translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: ISA

label: NET study note

text: This probably refers to Judah’s officials and messengers.


text: Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta in the north; Hanes was located somewhere in southern region of lower Egypt, south of Memphis; the exact location is debated.


text: Recording the message will enable the prophet to use it in the future as evidence that God warned his people of impending judgment and clearly spelled out the nation’s guilt. An official record of the message will also serve as proof of the prophet’s authority as God’s spokesman.


text: The imagery refers to the way or path of truth, as revealed by God to the prophet.


text: See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4 .


text: Crops will be so abundant that even the work animals will eat well.


text: Light here symbolizes restoration of divine blessing and prosperity. The number “seven” is used symbolically to indicate intensity. The exact meaning of the phrase “the light of seven days” is uncertain; it probably means “seven times brighter” (see the parallel line).


text: The “name” of the Lord sometimes stands by metonymy for the Lord himself, see Exod 23:21 ; Lev 24:11 ; Pss 54:1 ( 54:3 HT); 124:8 . In Isa 30:27 the point is that he reveals that aspect of his character which his name suggests – he comes as Yahweh (“he is present”), the ever present helper of his people who annihilates their enemies and delivers them. The name “Yahweh” originated in a context where God assured a fearful Moses that he would be with him as he confronted Pharaoh and delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt. See .