Yesaya 14:1

14:1 The Lord will certainly have compassion on Jacob; ¹  he will again choose Israel as his special people ²  and restore ³  them to their land. Resident foreigners will join them and unite with the family ⁴  of Jacob.

Yesaya 65:1

The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly

65:1 “I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; ⁵ 

I appeared to those who did not look for me. ⁶ 

I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’

to a nation that did not invoke ⁷  my name.

[14:1]  ¹ tn The sentence begins with כִּי (ki), which is understood as asseverative (“certainly”) in the translation. Another option is to translate, “For the Lord will have compassion.” In this case one of the reasons for Babylon’s coming demise (13:22b) is the Lord’s desire to restore his people.

[14:1]  ² tn The words “as his special people” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[14:1]  ³ tn Or “settle” (NASB, NIV, NCV, NLT).

[14:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “house.”

[65:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “I allowed myself to be sought by those who did not ask.”

[65:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “I allowed myself to be found by those who did not seek.”

[65:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “call out in”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “call on.”