Isaiah 7:23

7:23 At that time ¹  every place where there had been a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels will be overrun ²  with thorns and briers.

Isaiah 14:22

14:22 “I will rise up against them,”

says the Lord who commands armies.

“I will blot out all remembrance of Babylon and destroy all her people, ³ 

including the offspring she produces,” ⁴ 

says the Lord.

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 27:10

27:10 For the fortified city ⁷  is left alone;

it is a deserted settlement

and abandoned like the desert.

Calves ⁸  graze there;

they lie down there

and eat its branches bare. ⁹ 

Isaiah 30:27

30:27 Look, the name ¹⁰  of the Lord comes from a distant place

in raging anger and awesome splendor. ¹¹ 

He speaks angrily

and his word is like destructive fire. ¹² 

Isaiah 34:14-15

34:14 Wild animals and wild dogs will congregate there; ¹³ 

wild goats will bleat to one another. ¹⁴ 

Yes, nocturnal animals ¹⁵  will rest there

and make for themselves a nest. ¹⁶ 

34:15 Owls ¹⁷  will make nests and lay eggs ¹⁸  there;

they will hatch them and protect them. ¹⁹ 

Yes, hawks ²⁰  will gather there,

each with its mate.

Isaiah 35:8

35:8 A thoroughfare will be there –

it will be called the Way of Holiness. ²¹ 

The unclean will not travel on it;

it is reserved for those authorized to use it ²²  –

fools ²³  will not stray into it.

Isaiah 48:16

48:16 Approach me! Listen to this!

From the very first I have not spoken in secret;

when it happens, ²⁴  I am there.”

So now, the sovereign Lord has sent me, accompanied by his spirit. ²⁵ 

Isaiah 52:4

52:4 For this is what the sovereign Lord says:

“In the beginning my people went to live temporarily in Egypt;

Assyria oppressed them for no good reason.

Isaiah 56:5

56:5 I will set up within my temple and my walls a monument ²⁶ 

that will be better than sons and daughters.

I will set up a permanent monument ²⁷  for them that will remain.

Isaiah 59:19

59:19 In the west, people respect ²⁸  the Lord’s reputation; ²⁹ 

in the east they recognize his splendor. ³⁰ 

For he comes like a rushing ³¹  stream

driven on by wind sent from the Lord. ³² 

Isaiah 62:2

62:2 Nations will see your vindication,

and all kings your splendor.

You will be called by a new name

that the Lord himself will give you. ³³ 

Isaiah 63:14

63:14 Like an animal that goes down into a valley to graze, ³⁴ 

so the Spirit of the Lord granted them rest.

In this way ³⁵  you guided your people,

gaining for yourself an honored reputation. ³⁶ 

[7:23]  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.

[7:23]  ² tn Heb “will become” (so NASB); NAB “shall be turned to.”

[14:22]  ³ tn Heb “I will cut off from Babylon name and remnant” (ASV, NAB, and NRSV all similar).

[14:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “descendant and child.”

[23:12]  ⁵ tn Or “violated, raped,” the point being that Daughter Sidon has lost her virginity in the most brutal manner possible.

[23:12]  ⁶ 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.

[27:10]  ⁷ sn The identity of this city is uncertain. The context suggests that an Israelite city, perhaps Samaria or Jerusalem, is in view. For discussions of interpretive options see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:496-97, and Paul L. Redditt, “Once Again, the City in Isaiah 24-27,” HAR 10 (1986), 332.

[27:10]  ⁸ tn The singular form in the text is probably collective.

[27:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “and destroy her branches.” The city is the antecedent of the third feminine singular pronominal suffix. Apparently the city is here compared to a tree. See also v. 11.

[30:27]  ⁹ sn The “name” of the Lord sometimes stands by metonymy for the Lord himself, see Exod 23:21; Lev 24:11; Pss 54:1 (54:3 HT); 124:8. In Isa 30:27 the point is that he reveals that aspect of his character which his name suggests – he comes as Yahweh (“he is present”), the ever present helper of his people who annihilates their enemies and delivers them. The name “Yahweh” originated in a context where God assured a fearful Moses that he would be with him as he confronted Pharaoh and delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt. See Exod 3.

