Isaiah 5:26-30

5:26 He lifts a signal flag for a distant nation, ¹ 

he whistles for it to come from the far regions of the earth.

Look, they ²  come quickly and swiftly.

5:27 None tire or stumble,

they don’t stop to nap or sleep.

They don’t loosen their belts,

or unstrap their sandals to rest. ³ 

5:28 Their arrows are sharpened,

and all their bows are prepared. ⁴ 

The hooves of their horses are hard as flint, ⁵ 

and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm. ⁶ 

5:29 Their roar is like a lion’s;

they roar like young lions.

They growl and seize their prey;

they drag it away and no one can come to the rescue.

5:30 At that time ⁷  they will growl over their prey, ⁸ 

it will sound like sea waves crashing against rocks. ⁹ 

One will look out over the land and see the darkness of disaster,

clouds will turn the light into darkness. ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 28:2

28:2 Look, the sovereign master ¹¹  sends a strong, powerful one. ¹² 

With the force of a hailstorm or a destructive windstorm, ¹³ 

with the might of a driving, torrential rainstorm, ¹⁴ 

he will knock that crown ¹⁵  to the ground with his hand. ¹⁶ 

Isaiah 30:30

30:30 The Lord will give a mighty shout ¹⁷ 

and intervene in power, ¹⁸ 

with furious anger and flaming, destructive fire, ¹⁹ 

with a driving rainstorm and hailstones.

Isaiah 33:11-14

33:11 You conceive straw, ²⁰ 

you give birth to chaff;

your breath is a fire that destroys you. ²¹ 

33:12 The nations will be burned to ashes; ²² 

like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire.

33:13 You who are far away, listen to what I have done!

You who are close by, recognize my strength!”

33:14 Sinners are afraid in Zion;

panic ²³  grips the godless. ²⁴ 

They say, ²⁵  ‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire?

Who among us can coexist with unquenchable ²⁶  fire?’

Isaiah 33:1

The Lord Will Restore Zion

33:1 The destroyer is as good as dead, ²⁷ 

you who have not been destroyed!

The deceitful one is as good as dead, ²⁸ 

the one whom others have not deceived!

When you are through destroying, you will be destroyed;

when you finish ²⁹  deceiving, others will deceive you!

Isaiah 2:10

2:10 Go up into the rocky cliffs,

hide in the ground.

Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord, ³⁰ 

from his royal splendor!

Isaiah 12:1

12:1 At that time ³¹  you will say:

“I praise you, O Lord,

for even though you were angry with me,

your anger subsided, and you consoled me.

Isaiah 12:1-2

12:1 At that time ³²  you will say:

“I praise you, O Lord,

for even though you were angry with me,

your anger subsided, and you consoled me.

12:2 Look, God is my deliverer! ³³ 

I will trust in him ³⁴  and not fear.

For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; ³⁵ 

he has become my deliverer.” ³⁶ 

Isaiah 22:14

22:14 The Lord who commands armies told me this: ³⁷  “Certainly this sin will not be forgiven as long as you live,” ³⁸  says the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies.

Matthew 24:7

24:7 For nation will rise up in arms ³⁹  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines ⁴⁰  and earthquakes ⁴¹  in various places.

Mark 13:8

13:8 For nation will rise up in arms ⁴²  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. ⁴³  These are but the beginning of birth pains.

Luke 21:11

21:11 There will be great earthquakes, and famines ⁴⁴  and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights ⁴⁵  and great signs ⁴⁶  from heaven.

Revelation 11:13

11:13 Just then ⁴⁷  a major earthquake took place and a tenth of the city collapsed; seven thousand people ⁴⁸  were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Revelation 11:19

11:19 Then ⁴⁹  the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ⁵⁰  crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. ⁵¹ 

Revelation 16:18

16:18 Then ⁵²  there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ⁵³  and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake – an earthquake unequaled since humanity ⁵⁴  has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.

[5:26]  ¹ tc The Hebrew text has literally, “for nations from a distance.” The following verses use singular forms to describe this nation, so the final mem (ם) on לְגּוֹיִם (lÿgoyim) may be enclitic or dittographic. In the latter case one could read לְגוֹי מֵרָחוֹק (lÿgoy merakhoq, “for a nation from a distance”; see Deut 28:49; Joel 3:8). Another possibility is to emend the text from לַגּוֹיִם מֵרָחוֹק (laggoyim merakhoq) to לְגוֹי מִמֶּרְחָק (lÿgoy mimmerkhaq, “for a nation from a distant place”) a phrase which occurs in Jer 5:15. In this case an error of misdivision has occurred in MT, the mem of the prefixed preposition being accidentally taken as a plural ending on the preceding word.

[5:26]  ² tn Heb “he.” Singular forms are used throughout vv. 26-30 to describe this nation, but for stylistic reasons the translation uses the plural for these collective singulars.

[5:27]  ³ tn Heb “and the belt on his waist is not opened, and the thong of his sandals is not torn in two.”

[5:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “bent” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NIV “are strung.”

[5:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “regarded like flint.”

[5:28]  ⁶ sn They are like a windstorm in their swift movement and in the way they kick up dust.

[5:30]  ⁷ tn Or “in that day” (KJV).

[5:30]  ⁸ tn Heb “over it”; the referent (the prey) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:30]  ⁹ tn Heb “like the growling of the sea.”

[5:30]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and one will gaze toward the land, and look, darkness of distress, and light will grow dark by its [the land’s?] clouds.”

