Isaiah 45:6

45:6 I do this ¹  so people ²  will recognize from east to west

that there is no God but me;

I am the Lord, I have no peer.

Isaiah 54:12

54:12 I will make your pinnacles out of gems, ³ 

your gates out of beryl, ⁴ 

and your outer wall ⁵  out of beautiful ⁶  stones.

[45:6]  ¹ tn The words “I do this” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[45:6]  ² tn Heb “they” (so KJV, ASV); TEV, CEV “everyone”; NLT “all the world.”

[54:12]  ³ tn Perhaps, “rubies” (so ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[54:12]  ⁴ tn On the meaning of אֶקְדָּח (’eqdakh), which occurs only here, see HALOT 82 s.v.

[54:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “border” (so ASV); NASB “your entire wall.”

[54:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “delightful”; KJV “pleasant.”