(Note: DS = Daas Sofrim)
Analogies
God as lion, His enemies as shepherds
31:4
idolatry as sexual immorality 57:5-8
Jewish nation as vineyard 5:1-7
punishment (an exercise in moral education) as preparations for harvest 28:24-28
Angels
as Royal courtiers 6:2-4
representing nations 24:21; 34:4-6
Arrogance
Bavel 47:10
Jews 22:1; 28:1; 30:7-11; 48:4, 8;
66:4
Nevuchadnezer 14:l3
restoration of humility 3:12-17
Tzur 23:9
Childlessness
and an eternal legacy 56:3-8; 65:23
Clarity of mind
drunkenness 5:11, 22; 28:1, 7; 51:21-22;
56:12; 63:6
drunkenness (avoidance) 7:23-25 (Rashi)
during the redemption 35:5; 40:3-5 (DS)
flawed self-assessment 5:20-21, 23
product of just society 32:4 (Rashi)
self-inflicted confusion 6:9-10; 29:9-12; 59:9-11; 63:17
Communal cohesion
collapse 9:18-20; 65:8-9
integrated responsibilities 62:10
Communal structure/hierarchy
collapse 24:2
corrupt leadership 1:23; 30:12
God as lawgiver and judge 33:22
king as public servant 32:1
Destruction
Babylon 13:19-22; 14:6-12; 34:9
(Rashi); ch. 47; 48:22
Damascus 17:1-2
Edom 34:5; 63:1-6
Egypt Ch. 19, 27:1
general Ch. 34
Moav Chs. 15-16, 25:10
nations in general 25:6-7 ; 26:5
of evil in general 64:1-3
rebellious Jews 5:24-30; 65:6-7, 12-14; 66:15-
16
rebuilding 58:12; 61:4 (see DS)
Sancheriv 17:12-14 27:1 29:5-8 30:27-31
31:8 37:36
Ten Tribes 5:24-30; Ch. 17; Ch. 24 (see
Radak); 30:17
Tzur and Sidon Ch. 23
Yishmael 27:10 (or 27:1)
Exile
end of 11:10-16; 14:1; 27:13; 40:3-4;
43:5-6; 48:20; 49:9-21; chs.
52, 53; 55:12; 59:20; 60:4, 9
Flattery (chanifa)
absence in just society 32:5
consequences 9:16
of the land 24:5
Gehinnom
description 30:33; 31:9; 66:23-24
Gentiles
and bais hamikdash 56:7; 60:3-13
as example for Israel 2:5 (Rashi)
as great men 45:1-3
as “scapegoat” for Israel 43:3-4
compassion for 15:5; 16:11; 21:3 (Rashi)
respect for Israel 62:2
end to their power 25:2-7; 27:1; 51:12-13; 54:14;
60:12; 63:1-6
heavenly representation 24:21 34:4-7
intermarriage 2:6 (Rashi)
international peace 2:4; 19:23; 60:12
judgment of 2:4
Koresh (Cyrus) 41:27; 44:28; 45:1-3; 48:14
(Rashi)
partnership with Jews 23:18; 39:1-4; 60:6-16; 61:5
prophecies compared with those of the Torah
41:22; 43:9; 44:7, 25; 46:10
reliance on 39:1-4
serving God 2:3-4; 19:19; 26:2; 45:1, 14
share in eternity 56:3-8
teshuva (Egypt) 19:21; 42:10-12
upon witnessing redemption 53:1-6; 55:5
weakness before God 40:6-23
God
as avenger Ch. 34; 35:4; 54:14-17; 63:1-6;
65:6-7
as defender of Israel 31:4-6; 41:4, 10, 14; 42:1-4;
43:1-5; 45:17; 46:3-4; ch. 49;
62:2
as forgiver of sins 44:22
as lawgiver and judge 1:21; 33:22
as perfect judge 53:11
as redeemer of Israel 48:17; 49:7; 54:7-10; 59:16-21;
60:1; 61:10-11; 65:17-25
avoiding/ignoring 30:9-12; 57:11
controlling history 10:5,15; 13:3; 14:25-27; 24:3;
27:6-8; 40:11; 41:4; 42:9;
43:14; 44:26-28; 45:4-8, 12-13;
48:10, 17; 49:22; 51:4;
53:10-12; 62:1-9; 64:2-3; 66:18
existence proved 40:21, 26; 66:20
forgiving 57:16-19; 59:16
guiding through suffering 53:10-12
guiding through Torah 55:10-11
in exile 52:5
infinite power 44:7, 25; 45:6; 46:9
recognition of 25:9; 40:26; 41:20
sitting in judgment 6:1; 40:27; 65:8-9
Idolatry
as excuse to avoid teshuva 28:15 (Rashi)
as rebellion 65:3
inherent weakness 40:19-20; 44:9-20 (ridicule);
46:1-2, 6-7; 57:5-13
need to remove 27:9
ultimate rejection of 2:18-20; 30:22; 31:7; 42:17-18;
45:22; 66:16-17
Illness and death
suffering; in silence 53:7
suffering; the value of life 38:9-20; 51:14
Intensity
in Torah 55:1
needed for avodah 51:17 (DS); 58:6-14
superficial observance 1:11-15; 58:2-5
Joy
consequence of just society 32:17-20
during redemption 12:3; 35:10; 49:18-21; 51:11;
52:9; 54:1; 55:12; 61:10;
65:18-19
freedom from tears 25:8
Shabbos 58:13-14
Wine and song 24:7-11
Justice
appropriate measures 1:17; 27:8
