  ³ tn Heb “like the glowing heat because of light.” The precise meaning of the line is uncertain.

[18:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “a cloud of dew,” or “a cloud of light rain.”

[18:4]  ⁵ tc Some medieval Hebrew mss, with support from the LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Latin Vulgate, read “the day.”

[18:4]  ⁶ sn It is unclear how the comparisons in v. 4b relate to the preceding statement. How is waiting and watching similar to heat or a cloud? For a discussion of interpretive options, see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:362.