Yesaya 3:6

3:6 Indeed, a man will grab his brother

right in his father’s house ¹  and say, ² 

‘You own a coat –

you be our leader!

This heap of ruins will be under your control.’ ³ 

Yesaya 8:14

8:14 He will become a sanctuary, ⁴ 

but a stone that makes a person trip,

and a rock that makes one stumble –

to the two houses of Israel. ⁵ 

He will become ⁶  a trap and a snare

to the residents of Jerusalem. ⁷ 

Yesaya 14:1

14:1 The Lord will certainly have compassion on Jacob; ⁸  he will again choose Israel as his special people ⁹  and restore ¹⁰  them to their land. Resident foreigners will join them and unite with the family ¹¹  of Jacob.

Yesaya 22:21

22:21 I will put your robe on him, tie your belt around him, and transfer your authority to him. ¹²  He will become a protector of ¹³  the residents of Jerusalem and of the people ¹⁴  of Judah.

Yesaya 29:22

29:22 So this is what the Lord, the one who delivered Abraham, says to the family of Jacob: ¹⁵ 

“Jacob will no longer be ashamed;

their faces will no longer show their embarrassment. ¹⁶ 

Yesaya 58:1

The Lord Desires Genuine Devotion

58:1 “Shout loudly! Don’t be quiet!

Yell as loud as a trumpet!

Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; ¹⁷ 

confront Jacob’s family with their sin! ¹⁸ 

[3:6]  ¹ tn Heb “[in] the house of his father” (so ASV); NIV “at his father’s home.”

[3:6]  ² tn The words “and say” are supplied for stylistic reasons.

[3:6]  ³ tn Heb “your hand”; NASB “under your charge.”

[3:6]  sn The man’s motives are selfish. He tells his brother to assume leadership because he thinks he has some wealth to give away.

[8:14]  ⁴ tn Because the metaphor of protection (“sanctuary”) does not fit the negative mood that follows in vv. 14b-15, some contend that מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdash, “sanctuary”) is probably a corruption of an original מוֹקֵשׁ (moqesh, “snare”), a word that appears in the next line (cf. NAB and H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:355-56). If the MT reading is retained (as in the above translation), the fact that Yahweh is a sanctuary wraps up the point of v. 13 and stands in contrast to God’s treatment of those who rebel against him (the rest of v. 14).

[8:14]  ⁵ sn The two “houses” of Israel (= the patriarch Jacob) are the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

[8:14]  ⁶ tn These words are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. וְהָיָה (vÿhayah, “and he will be”) does double duty in the parallel structure of the verse.

[8:14]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[14:1]  ⁸ tn The sentence begins with כִּי (ki), which is understood as asseverative (“certainly”) in the translation. Another option is to translate, “For the Lord will have compassion.” In this case one of the reasons for Babylon’s coming demise (13:22b) is the Lord’s desire to restore his people.

[14:1]  ⁹ tn The words “as his special people” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[14:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “settle” (NASB, NIV, NCV, NLT).

[14:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “house.”

[22:21]  ¹² tn Heb “and your dominion I will place in his hand.”

[22:21]  ¹³ tn Heb “a father to.” The Hebrew term אָב (’av, “father”) is here used metaphorically of one who protects and supports those under his care and authority, like a father does his family. For another example of this metaphorical use of the word, see Job 29:16.

[22:21]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “house.”

[29:22]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “So this is what the Lord says to the house of Jacob, the one who ransomed Abraham.” The relative pronoun must refer back to “the Lord,” not to the immediately preceding “Jacob.” It is uncertain to what event in Abraham’s experience this refers. Perhaps the name “Abraham” stands here by metonymy for his descendants through Jacob. If so, the Exodus is in view.

[29:22]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and his face will no longer be pale.”

[58:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “declare to my people their rebellion.”

[58:1]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and to the house of Jacob their sin.” The verb “declare” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).