35:2 Let it richly bloom; 1
let it rejoice and shout with delight! 2
It is given the grandeur 3 of Lebanon,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.
They will see the grandeur of the Lord,
the splendor of our God.
44:19 No one thinks to himself,
nor do they comprehend or understand and say to themselves:
‘I burned half of it in the fire –
yes, I baked bread over the coals;
I roasted meat and ate it.
With the rest of it should I make a disgusting idol?
Should I bow down to dry wood?’ 4
45:21 Tell me! Present the evidence! 5
Let them consult with one another!
Who predicted this in the past?
Who announced it beforehand?
Was it not I, the Lord?
I have no peer, there is no God but me,
a God who vindicates and delivers; 6
there is none but me.
1 tn The ambiguous verb form תִּפְרַח (tifrakh) is translated as a jussive because it is parallel to the jussive form תָגֵל (tagel).
2 tn Heb “and let it rejoice, yes [with] rejoicing and shouting.” גִּילַת (gilat) may be an archaic feminine nominal form (see GKC 421 §130.b).
3 tn Or “glory” (KJV, NIV, NRSV); also a second time later in this verse.
4 tn There is no formal interrogative sign here, but the context seems to indicate these are rhetorical questions. See GKC 473 §150.a.
7 tn Heb “Declare! Bring near!”; NASB “Declare and set forth your case.” See 41:21.
8 tn Or “a righteous God and deliverer”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “a righteous God and a Savior.”