[30:27]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his anger burns, and heaviness of elevation.” The meaning of the phrase “heaviness of elevation” is unclear, for מַשָּׂאָה (masa’ah, “elevation”) occurs only here. Some understand the term as referring to a cloud (elevated above the earth’s surface), in which case one might translate, “and in heavy clouds” (cf. NAB “with lowering clouds”). Others relate the noun to מָשָׂא (masa’, “burden”) and interpret it as a reference to judgment. In this case one might translate, “and with severe judgment.” The present translation assumes that the noun refers to his glory and that “heaviness” emphasizes its degree.

[30:27]  ¹¹ tn Heb “his lips are full of anger, and his tongue is like consuming fire.” The Lord’s lips and tongue are used metonymically for his word (or perhaps his battle cry; see v. 31).

[34:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “will meet” (so NIV); NLT “will mingle there.”

[34:14]  ¹² tn Heb “and a goat will call to its neighbor.”

[34:14]  ¹³ tn The precise meaning of לִּילִית (lilit) is unclear, though in this context the word certainly refers to some type of wild animal or bird. The word appears to be related to לַיְלָה (laylah, “night”). Some interpret it as the name of a female night demon, on the basis of an apparent Akkadian cognate used as the name of a demon. Later Jewish legends also identified Lilith as a demon. Cf. NRSV “Lilith.”

[34:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and will find for themselves a resting place.”

[34:15]  ¹³ tn Hebrew קִפּוֹז (qippoz) occurs only here; the precise meaning of the word is uncertain.

[34:15]  ¹⁴ tn For this proposed meaning for Hebrew מָלַט (malat), see HALOT 589 s.v. I מלט.

[34:15]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and brood [over them] in her shadow.”

[34:15]  ¹⁶ tn The precise meaning of דַּיָּה (dayyah) is uncertain, though the term appears to refer to some type of bird of prey, perhaps a vulture.

[35:8]  ¹⁵ tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “and there will be there a road and a way, and the Way of Holiness it will be called.” וְדֶרֶךְ (vÿderekh, “and a/the way”) is accidentally duplicated; the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a does not reflect the repetition of the phrase.

[35:8]  ¹⁶ tn The precise meaning of this line is uncertain. The text reads literally “and it is for them, the one who walks [on the] way.” In this context those authorized to use the Way of Holiness would be morally upright people who are the recipients of God’s deliverance, in contrast to the morally impure and foolish who are excluded from the new covenant community.

[35:8]  ¹⁷ tn In this context “fools” are those who are morally corrupt, not those with limited intellectual capacity.

[48:16]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “from the time of its occurring.”

[48:16]  ¹⁸ sn The speaker here is not identified specifically, but he is probably Cyrus, the Lord’s “ally” mentioned in vv. 14-15.

[56:5]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “a hand and a name.” For other examples where יָד (yad) refers to a monument, see HALOT 388 s.v.

[56:5]  ²⁰ tn Heb “name” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV).

[59:19]  ²¹ tc Heb “fear.” A few medieval Hebrew mss read “see.”

[59:19]  ²² tn Heb “and they fear from the west the name of the Lord.”

[59:19]  ²³ tn Heb “and from the rising of the sun his splendor.”

[59:19]  ²⁴ tn Heb “narrow”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “pent-up.”

[59:19]  ²⁵ tn Heb “the wind of the Lord drives it on.” The term רוּחַ (ruakh) could be translated “breath” here (see 30:28).

[62:2]  ²³ tn Heb “which the mouth of the Lord will designate.”

[63:14]  ²⁵ tn The words “to graze” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[63:14]  ²⁶ tn Or “so” (KJV, ASV), or “thus” (NAB, NRSV).

[63:14]  ²⁷ tn Heb “making for yourself a majestic name.”