Isaiah 45:10

45:10 Danger awaits one who says ¹  to his father,

“What in the world ²  are you fathering?”

and to his mother,

“What in the world are you bringing forth?” ³ 

Isaiah 39:7

39:7 ‘Some of your very own descendants whom you father ⁴  will be taken away and will be made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”

[45:10]  ¹ tn Heb “Woe [to] one who says” (NASB and NIV both similar); NCV “How terrible it will be.”

[45:10]  ² tn See the note at v. 9. This phrase occurs a second time later in this verse.

[45:10]  ³ sn Verses 9-10 may allude to the exiles’ criticism that the Lord does not appear to know what he is doing.

[39:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “Some of your sons, who go out from you, whom you father.”