Isaiah 30:21

30:21 You ¹  will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,

“This is the correct ²  way, walk in it,”

whether you are heading to the right or the left.

Isaiah 65:16

65:16 Whoever pronounces a blessing in the earth ³ 

will do so in the name of the faithful God; ⁴ 

whoever makes an oath in the earth

will do so in the name of the faithful God. ⁵ 

For past problems will be forgotten;

I will no longer think about them. ⁶ 

[30:21]  ¹ tn Heb “your ears” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[30:21]  ² tn The word “correct’ is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[65:16]  ³ tn Or “in the land” (NIV, NCV, NRSV). The same phrase occurs again later in this verse, with the same options.

[65:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “will pronounce a blessing by the God of truth.”

[65:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “will take an oath by the God of truth.”

[65:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “for the former distresses will be forgotten, and they will be hidden from my eyes.”