48:16 Approach me! Listen to this!
From the very first I have not spoken in secret;
when it happens, 1 I am there.”
So now, the sovereign Lord has sent me, accompanied by his spirit. 2
48:17 This is what the Lord, your protector, 3 says,
the Holy One of Israel: 4
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you how to succeed,
who leads you in the way you should go.
1 tn Heb “from the time of its occurring.”
2 sn The speaker here is not identified specifically, but he is probably Cyrus, the Lord’s “ally” mentioned in vv. 14-15.
3 tn Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
4 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.