46:11 who summons an eagle 1 from the east,
from a distant land, one who carries out my plan.
Yes, I have decreed, 2
yes, I will bring it to pass;
I have formulated a plan,
yes, I will carry it out.
46:12 Listen to me, you stubborn people, 3
you who distance yourself from doing what is right. 4
46:13 I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away;
I am bringing my salvation near, 5 it does not wait.
I will save Zion; 6
I will adorn Israel with my splendor.” 7
1 tn Or, more generally, “a bird of prey” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV; see 18:6).
2 tn Heb “spoken”; KJV “I have spoken it.”
3 tn Heb “strong of heart [or, mind]”; KJV “stouthearted”; NAB “fainthearted”; NIV “stubborn-hearted.”
4 tn Heb “who are far from righteousness [or perhaps, “deliverance”].”
5 tn Heb “my salvation.” The verb “I am bringing near” is understood by ellipsis (note the previous line).
6 tn Heb “I will place in Zion salvation”; NASB “I will grant salvation in Zion.”
7 tn Heb “to Israel my splendor”; KJV, ASV “for Israel my glory.”