Isaiah 49:19

49:19 Yes, your land lies in ruins;

it is desolate and devastated. ¹ 

But now you will be too small to hold your residents,

and those who devoured you will be far away.

Isaiah 54:14

54:14 You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. ² 

You will not experience oppression; ³ 

indeed, you will not be afraid.

You will not be terrified, ⁴ 

for nothing frightening ⁵  will come near you.

Isaiah 59:12

59:12 For you are aware of our many rebellious deeds, ⁶ 

and our sins testify against us;

indeed, we are aware of our rebellious deeds;

we know our sins all too well. ⁷ 

[49:19]  ¹ tn Heb “Indeed your ruins and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction.” This statement is abruptly terminated in the Hebrew text and left incomplete.

[54:14]  ² tn Heb “in righteousness [or “vindication”] you will be established.” The precise meaning of צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah) here is uncertain. It could mean “righteousness, justice,” indicating that the city will be a center for justice. But the context focuses on deliverance, suggesting that the term means “deliverance, vindication” here.

[54:14]  ³ tn Heb “Be far from oppression!” The imperative is used here in a rhetorical manner to express certainty and assurance. See GKC 324 §110.c.

[54:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “from terror.” The rhetorical command, “be far” is understood by ellipsis here. Note the preceding context.

[54:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “it,” i.e., the “terror” just mentioned.

[59:12]  ³ tn Heb “for many are our rebellious deeds before you.”

[59:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “indeed [or “for”] our rebellious deeds (are) with us, and our sins, we know them.”