Yesaya 14:21

14:21 Prepare to execute ¹  his sons

for the sins their ancestors have committed. ² 

They must not rise up and take possession of the earth,

or fill the surface of the world with cities.” ³ 

Yesaya 34:11

34:11 Owls and wild animals ⁴  will live there, ⁵ 

all kinds of wild birds ⁶  will settle in it.

The Lord ⁷  will stretch out over her

the measuring line of ruin

and the plumb line ⁸  of destruction. ⁹ 

Yesaya 46:1

The Lord Carries His People

46:1 Bel ¹⁰  kneels down,

Nebo ¹¹  bends low.

Their images weigh down animals and beasts. ¹² 

Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals. ¹³ 

Yesaya 60:11

60:11 Your gates will remain open at all times;

they will not be shut during the day or at night,

so that the wealth of nations may be delivered,

with their kings leading the way. ¹⁴ 

[14:21]  ¹ tn Or “the place of slaughter for.”

[14:21]  ² tn Heb “for the sin of their fathers.”

[14:21]  ³ sn J. N. Oswalt (Isaiah [NICOT], 1:320, n. 10) suggests that the garrison cities of the mighty empire are in view here.

[34:11]  ⁴ tn קָאַת (qa’at) refers to some type of bird (cf. Lev 11:18; Deut 14:17) that was typically found near ruins (see Zeph 2:14). קִפּוֹד (qippod) may also refer to a type of bird (NAB “hoot owl”; NIV “screech owl”; TEV “ravens”), but some have suggested a rodent may be in view (cf. NCV “small animals”; ASV “porcupine”; NASB, NRSV “hedgehog”).

[34:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “will possess it” (so NIV).

[34:11]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text has יַנְשׁוֹף וְעֹרֵב (yanshof vÿ’orev). Both the יַנְשׁוֹף (“owl”; see Lev 11:17; Deut 14:16) and עֹרֵב (“raven”; Lev 11:15; Deut 14:14) were types of wild birds.

[34:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[34:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “stones,” i.e., the stones used in a plumb bob.

[34:11]  ⁹ sn The metaphor in v. 11b emphasizes that God has carefully planned Edom’s demise.

[46:1]  ¹⁰ sn Bel was the name of a Babylonian god. The name was originally associated with Enlil, but later was applied to Marduk. See HALOT 132 s.v. בֵּל.

[46:1]  ¹¹ sn Nebo is a variation of the name of the Babylonian god Nabu.

[46:1]  ¹² tn Heb “their images belong to animals and beasts”; NIV “their idols are borne by beasts of burden”; NLT “are being hauled away.”

[46:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “your loads are carried [as] a burden by a weary [animal].”

[60:11]  ¹⁴ tn Or “led in procession.” The participle is passive.