Isaiah 10:24

10:24 So ¹  here is what the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, says: “My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of Assyria, even though they beat you with a club and lift their cudgel against you as Egypt did. ² 

Isaiah 10:26

10:26 The Lord who commands armies is about to beat them ³  with a whip, similar to the way he struck down Midian at the rock of Oreb. ⁴  He will use his staff against the sea, lifting it up as he did in Egypt. ⁵ 

Isaiah 27:13

27:13 At that time ⁶  a large ⁷  trumpet will be blown, and the ones lost ⁸  in the land of Assyria will come, as well as the refugees in ⁹  the land of Egypt. They will worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem. ¹⁰ 

Isaiah 45:14

The Lord is the Nations’ Only Hope

45:14 This is what the Lord says:

“The profit ¹¹  of Egypt and the revenue ¹²  of Ethiopia,

along with the Sabeans, those tall men,

will be brought to you ¹³  and become yours.

They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. ¹⁴ 

They will bow down to you

and pray to you: ¹⁵ 

‘Truly God is with ¹⁶  you; he has no peer; ¹⁷ 

there is no other God!’”

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¹ tn Heb “therefore.” The message that follows is one of encouragement, for it focuses on the eventual destruction of the Assyrians. Consequently “therefore” relates back to vv. 5-21, not to vv. 22-23, which must be viewed as a brief parenthesis in an otherwise positive speech.

² tn Heb “in the way [or “manner”] of Egypt.”

³ tn Heb “him” (so KJV, ASV, NASB); the singular refers to the leader or king who stands for the entire nation. This is specified by NCV, CEV as “the Assyrians.”

⁴ sn According to Judg 7:25, the Ephraimites executed the Midianite general Oreb at a rock which was subsequently named after the executed enemy.

⁵ tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “and his staff [will be] against the sea, and he will lift it in the way [or “manner”] of Egypt.” If the text is retained, “the sea” symbolizes Assyria’s hostility, the metaphor being introduced because of the reference to Egypt. The translation above assumes an emendation of עַל הַיָּם (’al hayyam, “against the sea”) to עַלֵיהֶם (’alehem, “against them”). The proposed shift from the third singular pronoun (note “beat him” earlier in the verse) to the plural is not problematic, for the singular is collective. Note that a third plural pronoun is used at the end of v. 25 (“their destruction”). The final phrase, “in the way/manner of Egypt,” probably refers to the way in which God used the staff of Moses to bring judgment down on Egypt.

⁶ tn Heb “and it will be in that day.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

⁷ tn Traditionally, “great” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NLT); CEV “loud.”

⁸ tn Or “the ones perishing.”

⁹ tn Or “the ones driven into.”

¹⁰ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹¹ tn Heb “labor,” which stands metonymically for the fruits of labor, either “monetary profit,” or “products.”

¹² tn Or perhaps, “merchandise” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “the gain of Ethiopia”; CEV “the treasures of Ethiopia.”

¹³ tn Heb “they will pass over to you”; NASB, NIV “will come over to you”; CEV “will belong to you.”

¹⁴ sn Restored Israel is depicted here in typical ancient Near Eastern fashion as an imperial power that receives riches and slaves as tribute.

¹⁵ sn Israel’s vassals are portrayed as so intimidated and awed that they treat Israel as an intermediary to God or sub-deity.

¹⁶ tn Or perhaps, “among.” Cf. KJV, ASV “Surely God is in thee.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “there is no other” (so NIV, NRSV). The same phrase occurs at the end of v. 18, in v. 21, and at the end of v. 22.