Isaiah 23:14

23:14 Wail, you large ships, 1 

for your fortress is destroyed!

Isaiah 38:5

38:5 “Go and tell Hezekiah: ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor 2  David says: “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will add fifteen years to your life,

Isaiah 58:8

58:8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; 3 

your restoration will quickly arrive; 4 

your godly behavior 5  will go before you,

and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard. 6 

Isaiah 60:18

60:18 Sounds of violence 7  will no longer be heard in your land,

or the sounds of 8  destruction and devastation within your borders.

You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’

and your gates, ‘Praise.’

1 tn Heb “ships of Tarshish.” See the note at v. 1.

2 tn Heb “father” (so KJV, NAB, NIV).

3 tn Heb “will burst out like the dawn.”

sn Light here symbolizes God’s favor and restored blessing, as the immediately following context makes clear.

4 tn Heb “prosper”; KJV “spring forth speedily.”

5 tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.

6 sn The nation will experience God’s protective presence.

7 tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

8 tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.