17:4 “At that time 1
Jacob’s splendor will be greatly diminished, 2
and he will become skin and bones. 3
27:6 The time is coming when Jacob will take root; 4
Israel will blossom and grow branches.
The produce 5 will fill the surface of the world. 6
40:27 Why do you say, Jacob,
Why do you say, Israel,
“The Lord is not aware of what is happening to me, 7
My God is not concerned with my vindication”? 8
41:8 “You, my servant Israel,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
offspring of Abraham my friend, 9
41:21 “Present your argument,” says the Lord.
“Produce your evidence,” 10 says Jacob’s king. 11
45:4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,
Israel, my chosen one,
I call you by name
and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize 12 me.
48:12 Listen to me, O Jacob,
Israel, whom I summoned!
I am the one;
I am present at the very beginning
and at the very end. 13
65:9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
and from Judah people to take possession of my mountains.
My chosen ones will take possession of the land; 14
my servants will live there.
1 tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
2 tn Heb “will be tiny.”
3 tn Heb “and the fatness of his flesh will be made lean.”
4 tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “the coming ones, let Jacob take root.” הַבָּאִים (habba’im, “the coming ones”) should probably be emended to יָמִים בָאִים (yamim va’im, “days [are] coming”) or בְּיָמִים הַבָּאִים (biyamim habba’im, “in the coming days”).
5 tn Heb “fruit” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
6 sn This apparently refers to a future population explosion. See 26:18.
7 tn Heb “my way is hidden from the Lord” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
8 tn Heb “and from my God my justice passes away”; NRSV “my right is disregarded by my God.”
10 tn Or perhaps, “covenantal partner” (see 1 Kgs 5:15 HT [5:1 ET]; 2 Chr 20:7).
13 tn Heb “strong [words],” see HALOT 870 s.v. *עֲצֻמוֹת.
14 sn Apparently this challenge is addressed to the pagan idol gods, see vv. 23-24.
16 tn Or “know” (NCV, NRSV, TEV, NLT); NIV “acknowledge.”
19 tn Heb “I [am] he, I [am the] first, also I [am the] last.”
22 tn Heb “it.” The third feminine singular pronominal suffix probably refers to the land which contains the aforementioned mountains.