Isaiah 7:2

7:2 It was reported to the family ¹  of David, “Syria has allied with ²  Ephraim.” They and their people were emotionally shaken, just as the trees of the forest shake before the wind. ³ 

Isaiah 11:2

11:2 The Lord’s spirit will rest on him ⁴  –

a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, ⁵ 

a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, ⁶ 

a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord. ⁷ 

Isaiah 14:3

14:3 When the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and anxiety, ⁸  and from the hard labor which you were made to perform,

Isaiah 23:12

23:12 He said,

“You will no longer celebrate,

oppressed ⁹  virgin daughter Sidon!

Get up, travel to Cyprus,

but you will find no relief there.” ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 25:10

25:10 For the Lord’s power will make this mountain secure. ¹¹ 

Moab will be trampled down where it stands, ¹² 

as a heap of straw is trampled down in ¹³  a manure pile.

Isaiah 30:32

30:32 Every blow from his punishing cudgel, ¹⁴ 

with which the Lord will beat them, ¹⁵ 

will be accompanied by music from the ¹⁶  tambourine and harp,

and he will attack them with his weapons. ¹⁷ 

Isaiah 63:14

63:14 Like an animal that goes down into a valley to graze, ¹⁸ 

so the Spirit of the Lord granted them rest.

In this way ¹⁹  you guided your people,

gaining for yourself an honored reputation. ²⁰ 

[7:2]  ¹ tn Heb “house.” In this context the “house of David” includes King Ahaz, his family, and the royal court. See also Jer 21:12; Zech 12:7-8, 10, 12, for a similar use of the phrase.

[7:2]  ² tn Heb “rests upon.” Most understand the verb as נוּחַ (nuakh, “rest”), but HALOT 685 s.v. II נחה proposes that this is a hapax legomenon which means “stand by.”

[7:2]  ³ tn Heb “and his heart shook and the heart of his people shook, like the shaking of the trees of the forest before the wind.” The singular pronoun “his” is collective, referring to the Davidic house/family. לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) here refers to the seat of the emotions.

[11:2]  ⁴ sn Like David (1 Sam 16:13), this king will be energized by the Lord’s spirit.

[11:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “a spirit of wisdom and understanding.” The synonyms are joined here to emphasize the degree of wisdom he will possess. His wisdom will enable him to make just legal decisions (v. 3). A very similar phrase occurs in Eph 1:17.

[11:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “a spirit of counsel [or “strategy”] and strength.” The construction is a hendiadys; the point is that he will have the strength/ability to execute the plans/strategies he devises. This ability will enable him to suppress oppressors and implement just policies (v. 4).

[11:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “a spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord.” “Knowledge” is used here in its covenantal sense and refers to a recognition of God’s authority and a willingness to submit to it. See Jer 22:16. “Fear” here refers to a healthy respect for God’s authority which produces obedience. Taken together the two terms emphasize the single quality of loyalty to the Lord. This loyalty guarantees that he will make just legal decisions and implement just policies (vv. 4-5).

[14:3]  ⁷ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[23:12]  ¹⁰ tn Or “violated, raped,” the point being that Daughter Sidon has lost her virginity in the most brutal manner possible.

[23:12]  ¹¹ 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.

[25:10]  ¹³ tn Heb “for the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain”; TEV “will protect Mount Zion”; NCV “will protect (rest on NLT) Jerusalem.”

[25:10]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “under him,” i.e., “in his place.”

[25:10]  ¹⁵ tc The marginal reading (Qere) is בְּמוֹ (bÿmo, “in”). The consonantal text (Kethib) has בְּמִי (bÿmi, “in the water of”).

[30:32]  ¹⁶ tc The Hebrew text has “every blow from a founded [i.e., “appointed”?] cudgel.” The translation above, with support from a few medieval Hebrew mss, assumes an emendation of מוּסָדָה (musadah, “founded”) to מוּסָרֹה (musaroh, “his discipline”).

[30:32]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “which the Lord lays on him.”

[30:32]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “will be with” (KJV similar).

[30:32]  ¹⁹ tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “and with battles of brandishing [weapons?] he will fight against him.” Some prefer to emend וּבְמִלְחֲמוֹת (uvÿmilkhamot, “and with battles of”) to וּבִמְחֹלוֹת (uvimkholot, “and with dancing”). Note the immediately preceding references to musical instruments.

[63:14]  ¹⁹ tn The words “to graze” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[63:14]  ²⁰ tn Or “so” (KJV, ASV), or “thus” (NAB, NRSV).

[63:14]  ²¹ tn Heb “making for yourself a majestic name.”