41:1 “Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! 1
Let the nations find renewed strength!
Let them approach and then speak;
let us come together for debate! 2
40:31 But those who wait for the Lord’s help 3 find renewed strength;
they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, 4
they run without growing weary,
they walk without getting tired.
1 tn Or “islands” (KJV, NIV, CEV); TEV “distant lands”; NLT “lands beyond the sea.”
2 tn The Hebrew term מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) could be translated “judgment,” but here it seems to refer to the dispute or debate between the Lord and the nations.
3 tn The words “for the Lord’s help” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Heb “they rise up [on] wings like eagles” (TEV similar).