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 45:6

45:6 I do this ⁵  so people ⁶  will recognize from east to west

that there is no God but me;

I am the Lord, I have no peer.

Isaiah 47:7

47:7 You said,

‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ ⁷ 

You did not think about these things; ⁸ 

you did not consider how it would turn out. ⁹ 

Isaiah 48:7

48:7 Now they come into being, ¹⁰  not in the past;

before today you did not hear about them,

so you could not say,

‘Yes, ¹¹  I know about them.’

Isaiah 51:15

51:15 I am the Lord your God,

who churns up the sea so that its waves surge.

The Lord who commands armies is his name!

Isaiah 57:10

57:10 Because of the long distance you must travel, you get tired, ¹² 

but you do not say, ‘I give up.’ ¹³ 

You get renewed energy, ¹⁴ 

so you don’t collapse. ¹⁵ 

Isaiah 59:16

The Lord Intervenes

59:16 He sees there is no advocate; ¹⁶ 

he is shocked ¹⁷  that no one intervenes.

So he takes matters into his own hands; ¹⁸ 

his desire for justice drives him on. ¹⁹ 

Isaiah 59:18

59:18 He repays them for what they have done,

dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries

and punishing his enemies. ²⁰ 

He repays the coastlands. ²¹ 

[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.”

[45:6]  ⁵ tn The words “I do this” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[45:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “they” (so KJV, ASV); TEV, CEV “everyone”; NLT “all the world.”

[47:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “Forever I [will be] permanent queen”; NIV “the eternal queen”; CEV “queen forever.”

[47:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “you did not set these things upon your heart [or “mind”].”

[47:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “you did not remember its outcome”; NAB “you disregarded their outcome.”

[48:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “are created” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “They are brand new.”

[48:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “look”; KJV, NASB “Behold.”

[57:10]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “by the greatness [i.e., “length,” see BDB 914 s.v. רֹב 2] of your way you get tired.”

[57:10]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “it is hopeless” (so NAB, NASB, NIV); NRSV “It is useless.”

[57:10]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “the life of your hand you find.” The term חַיָּה (khayyah, “life”) is here used in the sense of “renewal” (see BDB 312 s.v.) while יָד (yad) is used of “strength.”

[57:10]  ²⁰ tn Heb “you do not grow weak.”

[59:16]  ²¹ tn Heb “man” (so KJV, ASV); TEV “no one to help.”

[59:16]  ²² tn Or “appalled” (NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “disgusted.”

[59:16]  ²³ tn Heb “and his arm delivers for him.”

[59:16]  ²⁴ tn Heb “and his justice [or “righteousness”] supports him.”

[59:18]  ²⁵ tn Heb “in accordance with deeds, so he repays, anger to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies.”

[59:18]  ²⁶ tn Or “islands” (KJV, NIV).