Isaiah 65:24

65:24 Before they even call out, ¹  I will respond;

while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Isaiah 46:4

46:4 Even when you are old, I will take care of you, ² 

even when you have gray hair, I will carry you.

I made you and I will support you;

I will carry you and rescue you. ³ 

Isaiah 43:4

43:4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, ⁴ 

and I love you,

I will hand over people in place of you,

nations in place of your life.

Isaiah 43:12

43:12 I decreed and delivered and proclaimed,

and there was no other god among you.

You are my witnesses,” says the Lord, “that I am God.

Isaiah 44:6

The Absurdity of Idolatry

44:6 This is what the Lord, Israel’s king, says,

their protector, ⁵  the Lord who commands armies:

“I am the first and I am the last,

there is no God but me.

Isaiah 49:4

49:4 But I thought, ⁶  “I have worked in vain;

I have expended my energy for absolutely nothing.” ⁷ 

But the Lord will vindicate me;

my God will reward me. ⁸ 

Isaiah 49:21

49:21 Then you will think to yourself, ⁹ 

‘Who bore these children for me?

I was bereaved and barren,

dismissed and divorced. ¹⁰ 

Who raised these children?

Look, I was left all alone;

where did these children come from?’”

Isaiah 59:21

59:21 “As for me, this is my promise to ¹¹  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,” ¹²  says the Lord.

[65:24]  ¹ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[46:4]  ² tn Heb “until old age, I am he” (NRSV similar); NLT “I will be your God throughout your lifetime.”

[46:4]  ³ sn Unlike the weary idol gods, whose images must be carried by animals, the Lord carries his weary people.

[43:4]  ³ tn Heb “Since you are precious in my eyes and you are honored.”

[44:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “his kinsman redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[49:4]  ⁵ tn Or “said” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “I replied.”

[49:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “for nothing and emptiness.” Synonyms are combined to emphasize the common idea.

[49:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “But my justice is with the Lord, and my reward [or “wage”] with my God.”

[49:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “and you will say in your heart.”

[49:21]  ⁷ tn Or “exiled and thrust away”; NIV “exiled and rejected.”

[59:21]  ⁷ tn Or “my covenant with” (so many English versions); NCV “my agreement with.”

[59:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “from now and on into the future.”