2:3 many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain,
to the temple of the God of Jacob,
so 1 he can teach us his requirements, 2
and 3 we can follow his standards.” 4
For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; 5
the Lord will issue edicts from Jerusalem. 6
5:25 So the Lord is furious 7 with his people;
he lifts 8 his hand and strikes them.
The mountains shake,
and corpses lie like manure 9 in the middle of the streets.
Despite all this, his anger does not subside,
and his hand is ready to strike again. 10
9:17 So the sovereign master was not pleased 11 with their young men,
he took no pity 12 on their orphans and widows;
for the whole nation was godless 13 and did wicked things, 14
every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. 15
Despite all this, his anger does not subside,
and his hand is ready to strike again. 16
17:13 Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves, 17
when he shouts at 18 them, they will flee to a distant land,
driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills,
or like dead thistles 19 before a strong gale.
26:21 For look, the Lord is coming out of the place where he lives, 20
to punish the sin of those who live on the earth.
The earth will display the blood shed on it;
it will no longer cover up its slain. 21
38:12 My dwelling place 22 is removed and taken away 23 from me
like a shepherd’s tent.
I rolled up my life like a weaver rolls cloth; 24
from the loom he cuts me off. 25
You turn day into night and end my life. 26
41:26 Who decreed this from the beginning, so we could know?
Who announced it 27 ahead of time, so we could say, ‘He’s correct’?
Indeed, none of them decreed it!
Indeed, none of them announced it!
Indeed, no one heard you say anything!
44:23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; 28
shout out, you subterranean regions 29 of the earth.
O mountains, give a joyful shout;
you too, O forest and all your trees! 30
For the Lord protects 31 Jacob;
he reveals his splendor through Israel. 32
45:14 This is what the Lord says:
“The profit 33 of Egypt and the revenue 34 of Ethiopia,
along with the Sabeans, those tall men,
will be brought to you 35 and become yours.
They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. 36
They will bow down to you
and pray to you: 37
‘Truly God is with 38 you; he has no peer; 39
there is no other God!’”
49:5 So now the Lord says,
the one who formed me from birth 40 to be his servant –
he did this 41 to restore Jacob to himself,
so that Israel might be gathered to him;
and I will be honored 42 in the Lord’s sight,
for my God is my source of strength 43 –
49:6 he says, “Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant,
to reestablish the tribes of Jacob,
and restore the remnant 44 of Israel? 45
I will make you a light to the nations, 46
so you can bring 47 my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
51:13 Why do you forget 48 the Lord, who made you,
who stretched out the sky 49
and founded the earth?
Why do you constantly tremble all day long 50
at the anger of the oppressor,
when he makes plans to destroy?
Where is the anger of the oppressor? 51
60:9 Indeed, the coastlands 52 look eagerly for me,
the large ships 53 are in the lead,
bringing your sons from far away,
along with their silver and gold,
to honor the Lord your God, 54
the Holy One of Israel, 55 for he has bestowed honor on you.
63:7 I will tell of the faithful acts of the Lord,
of the Lord’s praiseworthy deeds.
I will tell about all 56 the Lord did for us,
the many good things he did for the family of Israel, 57
because of 58 his compassion and great faithfulness.
66:5 Hear the word of the Lord,
you who respect what he has to say! 59
Your countrymen, 60 who hate you
and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name,
say, “May the Lord be glorified,
then we will witness your joy.” 61
But they will be put to shame.
1 tn The prefixed verb form with simple vav (ו) introduces a purpose/result clause after the preceding prefixed verb form (probably to be taken as a cohortative; see IBHS 650 §39.2.2a).
2 tn Heb “his ways.” In this context God’s “ways” are the standards of moral conduct he decrees that people should live by.
3 tn The cohortative with vav (ו) after the prefixed verb form indicates the ultimate purpose/goal of their action.
4 tn Heb “walk in his ways.”
5 tn Heb “for out of Zion will go instruction.”
6 tn Heb “the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”
7 tn Heb “the anger of the Lord rages.”
8 tn Or “extends”; KJV, ASV “he hath stretched forth.”
9 tn Or “garbage” (NCV, CEV, NLT); NAB, NASB, NIV “refuse.”
10 tn Heb “in all this his anger is not turned, and still his hand is outstretched.”
11 tn The Qumran scroll 1QIsaa has לא יחמול (“he did not spare”) which is an obvious attempt to tighten the parallelism (note “he took no pity” in the next line). Instead of taking שָׂמַח (samakh) in one of its well attested senses (“rejoice over, be pleased with”), some propose, with support from Arabic, a rare homonymic root meaning “be merciful.”
