Isaiah 44:5

44:5 One will say, ‘I belong to the Lord,’

and another will use ¹  the name ‘Jacob.’

One will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’

and use the name ‘Israel.’” ² 

Isaiah 55:5

55:5 Look, you will summon nations ³  you did not previously know;

nations ⁴  that did not previously know you will run to you,

because of the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, ⁵ 

for he bestows honor on you.

[44:5]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text has a Qal verb form, “and another will call by the name of Jacob.” With support from Symmachus (an ancient Greek textual witness), some read the Niphal, “and another will be called by the name of Jacob.”

[44:5]  ² tn Heb “and by the name of Israel he will title.” Some, with support from several ancient versions, prefer to change the Piel (active) verb form to a Pual (passive), “and he will be titled by the name of Israel.”

[55:5]  ³ tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs in the next line indicate (note that both “know” and “run” are third plural forms).

[55:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs that follow indicate.

[55:5]  ⁵ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.