Yesaya 9:21

9:21 Manasseh fought against ¹  Ephraim,

and Ephraim against Manasseh;

together they fought against Judah.

Despite all this, his anger does not subside,

and his hand is ready to strike again. ² 

Yesaya 34:11

34:11 Owls and wild animals ³  will live there, ⁴ 

all kinds of wild birds ⁵  will settle in it.

The Lord ⁶  will stretch out over her

the measuring line of ruin

and the plumb line ⁷  of destruction. ⁸ 

Yesaya 60:18

60:18 Sounds of violence ⁹  will no longer be heard in your land,

or the sounds of ¹⁰  destruction and devastation within your borders.

You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’

and your gates, ‘Praise.’

[9:21]  ¹ tn The words “fought against” are supplied in the translation both here and later in this verse for stylistic reasons.

[9:21]  ² tn Heb “in all this his anger is not turned, and still his hand is outstretched” (KJV and ASV both similar); NIV “his hand is still upraised.”

[9:21]  sn See the note at 9:12.

[34:11]  ³ tn קָאַת (qa’at) refers to some type of bird (cf. Lev 11:18; Deut 14:17) that was typically found near ruins (see Zeph 2:14). קִפּוֹד (qippod) may also refer to a type of bird (NAB “hoot owl”; NIV “screech owl”; TEV “ravens”), but some have suggested a rodent may be in view (cf. NCV “small animals”; ASV “porcupine”; NASB, NRSV “hedgehog”).

[34:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “will possess it” (so NIV).

[34:11]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text has יַנְשׁוֹף וְעֹרֵב (yanshof vÿ’orev). Both the יַנְשׁוֹף (“owl”; see Lev 11:17; Deut 14:16) and עֹרֵב (“raven”; Lev 11:15; Deut 14:14) were types of wild birds.

[34:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[34:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “stones,” i.e., the stones used in a plumb bob.

[34:11]  ⁸ sn The metaphor in v. 11b emphasizes that God has carefully planned Edom’s demise.

[60:18]  ⁹ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[60:18]  ¹⁰ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.