Isaiah 47:6

47:6 I was angry at my people;

I defiled my special possession

and handed them over to you.

You showed them no mercy; ¹ 

you even placed a very heavy burden on old people. ² 

Isaiah 47:9

47:9 Both of these will come upon you

suddenly, in one day!

You will lose your children and be widowed. ³ 

You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies, ⁴ 

despite ⁵  your many incantations

and your numerous amulets. ⁶ 

Isaiah 64:9

64:9 Lord, do not be too angry!

Do not hold our sins against us continually! ⁷ 

Take a good look at your people, at all of us! ⁸ 

[47:6]  ¹ tn Or “compassion.”

[47:6]  ² tn Heb “on the old you made very heavy your yoke.”

[47:9]  ³ tn Heb “loss of children and widowhood.” In the Hebrew text the phrase is in apposition to “both of these” in line 1.

[47:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to their fullness, they will come upon you.”

[47:9]  ⁵ tn For other examples of the preposition bet (בְּ) having the sense of “although, despite,” see BDB 90 s.v. III.7.

[47:9]  ⁶ sn Reference is made to incantations and amulets, both of which were important in Mesopotamian religion. They were used to ward off danger and demons.

[64:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “do not remember sin continually.”

[64:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “Look, gaze at your people, all of us.” Another option is to translate, “Take a good look! We are all your people.”