Isaiah 54:17

54:17 No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed;

you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. ¹ 

This is what the Lord will do for his servants –

I will vindicate them,” ² 

says the Lord.

Isaiah 65:8

65:8 This is what the Lord says:

“When ³  juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes,

someone says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for it contains juice.’ ⁴ 

So I will do for the sake of my servants –

I will not destroy everyone. ⁵ 

[54:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and every tongue that rises up for judgment with you will prove to be guilty.”

[54:17]  ² tn Heb “this is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication from me.”

[65:8]  ³ tn Heb “just as.” In the Hebrew text the statement is one long sentence, “Just as…, so I will do….”

[65:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “for a blessing is in it.”

[65:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “by not destroying everyone.”