Discovery BoxIsaiah 33:20 
Context33:20 Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals!
a peaceful settlement,
a tent that stays put; 3
its stakes will never be pulled up;
none of its ropes will snap in two.
Isaiah 33:23
Context33:23 Though at this time your ropes are slack, 4
the mast is not secured, 5
and the sail 6 is not unfurled,
at that time you will divide up a great quantity of loot; 7
even the lame will drag off plunder. 8
Isaiah 58:6
Context58:6 No, this is the kind of fast I want. 9
I want you 10 to remove the sinful chains,
to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke,
to set free the oppressed, 11
and to break every burdensome yoke.
1 tn Heb “your eyes” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn Or “that does not travel”; NASB “which shall not be folded.”
4 tn The words “though at this time” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The first half of the verse is addressed to Judah and contrasts the nation’s present weakness with its future prosperity. Judah is compared to a ship that is incapable of sailing.
5 tn Heb “they do not fasten the base of their mast.” On כֵּן (ken, “base”) see BDB 487 s.v. III כֵּן and HALOT 483 s.v. III כֵּן.
6 tn Or perhaps, “flag.”
7 tn Heb “then there will be divided up loot of plunder [in] abundance.”
8 sn Judah’s victory over its enemies will be so thorough there will be more than enough plunder for everyone, even slow-moving lame men who would normally get left out in the rush to gather the loot.
9 tn Heb “Is this not a fast I choose?” “No” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
10 tn The words “I want you” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
11 tn Heb “crushed.”
