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 22:12

22:12 At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning,

for shaved heads and sackcloth. ⁵ 

Isaiah 51:2

51:2 Look at Abraham, your father,

and Sarah, who gave you birth. ⁶ 

When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, ⁷ 

but I blessed him ⁸  and gave him numerous descendants. ⁹ 

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. ¹⁰ 

[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.

[22:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “for baldness and the wearing of sackcloth.” See the note at 15:2.

[51:2]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”

[51:2]  ¹¹ tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.

[51:2]  ¹² tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”

[62:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “which the mouth of the Lord will designate.”