Isaiah 45:19

45:19 I have not spoken in secret,

in some hidden place. ¹ 

I did not tell Jacob’s descendants,

‘Seek me in vain!’ ² 

I am the Lord,

the one who speaks honestly,

who makes reliable announcements. ³ 

Isaiah 33:15

33:15 The one who lives ⁴  uprightly ⁵ 

and speaks honestly;

the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures

and rejects a bribe; ⁶ 

the one who does not plot violent crimes ⁷ 

and does not seek to harm others ⁸  –

[45:19]  ¹ tn Heb “in a place of a land of darkness” (ASV similar); NASB “in some dark land.”

[45:19]  ² tn “In vain” translates תֹהוּ (tohu), used here as an adverbial accusative: “for nothing.”

[45:19]  ³ tn The translation above assumes that צֶדֶק (tsedeq) and מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim) are adverbial accusatives (see 33:15). If they are taken as direct objects, indicating the content of what is spoken, one might translate, “who proclaims deliverance, who announces justice.”

[33:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).

[33:15]  ⁵ tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”

[33:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”

[33:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”

[33:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”