Yesaya 43:21-22

43:21 the people whom I formed for myself,

so they might praise me.” ¹ 

The Lord Rebukes His People

43:22 “But you did not call for me, O Jacob;

you did not long ²  for me, O Israel.

Yesaya 43:27

43:27 The father of your nation ³  sinned;

your spokesmen ⁴  rebelled against me.

[43:21]  ¹ tn Heb “[so] they might declare my praise.”

[43:22]  ² tn Or “strive”; KJV, ASV, NRSV “been weary of me.”

[43:27]  ³ tn Heb “your first father.” This could refer to Abraham (see 51:2), but elsewhere in Isaiah he does not appear in a negative light (see 29:22; 41:8; 63:16). A more likely candidate is Jacob/Israel, also referred to as the nation’s “father” elsewhere (see 58:14; 63:16).

[43:27]  ⁴ tn On the meaning of the term לִיץ (lits), see HALOT 590 s.v. מֵלִיץ. This may refer to the nation’s prophets, priests, and/or kings.