Isaiah 58:2

58:2 They seek me day after day;

they want to know my requirements, ¹ 

like a nation that does what is right

and does not reject the law of their God.

They ask me for just decrees;

they want to be near God.

Isaiah 65:16

65:16 Whoever pronounces a blessing in the earth ² 

will do so in the name of the faithful God; ³ 

whoever makes an oath in the earth

will do so in the name of the faithful God. ⁴ 

For past problems will be forgotten;

I will no longer think about them. ⁵ 

[58:2]  ¹ tn Heb “ways” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV); NLT “my laws.”

[65:16]  ² tn Or “in the land” (NIV, NCV, NRSV). The same phrase occurs again later in this verse, with the same options.

[65:16]  ³ tn Heb “will pronounce a blessing by the God of truth.”

[65:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “will take an oath by the God of truth.”

[65:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “for the former distresses will be forgotten, and they will be hidden from my eyes.”