40:17 All the nations are insignificant before him;
they are regarded as absolutely nothing. 1
49:16 Look, I have inscribed your name 2 on my palms;
your walls are constantly before me.
[40:17] 1 tn Heb “[as derived] from nothing and unformed.”
[49:16] 2 tn Heb “you.” Here the pronoun is put by metonymy for the person’s name.
