Yesaya 3:16

Washing Away Impurity

3:16 The Lord says,

“The women ¹  of Zion are proud.

They walk with their heads high ² 

and flirt with their eyes.

They skip along ³ 

and the jewelry on their ankles jingles. ⁴ 

Yesaya 19:22

19:22 The Lord will strike Egypt, striking and then healing them. They will turn to the Lord and he will listen to their prayers ⁵  and heal them.

Yesaya 22:13

22:13 But look, there is outright celebration! ⁶ 

You say, “Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep,

eat meat and drink wine.

Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” ⁷ 

Yesaya 29:15

29:15 Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, ⁸ 

who do their work in secret and boast, ⁹ 

“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?” ¹⁰ 

Yesaya 44:16

44:16 Half of it he burns in the fire –

over that half he cooks ¹¹  meat;

he roasts a meal and fills himself.

Yes, he warms himself and says,

‘Ah! I am warm as I look at the fire.’

[3:16]  ¹ tn Heb “daughters” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV).

[3:16]  ² tn Heb “with an outstretched neck.” They proudly hold their heads high so that others can see the jewelry around their necks.

[3:16]  ³ tn Heb “walking and skipping, they walk.”

[3:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “and with their feet they jingle.”

[19:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “he will be entreated.” The Niphal has a tolerative sense here, “he will allow himself to be entreated.”

[22:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “happiness and joy.”

[22:13]  ⁷ tn The prophet here quotes what the fatalistic people are saying. The introductory “you say” is supplied in the translation for clarification; the concluding verb “we die” makes it clear the people are speaking. The six verbs translated as imperatives are actually infinitives absolute, functioning here as finite verbs.

[29:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “Woe [to] those who deeply hide counsel from the Lord.” This probably alludes to political alliances made without seeking the Lord’s guidance. See 30:1-2 and 31:1.

[29:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “and their works are in darkness and they say.”

[29:15]  ¹⁰ tn The rhetorical questions suggest the answer, “no one.” They are confident that their deeds are hidden from others, including God.

[44:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “eats” (so NASB); NAB, NRSV “roasts.”