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 47:12

47:12 Persist ¹  in trusting ²  your amulets

and your many incantations,

which you have faithfully recited ³  since your youth!

Maybe you will be successful ⁴  –

maybe you will scare away disaster. ⁵ 

Isaiah 48:17

48:17 This is what the Lord, your protector, ⁶  says,

the Holy One of Israel: ⁷ 

“I am the Lord your God,

who teaches you how to succeed,

who leads you in the way you should go.

[47:12]  ¹ tn Heb “stand” (so KJV, ASV); NASB, NRSV “Stand fast.”

[47:12]  ² tn The word “trusting” is supplied in the translation for clarification. See v. 9.

[47:12]  ³ tn Heb “in that which you have toiled.”

[47:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “maybe you will be able to profit.”

[47:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “maybe you will cause to tremble.” The object “disaster” is supplied in the translation for clarification. See the note at v. 9.

[48:17]  ¹ tn Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[48:17]  ² sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.