27:10 For the fortified city 1 is left alone;
it is a deserted settlement
and abandoned like the desert.
Calves 2 graze there;
they lie down there
and eat its branches bare. 3
33:20 Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals!
You 4 will see Jerusalem, 5
a peaceful settlement,
a tent that stays put; 6
its stakes will never be pulled up;
none of its ropes will snap in two.
1 sn The identity of this city is uncertain. The context suggests that an Israelite city, perhaps Samaria or Jerusalem, is in view. For discussions of interpretive options see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:496-97, and Paul L. Redditt, “Once Again, the City in Isaiah 24-27,” HAR 10 (1986), 332.
2 tn The singular form in the text is probably collective.
3 tn Heb “and destroy her branches.” The city is the antecedent of the third feminine singular pronominal suffix. Apparently the city is here compared to a tree. See also v. 11.
4 tn Heb “your eyes” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Or “that does not travel”; NASB “which shall not be folded.”