Isaiah 49:21

49:21 Then you will think to yourself, ¹ 

‘Who bore these children for me?

I was bereaved and barren,

dismissed and divorced. ² 

Who raised these children?

Look, I was left all alone;

where did these children come from?’”

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.

Isaiah 60:9

60:9 Indeed, the coastlands ⁵  look eagerly for me,

the large ships ⁶  are in the lead,

bringing your sons from far away,

along with their silver and gold,

to honor the Lord your God, ⁷ 

the Holy One of Israel, ⁸  for he has bestowed honor on you.

[49:21]  ¹ tn Heb “and you will say in your heart.”

[49:21]  ² tn Or “exiled and thrust away”; NIV “exiled and rejected.”

[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.”

[60:9]  ⁵ tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”

[60:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” See the note at 2:16.

[60:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”

[60:9]  ⁸ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.