Isaiah 42:25

42:25 So he poured out his fierce anger on them,

along with the devastation ¹  of war.

Its flames encircled them, but they did not realize it; ² 

it burned against them, but they did notice. ³ 

Isaiah 57:6

57:6 Among the smooth stones of the stream are the idols you love;

they, they are the object of your devotion. ⁴ 

You pour out liquid offerings to them,

you make an offering.

Because of these things I will seek vengeance. ⁵ 

Isaiah 59:7

59:7 They are eager to do evil, ⁶ 

quick to shed innocent blood. ⁷ 

Their thoughts are sinful;

they crush and destroy. ⁸ 

[42:25]  ¹ tn Heb “strength” (so KJV, NASB); NAB “fury”; NASB “fierceness”; NIV “violence.”

[42:25]  ² tn Heb “and it blazed against him all around, but he did not know.” The subject of the third feminine singular verb “blazed” is the divine חֵמָה (khemah, “anger”) mentioned in the previous line.

[42:25]  ³ tn Heb “and it burned against him, but he did not set [it] upon [the] heart.”

[57:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “among the smooth stones of the stream [is] your portion, they, they [are] your lot.” The next line indicates idols are in view.

[57:6]  ⁵ tn The text reads literally, “Because of these am I relenting?” If the prefixed interrogative particle is retained at the beginning of the sentence, then the question would be rhetorical, with the Niphal of נָחָם (nakham) probably being used in the sense of “relent, change one’s mind.” One could translate: “Because of these things, how can I relent?” However, the initial letter he may be dittographic (note the final he [ה] on the preceding word). In this case one may understand the verb in the sense of “console oneself, seek vengeance,” as in 1:24.

[59:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “their feet run to evil.”

[59:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “they quickly pour out innocent blood.”

[59:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “their thoughts are thoughts of sin, destruction and crushing [are] in their roadways.”