Isaiah 48:3

48:3 “I announced events beforehand, ¹ 

I issued the decrees and made the predictions; ² 

suddenly I acted and they came to pass.

Isaiah 59:21

59:21 “As for me, this is my promise to ³  them,” says the Lord. “My spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward,” ⁴  says the Lord.

[48:3]  ¹ tn Heb “the former things beforehand I declared.”

[48:3]  ² tn Heb “and from my mouth they came forth and I caused them to be heard.”

[59:21]  ³ tn Or “my covenant with” (so many English versions); NCV “my agreement with.”

[59:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “from now and on into the future.”