Yesaya 10:24

10:24 So ¹  here is what the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, says: “My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of Assyria, even though they beat you with a club and lift their cudgel against you as Egypt did. ² 

Yesaya 11:11

11:11 At that time ³  the sovereign master ⁴  will again lift his hand ⁵  to reclaim ⁶  the remnant of his people ⁷  from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, ⁸  Cush, ⁹  Elam, Shinar, ¹⁰  Hamath, and the seacoasts. ¹¹ 

Yesaya 46:7

46:7 They put it on their shoulder and carry it;

they put it in its place and it just stands there;

it does not ¹²  move from its place.

Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply;

it does not deliver him from his distress.

[10:24]  ¹ tn Heb “therefore.” The message that follows is one of encouragement, for it focuses on the eventual destruction of the Assyrians. Consequently “therefore” relates back to vv. 5-21, not to vv. 22-23, which must be viewed as a brief parenthesis in an otherwise positive speech.

[10:24]  ² tn Heb “in the way [or “manner”] of Egypt.”

[11:11]  ³ tn Or “in that day” (KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[11:11]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).

[11:11]  ⁵ tc The Hebrew text reads, “the sovereign master will again, a second time, his hand.” The auxiliary verb יוֹסִיף (yosif), which literally means “add,” needs a main verb to complete it. Consequently many emend שֵׁנִית (shenit, “a second time”) to an infinitive. Some propose the form שַׁנֹּת (shannot, a Piel infinitive construct from שָׁנָה, shanah) and relate it semantically to an Arabic cognate meaning “to be high.” If the Hebrew text is retained a verb must be supplied. “Second time” would allude back to the events of the Exodus (see vv. 15-16).

[11:11]  ⁶ tn Or “acquire”; KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV “recover.”

[11:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “the remnant of his people who remain.”

[11:11]  ⁸ sn Perhaps a reference to Upper (i.e., southern) Egypt (so NIV, NLT; NCV “South Egypt”).

[11:11]  ⁹ tn Or “Ethiopia” (NAB, NRSV, NLT).

[11:11]  ¹⁰ tn Or “Babylonia” (NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).

[11:11]  ¹¹ tn Or perhaps, “the islands of the sea.”

[46:7]  ¹² tn Or perhaps, “cannot,” here and in the following two lines. The imperfect forms can indicate capability.