Isaiah 4:1

4:1 Seven women will grab hold of

one man at that time. ¹ 

They will say, “We will provide ²  our own food,

we will provide ³  our own clothes;

but let us belong to you ⁴  –

take away our shame!” ⁵ 

Isaiah 13:4

13:4 ⁶ There is a loud noise on the mountains –

it sounds like a large army! ⁷ 

There is great commotion among the kingdoms ⁸  –

nations are being assembled!

The Lord who commands armies is mustering

forces for battle.

Isaiah 16:10

16:10 Joy and happiness disappear from the orchards,

and in the vineyards no one rejoices or shouts;

no one treads out juice in the wine vats ⁹  –

I have brought the joyful shouts to an end. ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 43:9

43:9 All nations gather together,

the peoples assemble.

Who among them announced this?

Who predicted earlier events for us? ¹¹ 

Let them produce their witnesses to testify they were right;

let them listen and affirm, ‘It is true.’

Isaiah 52:12

52:12 Yet do not depart quickly

or leave in a panic. ¹² 

For the Lord goes before you;

the God of Israel is your rear guard.

Isaiah 58:8

58:8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; ¹³ 

your restoration will quickly arrive; ¹⁴ 

your godly behavior ¹⁵  will go before you,

and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard. ¹⁶ 

Isaiah 60:20

60:20 Your sun will no longer set;

your moon will not disappear; ¹⁷ 

the Lord will be your permanent source of light;

your time ¹⁸  of sorrow will be over.

[4:1]  ¹ tn Or “in that day” (ASV).

[4:1]  ² tn Heb “eat” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “buy.”

[4:1]  ³ tn Heb “wear” (so NASB, NRSV); NCV “make.”

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “only let your name be called over us.” The Hebrew idiom “call the name over” indicates ownership. See 2 Sam 12:28, and BDB 896 s.v. I ָקרָא Niph. 2.d.(4). The language reflects the cultural reality of ancient Israel, where women were legally the property of their husbands.

[4:1]  ⁵ sn This refers to the humiliation of being unmarried and childless. The women’s words reflect the cultural standards of ancient Israel, where a woman’s primary duties were to be a wife and mother.

[13:4]  ⁶ sn In vv. 4-10 the prophet appears to be speaking, since the Lord is referred to in the third person. However, since the Lord refers to himself in the third person later in this chapter (see v. 13), it is possible that he speaks throughout the chapter.

[13:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “a sound, a roar [is] on the mountains, like many people.”

[13:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “a sound, tumult of kingdoms.”

[16:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “wine in the vats the treader does not tread.”

[16:10]  ¹² sn The Lord appears to be the speaker here. See 15:9.

[43:9]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and the former things was causing us to hear?”

[52:12]  ²¹ tn Heb “or go in flight”; NAB “leave in headlong flight.”

[58:8]  ²⁶ tn Heb “will burst out like the dawn.”

[58:8]  ²⁷ tn Heb “prosper”; KJV “spring forth speedily.”

[58:8]  ²⁸ tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.

[58:8]  ²⁹ sn The nation will experience God’s protective presence.

[60:20]  ³¹ sn In this verse “sun” and “moon” refer to the Lord’s light, which will replace the sun and moon (see v. 19). Light here symbolizes the restoration of divine blessing and prosperity in conjunction with the Lord’s presence. See 30:26.

[60:20]  ³² tn Heb “days” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).