Isaiah 63:13

63:13 who led them through the deep water?

Like a horse running on flat land ¹  they did not stumble.

Isaiah 38:14

38:14 Like a swallow or a thrush I chirp,

I coo ²  like a dove;

my eyes grow tired from looking up to the sky. ³ 

O sovereign master, ⁴  I am oppressed;

help me! ⁵ 

[63:13]  ¹ tn Heb “in the desert [or “steppe”].”

[38:14]  ² tn Or “moan” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); KJV, CEV “mourn.”

[38:14]  ³ tn Heb “my eyes become weak, toward the height.”

[38:14]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in v. 16 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[38:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “stand surety for me.” Hezekiah seems to be picturing himself as a debtor who is being exploited; he asks that the Lord might relieve his debt and deliver him from the oppressive creditor.