Yesaya 23:8

23:8 Who planned this for royal Tyre, ¹ 

whose merchants are princes,

whose traders are the dignitaries ²  of the earth?

Yesaya 54:12

54:12 I will make your pinnacles out of gems, ³ 

your gates out of beryl, ⁴ 

and your outer wall ⁵  out of beautiful ⁶  stones.

Yesaya 62:7

62:7 Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem, ⁷ 

until he makes Jerusalem the pride ⁸  of the earth.

Yesaya 66:7

66:7 Before she goes into labor, she gives birth!

Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!

[23:8]  ¹ tn The precise meaning of הַמַּעֲטִירָה (hamma’atirah) is uncertain. The form is a Hiphil participle from עָטַר (’atar), a denominative verb derived from עֲטָרָה (’atarah, “crown, wreath”). The participle may mean “one who wears a crown” or “one who distributes crowns.” In either case, Tyre’s prominence in the international political arena is in view.

[23:8]  ² tn Heb “the honored” (so NASB, NRSV); NIV “renowned.”

[54:12]  ³ tn Perhaps, “rubies” (so ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[54:12]  ⁴ tn On the meaning of אֶקְדָּח (’eqdakh), which occurs only here, see HALOT 82 s.v.

[54:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “border” (so ASV); NASB “your entire wall.”

[54:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “delightful”; KJV “pleasant.”

[62:7]  ⁷ tn “Jerusalem” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons; note the following line.

[62:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “[the object of] praise.”