Yosua 1:9

1:9 I repeat, ¹  be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, ²  for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.” ³ 

Yesaya 7:4

7:4 Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm! ⁴  Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated ⁵  by these two stubs of smoking logs, ⁶  or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.

[1:9]  ¹ tn Heb “Have I not commanded you?” The rhetorical question emphasizes the importance of the following command by reminding the listener that it is being repeated.

[1:9]  ² tn Or perhaps, “don’t get discouraged!”

[1:9]  ³ tn Heb “in all which you go.”

[7:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “guard yourself and be quiet,” but the two verbs should be coordinated.

[7:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “and let not your heart be weak”; ASV “neither let thy heart be faint.”

[7:4]  ⁶ sn The derogatory metaphor indicates that the power of Rezin and Pekah is ready to die out.