Yesaya 8:12-13

8:12 “Do not say, ‘Conspiracy,’ every time these people say the word. ¹ 

Don’t be afraid of what scares them; don’t be terrified.

8:13 You must recognize the authority of the Lord who commands armies. ² 

He is the one you must respect;

he is the one you must fear. ³ 

Yesaya 57:11

57:11 Whom are you worried about?

Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully

and not remember me

or think about me? ⁴ 

Because I have been silent for so long, ⁵ 

you are not afraid of me. ⁶ 

Ibrani 11:15

11:15 In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

[8:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Do not say, ‘Conspiracy,’ with respect to all which these people say, ‘Conspiracy.’” The verb translated “do not say” is second masculine plural, indicating that this exhortation is directed to Isaiah and other followers of the Lord (see v. 16).

[8:12]  sn The background of this command is uncertain. Perhaps the “conspiracy” in view is the alliance between Israel and Syria. Some of the people may even have thought that individuals in Judah were plotting with Israel and Syria to overthrow the king.

[8:13]  ² tn Heb “the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts], him you must set apart.” The word order is emphatic, with the object being placed first.

[8:13]  ³ tn Heb “he is your [object of] fear, he is your [object of] terror.” The roots יָרֵא (yare’) and עָרַץ (’arats) are repeated from v. 12b.

[57:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “you do not place [it] on your heart.”

[57:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “Is it not [because] I have been silent, and from long ago?”

[57:11]  ⁶ sn God’s patience with sinful Israel has caused them to think that they can sin with impunity and suffer no consequences.