59:20 “A protector 1 comes to Zion,
to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds,” 2 says the Lord.
59:21 “As for me, this is my promise to 3 them,” says the Lord. “My spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward,” 4 says the Lord.
1 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
2 tn Heb “and to those who turn from rebellion in Jacob.”
3 tn Or “my covenant with” (so many English versions); NCV “my agreement with.”
4 tn Heb “from now and on into the future.”