Isaiah 7:4

7:4 Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm! 1  Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated 2  by these two stubs of smoking logs, 3  or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.

Isaiah 14:24

14:24 4 The Lord who commands armies makes this solemn vow:

“Be sure of this:

Just as I have intended, so it will be;

just as I have planned, it will happen.

Isaiah 16:5

16:5 Then a trustworthy king will be established;

he will rule in a reliable manner,

this one from David’s family. 5 

He will be sure to make just decisions

and will be experienced in executing justice. 6 

1 tn Heb “guard yourself and be quiet,” but the two verbs should be coordinated.

2 tn Heb “and let not your heart be weak”; ASV “neither let thy heart be faint.”

3 sn The derogatory metaphor indicates that the power of Rezin and Pekah is ready to die out.

4 sn Having announced the downfall of the Chaldean empire, the Lord appends to this prophecy a solemn reminder that the Assyrians, the major Mesopotamian power of Isaiah’s day, would be annihilated, foreshadowing what would subsequently happen to Babylon and the other hostile nations.

5 tn Heb “and a throne will be established in faithfulness, and he will sit on it in reliability, in the tent of David.”

6 tn Heb “one who judges and seeks justice, and one experienced in fairness.” Many understand מְהִר (mÿhir) to mean “quick, prompt” (see BDB 555 s.v. מָהִיר), but HALOT 552 s.v. מָהִיר offers the meaning “skillful, experienced,” and translates the phrase in v. 5 “zealous for what is right.”