Yesaya 14:17

14:17 Is this the one who made the world like a desert,

who ruined its ¹  cities,

and refused to free his prisoners so they could return home?”’ ² 

Yesaya 26:12

26:12 O Lord, you make us secure, ³ 

for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us. ⁴ 

Yesaya 29:1

Ariel is Besieged

29:1 Ariel is as good as dead ⁵  –

Ariel, the town David besieged! ⁶ 

Keep observing your annual rituals,

celebrate your festivals on schedule. ⁷ 

Yesaya 43:7

43:7 everyone who belongs to me, ⁸ 

whom I created for my glory,

whom I formed – yes, whom I made!

Yesaya 65:6

65:6 Look, I have decreed: ⁹ 

I will not keep silent, but will pay them back;

I will pay them back exactly what they deserve, ¹⁰ 

Yesaya 66:6

66:6 The sound of battle comes from the city;

the sound comes from the temple!

It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies.

[14:17]  ¹ tc The pronominal suffix is masculine, even though its antecedent appears to be the grammatically feminine noun “world.” Some have suggested that the form עָרָיו (’arayv, plural noun with third masculine singular suffix) should be emended to עָרֶיהָ (’areha, plural noun with third feminine singular suffix). This emendation may be unnecessary in light of other examples of lack of agreement a suffix and its antecedent noun.

[14:17]  ² tn Heb “and his prisoners did not let loose to [their] homes.” This really means, “he did not let loose his prisoners and send them back to their homes.’ On the elliptical style, see GKC 366 §117.o.

[26:12]  ³ tn Heb “O Lord, you establish peace for us.”

[26:12]  ⁴ tc Some suggest emending גַּם כָּל (gam kol, “even all”) to כִּגְמֻל (kigmul, “according to the deed[s] of”) One might then translate “for according to what our deeds deserve, you have acted on our behalf.” Nevertheless, accepting the MT as it stands, the prophet affirms that Yahweh deserved all the credit for anything Israel had accomplished.

[29:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “Woe [to] Ariel.” The meaning of the name “Ariel” is uncertain. The name may mean “altar hearth” (see v. 2) or, if compound, “lion of God.” The name is used here as a title for Mount Zion/Jerusalem (see v. 8).

[29:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “the town where David camped.” The verb חָנָה (khanah, “camp”) probably has the nuance “lay siege to” here. See v. 3. Another option is to take the verb in the sense of “lived, settled.”

[29:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “Add year to year, let your festivals occur in cycles.” This is probably a sarcastic exhortation to the people to keep up their religious rituals, which will not prevent the coming judgment. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:527.

[43:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “everyone who is called by my name” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[65:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “Look, it is written before me.”

[65:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “I will pay back into their lap.”