Yesaya 42:5

42:5 This is what the true God, ¹  the Lord, says –

the one who created the sky and stretched it out,

the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, ² 

the one who gives breath to the people on it,

and life to those who live on it: ³ 

Yesaya 57:16

57:16 For I will not be hostile ⁴  forever

or perpetually angry,

for then man’s spirit would grow faint before me, ⁵ 

the life-giving breath I created.

[42:5]  ¹ tn Heb “the God.” The definite article here indicates distinctiveness or uniqueness.

[42:5]  ² tn Heb “and its offspring” (so NASB); NIV “all that comes out of it.”

[42:5]  ³ tn Heb “and spirit [i.e., “breath”] to the ones walking in it” (NAB, NASB, and NRSV all similar).

[57:16]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps, “argue,” or “accuse” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[57:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “for a spirit from before me would be faint.”