Yesaya 46:4

46:4 Even when you are old, I will take care of you, ¹ 

even when you have gray hair, I will carry you.

I made you and I will support you;

I will carry you and rescue you. ² 

Yesaya 46:9

46:9 Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! ³ 

Truly I am God, I have no peer; ⁴ 

I am God, and there is none like me,

Yesaya 60:16

60:16 You will drink the milk of nations;

you will nurse at the breasts of kings. ⁵ 

Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,

your protector, ⁶  the powerful ruler of Jacob. ⁷ 

[46:4]  ¹ tn Heb “until old age, I am he” (NRSV similar); NLT “I will be your God throughout your lifetime.”

[46:4]  ² sn Unlike the weary idol gods, whose images must be carried by animals, the Lord carries his weary people.

[46:9]  ³ tn Heb “remember the former things, from antiquity”; KJV, ASV “the former things of old.”

[46:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and there is no other” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[60:16]  ⁵ sn The nations and kings are depicted as a mother nursing her children. Restored Zion will be nourished by them as she receives their wealth as tribute.

[60:16]  ⁶ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[60:16]  ⁷ sn See 1:24 and 49:26.