Isaiah 7:21

7:21 At that time ¹  a man will keep alive a young cow from the herd and a couple of goats.

Isaiah 17:14

17:14 In the evening there is sudden terror; ² 

by morning they vanish. ³ 

This is the fate of those who try to plunder us,

the destiny of those who try to loot us! ⁴ 

Isaiah 21:12

21:12 The watchman replies,

“Morning is coming, but then night. ⁵ 

If you want to ask, ask;

come back again.” ⁶ 

Isaiah 38:13

38:13 I cry out ⁷  until morning;

like a lion he shatters all my bones;

you turn day into night and end my life. ⁸ 

Isaiah 65:10

65:10 Sharon ⁹  will become a pasture for sheep,

and the Valley of Achor ¹⁰  a place where cattle graze; ¹¹ 

they will belong to my people, who seek me. ¹² 

[7:21]  ¹ tn Heb “in that day.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[17:14]  ² tn Heb “at the time of evening, look, sudden terror.”

[17:14]  ³ tn Heb “before morning he is not.”

[17:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “this is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who loot us.”

[21:12]  ³ sn Dumah will experience some relief, but it will be short-lived as night returns.

[21:12]  ⁴ sn The point of the watchman’s final instructions (“if you want to ask, ask; come again”) is unclear. Perhaps they are included to add realism to the dramatic portrayal. The watchman sends the questioner away with the words, “Feel free to come back and ask again.”

[38:13]  ⁴ tn The verb form in the Hebrew text is a Piel from שָׁוַה (shavah). There are two homonyms שָׁוַה, one meaning in the Piel “level, smooth out,” the other “set, place.” Neither fits in v. 13. It is likely that the original reading was שִׁוַּעְתִּי (shivva’ti, “I cry out”) from the verbal root שָׁוַע (shava’), which occurs exclusively in the Piel.

[38:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “from day to night you bring me to an end.”

[65:10]  ⁵ sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.

[65:10]  ⁶ sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.

[65:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”

[65:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”