Isaiah 19:20

19:20 It 1  will become a visual reminder in the land of Egypt of 2  the Lord who commands armies. When they cry out to the Lord because of oppressors, he will send them a deliverer and defender 3  who will rescue them.

Isaiah 55:13

55:13 Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes,

firs will grow in place of nettles;

they will be a monument to the Lord, 4 

a permanent reminder that will remain. 5 

1 tn The masculine noun מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbbeakh, “altar”) in v. 19 is probably the subject of the masculine singular verb הָיָה (hayah) rather than the feminine noun מַצֵּבָה (matsevah, “sacred pillar”), also in v. 19.

2 tn Heb “a sign and a witness to the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts] in the land of Egypt.”

3 tn רָב (rav) is a substantival participle (from רִיב, riv) meaning “one who strives, contends.”

4 tn Heb “to the Lord for a name.” For שֵׁם (shem) used in the sense of “monument,” see also 56:5, where it stands parallel to יָד (yad).

5 tn Or, more literally, “a permanent sign that will not be cut off.”