12 tn The translation understands the prefixed verbs יִשְׂמַח (yismakh) and יְרַחֵם (yÿrakhem) as preterites without vav (ו) consecutive. (See v. 11 and the note on “he stirred up.”)
13 tn Or “defiled”; cf. ASV “profane”; NAB “profaned”; NIV “ungodly.”
14 tn מֵרַע (mera’) is a Hiphil participle from רָעַע (ra’a’, “be evil”). The intransitive Hiphil has an exhibitive force here, indicating that they exhibited outwardly the evidence of an inward condition by committing evil deeds.
15 tn Or “foolishness” (NASB), here in a moral-ethical sense.
16 tn Heb “in all this his anger is not turned, and still his hand is outstretched.”
sn See the note at 9:12.
17 tn Heb “the peoples are in an uproar like the uproar of mighty waters.”
18 tn Or “rebukes.” The verb and related noun are used in theophanies of God’s battle cry which terrifies his enemies. See, for example, Pss 18:15; 76:7; 106:9; Isa 50:2; Nah 1:4, and A. Caquot, TDOT 3:49-53.
19 tn Or perhaps “tumbleweed” (NAB, NIV, CEV); KJV “like a rolling thing.”
20 tn Heb “out of his place” (so KJV, ASV).
21 sn This implies that rampant bloodshed is one of the reasons for divine judgment. See the note at 24:5.
22 tn According to HALOT 217 s.v. דּוֹר this noun is a hapax legomenon meaning “dwelling place,” derived from a verbal root meaning “live” (see Ps 84:10). For an interpretation that understands the form as the well-attested noun meaning “generation,” see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:679, n. 4.
23 tn The verb form appears to be a Niphal from גָּלָה (galah), which normally means “uncovered, revealed” in the Niphal. Because of the following reference to a shepherd’s tent, some prefer to emend the form to וְנָגַל, a Niphal from גָלָל (galal, “roll”) and translate “is rolled [or “folded”] up.”
24 tn Heb “I rolled up, like a weaver, my life” (so ASV).
25 sn For a discussion of the imagery employed here, see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:684.
26 tn Heb “from day to night you bring me to an end.”
27 tn The words “who announced it” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The interrogative particle and verb are understood by ellipsis (see the preceding line).
28 tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”
29 tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.
30 tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”
31 tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.
32 tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”
33 tn Heb “labor,” which stands metonymically for the fruits of labor, either “monetary profit,” or “products.”
34 tn Or perhaps, “merchandise” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “the gain of Ethiopia”; CEV “the treasures of Ethiopia.”
35 tn Heb “they will pass over to you”; NASB, NIV “will come over to you”; CEV “will belong to you.”
36 sn Restored Israel is depicted here in typical ancient Near Eastern fashion as an imperial power that receives riches and slaves as tribute.
37 sn Israel’s vassals are portrayed as so intimidated and awed that they treat Israel as an intermediary to God or sub-deity.
38 tn Or perhaps, “among.” Cf. KJV, ASV “Surely God is in thee.”
39 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.
40 tn Heb “from the womb” (so KJV, NASB).
41 tn The words “he did this” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text the infinitive construct of purpose is subordinated to the previous statement.
42 tn The vav (ו) + imperfect is translated here as a result clause; one might interpret it as indicating purpose, “and so I might be honored.”
43 tn Heb “and my God is [perhaps, “having been”] my strength.” The disjunctive structure (vav [ו] + subject + verb) is interpreted here as indicating a causal circumstantial clause.
44 tn Heb “the protected [or “preserved”] ones.”
45 sn The question is purely rhetorical; it does not imply that the servant was dissatisfied with his commission or that he minimized the restoration of Israel.
46 tn See the note at 42:6.
47 tn Heb “be” (so KJV, ASV); CEV “you must take.”
48 tn Heb “and that you forget.”
49 tn Or “the heavens” (also in v. 16). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
50 tn Heb “and that you tremble constantly all the day.”
51 tn The question anticipates the answer, “Ready to disappear!” See v. 14.
52 tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”
53 tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” See the note at 2:16.
54 tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”
55 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
56 tn Heb “according to all which.”
57 tn Heb “greatness of goodness to the house of Israel which he did for them.”
58 tn Heb “according to.”
59 tn Heb “who tremble at his word.”
60 tn Heb “brothers” (so NASB, NIV); NRSV “Your own people”; NLT “Your close relatives.”
61 tn Or “so that we might witness your joy.” The point of this statement is unclear.