Discovery BoxIsaiah 19:20 
Context19:20 It 1 will become a visual reminder in the land of Egypt of 2 the Lord who commands armies. When they cry out to the Lord because of oppressors, he will send them a deliverer and defender 3 who will rescue them.
Isaiah 22:21
Context22:21 I will put your robe on him, tie your belt around him, and transfer your authority to him. 4 He will become a protector of 5 the residents of Jerusalem and of the people 6 of Judah.
Isaiah 28:22
Context28:22 So now, do not mock,
or your chains will become heavier!
For I have heard a message about decreed destruction,
from the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, against the entire land. 7
Isaiah 30:13
Context30:13 So this sin will become your downfall.
You will be like a high wall
that bulges and cracks and is ready to collapse;
it crumbles suddenly, in a flash. 8
Isaiah 32:15
Context32:15 This desolation will continue until new life is poured out on us from heaven. 9
Then the desert will become an orchard
and the orchard will be considered a forest. 10
Isaiah 60:22
Context60:22 The least of you will multiply into 11 a thousand;
the smallest of you will become a large nation.
When the right time comes, I the Lord will quickly do this!” 12
1 tn The masculine noun מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbbeakh, “altar”) in v. 19 is probably the subject of the masculine singular verb הָיָה (hayah) rather than the feminine noun מַצֵּבָה (matsevah, “sacred pillar”), also in v. 19.
2 tn Heb “a sign and a witness to the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts] in the land of Egypt.”
3 tn רָב (rav) is a substantival participle (from רִיב, riv) meaning “one who strives, contends.”
4 tn Heb “and your dominion I will place in his hand.”
5 tn Heb “a father to.” The Hebrew term אָב (’av, “father”) is here used metaphorically of one who protects and supports those under his care and authority, like a father does his family. For another example of this metaphorical use of the word, see Job 29:16.
6 tn Heb “house.”
7 tn Or “the whole earth” (KJV, ASV, NAB, NCV).
8 tn The verse reads literally, “So this sin will become for you like a breach ready to fall, bulging on a high wall, the breaking of which comes suddenly, in a flash.” Their sin produces guilt and will result in judgment. Like a wall that collapses their fall will be swift and sudden.
9 tn Heb “until a spirit is emptied out on us from on high.” The words “this desolation will continue” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic purposes. The verb עָרָה (’arah), used here in the Niphal, normally means “lay bare, expose.” The term רוּחַ (ruakh, “spirit”) is often understood here as a reference to the divine spirit (cf. 44:3 and NASB, NIV, CEV, NLT), but it appears here without an article (cf. NRSV “a spirit”), pronominal suffix, or a genitive (such as “of the Lord”). The translation assumes that it carries an impersonal nuance “vivacity, vigor” in this context.
10 sn The same statement appears in 29:17b, where, in conjunction with the preceding line, it appears to picture a reversal. Here it seems to depict supernatural growth. The desert will blossom into an orchard, and the trees of the orchard will multiply and grow tall, becoming a forest.
11 tn Heb “will become” (so NASB, NIV).
12 tn Heb “I, the Lord, in its time, I will quickly do it.”
