Discovery BoxIsaiah 26:15 
Context26:15 You have made the nation larger, 1 O Lord,
you have made the nation larger and revealed your splendor, 2
you have extended all the borders of the land.
Isaiah 56:1
Context56:1 This is what the Lord says,
“Promote 3 justice! Do what is right!
For I am ready to deliver you;
I am ready to vindicate you openly. 4
Isaiah 61:9
Context61:9 Their descendants will be known among the nations,
their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will recognize that
the Lord has blessed them.” 5
1 tn Heb “you have added to the nation.” The last line of the verse suggests that geographical expansion is in view. “The nation” is Judah.
2 tn Or “brought honor to yourself.”
3 tn Heb “guard”; KJV “Keep”; NAB “Observe”; NASB “Preserve”; NIV, NRSV “Maintain.”
4 tn Heb “for near is my deliverance to enter, and my vindication [or “righteousness”] to be revealed.”
5 tn Heb “all who see them will recognize them, that they [are] descendants [whom] the Lord has blessed.”
