Isaiah 41:20

41:20 I will do this so ¹  people ²  will observe and recognize,

so they will pay attention and understand

that the Lord’s power ³  has accomplished this,

and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being.” ⁴ 

Isaiah 44:9

44:9 All who form idols are nothing;

the things in which they delight are worthless.

Their witnesses cannot see;

they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.

Isaiah 52:8

52:8 Listen, ⁵  your watchmen shout;

in unison they shout for joy,

for they see with their very own eyes ⁶ 

the Lord’s return to Zion.

[41:20]  ¹ tn The words “I will do this” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text has here simply, “in order that.”

[41:20]  ² tn Heb “they”; NAB, NRSV “that all may see”; CEV, NLT “Everyone will see.”

[41:20]  ³ tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[41:20]  ⁴ tn Or “created it” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “has made it happen.”

[52:8]  ⁵ tn קוֹל (qol, “voice”) is used at the beginning of the verse as an interjection.

[52:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “eye in eye”; KJV, ASV “eye to eye”; NAB “directly, before their eyes.”