41:20 I will do this so 1 people 2 will observe and recognize,
so they will pay attention and understand
that the Lord’s power 3 has accomplished this,
and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being.” 4
44:9 All who form idols are nothing;
the things in which they delight are worthless.
Their witnesses cannot see;
they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.
52:8 Listen, 5 your watchmen shout;
in unison they shout for joy,
for they see with their very own eyes 6
the Lord’s return to Zion.
1 tn The words “I will do this” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text has here simply, “in order that.”
2 tn Heb “they”; NAB, NRSV “that all may see”; CEV, NLT “Everyone will see.”
3 tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
4 tn Or “created it” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “has made it happen.”
5 tn קוֹל (qol, “voice”) is used at the beginning of the verse as an interjection.
6 tn Heb “eye in eye”; KJV, ASV “eye to eye”; NAB “directly, before their eyes.”