Discovery BoxIsaiah 28:16 
Context28:16 Therefore, this is what the sovereign master, the Lord, says:
“Look, I am laying 1 a stone in Zion,
an approved 2 stone,
set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. 3
The one who maintains his faith will not panic. 4
Isaiah 48:16
Context48:16 Approach me! Listen to this!
From the very first I have not spoken in secret;
when it happens, 5 I am there.”
So now, the sovereign Lord has sent me, accompanied by his spirit. 6
Isaiah 49:22
Context49:22 This is what the sovereign Lord says:
“Look I will raise my hand to the nations;
I will raise my signal flag to the peoples.
They will bring your sons in their arms
and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
Isaiah 65:13
Context65:13 So this is what the sovereign Lord says:
“Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry!
Look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty!
Look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be humiliated!
1 tc The Hebrew text has a third person verb form, which does not agree with the first person suffix that precedes. The form should be emended to יֹסֵד (yosed), a Qal active participle used in a present progressive or imminent future sense.
2 tn Traditionally “tested,” but the implication is that it has passed the test and stands approved.
3 sn The reality behind the metaphor is not entirely clear from the context. The stone appears to represent someone or something that gives Zion stability. Perhaps the ideal Davidic ruler is in view (see 32:1). Another option is that the image of beginning a building project by laying a precious cornerstone suggests that God is about to transform Zion through judgment and begin a new covenant community that will experience his protection (see 4:3-6; 31:5; 33:20-24; 35:10).
4 tn Heb “will not hurry,” i.e., act in panic.
5 tn Heb “from the time of its occurring.”
6 sn The speaker here is not identified specifically, but he is probably Cyrus, the Lord’s “ally” mentioned in vv. 14-15.
