Yesaya 45:8

45:8 O sky, rain down from above!

Let the clouds send down showers ¹  of deliverance!

Let the earth absorb it ²  so salvation may grow, ³ 

and deliverance may sprout up ⁴  along with it.

I, the Lord, create it. ⁵ 

Yesaya 46:13

46:13 I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away;

I am bringing my salvation near, ⁶  it does not wait.

I will save Zion; ⁷ 

I will adorn Israel with my splendor.” ⁸ 

Yesaya 51:4-5

51:4 Pay attention to me, my people!

Listen to me, my people!

For ⁹  I will issue a decree, ¹⁰ 

I will make my justice a light to the nations. ¹¹ 

51:5 I am ready to vindicate, ¹² 

I am ready to deliver, ¹³ 

I will establish justice among the nations. ¹⁴ 

The coastlands ¹⁵  wait patiently for me;

they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power. ¹⁶ 

[45:8]  ¹ tn Heb “let the clouds drip with”; KJV “let the skies pour down.”

[45:8]  ² tn Heb “open up” (so NASB); NIV, NLT “open wide.”

[45:8]  ³ tc The plural verb should be emended to a singular form. The vav (ו) ending is probably virtually dittographic (note the yod at the beginning of the following word).

[45:8]  ⁴ tc The Hiphil verb form (תַצְמִיחַ, tatsmiakh) should probably be emended to a Qal (תִצְמַח, titsmakh). The יח sequence at the end of the form is probably due to dittography (note the following יַחַד, yakhad).

[45:8]  ⁵ tn The masculine singular pronominal suffix probably refers back to יָשַׁע (yasha’, “salvation”).

[46:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “my salvation.” The verb “I am bringing near” is understood by ellipsis (note the previous line).

[46:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “I will place in Zion salvation”; NASB “I will grant salvation in Zion.”

[46:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “to Israel my splendor”; KJV, ASV “for Israel my glory.”

[51:4]  ⁹ tn Or “certainly.”

[51:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “instruction [or “a law”] will go out from me.”

[51:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and my justice for a light to the nations I will cause to rest.”

[51:5]  ¹² tn Heb “my righteousness [or “vindication”] is near.”

[51:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “my deliverance goes forth.”

[51:5]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and my arms will judge [on behalf of] nations.”

[51:5]  ¹⁵ tn Or “islands” (NIV); TEV “Distant lands.”

[51:5]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “for my arm” (so NIV, NRSV).