translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: ISA

label: NET study note

text: The image is that of a person who has tensed the muscles of the face and neck as a sign of resolute refusal.


text: See 42:8 .


text: This probably refers to the idol gods (see v. 5 ).


text: The speaker here is not identified specifically, but he is probably Cyrus, the Lord’s “ally” mentioned in vv. 14-15 .


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


text: The translation above (present tense) assumes that this verse describes God’s provision for returning Babylonian exiles (see v. 20; 35:6; 49:10 ) in terms reminiscent of the Exodus from Egypt (see Exod 17:6 ).