Discovery BoxIsaiah 5:12 
Context5:12 They have stringed instruments, 1 tambourines, flutes,
and wine at their parties.
So they do not recognize what the Lord is doing,
they do not perceive what he is bringing about. 2
Isaiah 41:20
Context41:20 I will do this so 3 people 4 will observe and recognize,
so they will pay attention and understand
that the Lord’s power 5 has accomplished this,
and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being.” 6
Isaiah 43:19
Context43:19 “Look, I am about to do something new.
Now it begins to happen! 7 Do you not recognize 8 it?
Yes, I will make a road in the desert
and paths 9 in the wilderness.
Isaiah 45:3-4
Context45:3 I will give you hidden treasures, 10
riches stashed away in secret places,
so you may recognize that I am the Lord,
the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.
45:4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,
Israel, my chosen one,
I call you by name
and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize 11 me.
Isaiah 47:11
Context47:11 Disaster will overtake you;
you will not know how to charm it away. 12
Destruction will fall on you;
you will not be able to appease it.
Calamity will strike you suddenly,
before you recognize it. 13
Isaiah 59:19
Context59:19 In the west, people respect 14 the Lord’s reputation; 15
in the east they recognize his splendor. 16
For he comes like a rushing 17 stream
driven on by wind sent from the Lord. 18
Isaiah 60:16
Context60:16 You will drink the milk of nations;
you will nurse at the breasts of kings. 19
Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,
your protector, 20 the powerful ruler of Jacob. 21
Isaiah 63:16
Context63:16 For you are our father,
though Abraham does not know us
and Israel does not recognize us.
You, Lord, are our father;
you have been called our protector from ancient times. 22
1 tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned in the Hebrew text, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither”) and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).
2 tn Heb “the work of the Lord they do not look at, and the work of his hands they do not see.” God’s “work” can sometimes be his creative deeds, but in this context it is the judgment that he is planning to bring upon his people (cf. vv. 19, 26; 10:12; 28:21).
3 tn The words “I will do this” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text has here simply, “in order that.”
4 tn Heb “they”; NAB, NRSV “that all may see”; CEV, NLT “Everyone will see.”
5 tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
6 tn Or “created it” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “has made it happen.”
7 tn Heb “sprouts up”; NASB “will spring forth.”
8 tn Or “know” (KJV, ASV); NASB “be aware of”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “perceive.”
9 tn The Hebrew texts has “streams,” probably under the influence of v. 20. The Qumran scroll 1QIsaa has נתיבות (“paths”).
10 tn Heb “treasures of darkness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “treasures from dark, secret places.”
11 tn Or “know” (NCV, NRSV, TEV, NLT); NIV “acknowledge.”
12 tc The Hebrew text has שַׁחְרָהּ (shakhrah), which is either a suffixed noun (“its dawning,” i.e., origin) or infinitive (“to look early for it”). Some have suggested an emendation to שַׁחֲדָהּ (shakhadah), a suffixed infinitive from שָׁחַד (shakhad, “[how] to buy it off”; see BDB 1005 s.v. שָׁחַד). This forms a nice parallel with the following couplet. The above translation is based on a different etymology of the verb in question. HALOT 1466 s.v. III שׁחר references a verbal root with these letters (שׁחד) that refers to magical activity.
13 tn Heb “you will not know”; NIV “you cannot foresee.”
14 tc Heb “fear.” A few medieval Hebrew
15 tn Heb “and they fear from the west the name of the Lord.”
16 tn Heb “and from the rising of the sun his splendor.”
17 tn Heb “narrow”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “pent-up.”
18 tn Heb “the wind of the Lord drives it on.” The term רוּחַ (ruakh) could be translated “breath” here (see 30:28).
19 sn The nations and kings are depicted as a mother nursing her children. Restored Zion will be nourished by them as she receives their wealth as tribute.
20 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
21 sn See 1:24 and 49:26.
22 tn Heb “our protector [or “redeemer”] from antiquity [is] your name.”
