Isaiah 59:20-21

59:20 “A protector ¹  comes to Zion,

to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds,” ²  says the Lord.

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.

[59:20]  ¹ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[59:20]  ² tn Heb “and to those who turn from rebellion in Jacob.”

[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.”