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 1 me.
45:5 I am the Lord, I have no peer, 2
there is no God but me.
I arm you for battle, 3 even though you do not recognize 4 me.
1 tn Or “know” (NCV, NRSV, TEV, NLT); NIV “acknowledge.”
2 tn Heb “and there is none besides.” On the use of עוֹד (’od) here, see BDB 729 s.v. 1.c.
3 tn Heb “gird you” (so NASB) or “strengthen you” (so NIV).
4 tn Or “know” (NAB, NCV, NRSV, TEV, CEV, NLT); NIV “have not acknowledged.”