Isaiah 1:24

tn Heb “the master, the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].” On the title “the Lord who commands armies,” see the note at v. 9.

tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Israel.”

tn Heb “console myself” (i.e., by getting revenge); NRSV “pour out my wrath on.”

sn The Lord here identifies with the oppressed and comes as their defender and vindicator.