Yesaya 52:12

52:12 Yet do not depart quickly

or leave in a panic. ¹ 

For the Lord goes before you;

the God of Israel is your rear guard.

Yesaya 54:14

54:14 You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. ² 

You will not experience oppression; ³ 

indeed, you will not be afraid.

You will not be terrified, ⁴ 

for nothing frightening ⁵  will come near you.

Yesaya 57:16

57:16 For I will not be hostile ⁶  forever

or perpetually angry,

for then man’s spirit would grow faint before me, ⁷ 

the life-giving breath I created.

[52:12]  ¹ tn Heb “or go in flight”; NAB “leave in headlong flight.”

[54:14]  ² tn Heb “in righteousness [or “vindication”] you will be established.” The precise meaning of צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah) here is uncertain. It could mean “righteousness, justice,” indicating that the city will be a center for justice. But the context focuses on deliverance, suggesting that the term means “deliverance, vindication” here.

[54:14]  ³ tn Heb “Be far from oppression!” The imperative is used here in a rhetorical manner to express certainty and assurance. See GKC 324 §110.c.

[54:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “from terror.” The rhetorical command, “be far” is understood by ellipsis here. Note the preceding context.

[54:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “it,” i.e., the “terror” just mentioned.

[57:16]  ⁶ tn Or perhaps, “argue,” or “accuse” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[57:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “for a spirit from before me would be faint.”