Isaiah 6:12

6:12 and the Lord has sent the people off to a distant place,

and the very heart of the land is completely abandoned. ¹ 

Isaiah 26:15

26:15 You have made the nation larger, ²  O Lord,

you have made the nation larger and revealed your splendor, ³ 

you have extended all the borders of the land.

Isaiah 46:13

46:13 I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away;

I am bringing my salvation near, ⁴  it does not wait.

I will save Zion; ⁵ 

I will adorn Israel with my splendor.” ⁶ 

Isaiah 49:19

49:19 Yes, your land lies in ruins;

it is desolate and devastated. ⁷ 

But now you will be too small to hold your residents,

and those who devoured you will be far away.

Isaiah 54:14

54:14 You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. ⁸ 

You will not experience oppression; ⁹ 

indeed, you will not be afraid.

You will not be terrified, ¹⁰ 

for nothing frightening ¹¹  will come near you.

Isaiah 59:11

59:11 We all growl like bears,

we coo mournfully like doves;

we wait for deliverance, ¹²  but there is none,

for salvation, but it is far from us.

Isaiah 59:9

Israel Confesses its Sin

59:9 For this reason deliverance ¹³  is far from us ¹⁴ 

and salvation does not reach us.

We wait for light, ¹⁵  but see only darkness; ¹⁶ 

we wait for ¹⁷  a bright light, ¹⁸  but live ¹⁹  in deep darkness. ²⁰ 

Isaiah 29:13

29:13 The sovereign master ²¹  says,

“These people say they are loyal to me; ²² 

they say wonderful things about me, ²³ 

but they are not really loyal to me. ²⁴ 

Their worship consists of

nothing but man-made ritual. ²⁵ 

[6:12]  ¹ tn Heb “and great is the abandonment in the midst of the land.”

[26:15]  ² tn Heb “you have added to the nation.” The last line of the verse suggests that geographical expansion is in view. “The nation” is Judah.

[26:15]  ³ tn Or “brought honor to yourself.”

[46:13]  ³ tn Heb “my salvation.” The verb “I am bringing near” is understood by ellipsis (note the previous line).

[46:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “I will place in Zion salvation”; NASB “I will grant salvation in Zion.”

[46:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “to Israel my splendor”; KJV, ASV “for Israel my glory.”

[49:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “Indeed your ruins and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction.” This statement is abruptly terminated in the Hebrew text and left incomplete.

[54:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “in righteousness [or “vindication”] you will be established.” The precise meaning of צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah) here is uncertain. It could mean “righteousness, justice,” indicating that the city will be a center for justice. But the context focuses on deliverance, suggesting that the term means “deliverance, vindication” here.

[54:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “Be far from oppression!” The imperative is used here in a rhetorical manner to express certainty and assurance. See GKC 324 §110.c.

[54:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “from terror.” The rhetorical command, “be far” is understood by ellipsis here. Note the preceding context.

[54:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “it,” i.e., the “terror” just mentioned.

[59:11]  ⁶ tn See the note at v. 9.

[59:9]  ⁷ tn מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat), which refers to “justice” in the earlier verses, here refers to “justice from God,” or “vindication.” Because the people are unjust, God refuses to vindicate them before their enemies. See v. 11.

[59:9]  ⁸ sn The prophet speaks on behalf of the sinful nation and confesses its sins.

[59:9]  ⁹ sn Light here symbolizes prosperity and blessing.

[59:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “but, look, darkness”; NIV “but all is darkness.”

[59:9]  ¹¹ tn The words “we wait for” are supplied in the translation; the verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[59:9]  ¹² tn The plural noun form may indicate degree here.

[59:9]  ¹³ tn Or “walk about”; NCV “all we have is darkness.”

[59:9]  ¹⁴ tn The plural noun form may indicate degree here.

[29:13]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).

[29:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “Because these people draw near to me with their mouth.”

[29:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and with their lips they honor me.”

[29:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “but their heart is far from me.” The heart is viewed here as the seat of the will, from which genuine loyalty derives.

[29:13]  ¹² tn Heb “their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught.”