Isaiah 32:20

32:20 you will be blessed,

you who plant seed by all the banks of the streams, ¹ 

you who let your ox and donkey graze. ² 

Isaiah 63:5

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

I was shocked because there was no one offering support. ³ 

So my right arm accomplished deliverance;

my raging anger drove me on. ⁴ 

Isaiah 51:5

51:5 I am ready to vindicate, ⁵ 

I am ready to deliver, ⁶ 

I will establish justice among the nations. ⁷ 

The coastlands ⁸  wait patiently for me;

they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power. ⁹ 

[32:20]  ¹ tn Heb “by all the waters.”

[32:20]  ² tn Heb “who set free the foot of the ox and donkey”; NIV “letting your cattle and donkeys range free.”

[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.”

[51:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “my righteousness [or “vindication”] is near.”

[51:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “my deliverance goes forth.”

[51:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “and my arms will judge [on behalf of] nations.”

[51:5]  ⁸ tn Or “islands” (NIV); TEV “Distant lands.”

[51:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “for my arm” (so NIV, NRSV).