Yesaya 8:4

8:4 for before the child knows how to cry out, ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria ¹  will be carried off by the king of Assyria.” ² 

Yesaya 17:3

17:3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim,

and Damascus will lose its kingdom. ³ 

The survivors in Syria

will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,”

says the Lord who commands armies.

Yesaya 28:6

28:6 He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions,

and strength to those who defend the city from attackers. ⁴ 

Yesaya 63:10

63:10 But they rebelled and offended ⁵  his holy Spirit, ⁶ 

so he turned into an enemy

and fought against them.

Yesaya 65:23

65:23 They will not work in vain,

or give birth to children that will experience disaster. ⁷ 

For the Lord will bless their children

and their descendants. ⁸ 

[8:4]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[8:4]  ² sn The child’s name foreshadows what will happen to Judah’s enemies; when their defeat takes place, the child will be a reminder that God predicted the event and brought it to pass. As such the child will be a reminder of God’s protective presence with his people.

[17:3]  ³ tn Heb “and kingship from Damascus”; cf. NASB “And sovereignty from Damascus.”

[28:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “and [he will become] a spirit of justice for the one who sits [i.e., presides] over judgment, // and strength [for] the ones who turn back battle at the city gate.” The Lord will provide internal stability and national security.

[63:10]  ⁵ tn Or “grieved, hurt the feelings of.”

[63:10]  ⁶ sn The phrase “holy Spirit” occurs in the OT only here (in v. 11 as well) and in Ps 51:11 (51:13 HT), where it is associated with the divine presence.

[65:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they will not give birth to horror.”

[65:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “for offspring blessed by the Lord they [will be], and their descendants along with them.”