Discovery BoxIsaiah 17:14 
Context17:14 In the evening there is sudden terror; 1
by morning they vanish. 2
This is the fate of those who try to plunder us,
the destiny of those who try to loot us! 3
Isaiah 28:19
Context28:19 Whenever it sweeps by, it will overtake you;
indeed, 4 every morning it will sweep by,
it will come through during the day and the night.” 5
When this announcement is understood,
it will cause nothing but terror.
Isaiah 37:36
Context37:36 The Lord’s messenger 6 went out and killed 185,000 troops 7 in the Assyrian camp. When they 8 got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses! 9
Isaiah 50:4
Context50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, 10
so that I know how to help the weary. 11
He wakes me up every morning;
he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do. 12
1 tn Heb “at the time of evening, look, sudden terror.”
2 tn Heb “before morning he is not.”
3 tn Heb “this is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who loot us.”
4 tn Or “for” (KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV).
5 tn The words “it will come through” are supplied in the translation. The verb “will sweep by” does double duty in the parallel structure.
6 tn Traditionally, “the angel of the Lord” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
7 tn The word “troops” is supplied in the translation for smoothness and clarity.
8 tn This refers to the Israelites and/or the rest of the Assyrian army.
9 tn Heb “look, all of them were dead bodies”; NLT “they found corpses everywhere.”
10 tn Heb “has given to me a tongue of disciples.”
sn Verses 4-11 contain the third of the so-called servant songs, which depict the career of the Lord’s special servant, envisioned as an ideal Israel (49:3) who rescues the exiles and fulfills God’s purposes for the world. Here the servant alludes to opposition (something hinted at in 49:4), but also expresses his determination to persevere with the Lord’s help.
11 tc Heb “to know [?] the weary with a word.” Comparing it with Arabic and Aramaic cognates yields the meaning of “help, sustain.” Nevertheless, the meaning of עוּת (’ut) is uncertain. The word occurs only here in the OT (see BDB 736 s.v.). Various scholars have suggested an emendation to עָנוֹת (’anot) from עָנָה (’anah, “answer”): “so that I know how to respond kindly to the weary.” Since the Qumran scroll 1QIsaa and the Vulgate support the MT reading, that reading is retained.
12 tn Heb “he arouses for me an ear, to hear like disciples.”
