Isaiah 51:14

51:14 The one who suffers ¹  will soon be released;

he will not die in prison, ² 

he will not go hungry. ³ 

Isaiah 32:6

32:6 For a fool speaks disgraceful things; ⁴ 

his mind plans out sinful deeds. ⁵ 

He commits godless deeds ⁶ 

and says misleading things about the Lord;

he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite ⁷ 

and gives the thirsty nothing to drink. ⁸ 

[51:14]  ¹ tn Heb “who is stooped over” (under a burden).

[51:14]  ² tn Heb “the pit” (so KJV); ASV, NAB “die and go down into the pit”; NASB, NIV “dungeon”; NCV “prison.”

[51:14]  ³ tn Heb “he will not lack his bread.”

[32:6]  ⁴ tn Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.

[32:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”

[32:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”

[32:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”

[32:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”