Isaiah 33:11

33:11 You conceive straw, ¹ 

you give birth to chaff;

your breath is a fire that destroys you. ² 

Isaiah 45:10

45:10 Danger awaits one who says ³  to his father,

“What in the world ⁴  are you fathering?”

and to his mother,

“What in the world are you bringing forth?” ⁵ 

[33:11]  ¹ tn The second person verb and pronominal forms in this verse are plural. The hostile nations are the addressed, as the next verse makes clear.

[33:11]  ² sn The hostile nations’ plans to destroy God’s people will come to nothing; their hostility will end up being self-destructive.

[45:10]  ³ tn Heb “Woe [to] one who says” (NASB and NIV both similar); NCV “How terrible it will be.”

[45:10]  ⁴ tn See the note at v. 9. This phrase occurs a second time later in this verse.

[45:10]  ⁵ sn Verses 9-10 may allude to the exiles’ criticism that the Lord does not appear to know what he is doing.