Isaiah 46:11-13

Context

46:11 who summons an eagle¹ from the east,

from a distant land, one who carries out my plan.

Yes, I have decreed,²

yes, I will bring it to pass;

I have formulated a plan,

yes, I will carry it out.

46:12 Listen to me, you stubborn people,³

you who distance yourself from doing what is right.⁴

46:13 I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away;

I am bringing my salvation near,⁵ it does not wait.

I will save Zion;⁶

I will adorn Israel with my splendor.”⁷

[46:11] ¹tn Or, more generally, “a bird of prey” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV; see 18:6).

[46:11] ²tn Heb “spoken”; KJV “I have spoken it.”

[46:12] ³tn Heb “strong of heart [or, mind]”; KJV “stouthearted”; NAB “fainthearted”; NIV “stubborn-hearted.”

[46:12] ⁴tn Heb “who are far from righteousness [or perhaps, “deliverance”].”

[46:13] ⁵tn Heb “my salvation.” The verb “I am bringing near” is understood by ellipsis (note the previous line).

[46:13] ⁶tn Heb “I will place in Zion salvation”; NASB “I will grant salvation in Zion.”

[46:13] ⁷tn Heb “to Israel my splendor”; KJV, ASV “for Israel my glory.”