Isaiah 8:14

8:14 He will become a sanctuary, ¹ 

but a stone that makes a person trip,

and a rock that makes one stumble –

to the two houses of Israel. ² 

He will become ³  a trap and a snare

to the residents of Jerusalem. ⁴ 

Isaiah 13:11

13:11 ⁵ I will punish the world for its evil, ⁶ 

and wicked people for their sin.

I will put an end to the pride of the insolent,

I will bring down the arrogance of tyrants. ⁷ 

Isaiah 25:5

25:5 like heat ⁸  in a dry land,

you humble the boasting foreigners. ⁹ 

Just as the shadow of a cloud causes the heat to subside, ¹⁰ 

so he causes the song of tyrants to cease. ¹¹ 

Isaiah 38:8

38:8 Look, I will make the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz.” ¹²  And then the shadow went back ten steps. ¹³ 

Isaiah 43:23

43:23 You did not bring me lambs for your burnt offerings;

you did not honor me with your sacrifices.

I did not burden you with offerings;

I did not make you weary by demanding ¹⁴  incense.

Isaiah 47:10

47:10 You were complacent in your evil deeds; ¹⁵ 

you thought, ¹⁶  ‘No one sees me.’

Your self-professed ¹⁷  wisdom and knowledge lead you astray,

when you say, ‘I am unique! No one can compare to me!’ ¹⁸ 

Isaiah 47:12

47:12 Persist ¹⁹  in trusting ²⁰  your amulets

and your many incantations,

which you have faithfully recited ²¹  since your youth!

Maybe you will be successful ²²  –

maybe you will scare away disaster. ²³ 

Isaiah 48:20

48:20 Leave Babylon!

Flee from the Babylonians!

Announce it with a shout of joy!

Make this known!

Proclaim it throughout the earth! ²⁴ 

Say, ‘The Lord protects ²⁵  his servant Jacob.

Isaiah 49:4

49:4 But I thought, ²⁶  “I have worked in vain;

I have expended my energy for absolutely nothing.” ²⁷ 

But the Lord will vindicate me;

my God will reward me. ²⁸ 

[8:14]  ¹ tn Because the metaphor of protection (“sanctuary”) does not fit the negative mood that follows in vv. 14b-15, some contend that מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdash, “sanctuary”) is probably a corruption of an original מוֹקֵשׁ (moqesh, “snare”), a word that appears in the next line (cf. NAB and H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:355-56). If the MT reading is retained (as in the above translation), the fact that Yahweh is a sanctuary wraps up the point of v. 13 and stands in contrast to God’s treatment of those who rebel against him (the rest of v. 14).

[8:14]  ² sn The two “houses” of Israel (= the patriarch Jacob) are the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

[8:14]  ³ tn These words are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. וְהָיָה (vÿhayah, “and he will be”) does double duty in the parallel structure of the verse.

[8:14]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[13:11]  ⁵ sn The Lord is definitely speaking (again?) at this point. See the note at v. 4.

[13:11]  ⁶ tn Or “I will bring disaster on the world.” Hebrew רָעָה (ra’ah) could refer to the judgment (i.e., disaster, calamity) or to the evil that prompts it. The structure of the parallel line favors the latter interpretation.

[13:11]  ⁷ tn Or perhaps, “the violent”; cf. NASB, NIV “the ruthless.”

[25:5]  ⁹ tn Or “drought” (TEV).

[25:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the tumult of foreigners.”

[25:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “[like] heat in the shadow of a cloud.”

[25:5]  ¹² tn The translation assumes that the verb יַעֲנֶה (ya’aneh) is a Hiphil imperfect from עָנָה (’anah, “be afflicted, humiliated”). In this context with “song” as object it means to “quiet” (see HALOT 853-54 s.v. II ענה). Some prefer to emend the form to the second person singular, so that it will agree with the second person verb earlier in the verse. BDB 776 s.v. III עָנָה Qal.1 understands the form as Qal, with “song” as subject, in which case one might translate “the song of tyrants will be silent.” An emendation of the form to a Niphal (יֵעָנֶה, ye’aneh) would yield the same translation.

[38:8]  ¹³ tn Heb “the shadow on the steps which [the sun] had gone down, on the steps of Ahaz, with the sun, back ten steps.”

[38:8]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and the sun returned ten steps on the steps which it had gone down.”

[43:23]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “with.” The words “by demanding” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[47:10]  ²¹ tn Heb “you trusted in your evil”; KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV “wickedness.”

[47:10]  ²² tn Or “said”; NAB “said to yourself”’ NASB “said in your heart.”

[47:10]  ²³ tn The words “self-professed” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[47:10]  ²⁴ tn See the note at v. 8.

[47:12]  ²⁵ tn Heb “stand” (so KJV, ASV); NASB, NRSV “Stand fast.”

[47:12]  ²⁶ tn The word “trusting” is supplied in the translation for clarification. See v. 9.

[47:12]  ²⁷ tn Heb “in that which you have toiled.”

[47:12]  ²⁸ tn Heb “maybe you will be able to profit.”

[47:12]  ²⁹ tn Heb “maybe you will cause to tremble.” The object “disaster” is supplied in the translation for clarification. See the note at v. 9.

[48:20]  ²⁹ tn Heb “to the end of the earth” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV).

[48:20]  ³⁰ tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.

[49:4]  ³³ tn Or “said” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “I replied.”

[49:4]  ³⁴ tn Heb “for nothing and emptiness.” Synonyms are combined to emphasize the common idea.

[49:4]  ³⁵ tn Heb “But my justice is with the Lord, and my reward [or “wage”] with my God.”