[28:2]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 16, 22 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[28:2]  ¹² tn Heb “Look, a strong and powerful [one] belongs to the Lord.”

[28:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “like a rainstorm of hail, a wind of destruction.”

[28:2]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “like a rainstorm of mighty, overflowing waters.”

[28:2]  ¹⁵ tn The words “that crown” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The object of the verb is unexpressed in the Hebrew text.

[28:2]  ¹⁶ tn Or “by [his] power.”

[30:30]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “the Lord will cause the splendor of his voice to be heard.”

[30:30]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and reveal the lowering of his arm.”

[30:30]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and a flame of consuming fire.”

[33:11]  ²⁰ tn The second person verb and pronominal forms in this verse are plural. The hostile nations are the addressed, as the next verse makes clear.

[33:11]  ²¹ sn The hostile nations’ plans to destroy God’s people will come to nothing; their hostility will end up being self-destructive.

[33:12]  ²² tn Heb “will be a burning to lime.” See Amos 2:1.

[33:14]  ²³ tn Or “trembling” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “shake with fear.”

[33:14]  ²⁴ tn Or “the defiled”; TEV “The sinful people of Zion”; NLT “The sinners in Jerusalem.”

[33:14]  ²⁵ tn The words “they say” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[33:14]  ²⁶ tn Or “perpetual”; or “everlasting” (KJV, ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[33:1]  ²⁷ tn Heb “Woe [to] the destroyer.”

[33:1]  ²⁸ tn Heb “and the deceitful one”; NAB, NIV “O traitor”; NRSV “you treacherous one.” In the parallel structure הוֹי (hoy, “woe [to]”) does double duty.

[33:1]  ²⁹ tc The form in the Hebrew text appears to derive from an otherwise unattested verb נָלָה (nalah). The translation follows the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a in reading ככלתך, a Piel infinitival form from the verbal root כָּלָה (kalah), meaning “finish.”

[2:10]  ³⁰ tn Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “get away” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[12:1]  ³¹ tn Or “in that day” (KJV).

[12:1]  ³² tn Or “in that day” (KJV).

[12:2]  ³³ tn Or “salvation” (KJV, NIV, NRSV).

[12:2]  ³⁴ tn The words “in him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:2]  ³⁵ tc The Hebrew text has, “for my strength and protection [is] the Lord, the Lord (Heb “Yah, Yahweh).” The word יְהוָה (yehvah) is probably dittographic or explanatory here (note that the short form of the name [יָהּ, yah] precedes, and that the graphically similar וַיְהִי [vayÿhi] follows). Exod 15:2, the passage from which the words of v. 2b are taken, has only יָהּ. The word זִמְרָת (zimrat) is traditionally understood as meaning “song,” in which case one might translate, “for the Lord gives me strength and joy” (i.e., a reason to sing); note that in v. 5 the verb זָמַר (zamar, “sing”) appears. Many recent commentators, however, have argued that the noun is here instead a homonym, meaning “protection” or “strength.” See HALOT 274 s.v. III *זמר.

[12:2]  ³⁶ tn Or “salvation” (so many English versions, e.g., KJV, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “my savior.”

[22:14]  ³⁷ tn Heb “it was revealed in my ears [by?] the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].”

[22:14]  ³⁸ tn Heb “Certainly this sin will not be atoned for until you die.” This does not imply that their death will bring atonement; rather it emphasizes that their sin is unpardonable. The statement has the form of an oath.

[24:7]  ³⁹ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.

[24:7]  ⁴⁰ sn See Isa 5:13-14; 13:6-16; Hag 2:6-7; Zech 14:4.

[24:7]  ⁴¹ tc Most witnesses (C Θ 0102 Ë^1,13 Ï) have “and plagues” (καὶ λοιμοί, kai loimoi) between “famines” (λιμοί, limoi) and “earthquakes” (σεισμοί, seismoi), while others have “plagues and famines and earthquakes” (L W 33 pc lat). The similarities between λιμοί and λοιμοί could explain how καὶ λοιμοί might have accidentally dropped out, but since the Lukan parallel has both terms (and W lat have the order λοιμοὶ καὶ λιμοί there too, as they do in Matthew), it seems more likely that scribes added the phrase here. The shorter reading does not enjoy overwhelming support ([א] B D 892 pc, as well as versional witnesses), but it is nevertheless significant; coupled with the internal evidence it should be given preference.

[13:8]  ⁴² tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.

[13:8]  ⁴³ sn See Isa 5:13-14; 13:6-16; Hag 2:6-7; Zech 14:4.

[21:11]  ⁴⁴ sn See Isa 5:13-14; 13:6-16; Hag 2:6-7; Zech 14:4.

[21:11]  ⁴⁵ tn This term, φόβητρον (fobhtron), occurs only here in the NT. It could refer to an object, event, or condition that causes fear, but in the context it is linked with great signs from heaven, so the translation “sights” was preferred.

[21:11]  ⁴⁶ sn See Jer 4:13-22; 14:12; 21:6-7.

[11:13]  ⁴⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:13]  ⁴⁸ tn Grk “seven thousand names of men.”

[11:19]  ⁴⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence on events within the vision.

[11:19]  ⁵⁰ tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

[11:19]  ⁵¹ tn Although BDAG 1075 s.v. χάλαζα gives the meaning “hail” here, it is not clear whether the adjective μεγάλη (megalh) refers to the intensity of the storm or the size of the individual hailstones, or both.

[16:18]  ⁵² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:18]  ⁵³ tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

[16:18]  ⁵⁴ tn The singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used generically here to refer to the human race.