Discovery BoxIsaiah 14:27 
Context14:27 Indeed, 1 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? 2
Isaiah 16:3
Context16:3 “Bring a plan, make a decision! 3
Provide some shade in the middle of the day! 4
Hide the fugitives! Do not betray 5 the one who tries to escape!
Isaiah 46:10
Context46:10 who announces the end from the beginning
and reveals beforehand 6 what has not yet occurred,
who says, ‘My plan will be realized,
I will accomplish what I desire,’
1 tn Or “For” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
2 tn Heb “His hand is outstretched and who will turn it back?”
3 sn It is unclear who is being addressed in this verse. Perhaps the prophet, playing the role of a panic stricken Moabite refugee, requests the leaders of Judah (the imperatives are plural) to take pity on the fugitives.
4 tn Heb “Make your shade like night in the midst of noonday.” “Shade” here symbolizes shelter, while the heat of noonday represents the intense suffering of the Moabites. By comparing the desired shade to night, the speaker visualizes a huge dark shadow cast by a large tree that would provide relief from the sun’s heat.
5 tn Heb “disclose, uncover.”
6 tn Or “from long ago”; KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV “from ancient times.”
