Isaiah 22:22

22:22 I will place the key ¹  to the house of David on his shoulder. When he opens the door, no one can close it; when he closes the door, no one can open it.

Isaiah 41:28

41:28 I look, but there is no one,

among them there is no one who serves as an adviser,

that I might ask questions and receive answers.

Isaiah 45:5

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.

Isaiah 51:18

51:18 There was no one to lead her

among all the children she bore;

there was no one to take her by the hand

among all the children she raised.

Isaiah 63:5

63:5 I looked, but there was no one to help;

I was shocked because there was no one offering support. ⁵ 

So my right arm accomplished deliverance;

my raging anger drove me on. ⁶ 

[22:22]  ¹ sn This may refer to a literal insignia worn by the chief administrator. Even so, it would still symbolize the administrator’s authority to grant or exclude access to the king. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:422.

[45:5]  ² tn Heb “and there is none besides.” On the use of עוֹד (’od) here, see BDB 729 s.v. 1.c.

[45:5]  ³ tn Heb “gird you” (so NASB) or “strengthen you” (so NIV).

[45:5]  ⁴ tn Or “know” (NAB, NCV, NRSV, TEV, CEV, NLT); NIV “have not acknowledged.”

[63:5]  ³ sn See Isa 59:16 for similar language.

[63:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and my anger, it supported me”; NIV “my own wrath sustained me.”