Yesaya 5:6

5:6 I will make it a wasteland;

no one will prune its vines or hoe its ground, ¹ 

and thorns and briers will grow there.

I will order the clouds

not to drop any rain on it.

Yesaya 19:4

19:4 I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master;

a powerful king will rule over them,”

says the sovereign master, ²  the Lord who commands armies.

Yesaya 45:12

45:12 I made the earth,

I created the people who live ³  on it.

It was me – my hands ⁴  stretched out the sky, ⁵ 

I give orders to all the heavenly lights. ⁶ 

[5:6]  ¹ tn Heb “it will not be pruned or hoed” (so NASB); ASV and NRSV both similar.

[19:4]  ² tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[45:12]  ³ tn The words “who live” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[45:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “I, even my hands”; NASB “I stretched out…with My hands”; NRSV “it was my hands that stretched out.” The same construction occurs at the beginning of v. 13.

[45:12]  ⁵ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[45:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “and to all their host I commanded.” See the notes at 40:26.