Isaiah 4:3

4:3 Those remaining in Zion, ¹  those left in Jerusalem, ² 

will be called “holy,” ³ 

all in Jerusalem who are destined to live. ⁴ 

Isaiah 12:4

12:4 At that time ⁵  you will say:

“Praise the Lord!

Ask him for help! ⁶ 

Publicize his mighty acts among the nations!

Make it known that he is unique! ⁷ 

Isaiah 21:11

Bad News for Seir

21:11 Here is a message about Dumah: ⁸ 

Someone calls to me from Seir, ⁹ 

“Watchman, what is left of the night?

Watchman, what is left of the night?” ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 51:2

51:2 Look at Abraham, your father,

and Sarah, who gave you birth. ¹¹ 

When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, ¹² 

but I blessed him ¹³  and gave him numerous descendants. ¹⁴ 

Isaiah 62:2

62:2 Nations will see your vindication,

and all kings your splendor.

You will be called by a new name

that the Lord himself will give you. ¹⁵ 

[4:3]  ¹ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[4:3]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[4:3]  ³ tn Or “set apart,” cf. CEV “special.”

[4:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “all who are written down for life in Jerusalem.” A city register is envisioned; everyone whose name appears on the roll will be spared. This group comprises the remnant of the city referred to earlier in the verse.

[12:4]  ⁵ tn Or “in that day” (KJV).

[12:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “call in his name,” i.e., “invoke his name.”

[12:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “bring to remembrance that his name is exalted.” The Lord’s “name” stands here for his character and reputation.

[21:11]  ⁹ tn The noun דּוּמָה (dumah) means “silence,” but here it is a proper name, probably referring to a site in northern Arabia or to the nation of Edom. See BDB 189 s.v. II דּוּמָה. If Dumah was an area in northern Arabia, it would be of interest to the Edomites because of its strategic position on trade routes which they used. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:398.

[21:11]  ¹⁰ sn Seir is another name for Edom. See BDB 973 s.v. שֵׂעִיר.

[21:11]  ¹¹ sn The “night” probably here symbolizes distress and difficult times. See BDB 539 s.v. לַיְלָה.

[51:2]  ¹³ sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.

[51:2]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”

[51:2]  ¹⁵ tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.

[51:2]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”

[62:2]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “which the mouth of the Lord will designate.”