54:17 No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed;
you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. 1
This is what the Lord will do for his servants –
I will vindicate them,” 2
says the Lord.
65:8 This is what the Lord says:
“When 3 juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes,
someone says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for it contains juice.’ 4
So I will do for the sake of my servants –
I will not destroy everyone. 5
1 tn Heb “and every tongue that rises up for judgment with you will prove to be guilty.”
2 tn Heb “this is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication from me.”
3 tn Heb “just as.” In the Hebrew text the statement is one long sentence, “Just as…, so I will do….”
4 tn Heb “for a blessing is in it.”
5 tn Heb “by not destroying everyone.”