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 7:7

7:7 For this reason the sovereign master, 4  the Lord, says:

“It will not take place;

it will not happen.

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 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 14, 19 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).