Isaiah 43:28

Context

43:28 So I defiled your holy princes,

and handed Jacob over to destruction,

and subjected¹ Israel to humiliating abuse.”

Isaiah 51:7

Context

51:7 Listen to me, you who know what is right,

you people who are aware of my law!²

Don’t be afraid of the insults of men;

don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!

Isaiah 10:20

Context

10:20 At that time³ those left in Israel, those who remain of the family⁴ of Jacob, will no longer rely on a foreign leader that abuses them.⁵ Instead they will truly⁶ rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.⁷

[43:28] ¹tn The word “subjected” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[51:7] ²tn Heb “people (who have) my law in their heart.”

[10:20] ³tn Or “in that day.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[10:20] ⁴tn Heb “house” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[10:20] ⁵tn Heb “on one who strikes him down.” This individual is the king (“foreign leader”) of the oppressing nation (which NLT specifies as “the Assyrians”).

[10:20] ⁶tn Or “sincerely”; KJV, ASV, NAB, NRSV “in truth.”

[10:20] ⁷sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.