Yesaya 5:19

5:19 They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly, ¹ 

so we can see;

let the plan of the Holy One of Israel ²  take shape ³  and come to pass,

then we will know it!”

Yesaya 6:1

Isaiah’s Commission

6:1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death, ⁴  I saw the sovereign master ⁵  seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple.

Yesaya 9:2

9:2 (9:1) The people walking in darkness

see a bright light; ⁶ 

light shines

on those who live in a land of deep darkness. ⁷ 

Yesaya 21:3

21:3 For this reason my stomach churns; ⁸ 

cramps overwhelm me

like the contractions of a woman in labor.

I am disturbed ⁹  by what I hear,

horrified by what I see.

Yesaya 29:15

29:15 Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, ¹⁰ 

who do their work in secret and boast, ¹¹ 

“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?” ¹² 

Yesaya 29:18

29:18 At that time ¹³  the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll,

and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness. ¹⁴ 

Yesaya 38:5

38:5 “Go and tell Hezekiah: ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor ¹⁵  David says: “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will add fifteen years to your life,

Yesaya 41:20

41:20 I will do this so ¹⁶  people ¹⁷  will observe and recognize,

so they will pay attention and understand

that the Lord’s power ¹⁸  has accomplished this,

and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being.” ¹⁹ 

Yesaya 57:18

57:18 I have seen their behavior, ²⁰ 

but I will heal them and give them rest,

and I will once again console those who mourn. ²¹ 

Yesaya 59:15

59:15 Honesty has disappeared;

the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed.

The Lord watches and is displeased, ²² 

for there is no justice.

Yesaya 64:4

64:4 Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, ²³ 

no eye has seen any God besides you,

who intervenes for those who wait for him.

Yesaya 66:18

66:18 “I hate their deeds and thoughts! So I am coming ²⁴  to gather all the nations and ethnic groups; ²⁵  they will come and witness my splendor.

[5:19]  ¹ tn Heb “let his work hurry, let it hasten.” The pronoun “his” refers to God, as the parallel line makes clear. The reference to his “work” alludes back to v. 12, which refers to his ‘work” of judgment. With these words the people challenged the prophet’s warning of approaching judgment. They were in essence saying that they saw no evidence that God was about to work in such a way.

[5:19]  ² sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[5:19]  ³ tn Heb “draw near” (so NASB); NRSV “hasten to fulfillment.”

[6:1]  ⁴ sn That is, approximately 740 b.c.

[6:1]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 8, 11 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[9:2]  ⁶ sn The darkness symbolizes judgment and its effects (see 8:22); the light represents deliverance and its effects, brought about by the emergence of a conquering Davidic king (see vv. 3-6).

[9:2]  ⁷ tn Traditionally צַלְמָוֶת (tsalmavet) has been interpreted as a compound noun, meaning “shadow of death” (so KJV, ASV, NIV), but usage indicates that the word, though it sometimes refers to death, means “darkness.” The term should probably be repointed as an abstract noun צַלְמוּת (tsalmut). See the note at Ps 23:4.

[21:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “my waist is filled with shaking [or “anguish”].”

[21:3]  ⁹ tn Or perhaps, “bent over [in pain]”; cf. NRSV “I am bowed down.”

[29:15]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and their works are in darkness and they say.”

[29:15]  ¹² tn The rhetorical questions suggest the answer, “no one.” They are confident that their deeds are hidden from others, including God.

[29:18]  ¹³ tn Or “In that day” (KJV).

[29:18]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.”

[29:18]  sn Perhaps this depicts the spiritual transformation of the once spiritually insensitive nation (see vv. 10-12, cf. also 6:9-10).

[38:5]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “father” (so KJV, NAB, NIV).

[41:20]  ¹⁶ tn The words “I will do this” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text has here simply, “in order that.”

[41:20]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “they”; NAB, NRSV “that all may see”; CEV, NLT “Everyone will see.”

[41:20]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[41:20]  ¹⁹ tn Or “created it” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “has made it happen.”

[57:18]  ²⁰ tn Heb “his ways” (so KJV, NASB, NIV); TEV “how they acted.”

[57:18]  ²¹ tn Heb “and I will restore consolation to him, to his mourners.”

[59:15]  ²² tn Heb “and it is displeasing in his eyes.”

[64:4]  ²³ tn Heb “from ancient times they have not heard, they have not listened.”

[66:18]  ²⁴ tc The Hebrew text reads literally “and I, their deeds and their thoughts, am coming.” The syntax here is very problematic, suggesting that the text may have suffered corruption. Some suggest that the words “their deeds and their thoughts” have been displaced from v. 17. This line presents two primary challenges. In the first place, the personal pronoun “I” has no verb after it. Most translations insert “know” for the sake of clarity (NASB, NRSV, NLT, ESV). The NIV has “I, because of their actions and their imaginations…” Since God’s “knowledge” of Israel’s sin occasions judgment, the verb “hate” is an option as well (see above translation). The feminine form of the next verb (בָּאָה, ba’ah) could be understood in one of two ways. One could provide an implied noun “time” (עֵת, ’et) and render the next line “the time is coming/has come” (NASB, ESV). One could also emend the feminine verb to the masculine בָּא (ba’) and have the “I” at the beginning of the line govern this verb as well (for the Lord is speaking here): “I am coming” (cf. NIV, NCV, NRSV, TEV, NLT).

[66:18]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and the tongues”; KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV “and tongues.”