Yesaya 10:6

10:6 I sent him ¹  against a godless ²  nation,

I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, ³ 

to take plunder and to carry away loot,

to trample them down ⁴  like dirt in the streets.

Yesaya 42:14

42:14 “I have been inactive ⁵  for a long time;

I kept quiet and held back.

Like a woman in labor I groan;

I pant and gasp. ⁶ 

Yesaya 43:4

43:4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, ⁷ 

and I love you,

I will hand over people in place of you,

nations in place of your life.

[10:6]  ¹ sn Throughout this section singular forms are used to refer to Assyria; perhaps the king of Assyria is in view (see v. 12).

[10:6]  ² tn Or “defiled”; cf. ASV “profane”; NAB “impious”; NCV “separated from God.”

[10:6]  ³ tn Heb “and against the people of my anger I ordered him.”

[10:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “to make it [i.e., the people] a trampled place.”

[42:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “silent” (so NASB, NIV, TEV, NLT); CEV “have held my temper.”

[42:14]  ⁶ sn The imagery depicts the Lord as a warrior who is eager to fight and can no longer hold himself back from the attack.

[43:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “Since you are precious in my eyes and you are honored.”