Isaiah 8:12

8:12 “Do not say, ‘Conspiracy,’ every time these people say the word. ¹ 

Don’t be afraid of what scares them; don’t be terrified.

Isaiah 28:12

28:12 In the past he said to them, ² 

“This is where security can be found.

Provide security for the one who is exhausted!

This is where rest can be found.” ³ 

But they refused to listen.

Isaiah 29:15

29:15 Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, ⁴ 

who do their work in secret and boast, ⁵ 

“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?” ⁶ 

Isaiah 41:1

The Lord Challenges the Nations

41:1 “Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! ⁷ 

Let the nations find renewed strength!

Let them approach and then speak;

let us come together for debate! ⁸ 

Isaiah 56:1

The Lord Invites Outsiders to Enter

56:1 This is what the Lord says,

“Promote ⁹  justice! Do what is right!

For I am ready to deliver you;

I am ready to vindicate you openly. ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 60:22

60:22 The least of you will multiply into ¹¹  a thousand;

the smallest of you will become a large nation.

When the right time comes, I the Lord will quickly do this!” ¹² 

Isaiah 64:2

64:2 (64:1) As when fire ignites dry wood,

or fire makes water boil,

let your adversaries know who you are, ¹³ 

and may the nations shake at your presence!

[8:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Do not say, ‘Conspiracy,’ with respect to all which these people say, ‘Conspiracy.’” The verb translated “do not say” is second masculine plural, indicating that this exhortation is directed to Isaiah and other followers of the Lord (see v. 16).

[28:12]  ² tn Heb “who said to them.”

[28:12]  ³ sn This message encapsulates the Lord’s invitation to his people to find security in his protection and blessing.

[29:15]  ³ tn Heb “Woe [to] those who deeply hide counsel from the Lord.” This probably alludes to political alliances made without seeking the Lord’s guidance. See 30:1-2 and 31:1.

[29:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “and their works are in darkness and they say.”

[29:15]  ⁵ tn The rhetorical questions suggest the answer, “no one.” They are confident that their deeds are hidden from others, including God.

[41:1]  ⁴ tn Or “islands” (KJV, NIV, CEV); TEV “distant lands”; NLT “lands beyond the sea.”

[41:1]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) could be translated “judgment,” but here it seems to refer to the dispute or debate between the Lord and the nations.

[56:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “guard”; KJV “Keep”; NAB “Observe”; NASB “Preserve”; NIV, NRSV “Maintain.”

[56:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “for near is my deliverance to enter, and my vindication [or “righteousness”] to be revealed.”

[60:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “will become” (so NASB, NIV).

[60:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “I, the Lord, in its time, I will quickly do it.”

[64:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “to make known your name to your adversaries.” Perhaps the infinitive construct with preposition -לְ (lamed) should be construed with “come down” in v. 1a, or subordinated to the following line: “To make known your name to your adversaries, let the nations shake from before you.”