Yesaya 24:16

24:16 From the ends of the earth we ¹  hear songs –

the Just One is majestic. ² 

But I ³  say, “I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away! I’m doomed!

Deceivers deceive, deceivers thoroughly deceive!” ⁴ 

Yesaya 57:19

57:19 I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. ⁵ 

Complete prosperity ⁶  is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,”

says the Lord, “and I will heal them.

Yesaya 60:6

60:6 Camel caravans will cover your roads, ⁷ 

young camels from Midian and Ephah.

All the merchants of Sheba ⁸  will come,

bringing gold and incense

and singing praises to the Lord. ⁹ 

[24:16]  ¹ sn The identity of the subject is unclear. Apparently in vv. 15-16a an unidentified group responds to the praise they hear in the west by exhorting others to participate.

[24:16]  ² tn Heb “Beauty belongs to the just one.” These words may summarize the main theme of the songs mentioned in the preceding line.

[24:16]  ³ sn The prophet seems to contradict what he hears the group saying. Their words are premature because more destruction is coming.

[24:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “and [with] deception deceivers deceive.”

[24:16]  tn Verse 16b is a classic example of Hebrew wordplay. In the first line (“I’m wasting away…”) four consecutive words end with hireq yod ( ִי); in the second line all forms are derived from the root בָּגַד (bagad). The repetition of sound draws attention to the prophet’s lament.

[57:19]  ⁵ tc The Hebrew text has literally, “one who creates fruit of lips.” Perhaps the pronoun אֲנִי (’ani) should be inserted after the participle; it may have been accidentally omitted by haplography: נוּב שְׂפָתָיִם[אֲנִי] בּוֹרֵא (bore’ [’ani] nuv sÿfatayim). “Fruit of the lips” is often understood as a metonymy for praise; perhaps it refers more generally to joyful shouts (see v. 18).

[57:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “Peace, peace.” The repetition of the noun emphasizes degree.

[60:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “an abundance of camels will cover you.”

[60:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “all of them, from Sheba.”

[60:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “and they will announce the praises of the Lord.”