1:12 When you enter my presence,
do you actually think I want this –
animals trampling on my courtyards? 1
1:19 If you have a willing attitude and obey, 2
then you will again eat the good crops of the land.
21:13 Here is a message about Arabia:
In the thicket of Arabia you spend the night,
you Dedanite caravans.
22:10 You counted the houses in Jerusalem, 3
and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall. 4
23:2 Lament, 5 you residents of the coast,
you merchants of Sidon 6 who travel over the sea,
whose agents sail over
26:12 O Lord, you make us secure, 7
for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us. 8
28:14 Therefore, listen to the Lord’s word,
you who mock,
you rulers of these people
who reside in Jerusalem! 9
32:9 You complacent 10 women,
get up and listen to me!
You carefree 11 daughters,
pay attention to what I say!
33:13 You who are far away, listen to what I have done!
You who are close by, recognize my strength!”
41:12 When you will look for your opponents, 12 you will not find them;
your enemies 13 will be reduced to absolutely nothing.
41:24 Look, you are nothing, and your accomplishments are nonexistent;
the one who chooses to worship you is disgusting. 14
43:22 “But you did not call for me, O Jacob;
you did not long 15 for me, O Israel.
43:26 Remind me of what happened! Let’s debate!
You, prove to me that you are right! 16
46:5 To whom can you compare and liken me?
Tell me whom you think I resemble, so we can be compared!
48:10 Look, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have purified you 17 in the furnace of misery.
52:3 For this is what the Lord says:
“You were sold for nothing,
and you will not be redeemed for money.”
54:15 If anyone dares to 18 challenge you, it will not be my doing!
Whoever tries to challenge you will be defeated. 19
56:9 All you wild animals in the fields, come and devour,
all you wild animals in the forest!
64:1 (63:19b) 20 If only you would tear apart the sky 21 and come down!
The mountains would tremble 22 before you!
66:13 As a mother consoles a child, 23
so I will console you,
and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
1 tn Heb “When you come to appear before me, who requires this from your hand, trampling of my courtyards?” The rhetorical question sarcastically makes the point that God does not require this parade of livestock. The verb “trample” probably refers to the eager worshipers and their sacrificial animals walking around in the temple area.
2 tn Heb “listen”; KJV “obedient”; NASB “If you consent and obey.”
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “you demolished the houses to fortify the wall.”
5 tn Or “keep quiet”; NAB “Silence!”
6 map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
7 tn Heb “O Lord, you establish peace for us.”
8 tc Some suggest emending גַּם כָּל (gam kol, “even all”) to כִּגְמֻל (kigmul, “according to the deed[s] of”) One might then translate “for according to what our deeds deserve, you have acted on our behalf.” Nevertheless, accepting the MT as it stands, the prophet affirms that Yahweh deserved all the credit for anything Israel had accomplished.
9 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
10 tn Or “self-assured”; NASB, NRSV “who are at ease.”
11 tn Or “self-confident”; NAB “overconfident.”
12 tn Heb “the men of your struggle”; NASB “those who quarrel with you.”
13 tn Heb “the men of your battle”; NAB “who do battle with you.”
14 tn Heb “an object of disgust [is he who] chooses you.”
15 tn Or “strive”; KJV, ASV, NRSV “been weary of me.”
16 tn Heb “you, tell in order that you may be right”; NAB “prove your innocence.”
17 tc The Hebrew text has בְּחַרְתִּיךָ (bÿkhartikha, “I have chosen you”), but the Qumran scroll 1QIsaa reads correctly בחנתיכה (“I have tested you”). The metallurgical background of the imagery suggests that purification through testing is the idea.
18 tn The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb here for emphasis.
19 tn Heb “will fall over you.” The expression נָפַל עַל (nafal ’al) can mean “attack,” but here it means “fall over to,” i.e., “surrender to.”
20 sn In BHS the chapter division occurs in a different place from the English Bible: 64:1 ET (63:19b HT) and 64:2-12 (64:1-11 HT). Beginning with 65:1 the verse numbers in the English Bible and the Hebrew Bible are again the same.
21 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
22 tn Or “quake.” נָזֹלּוּ (nazollu) is from the verbal root זָלַל (zalal, “quake”; see HALOT 272 s.v. II זלל). Perhaps there is a verbal allusion to Judg 5:5, the only other passage where this verb occurs. In that passage the poet tells how the Lord’s appearance to do battle caused the mountains to shake.
23 tn Heb “like a man whose mother comforts him.”