Yesaya 29:5

29:5 But the horde of invaders will be like fine dust,

the horde of tyrants ¹  like chaff that is blown away.

It will happen suddenly, in a flash.

Yesaya 55:13

55:13 Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes,

firs will grow in place of nettles;

they will be a monument to the Lord, ² 

a permanent reminder that will remain. ³ 

Yesaya 64:6

64:6 We are all like one who is unclean,

all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. ⁴ 

We all wither like a leaf;

our sins carry us away like the wind.

[29:5]  ¹ tn Or “violent men”; cf. NASB “the ruthless ones.”

[55:13]  ² tn Heb “to the Lord for a name.” For שֵׁם (shem) used in the sense of “monument,” see also 56:5, where it stands parallel to יָד (yad).

[55:13]  ³ tn Or, more literally, “a permanent sign that will not be cut off.”

[64:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “and like a garment of menstruation [are] all our righteous acts”; KJV, NIV “filthy rags”; ASV “a polluted garment.”