Discovery BoxIsaiah 59:18 
Context59:18 He repays them for what they have done,
dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries
and punishing his enemies. 1
He repays the coastlands. 2
Isaiah 30:32
Context30:32 Every blow from his punishing cudgel, 3
with which the Lord will beat them, 4
will be accompanied by music from the 5 tambourine and harp,
and he will attack them with his weapons. 6
1 tn Heb “in accordance with deeds, so he repays, anger to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies.”
2 tn Or “islands” (KJV, NIV).
3 tc The Hebrew text has “every blow from a founded [i.e., “appointed”?] cudgel.” The translation above, with support from a few medieval Hebrew
4 tn Heb “which the Lord lays on him.”
5 tn Heb “will be with” (KJV similar).
6 tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “and with battles of brandishing [weapons?] he will fight against him.” Some prefer to emend וּבְמִלְחֲמוֹת (uvÿmilkhamot, “and with battles of”) to וּבִמְחֹלוֹת (uvimkholot, “and with dancing”). Note the immediately preceding references to musical instruments.
