Yesaya 1:14

1:14 I hate your new moon festivals and assemblies;

they are a burden

that I am tired of carrying.

Yesaya 37:18

37:18 It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the nations ¹  and their lands.

Yesaya 43:27

43:27 The father of your nation ²  sinned;

your spokesmen ³  rebelled against me.

Yesaya 57:12

57:12 I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, ⁴ 

but they will not help you.

[37:18]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text here has “all the lands,” but the parallel text in 2 Kgs 19:17 has “the nations.”

[43:27]  ² tn Heb “your first father.” This could refer to Abraham (see 51:2), but elsewhere in Isaiah he does not appear in a negative light (see 29:22; 41:8; 63:16). A more likely candidate is Jacob/Israel, also referred to as the nation’s “father” elsewhere (see 58:14; 63:16).

[43:27]  ³ tn On the meaning of the term לִיץ (lits), see HALOT 590 s.v. מֵלִיץ. This may refer to the nation’s prophets, priests, and/or kings.

[57:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “I, I will declare your righteousness and your deeds.”