Isaiah 50:8

50:8 The one who vindicates me is close by.

Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! ¹ 

Who is my accuser? ²  Let him challenge me! ³ 

Isaiah 51:22

51:22 This is what your sovereign master, ⁴  the Lord your God, says:

“Look, I have removed from your hand

the cup of intoxicating wine, ⁵ 

the goblet full of my anger. ⁶ 

You will no longer have to drink it.

[50:8]  ¹ tn Heb “Let us stand together!”

[50:8]  ² tn Heb “Who is the master of my judgment?”

[50:8]  ³ tn Heb “let him approach me”; NAB, NIV “Let him confront me.”

[51:22]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[51:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “the cup of [= that causes] staggering” (so ASV, NAB, NRSV); NASB “the cup of reeling.”

[51:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “the goblet of the cup of my anger.”