Discovery BoxIsaiah 5:27 
Context5:27 None tire or stumble,
they don’t stop to nap or sleep.
They don’t loosen their belts,
or unstrap their sandals to rest. 1
Isaiah 17:8
Context17:8 They will no longer trust in 2 the altars their hands made,
or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made. 3
Isaiah 34:7
Context34:7 Wild oxen will be slaughtered 4 along with them,
as well as strong bulls. 5
Their land is drenched with blood,
their soil is covered with fat.
Isaiah 34:17
Context34:17 He assigns them their allotment; 6
he measures out their assigned place. 7
They will live there 8 permanently;
they will settle in it through successive generations.
Isaiah 58:1
Context58:1 “Shout loudly! Don’t be quiet!
Yell as loud as a trumpet!
Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; 9
confront Jacob’s family with their sin! 10
Isaiah 59:6
Context59:6 Their webs cannot be used for clothing;
they cannot cover themselves with what they make.
Their deeds are sinful;
they commit violent crimes. 11
Isaiah 61:9
Context61:9 Their descendants will be known among the nations,
their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will recognize that
the Lord has blessed them.” 12
Isaiah 65:23
Context65:23 They will not work in vain,
or give birth to children that will experience disaster. 13
For the Lord will bless their children
and their descendants. 14
1 tn Heb “and the belt on his waist is not opened, and the thong of his sandals is not torn in two.”
2 tn Heb “he will not gaze toward.”
3 tn Heb “and that which his fingers made he will not see, the Asherah poles and the incense altars.”
4 tn Heb “will go down”; NAB “shall be struck down.”
5 tn Heb “and bulls along with strong ones.” Perhaps this refers to the leaders.
6 tn Heb “and he causes the lot to fall for them.” Once again the pronominal suffix (“them”) is feminine plural, referring to the birds mentioned in v. 15b or to all of the creatures listed in vv. 14b-15 (all of which are identified with feminine nouns).
7 tn Heb “and his hand divides for them with a measuring line.” The pronominal suffix (“them”) now switches to masculine plural, referring to all the animals and birds mentioned in vv. 11-15, some of which were identified with masculine nouns. This signals closure for this portion of the speech, which began in v. 11. The following couplet (v. 17b) forms an inclusio with v. 11a through verbal repetition.
8 tn Heb “will possess it” (so NIV); NCV “they will own that land forever.”
9 tn Heb “declare to my people their rebellion.”
10 tn Heb “and to the house of Jacob their sin.” The verb “declare” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
11 tn Heb “their deeds are deeds of sin, and the work of violence [is] in their hands.”
12 tn Heb “all who see them will recognize them, that they [are] descendants [whom] the Lord has blessed.”
13 tn Heb “and they will not give birth to horror.”
14 tn Heb “for offspring blessed by the Lord they [will be], and their descendants along with them.”
