Discovery BoxIsaiah 25:9 
Context25:9 At that time they will say, 1
“Look, here 2 is our God!
We waited for him and he delivered us.
Here 3 is the Lord! We waited for him.
Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”
Isaiah 26:1
Context26:1 At that time 4 this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city!
The Lord’s 5 deliverance, like walls and a rampart, makes it secure. 6
Isaiah 46:13
Context46:13 I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away;
I am bringing my salvation near, 7 it does not wait.
I will save Zion; 8
I will adorn Israel with my splendor.” 9
Isaiah 51:8
Context51:8 For a moth will eat away at them like clothes;
a clothes moth will devour them like wool.
But the vindication I provide 10 will be permanent;
the deliverance I give will last.”
Isaiah 52:7
Context52:7 How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains 11
the feet of a messenger who announces peace,
a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” 12
Isaiah 59:9
Context59:9 For this reason deliverance 13 is far from us 14
and salvation does not reach us.
We wait for light, 15 but see only darkness; 16
we wait for 17 a bright light, 18 but live 19 in deep darkness. 20
Isaiah 60:18
Context60:18 Sounds of violence 21 will no longer be heard in your land,
or the sounds of 22 destruction and devastation within your borders.
You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’
and your gates, ‘Praise.’
Isaiah 61:11--62:1
Context61:11 For just as the ground produces its crops
and a garden yields its produce,
so the sovereign Lord will cause deliverance 23 to grow,
and give his people reason to praise him in the sight of all the nations. 24
62:1 “For the sake of Zion I will not be silent;
for the sake of Jerusalem 25 I will not be quiet,
until her vindication shines brightly 26
and her deliverance burns like a torch.”
Isaiah 63:5
Context63:5 I looked, but there was no one to help;
I was shocked because there was no one offering support. 27
So my right arm accomplished deliverance;
my raging anger drove me on. 28
1 tn Heb “and one will say in that day.”
2 tn Heb “this [one].”
3 tn Heb “this [one].”
4 tn Heb “In that day” (so KJV).
5 tn Heb “his”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “deliverance he makes walls and a rampart.”
7 tn Heb “my salvation.” The verb “I am bringing near” is understood by ellipsis (note the previous line).
8 tn Heb “I will place in Zion salvation”; NASB “I will grant salvation in Zion.”
9 tn Heb “to Israel my splendor”; KJV, ASV “for Israel my glory.”
10 tn Heb “my vindication”; many English versions “my righteousness”; NRSV, TEV “my deliverance”; CEV “my victory.”
11 tn Heb “How delightful on the mountains.”
12 tn Or “has become king.” When a new king was enthroned, his followers would give this shout. For other examples of this enthronement formula (Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular מָלַךְ [malakh], followed by the name of the king), see 2 Sam 15:10; 1 Kgs 1:11, 13, 18; 2 Kgs 9:13. The Lord is an eternal king, but here he is pictured as a victorious warrior who establishes his rule from Zion.
13 tn מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat), which refers to “justice” in the earlier verses, here refers to “justice from God,” or “vindication.” Because the people are unjust, God refuses to vindicate them before their enemies. See v. 11.
14 sn The prophet speaks on behalf of the sinful nation and confesses its sins.
15 sn Light here symbolizes prosperity and blessing.
16 tn Heb “but, look, darkness”; NIV “but all is darkness.”
17 tn The words “we wait for” are supplied in the translation; the verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
18 tn The plural noun form may indicate degree here.
19 tn Or “walk about”; NCV “all we have is darkness.”
20 tn The plural noun form may indicate degree here.
21 tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
22 tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
23 tn Or perhaps, “righteousness,” but the context seems to emphasize deliverance and restoration (see v. 10 and 62:1).
24 tn Heb “and praise before all the nations.”
25 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
26 tn Heb “goes forth like brightness.”
27 sn See Isa 59:16 for similar language.
28 tn Heb “and my anger, it supported me”; NIV “my own wrath sustained me.”
