Isaiah 33:11

33:11 You conceive straw, ¹ 

you give birth to chaff;

your breath is a fire that destroys you. ² 

Isaiah 8:3

8:3 I then had sexual relations with the prophetess; she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord told me, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz,

Isaiah 59:4

59:4 No one is concerned about justice; ³ 

no one sets forth his case truthfully.

They depend on false words ⁴  and tell lies;

they conceive of oppression ⁵ 

and give birth to sin.

Isaiah 59:13

59:13 We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord;

we turned back from following our God.

We stir up ⁶  oppression and rebellion;

we tell lies we concocted in our minds. ⁷ 

[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.

[59:4]  ³ tn Heb “no one pleads with justice.”

[59:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “nothing”; NAB “emptiness.”

[59:4]  ⁵ tn Or “trouble” (NIV), or “harm.”

[59:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “speaking.” A new sentence was started here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[59:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.”