Isaiah 22:25

22:25 “At that time,” ¹  says the Lord who commands armies, “the peg fastened into a solid place will come loose. It will be cut off and fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut off.” ²  Indeed, ³  the Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 43:10

43:10 You are my witnesses,” says the Lord,

“my servant whom I have chosen,

so that you may consider ⁴  and believe in me,

and understand that I am he.

No god was formed before me,

and none will outlive me. ⁵ 

Isaiah 54:17

54:17 No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed;

you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. ⁶ 

This is what the Lord will do for his servants –

I will vindicate them,” ⁷ 

says the Lord.

Isaiah 66:2

66:2 My hand made them; ⁸ 

that is how they came to be,” ⁹  says the Lord.

I show special favor ¹⁰  to the humble and contrite,

who respect what I have to say. ¹¹ 

[22:25]  ¹ tn Or “In that day” (KJV).

[22:25]  ² sn Eliakim’s authority, though seemingly secure, will eventually be removed, and with it his family’s prominence.

[22:25]  ³ tn Or “for” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).

[43:10]  ⁴ tn Or “know” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[43:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and after me, there will not be”; NASB “there will be none after Me.”

[54:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “and every tongue that rises up for judgment with you will prove to be guilty.”

[54:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “this is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication from me.”

[66:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all these.” The phrase refers to the heavens and earth, mentioned in the previous verse.

[66:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and all these were.” Some prefer to emend וַיִּהְיוּ (vayyihyu, “and they were”) to וְלִי הָיוּ (vÿli hayu, “and to me they were”), i.e., “and they belong to me.”

[66:2]  ¹² tn Heb “and to this one I look” (KJV and NASB both similar).

[66:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “to the humble and the lowly in spirit and the one who trembles at my words.”