Isaiah 8:17
Context8:17 I will wait patiently for the Lord,
who has rejected the family of Jacob; 1
I will wait for him.
Isaiah 9:8
Context9:8 2 The sovereign master 3 decreed judgment 4 on Jacob,
and it fell on Israel. 5
Isaiah 10:21
Context10:21 A remnant will come back, a remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. 6
Isaiah 43:22
Context43:22 “But you did not call for me, O Jacob;
you did not long 7 for me, O Israel.
Isaiah 43:28--44:1
Context43:28 So I defiled your holy princes,
and handed Jacob over to destruction,
and subjected 8 Israel to humiliating abuse.”
44:1 “Now, listen, Jacob my servant,
Israel whom I have chosen!”
Isaiah 59:20
Context59:20 “A protector 9 comes to Zion,
to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds,” 10 says the Lord.


[8:17] 1 tn Heb “who hides his face from the house of Jacob.”
[9:8] 2 sn The following speech (9:8-10:4) assumes that God has already sent judgment (see v. 9), but it also announces that further judgment is around the corner (10:1-4). The speech seems to describe a series of past judgments on the northern kingdom which is ready to intensify further in the devastation announced in 10:1-4. It may have been written prior to the Assyrian conquest of the northern kingdom in 734-733
[9:8] 3 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in v. 17 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
[9:8] 4 tn Heb “sent a word” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV); NASB “sends a message.”
[9:8] 5 tn The present translation assumes that this verse refers to judgment that had already fallen. Both verbs (perfects) are taken as indicating simple past; the vav (ו) on the second verb is understood as a simple vav conjunctive. Another option is to understand the verse as describing a future judgment (see 10:1-4). In this case the first verb is a perfect of certitude; the vav on the second verb is a vav consecutive.
[10:21] 3 tn The referent of אֵל גִּבּוֹר (’el gibbor, “mighty God”) is uncertain. The title appears only here and in 9:6, where it is one of the royal titles of the coming ideal Davidic king. (Similar titles appear in Deut 10:17 and Neh 9:32 [“the great, mighty, and awesome God”] and in Jer 32:18 [“the great and mighty God”]. Both titles refer to God.) Though Hos 3:5 pictures Israel someday seeking “David their king,” and provides some support for a messianic interpretation of Isa 10:21, the Davidic king is not mentioned in the immediate context of Isa 10:21 (see Isa 11, however). The preceding verse mentions Israel relying on the Lord, so it is likely that the title refers to God here.
[43:22] 4 tn Or “strive”; KJV, ASV, NRSV “been weary of me.”
[43:28] 5 tn The word “subjected” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[59:20] 6 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
[59:20] 7 tn Heb “and to those who turn from rebellion in Jacob.”