Discovery BoxIsaiah 8:20 
Context8:20 Then you must recall the Lord’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. 1 Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened. 2
Isaiah 13:10
Context13:10 Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations
no longer give out their light; 3
the sun is darkened as soon as it rises,
and the moon does not shine. 4
Isaiah 24:23
Context24:23 The full moon will be covered up, 5
the bright sun 6 will be darkened; 7
for the Lord who commands armies will rule 8
on Mount Zion in Jerusalem 9
in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor. 10
1 tn Heb “to [the] instruction and to [the] testimony.” The words “then you must recall” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text vv. 19-20a are one long sentence, reading literally, “When they say to you…, to the instruction and to the testimony.” On the identity of the “instruction” and “testimony” see the notes at v. 16.
2 tn Heb “If they do not speak according to this word, [it is] because it has no light of dawn.” The literal translation suggests that “this word” refers to the instruction/testimony. However, it is likely that אִם־לֹא (’im-lo’) is asseverative here, as in 5:9. In this case “this word” refers to the quotation recorded in v. 19. For a discussion of the problem see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 230, n. 9. The singular pronoun in the second half of the verse is collective, referring back to the nation (see v. 19b).
3 tn Heb “do not flash forth their light.”
4 tn Heb “does not shed forth its light.”
5 tn Heb “will be ashamed.”
6 tn Or “glow of the sun.”
7 tn Heb “will be ashamed” (so NCV).
8 tn Or “take his throne,” “become king.”
9 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
10 tn Heb “and before his elders [in] splendor.”
