Yesaya 42:20

42:20 You see ¹  many things, but don’t comprehend; ² 

their ears are open, but do not hear.”

Yesaya 45:15

45:15 Yes, you are a God who keeps hidden,

O God of Israel, deliverer!

Yesaya 52:13

The Lord Will Vindicate His Servant

52:13 “Look, my servant will succeed! ³ 

He will be elevated, lifted high, and greatly exalted ⁴  –

[42:20]  ¹ tn The consonantal text (Kethib) has a perfect, 2nd person masculine singular; the marginal reading (Qere) has an infinitive absolute, which functions here as a finite verb.

[42:20]  ² tn Heb “but you do not guard [i.e., retain in your memory]”; NIV “but have paid no attention.”

[52:13]  ³ tn Heb “act wisely,” which by metonymy means “succeed.”

[52:13]  ⁴ tn This piling up of synonyms emphasizes the degree of the servant’s coming exaltation.