Discovery BoxIsaiah 19:4 
Context19:4 I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master;
a powerful king will rule over them,”
says the sovereign master, 1 the Lord who commands armies.
Isaiah 22:15
Context22:15 This is what the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, says:
“Go visit this administrator, Shebna, who supervises the palace, 2 and tell him: 3
Isaiah 29:12
Context29:12 Or when they hand the scroll to one who can’t read 4 and say, “Read this,” he says, “I can’t read.” 5
Isaiah 34:5
Context34:5 He says, 6 “Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers. 7
Look, it now descends on Edom, 8
on the people I will annihilate in judgment.”
Isaiah 36:4
Context36:4 The chief adviser said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: “What is your source of confidence? 9
Isaiah 36:14
Context36:14 This is what the king says: ‘Don’t let Hezekiah mislead you, for he is not able to rescue you!
Isaiah 37:21-22
Context37:21 Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘Because you prayed to me concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria, 10 37:22 this is what the Lord says about him: 11
“The virgin daughter Zion 12
despises you – she makes fun of you;
daughter Jerusalem
shakes her head after you. 13
Isaiah 41:14
Context41:14 Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, 14
men of 15 Israel.
I am helping you,” says the Lord,
your protector, 16 the Holy One of Israel. 17
Isaiah 43:12
Context43:12 I decreed and delivered and proclaimed,
and there was no other god among you.
You are my witnesses,” says the Lord, “that I am God.
Isaiah 43:16
Context43:16 This is what the Lord says,
the one who made a road through the sea,
a pathway through the surging waters,
Isaiah 45:10
Context45:10 Danger awaits one who says 18 to his father,
“What in the world 19 are you fathering?”
and to his mother,
“What in the world are you bringing forth?” 20
Isaiah 46:10
Context46:10 who announces the end from the beginning
and reveals beforehand 21 what has not yet occurred,
who says, ‘My plan will be realized,
I will accomplish what I desire,’
Isaiah 52:4
Context52:4 For this is what the sovereign Lord says:
“In the beginning my people went to live temporarily in Egypt;
Assyria oppressed them for no good reason.
Isaiah 52:6
Context52:6 For this reason my people will know my name,
for this reason they will know 22 at that time 23 that I am the one who says,
‘Here I am.’”
Isaiah 54:8
Context54:8 In a burst 24 of anger I rejected you 25 momentarily,
but with lasting devotion I will have compassion on you,”
says your protector, 26 the Lord.
Isaiah 56:1
Context56:1 This is what the Lord says,
“Promote 27 justice! Do what is right!
For I am ready to deliver you;
I am ready to vindicate you openly. 28
Isaiah 56:4
Context56:4 For this is what the Lord says:
“For the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths
and choose what pleases me
and are faithful to 29 my covenant,
Isaiah 66:23
Context66:23 From one month 30 to the next and from one Sabbath to the next, all people 31 will come to worship me,” 32 says the Lord.
1 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
2 tn Heb “who is over the house” (so ASV); NASB “who is in charge of the royal household.”
3 tn The words “and tell him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Heb “and if the scroll is handed to one who does not know a scroll.”
5 tn Heb “I do not know a scroll.”
6 tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Lord speaks at this point.
7 tn Heb “indeed [or “for”] my sword is drenched in the heavens.” The Qumran scroll 1QIsaa has תראה (“[my sword] appeared [in the heavens]”), but this is apparently an attempt to make sense out of a difficult metaphor. Cf. NIV “My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens.”
sn In v. 4 the “host of the heaven” refers to the heavenly luminaries (stars and planets, see, among others, Deut 4:19; 17:3; 2 Kgs 17:16; 21:3, 5; 23:4-5; 2 Chr 33:3, 5) that populate the divine/heavenly assembly in mythological and prescientific Israelite thought (see Job 38:7; Isa 14:13). As in 24:21, they are viewed here as opposing God and being defeated in battle.
8 sn Edom is mentioned here as epitomizing the hostile nations that oppose God.
9 tn Heb “What is this object of trust in which you are trusting?”
10 tn The parallel text in 2 Kgs 19:20 reads, “That which you prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.” The verb “I have heard” does not appear in Isa 37:21, where אֲשֶׁר (’asher) probably has a causal sense: “because.”
11 tn Heb “this is the word which the Lord has spoken about him.”
12 sn Zion (Jerusalem) is pictured here as a young, vulnerable daughter whose purity is being threatened by the would-be Assyrian rapist. The personification hints at the reality which the young girls of the city would face if the Assyrians conquer it.
13 sn Shaking the head was a mocking gesture of derision.
14 tn Heb “O worm Jacob” (NAB, NIV). The worm metaphor suggests that Jacob is insignificant and despised.
15 tn On the basis of the parallelism (note “worm”) and an alleged Akkadian cognate, some read “louse” or “weevil.” Cf. NAB “O maggot Israel”; NRSV “you insect Israel.”
16 tn Heb “your kinsman redeemer.” A גָּאַל (ga’al, “kinsman redeemer”) was a protector of the extended family’s interests.
17 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
18 tn Heb “Woe [to] one who says” (NASB and NIV both similar); NCV “How terrible it will be.”
19 tn See the note at v. 9. This phrase occurs a second time later in this verse.
20 sn Verses 9-10 may allude to the exiles’ criticism that the Lord does not appear to know what he is doing.
21 tn Or “from long ago”; KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV “from ancient times.”
22 tn The verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
23 tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
24 tn According to BDB 1009 s.v. שֶׁטֶף the noun שֶׁצֶף here is an alternate form of שֶׁטֶף (shetef, “flood”). Some relate the word to an alleged Akkadian cognate meaning “strength.”
25 tn Heb “I hid my face from you.”
26 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
27 tn Heb “guard”; KJV “Keep”; NAB “Observe”; NASB “Preserve”; NIV, NRSV “Maintain.”
28 tn Heb “for near is my deliverance to enter, and my vindication [or “righteousness”] to be revealed.”
29 tn Heb “and take hold of” (so KJV); NASB “hold fast.”
30 tn Heb “new moon.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
31 tn Heb “all flesh” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV); NAB, NASB, NIV “all mankind”; NLT “All humanity.”
32 tn Or “bow down before” (NASB).
