Isaiah 10:30

10:30 Shout out, daughter of Gallim!

Pay attention, Laishah!

Answer her, Anathoth!

Isaiah 42:23

42:23 Who among you will pay attention to this?

Who will listen attentively in the future?


tc The Hebrew text reads “Poor [is] Anathoth.” The parallelism is tighter if עֲנִיָּה (’aniyyah,“poor”) is emended to עֲנִיהָ (’aniha, “answer her”). Note how the preceding two lines have an imperative followed by a proper name.

tn The interrogative particle is understood in the second line by ellipsis (note the preceding line).