42:5 This is what the true God, 2 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, 3
the one who gives breath to the people on it,
and life to those who live on it: 4
1 tn The phrase “I give” is not in the Hebrew text but has been supplied in the translation for clarification.
2 tn Heb “the God.” The definite article here indicates distinctiveness or uniqueness.
3 tn Heb “and its offspring” (so NASB); NIV “all that comes out of it.”
4 tn Heb “and spirit [i.e., “breath”] to the ones walking in it” (NAB, NASB, and NRSV all similar).
5 tn L&N 57.45 has “nor does he need anything more that people can supply by working for him.”
6 tn Grk “he himself gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.”