Isaiah 5:4

5:4 What more can I do for my vineyard

beyond what I have already done?

When I waited for it to produce edible grapes,

why did it produce sour ones instead?

Isaiah 14:1

14:1 The Lord will certainly have compassion on Jacob; ¹  he will again choose Israel as his special people ²  and restore ³  them to their land. Resident foreigners will join them and unite with the family ⁴  of Jacob.

Isaiah 23:12

23:12 He said,

“You will no longer celebrate,

oppressed ⁵  virgin daughter Sidon!

Get up, travel to Cyprus,

but you will find no relief there.” ⁶ 

Isaiah 30:20

30:20 The sovereign master ⁷  will give you distress to eat

and suffering to drink; ⁸ 

but your teachers will no longer be hidden;

your eyes will see them. ⁹ 

Isaiah 38:11

38:11 “I thought,

‘I will no longer see the Lord ¹⁰  in the land of the living,

I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world. ¹¹ 

Isaiah 47:8

47:8 So now, listen to this,

O one who lives so lavishly, ¹² 

who lives securely,

who says to herself, ¹³ 

‘I am unique! No one can compare to me! ¹⁴ 

I will never have to live as a widow;

I will never lose my children.’ ¹⁵ 

Isaiah 47:10

47:10 You were complacent in your evil deeds; ¹⁶ 

you thought, ¹⁷  ‘No one sees me.’

Your self-professed ¹⁸  wisdom and knowledge lead you astray,

when you say, ‘I am unique! No one can compare to me!’ ¹⁹ 

Isaiah 60:18

60:18 Sounds of violence ²⁰  will no longer be heard in your land,

or the sounds of ²¹  destruction and devastation within your borders.

You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’

and your gates, ‘Praise.’

Isaiah 60:20

60:20 Your sun will no longer set;

your moon will not disappear; ²² 

the Lord will be your permanent source of light;

your time ²³  of sorrow will be over.

[14:1]  ¹ tn The sentence begins with כִּי (ki), which is understood as asseverative (“certainly”) in the translation. Another option is to translate, “For the Lord will have compassion.” In this case one of the reasons for Babylon’s coming demise (13:22b) is the Lord’s desire to restore his people.

[14:1]  ² tn The words “as his special people” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[14:1]  ³ tn Or “settle” (NASB, NIV, NCV, NLT).

[14:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “house.”

[23:12]  ¹ tn Or “violated, raped,” the point being that Daughter Sidon has lost her virginity in the most brutal manner possible.

[23:12]  ² tn Heb “[to the] Kittim, get up, cross over; even there there will be no rest for you.” On “Kittim” see the note on “Cyprus” at v. 1.

[30:20]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).

[30:20]  ² tn Heb “and the Master will give to you bread – distress, and water – oppression.”

[30:20]  ³ tn Heb “but your teachers will no longer be hidden, your eyes will be seeing your teachers.” The translation assumes that the form מוֹרֶיךָ (morekha) is a plural participle, referring to spiritual leaders such as prophets and priests. Another possibility is that the form is actually singular (see GKC 273-74 §93.ss) or a plural of respect, referring to God as the master teacher. See HALOT 560-61 s.v. III מוֹרֶה. For discussion of the views, see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:560.

[38:11]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text has יָהּ יָהּ (yah yah, the abbreviated form of יְהוָה [yÿhvah] repeated), but this is probably a corruption of יְהוָה.

[38:11]  ² tc The Hebrew text has חָדֶל (khadel), which appears to be derived from a verbal root meaning “to cease, refrain.” But the form has probably suffered an error of transmission; the original form (attested in a few medieval Hebrew mss) was likely חֶלֶד (kheled, “world”).

[47:8]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “voluptuous one” (NAB); NAB “you sensual one”; NLT “You are a pleasure-crazy kingdom.”

[47:8]  ² tn Heb “the one who says in her heart.”

[47:8]  ³ tn Heb “I [am], and besides me there is no other.” See Zeph 2:15.

[47:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “I will not live [as] a widow, and I will not know loss of children.”

[47:10]  ¹ tn Heb “you trusted in your evil”; KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV “wickedness.”

[47:10]  ² tn Or “said”; NAB “said to yourself”’ NASB “said in your heart.”

[47:10]  ³ tn The words “self-professed” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[47:10]  ⁴ tn See the note at v. 8.

[60:18]  ¹ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[60:18]  ² tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[60:20]  ¹ sn In this verse “sun” and “moon” refer to the Lord’s light, which will replace the sun and moon (see v. 19). Light here symbolizes the restoration of divine blessing and prosperity in conjunction with the Lord’s presence. See 30:26.

[60:20]  ² tn Heb “days” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).