Isaiah 44:2

44:2 This is what the Lord, the one who made you, says –

the one who formed you in the womb and helps you:

“Don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob,

Jeshurun, ¹  whom I have chosen!

Isaiah 51:13

51:13 Why do you forget ²  the Lord, who made you,

who stretched out the sky ³ 

and founded the earth?

Why do you constantly tremble all day long ⁴ 

at the anger of the oppressor,

when he makes plans to destroy?

Where is the anger of the oppressor? ⁵ 

[44:2]  ¹ sn Jeshurun is a poetic name for Israel; it occurs here and in Deut 32:15; 33:5, 26.

[51:13]  ² tn Heb “and that you forget.”

[51:13]  ³ tn Or “the heavens” (also in v. 16). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[51:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “and that you tremble constantly all the day.”

[51:13]  ⁵ tn The question anticipates the answer, “Ready to disappear!” See v. 14.