Yesaya 10:22
Konteks10:22 For though your people, Israel, are as numerous as 1 the sand on the seashore, only a remnant will come back. 2 Destruction has been decreed; 3 just punishment 4 is about to engulf you. 5
Yesaya 59:7
Konteks59:7 They are eager to do evil, 6
quick to shed innocent blood. 7
Their thoughts are sinful;
they crush and destroy. 8
[10:22] 2 sn The twofold appearance of the statement “a remnant will come back” (שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב, she’ar yashuv) in vv. 21-22 echoes and probably plays off the name of Isaiah’s son Shear-jashub (see 7:3). In its original context the name was meant to encourage Ahaz (see the note at 7:3), but here it has taken on new dimensions. In light of Ahaz’s failure and the judgment it brings down on the land, the name Shear-jashub now foreshadows the destiny of the nation. According to vv. 21-22, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that a remnant of God’s people will return; the bad news is that only a remnant will be preserved and come back. Like the name Immanuel, this name foreshadows both judgment (see the notes at 7:25 and 8:8) and ultimate restoration (see the note at 8:10).
[10:22] 3 tn Or “predetermined”; cf. ASV, NASB “is determined”; TEV “is in store.”
[10:22] 4 tn צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah) often means “righteousness,” but here it refers to God’s just judgment.
[10:22] 5 tn Or “is about to overflow.”
[59:7] 6 tn Heb “their feet run to evil.”
[59:7] 7 tn Heb “they quickly pour out innocent blood.”
[59:7] 8 tn Heb “their thoughts are thoughts of sin, destruction and crushing [are] in their roadways.”