Yesaya 43:7

43:7 everyone who belongs to me, ¹ 

whom I created for my glory,

whom I formed – yes, whom I made!

Yesaya 44:23

44:23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; ² 

shout out, you subterranean regions ³  of the earth.

O mountains, give a joyful shout;

you too, O forest and all your trees! ⁴ 

For the Lord protects ⁵  Jacob;

he reveals his splendor through Israel. ⁶ 

Yesaya 60:21

60:21 All of your people will be godly; ⁷ 

they will possess the land permanently.

I will plant them like a shoot;

they will be the product of my labor,

through whom I reveal my splendor. ⁸ 

Yesaya 61:3

61:3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion,

by giving them a turban, instead of ashes,

oil symbolizing joy, ⁹  instead of mourning,

a garment symbolizing praise, ¹⁰  instead of discouragement. ¹¹ 

They will be called oaks of righteousness, ¹² 

trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor. ¹³ 

[43:7]  ¹ tn Heb “everyone who is called by my name” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[44:23]  ² tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”

[44:23]  ³ tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.

[44:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”

[44:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.

[44:23]  ⁶ tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”

[60:21]  ⁷ tn Or “righteous” (NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “just.”

[60:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “a shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to reveal splendor.”

[61:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “oil of joy” (KJV, ASV); NASB, NIV, NRSV “the oil of gladness.”

[61:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “garment of praise.”

[61:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “a faint spirit” (so NRSV); KJV, ASV “the spirit of heaviness”; NASB “a spirit of fainting.”

[61:3]  ¹² tn Rather than referring to the character of the people, צֶדֶק (tsedeq) may carry the nuance “vindication” here, suggesting that God’s restored people are a testimony to his justice. See v. 2, which alludes to the fact that God will take vengeance against the enemies of his people. Cf. NAB “oaks of justice.”

[61:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “a planting of the Lord to reveal splendor.”