Isaiah 2:3

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 

Isaiah 7:1

Ahaz Receives a Sign

7:1 During ⁷  the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel marched up to Jerusalem ⁸  to do battle, but they were unable to prevail against it. ⁹ 

Isaiah 27:13

27:13 At that time ¹⁰  a large ¹¹  trumpet will be blown, and the ones lost ¹²  in the land of Assyria will come, as well as the refugees in ¹³  the land of Egypt. They will worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ 

Isaiah 36:2

36:2 The king of Assyria sent his chief adviser ¹⁵  from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, ¹⁶  along with a large army. The chief adviser ¹⁷  stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth. ¹⁸ 

Isaiah 44:26

44:26 who fulfills the oracles of his prophetic servants ¹⁹ 

and brings to pass the announcements ²⁰  of his messengers,

who says about Jerusalem, ²¹  ‘She will be inhabited,’

and about the towns of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt,

her ruins I will raise up,’

Isaiah 66:20

66:20 They will bring back all your countrymen ²²  from all the nations as an offering to the Lord. They will bring them ²³  on horses, in chariots, in wagons, on mules, and on camels ²⁴  to my holy hill Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “just as the Israelites bring offerings to the Lord’s temple in ritually pure containers.

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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 The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

⁸ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁹ tn Or perhaps, “but they were unable to attack it.” This statement sounds like a summary of the whole campaign. The following context explains why they were unable to defeat the southern kingdom. The parallel passage (2 Kgs 16:5; cf. Num 22:11; 1 Sam 17:9 for a similar construction) affirms that Syria and Israel besieged Ahaz. Consequently, the statement that “they were not able to battle against them” must refer to the inability to conquer Ahaz.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ tn Traditionally, “great” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NLT); CEV “loud.”

¹² tn Or “the ones perishing.”

¹³ tn Or “the ones driven into.”

¹⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁵ sn For a discussion of this title see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 229-30.

¹⁶ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the chief adviser) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁸ tn Heb “the field of the washer”; traditionally “the fuller’s field” (so KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).

¹⁹ tn Heb “the word of his servant.” The following context indicates that the Lord’s prophets are in view.

²⁰ tn Heb “counsel.” The Hebrew term עֵצָה (’etsah) probably refers here to the divine plan as announced by the prophets. See HALOT 867 s.v. I עֵצָה.

²¹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

²² tn Heb “brothers” (so NIV); NCV “fellow Israelites.”

²³ tn The words “they will bring them” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

²⁴ tn The precise meaning of this word is uncertain. Some suggest it refers to “chariots.” See HALOT 498 s.v. *כִּרְכָּרָה.