Yesaya 39:4

39:4 Isaiah ¹  asked, “What have they seen in your palace?” Hezekiah replied, “They have seen everything in my palace. I showed them everything in my treasuries.”

Yesaya 59:16

The Lord Intervenes

59:16 He sees there is no advocate; ² 

he is shocked ³  that no one intervenes.

So he takes matters into his own hands; ⁴ 

his desire for justice drives him on. ⁵ 

Yesaya 63:16

63:16 For you are our father,

though Abraham does not know us

and Israel does not recognize us.

You, Lord, are our father;

you have been called our protector from ancient times. ⁶ 

[39:4]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[59:16]  ² tn Heb “man” (so KJV, ASV); TEV “no one to help.”

[59:16]  ³ tn Or “appalled” (NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “disgusted.”

[59:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “and his arm delivers for him.”

[59:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “and his justice [or “righteousness”] supports him.”

[63:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “our protector [or “redeemer”] from antiquity [is] your name.”