Discovery BoxIsaiah 3:7 
Context3:7 At that time 1 the brother will shout, 2
‘I am no doctor, 3
I have no food or coat in my house;
don’t make me a leader of the people!’”
Isaiah 4:1
Context4:1 Seven women will grab hold of
one man at that time. 4
They will say, “We will provide 5 our own food,
we will provide 6 our own clothes;
but let us belong to you 7 –
take away our shame!” 8
Isaiah 33:16
Context33:16 This is the person who will live in a secure place; 9
he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; 10
he will have food
and a constant supply of water.
Isaiah 55:2
Context55:2 Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? 11
Why spend 12 your hard-earned money 13 on something that will not satisfy?
Listen carefully 14 to me and eat what is nourishing! 15
Enjoy fine food! 16
Isaiah 55:10
Context55:10 17 The rain and snow fall from the sky
and do not return,
but instead water the earth
and make it produce and yield crops,
and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.
Isaiah 58:7
Context58:7 I want you 18 to share your food with the hungry
and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. 19
When you see someone naked, clothe him!
Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood! 20
Isaiah 62:8
Context62:8 The Lord swears an oath by his right hand,
by his strong arm: 21
“I will never again give your grain
to your enemies as food,
and foreigners will not drink your wine,
which you worked hard to produce.
Isaiah 65:25
Context65:25 A wolf and a lamb will graze together; 22
a lion, like an ox, will eat straw, 23
and a snake’s food will be dirt. 24
They will no longer injure or destroy
on my entire royal mountain,” 25 says the Lord.
1 tn Or “in that day” (KJV).
2 tn Heb “he will lift up [his voice].”
3 tn Heb “wrapper [of wounds]”; KJV, ASV, NRSV “healer.”
4 tn Or “in that day” (ASV).
sn The seven to one ratio emphasizes the great disparity that will exist in the population due to the death of so many men in battle.
5 tn Heb “eat” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “buy.”
6 tn Heb “wear” (so NASB, NRSV); NCV “make.”
7 tn Heb “only let your name be called over us.” The Hebrew idiom “call the name over” indicates ownership. See 2 Sam 12:28, and BDB 896 s.v. I ָקרָא Niph. 2.d.(4). The language reflects the cultural reality of ancient Israel, where women were legally the property of their husbands.
8 sn This refers to the humiliation of being unmarried and childless. The women’s words reflect the cultural standards of ancient Israel, where a woman’s primary duties were to be a wife and mother.
9 tn Heb “he [in the] exalted places will live.”
10 tn Heb “mountain strongholds, cliffs [will be] his elevated place.”
11 tn Heb “for what is not food.”
12 tn The interrogative particle and the verb “spend” are understood here by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
13 tn Heb “your labor,” which stands by metonymy for that which one earns.
14 tn The infinitive absolute follows the imperative and lends emphasis to the exhortation.
15 tn Heb “good” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).
16 tn Heb “Let your appetite delight in fine food.”
sn Nourishing, fine food here represents the blessings God freely offers. These include forgiveness, a new covenantal relationship with God, and national prominence (see vv. 3-6).
17 tn This verse begins in the Hebrew text with כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר (ki ka’asher, “for, just as”), which is completed by כֵּן (ken, “so, in the same way”) at the beginning of v. 11. For stylistic reasons, this lengthy sentence is divided up into separate sentences in the translation.
18 tn Heb “Is it not?” The rhetorical question here expects a positive answer, “It is!”
19 tn Heb “and afflicted [ones], homeless [ones] you should bring [into] a house.” On the meaning of מְרוּדִים (mÿrudim, “homeless”) see HALOT 633 s.v. *מָרוּד.
20 tn Heb “and from your flesh do not hide yourself.”
21 tn The Lord’s right hand and strong arm here symbolize his power and remind the audience that his might guarantees the fulfillment of the following promise.
22 sn A similar statement appears in 11:6.
23 sn These words also appear in 11:7.
24 sn Some see an allusion to Gen 3:14 (note “you will eat dirt”). The point would be that even in this new era the snake (often taken as a symbol of Satan) remains under God’s curse. However, it is unlikely that such an allusion exists. Even if there is an echo of Gen 3:14, the primary allusion is to 11:8, where snakes are pictured as no longer dangerous. They will no longer attack other living creatures, but will be content to crawl along the ground. (The statement “you will eat dirt” in Gen 3:14 means “you will crawl on the ground.” In the same way the statement “dirt will be its food” in Isa 65:25 means “it will crawl on the ground.”)
25 tn Heb “in all my holy mountain.” These same words appear in 11:9. See the note there.
sn As in 11:1-9 the prophet anticipates a time when the categories predator-prey no longer exist. See the note at the end of 11:8.
