Yesaya 22:13

22:13 But look, there is outright celebration! ¹ 

You say, “Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep,

eat meat and drink wine.

Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” ² 

Yesaya 65:10

65:10 Sharon ³  will become a pasture for sheep,

and the Valley of Achor ⁴  a place where cattle graze; ⁵ 

they will belong to my people, who seek me. ⁶ 

[22:13]  ¹ tn Heb “happiness and joy.”

[22:13]  ² tn The prophet here quotes what the fatalistic people are saying. The introductory “you say” is supplied in the translation for clarification; the concluding verb “we die” makes it clear the people are speaking. The six verbs translated as imperatives are actually infinitives absolute, functioning here as finite verbs.

[65:10]  ³ sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.

[65:10]  ⁴ sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.

[65:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”

[65:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”