as prerequisite for teshuva 33:15; 56:1; 58:6, 9
as source of God’s power 33:5 (see DS)
corrupt court activities 1:23; 5:7-8; 10:2; 14:5; 32:6-7;
59:15
for cruel nations 14:4-23; 26:9; 47:6
in the messianic age 2:4; 11:3-5; 26:21; 51:1, 7;
54:14; 56:1; 61:7
favoritism and nepotism 3:9
neglect for social justice 1:23; 3:15; 5:7-8; 14:5; 30:12;
58:6; 59:3-15
as purpose of government 32:1
Korbonos
volume 1:11; 43:23-24
contradicting other behavior 1:11-13; 66:3
Leadership
God as temporal leader 33:22
loss of 64:4
source of real leadership 58:11-12
Torah l. 32:1; 63:11-14
Torah l. (flawed or absent) 1:10; 3:1-6; 9:13-15; 30:12;
51:18; 56:10-12; 63:16 (DS)
without clarity of thought 28:7,9 29:11, 21
Loyalty
to David’s monarchy 8:6
Marriage
women’s need 4:1
Messianic Age
note: see haftara to last day of Pesach (10:32 – 12:6) and R’ M. Hirsch’s commentary
accompanied by judgment 2:4; 28:16; 65:8-9; 66:16-17
added recognition of God 2:2-5; 25:9; 35:5; 40:3-5;
41:17-18 (Rashi); 43:19; 52:6,
10; 66:18-20
additional light 30:26; 60:1-3
cleansing process 4:4; 53:10-12
end of death and insecurity 25:8; (65:20)
end of illness 35:5-6
end of war 2:4; 60:12; 65:21-25
His glory given to Israel 46:13; 54:12; 59:17-20; 60:1;
62:2-9
increased wisdom 12:3; 29:18; 35:5
ingathering 27:13; 43:5-6; 49:9-21; 52:12;
56:8; 60:4, 9
necessary attitudes during… 12:1-6
overview 2:2-21; 11:1-16; chs 52, 53;
55:12-13; ch 61; 65:9-25
reclamation of the land 43:20; 49:13-20; 54:2
suffering in preparation 53:10-12
Mitzva observance
encouraged 52:1
failure…overlooked (?) 43:25-27; 48:18
key mitzvos 33:15 (see Makkos 24); 56:1-2
superficial 1:11-15; 29:13
Prophecy
compared to idolaters’ 41:22; 43:9; 44:25; 45:21;
46:10
false 9:14
for other nations 49:6
in a visual style 20:2
purpose (to testify to God’s greatness)
43:10-12; 44:7-8; 48:5-7
resistance to 30:9-11; 50:6-8
Recovery (national)
through social justice 1:16-17; 33:15; 58:6, 12
promise of 7:21; 10:20-24; 25:8; 29:17-24;
30:18-24; 40:3-4; 49:7; 57:16;
62:2-9
Tzur 23:17
Signs (miraculous)
military threat averted 7:11
Teshuva
always available 57:18-19; 66:4
precursor for redemption 27:5; 31:6; 44:22; 48:18; 50:1-
2; 52:1-3 (DS); 53:10 (Rashi)
55:6; 58:6; 62:10
process 33:13-15; 57:14; 62:10
Testimony
Jewish t. on behalf of God 43:10; 44:7-8
Theft
false oaths 24:6 (Rashi)
fraud 1:22; 10:1
God’s hatred for it 57:17; 61:8
preventing teshuva 33:15
property encroachment 5:8; 65:21-22
restoration of property 60:17; 61:7
through judicial system 32:6-7
through powerful positions 1:23
Torah
as step in national recovery 1:17; 33:6; 51:4, 16; 57:12
in the messianic age 29:18; 41:17-18 (Rashi)
need for clarity 28:7,9
study 8:16, 20; 26:20 (Rashi); 55:1-2,
10
Trade
Tzur and commerce 23:2-8
Treaties
with foreign nations
(consequences) 9:10-11; 30 1-7; 31:1-4; 48:22 (DS?)
Trust in God
God as all powerful 40:10-25; 44:6; 46:9; 48:11-15;
50:2-3; 51:12
futility of trust in idolatry 28:15-20; 42:17; 46:6-7
futility of trust in nations 20:6; 30:1-7; 31:1-4; 59:6-8
futility of trust in witchcraft 47:9, 12-13
Warnings
of destruction 1:24; 6:11-13; 7:17-19; 8:7, 23;
65:7-12
Wealth
during redemption 35:6; 54:12; 61:5 (free labor);
62:9
ideal restraint 30:20 (Rashi)
value of poverty 48:10
source of corrupt power 32:6
source of idolatry 2:7-8
Wisdom
astrology:relying on 29:11 (Rashi)
of Gentiles:limits to value 19:3, 11-14; 41:22; 44:25;
47:10
surprise at disappearance 33:18
Witchcraft
Bavel 47:9, 12-13
Women
at redemption 60:4
excesses/exhibitionism 3:18-24
false sense of security 32:10-11
public immorality 3:16
public leadership 3:12
Yeshayahu
and his task 6:8; 49:2-5; 50:4-5; 58:1; 61:1
Zion/Jerusalem
addressed by the navi (Z) 37:22; 49:15; 51:3; 52:1; 60:14;
62:2
addressed by the navi (J) 40:2; 51:17; 52:2
speaking 49:14