Isaiah 6:6

6:6 But then one of the seraphs flew toward me. In his hand was a hot coal he had taken from the altar with tongs.

Isaiah 11:8

11:8 A baby ¹  will play

over the hole of a snake; ² 

over the nest ³  of a serpent

an infant ⁴  will put his hand. ⁵ 

Isaiah 13:2

13:2 ⁶ On a bare hill raise a signal flag,

shout to them,

wave your hand,

so they might enter the gates of the princes!

Isaiah 14:27

14:27 Indeed, ⁷  the Lord who commands armies has a plan,

and who can possibly frustrate it?

His hand is ready to strike,

and who can possibly stop it? ⁸ 

Isaiah 19:4

19:4 I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master;

a powerful king will rule over them,”

says the sovereign master, ⁹  the Lord who commands armies.

Isaiah 23:11

23:11 The Lord stretched out his hand over the sea, ¹⁰ 

he shook kingdoms;

he ¹¹  gave the order

to destroy Canaan’s fortresses. ¹² 

Isaiah 29:12

29:12 Or when they hand the scroll to one who can’t read ¹³  and say, “Read this,” he says, “I can’t read.” ¹⁴ 

Isaiah 59:1

Injustice Brings Alienation from God

59:1 Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak ¹⁵  to deliver you;

his ear is not too deaf to hear you. ¹⁶ 

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¹ tn Heb “one sucking,” i.e., still being nursed by his mother.

² tn Or perhaps, “cobra” (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV); KJV, ASV, NRSV “asp.”

³ tc The Hebrew text has the otherwise unattested מְאוּרַת (mÿ’urat, “place of light”), i.e., opening of a hole. Some prefer to emend to מְעָרַת (mÿ’arat, “cave, den”).

⁴ tn Heb “one who is weaned” (cf. KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV).

⁵ sn The transformation of the animal kingdom depicted here typifies what will occur in human society under the just rule of the ideal king (see vv. 3-5). The categories “predator-prey” (i.e., oppressor-oppressed) will no longer exist.

⁶ sn The Lord is speaking here (see v. 3).

⁷ tn Or “For” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

⁸ tn Heb “His hand is outstretched and who will turn it back?”

⁹ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

¹⁰ tn Heb “his hand he stretched out over the sea.”

¹¹ tn Heb “the Lord.” For stylistic reasons the pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation here.

¹² tn Heb “concerning Canaan, to destroy her fortresses.” NIV, NLT translate “Canaan” as “Phoenicia” here.

¹³ tn Heb “and if the scroll is handed to one who does not know a scroll.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “I do not know a scroll.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “short” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

¹⁶ tn Heb “or his ear too heavy [i.e., “dull”] to hear.”