Isaiah 33:9

Context

33:9 The land¹ dries up² and withers away;

the forest of Lebanon shrivels up³ and decays.

Sharon⁴ is like the desert;⁵

Bashan and Carmel⁶ are parched.⁷

Isaiah 65:10

Context

65:10 Sharon⁸ will become a pasture for sheep,

and the Valley of Achor⁹ a place where cattle graze;¹⁰

they will belong to my people, who seek me.¹¹

Isaiah 35:2

Context

35:2 Let it richly bloom;¹²

let it rejoice and shout with delight!¹³

It is given the grandeur¹⁴ of Lebanon,

the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.

They will see the grandeur of the Lord,

the splendor of our God.

[33:9] ¹tn Or “earth” (KJV); NAB “the country.”

[33:9] ²tn Or “mourns” (BDB 5 s.v. I אָבַל). HALOT 6-7 lists homonyms I אבל (“mourn”) and II אבל (“dry up”). They propose the second here on the basis of parallelism. See 24:4.

[33:9] ³tn Heb “Lebanon is ashamed.” The Hiphil is exhibitive, expressing the idea, “exhibits shame.” In this context the statement alludes to the withering of vegetation.

[33:9] ⁴sn Sharon was a fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast. See 35:2.

[33:9] ⁵tn Or “the Arabah” (NIV). See 35:1.

[33:9] ⁶sn Both of these areas were known for their trees and vegetation. See 2:13; 35:2.

[33:9] ⁷tn Heb “shake off [their leaves]” (so ASV, NRSV); NAB “are stripped bare.”

[65:10] ⁸sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.

[65:10] ⁹sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.

[65:10] ¹⁰tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”

[65:10] ¹¹tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”

[35:2] ¹⁵tn The ambiguous verb form תִּפְרַח (tifrakh) is translated as a jussive because it is parallel to the jussive form תָגֵל (tagel).

[35:2] ¹⁶tn Heb “and let it rejoice, yes [with] rejoicing and shouting.” גִּילַת (gilat) may be an archaic feminine nominal form (see GKC 421 §130.b).

[35:2] ¹⁷tn Or “glory” (KJV, NIV, NRSV); also a second time later in this verse.