Isaiah 7:9

7:9 Ephraim’s leader is Samaria,

and Samaria’s leader is the son of Remaliah.

If your faith does not remain firm,

then you will not remain secure.” ¹ 

Isaiah 30:21

30:21 You ²  will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,

“This is the correct ³  way, walk in it,”

whether you are heading to the right or the left.

[7:9]  ¹ tn Heb “if you do not believe, you will not endure.” The verb forms are second plural; the Lord here addresses the entire Davidic family and court. (Verse 4 was addressed to the king.) There is a wordplay in the Hebrew text, designed to draw attention to the alternatives set before the king (cf. 1:20). “Believe” (תַאֳמִינוּ, ta’aminu) is a Hiphil form of the verb אָמָן (’aman); “endure” (תֵאָמֵנוּ, te’amenu) is a Niphal form of this same verb.

[30:21]  ² tn Heb “your ears” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[30:21]  ³ tn The word “correct’ is supplied in the translation for clarification.