Isaiah 5:27

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. ¹ 

Isaiah 41:18

41:18 I will make streams flow down the slopes

and produce springs in the middle of the valleys.

I will turn the desert into a pool of water

and the arid land into springs.

Isaiah 45:8

45:8 O sky, rain down from above!

Let the clouds send down showers ²  of deliverance!

Let the earth absorb it ³  so salvation may grow, ⁴ 

and deliverance may sprout up ⁵  along with it.

I, the Lord, create it. ⁶ 

Isaiah 58:6

58:6 No, this is the kind of fast I want. ⁷ 

I want you ⁸  to remove the sinful chains,

to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke,

to set free the oppressed, ⁹ 

and to break every burdensome yoke.

Isaiah 60:11

60:11 Your gates will remain open at all times;

they will not be shut during the day or at night,

so that the wealth of nations may be delivered,

with their kings leading the way. ¹⁰ 

[5:27]  ¹ tn Heb “and the belt on his waist is not opened, and the thong of his sandals is not torn in two.”

[45:8]  ² tn Heb “let the clouds drip with”; KJV “let the skies pour down.”

[45:8]  ³ tn Heb “open up” (so NASB); NIV, NLT “open wide.”

[45:8]  ⁴ tc The plural verb should be emended to a singular form. The vav (ו) ending is probably virtually dittographic (note the yod at the beginning of the following word).

[45:8]  ⁵ tc The Hiphil verb form (תַצְמִיחַ, tatsmiakh) should probably be emended to a Qal (תִצְמַח, titsmakh). The יח sequence at the end of the form is probably due to dittography (note the following יַחַד, yakhad).

[45:8]  ⁶ tn The masculine singular pronominal suffix probably refers back to יָשַׁע (yasha’, “salvation”).

[58:6]  ³ tn Heb “Is this not a fast I choose?” “No” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[58:6]  ⁴ tn The words “I want you” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[58:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “crushed.”

[60:11]  ⁴ tn Or “led in procession.” The participle is passive.