Yesaya 48:21

48:21 They do not thirst as he leads them through dry regions;

he makes water flow out of a rock for them;

he splits open a rock and water flows out.’ ¹ 

Yesaya 49:19

49:19 Yes, your land lies in ruins;

it is desolate and devastated. ² 

But now you will be too small to hold your residents,

and those who devoured you will be far away.

Yesaya 52:9

52:9 In unison give a joyful shout,

O ruins of Jerusalem!

For the Lord consoles his people;

he protects ³  Jerusalem.

Yesaya 61:4

61:4 They will rebuild the perpetual ruins

and restore the places that were desolate; ⁴ 

they will reestablish the ruined cities,

the places that have been desolate since ancient times.

[48:21]  ¹ sn The translation above (present tense) assumes that this verse describes God’s provision for returning Babylonian exiles (see v. 20; 35:6; 49:10) in terms reminiscent of the Exodus from Egypt (see Exod 17:6).

[49:19]  ² tn Heb “Indeed your ruins and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction.” This statement is abruptly terminated in the Hebrew text and left incomplete.

[52:9]  ³ tn Or “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.

[61:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the formerly desolate places they will raise up.”