Yesaya 32:7

32:7 A deceiver’s methods are evil; ¹ 

he dreams up evil plans ² 

to ruin the poor with lies,

even when the needy are in the right. ³ 

Yesaya 33:11

33:11 You conceive straw, ⁴ 

you give birth to chaff;

your breath is a fire that destroys you. ⁵ 

Yesaya 59:4

59:4 No one is concerned about justice; ⁶ 

no one sets forth his case truthfully.

They depend on false words ⁷  and tell lies;

they conceive of oppression ⁸ 

and give birth to sin.

[32:7]  ¹ tn Heb “as for a deceiver, his implements [or “weapons”] are evil.”

[32:7]  ² tn Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”

[32:7]  ³ tn Heb “to ruin the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speak what is just.”

[33:11]  ⁴ tn The second person verb and pronominal forms in this verse are plural. The hostile nations are the addressed, as the next verse makes clear.

[33:11]  ⁵ sn The hostile nations’ plans to destroy God’s people will come to nothing; their hostility will end up being self-destructive.

[59:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “no one pleads with justice.”

[59:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “nothing”; NAB “emptiness.”

[59:4]  ⁸ tn Or “trouble” (NIV), or “harm.”