Yesaya 41:14

41:14 Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, ¹ 

men of ²  Israel.

I am helping you,” says the Lord,

your protector, ³  the Holy One of Israel. ⁴ 

Yesaya 43:14

The Lord Will Do Something New

43:14 This is what the Lord says,

your protector, ⁵  the Holy One of Israel: ⁶ 

“For your sake I send to Babylon

and make them all fugitives, ⁷ 

turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs. ⁸ 

Yesaya 44:6

The Absurdity of Idolatry

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

their protector, ⁹  the Lord who commands armies:

“I am the first and I am the last,

there is no God but me.

Yesaya 44:24

The Lord Empowers Cyrus

44:24 This is what the Lord, your protector, ¹⁰  says,

the one who formed you in the womb:

“I am the Lord, who made everything,

who alone stretched out the sky,

who fashioned the earth all by myself, ¹¹ 

Yesaya 47:4

47:4 says our protector –

the Lord who commands armies is his name,

the Holy One of Israel. ¹² 

Yesaya 48:17

48:17 This is what the Lord, your protector, ¹³  says,

the Holy One of Israel: ¹⁴ 

“I am the Lord your God,

who teaches you how to succeed,

who leads you in the way you should go.

Yesaya 49:26

49:26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh;

they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. ¹⁵ 

Then all humankind ¹⁶  will recognize that

I am the Lord, your deliverer,

your protector, ¹⁷  the powerful ruler of Jacob.” ¹⁸ 

Yesaya 54:5

54:5 For your husband is the one who made you –

the Lord who commands armies is his name.

He is your protector, ¹⁹  the Holy One of Israel. ²⁰ 

He is called “God of the entire earth.”

Yesaya 59:20

59:20 “A protector ²¹  comes to Zion,

to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds,” ²²  says the Lord.

Yesaya 60:16

60:16 You will drink the milk of nations;

you will nurse at the breasts of kings. ²³ 

Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,

your protector, ²⁴  the powerful ruler of Jacob. ²⁵ 

[41:14]  ¹ tn Heb “O worm Jacob” (NAB, NIV). The worm metaphor suggests that Jacob is insignificant and despised.

[41:14]  ² tn On the basis of the parallelism (note “worm”) and an alleged Akkadian cognate, some read “louse” or “weevil.” Cf. NAB “O maggot Israel”; NRSV “you insect Israel.”

[41:14]  ³ tn Heb “your kinsman redeemer.” A גָּאַל (ga’al, “kinsman redeemer”) was a protector of the extended family’s interests.

[41:14]  ⁴ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[43:14]  ⁵ tn Or “kinsman redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[43:14]  ⁶ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[43:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “and I bring down [as] fugitives all of them.”

[43:14]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “as for the Babylonians, in ships their joyful shout.” This might be paraphrased, “even the Babylonians in the ships [over which] they joyfully shouted.” The point would be that the Lord caused the Babylonians to flee for safety in the ships in which they took such great pride. A slight change in vocalization yields the reading “into mourning songs,” which provides a good contrast with “joyful shout.” The prefixed bet (בְּ) would indicate identity.

[44:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “his kinsman redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[44:24]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[44:24]  ¹¹ tn The consonantal text (Kethib) has “Who [was] with me?” The marginal reading (Qere) is “from with me,” i.e., “by myself.” See BDB 87 s.v. II אֵת 4.c.

[47:4]  ¹² tc The Hebrew text reads, “Our redeemer – the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts] is his name, the Holy One of Israel.” The ancient Greek version adds “says” before “our redeemer.” אָמַר (’amar) may have accidentally dropped from the text by virtual haplography. Note that the preceding word אָדָם (’adam) is graphically similar.

[47:4]  sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[48:17]  ¹³ tn Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[48:17]  ¹⁴ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[49:26]  ¹⁵ sn Verse 26a depicts siege warfare and bloody defeat. The besieged enemy will be so starved they will their own flesh. The bloodstained bodies lying on the blood-soaked battle site will look as if they collapsed in drunkenness.

[49:26]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, NASB).

[49:26]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[49:26]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.” See 1:24.

[54:5]  ¹⁹ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[54:5]  ²⁰ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[59:20]  ²¹ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[59:20]  ²² tn Heb “and to those who turn from rebellion in Jacob.”

[60:16]  ²³ sn The nations and kings are depicted as a mother nursing her children. Restored Zion will be nourished by them as she receives their wealth as tribute.

[60:16]  ²⁴ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[60:16]  ²⁵ sn See 1:24 and 49:26.