22:2 The noisy city is full of raucous sounds;
the town is filled with revelry. 1
Your slain were not cut down by the sword;
they did not die in battle. 2
30:21 You 3 will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,
“This is the correct 4 way, walk in it,”
whether you are heading to the right or the left.
1 tn Heb “the boisterous town.” The phrase is parallel to “the noisy city” in the preceding line.
2 sn Apparently they died from starvation during the siege that preceded the final conquest of the city. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:409.
3 tn Heb “your ears” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
4 tn The word “correct’ is supplied in the translation for clarification.