Yesaya 23:8

23:8 Who planned this for royal Tyre, ¹ 

whose merchants are princes,

whose traders are the dignitaries ²  of the earth?

Yesaya 36:4

36:4 The chief adviser said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: “What is your source of confidence? ³ 

Yesaya 40:27

40:27 Why do you say, Jacob,

Why do you say, Israel,

“The Lord is not aware of what is happening to me, ⁴ 

My God is not concerned with my vindication”? ⁵ 

Yesaya 42:24

42:24 Who handed Jacob over to the robber?

Who handed Israel over to the looters? ⁶ 

Was it not the Lord, against whom we sinned?

They refused to follow his commands;

they disobeyed his law. ⁷ 

Yesaya 58:3

58:3 They lament, ⁸  ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast?

Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’

Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, ⁹ 

you oppress your workers. ¹⁰ 

[23:8]  ¹ tn The precise meaning of הַמַּעֲטִירָה (hamma’atirah) is uncertain. The form is a Hiphil participle from עָטַר (’atar), a denominative verb derived from עֲטָרָה (’atarah, “crown, wreath”). The participle may mean “one who wears a crown” or “one who distributes crowns.” In either case, Tyre’s prominence in the international political arena is in view.

[23:8]  ² tn Heb “the honored” (so NASB, NRSV); NIV “renowned.”

[36:4]  ³ tn Heb “What is this object of trust in which you are trusting?”

[40:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “my way is hidden from the Lord” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[40:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “and from my God my justice passes away”; NRSV “my right is disregarded by my God.”

[42:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “Who gave to the robber Jacob, and Israel to the looters?” In the first line the consonantal text (Kethib) has מְשׁוֹסֶה (mÿshoseh), a Polel participle from שָׁסָה (shasah, “plunder”). The marginal reading (Qere) is מְשִׁיסָּה (mÿshissah), a noun meaning “plunder.” In this case one could translate “Who handed Jacob over as plunder?”

[42:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “they were not willing in his ways to walk, and they did not listen to his law.”

[58:3]  ⁸ tn The words “they lament” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[58:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “you find pleasure”; NASB “you find your desire.”

[58:3]  ¹⁰ tn Or perhaps, “debtors.” See HALOT 865 s.v. * עָצֵב.