Discovery BoxIsaiah 37:33 
Context37:33 So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:
‘He will not enter this city,
nor will he shoot an arrow here. 1
He will not attack it with his shielded warriors, 2
nor will he build siege works against it.
Isaiah 45:18
Context45:18 For this is what the Lord says,
the one who created the sky –
he is the true God, 3
the one who formed the earth and made it;
he established it,
he did not create it without order, 4
he formed it to be inhabited –
“I am the Lord, I have no peer.
1 tn Heb “there” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV). In terms of English style “here” is expected in collocation with “this” in the previous line.
2 tn Heb “[with] a shield” (so ASV, NASB, NRSV).
3 tn Heb “he [is] the God.” The article here indicates uniqueness.
4 tn Or “unformed.” Gen 1:2 describes the world as “unformed” (תֹהוּ, tohu) prior to God’s creative work, but God then formed the world and made it fit for habitation.
