Yesaya 45:19
Konteks45:19 I have not spoken in secret,
in some hidden place. 1
I did not tell Jacob’s descendants,
‘Seek me in vain!’ 2
I am the Lord,
the one who speaks honestly,
who makes reliable announcements. 3
Yesaya 55:6
Konteks55:6 Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; 4
call to him while he is nearby!
[45:19] 1 tn Heb “in a place of a land of darkness” (ASV similar); NASB “in some dark land.”
[45:19] 2 tn “In vain” translates תֹהוּ (tohu), used here as an adverbial accusative: “for nothing.”
[45:19] 3 tn The translation above assumes that צֶדֶק (tsedeq) and מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim) are adverbial accusatives (see 33:15). If they are taken as direct objects, indicating the content of what is spoken, one might translate, “who proclaims deliverance, who announces justice.”
[55:6] 4 tn Heb “while he allows himself to be found.” The Niphal form has a tolerative force here.