Yesaya 45:13

45:13 It is me – I stir him up and commission him; ¹ 

I will make all his ways level.

He will rebuild my city;

he will send my exiled people home,

but not for a price or a bribe,”

says the Lord who commands armies.

Yesaya 58:6

58:6 No, this is the kind of fast I want. ² 

I want you ³  to remove the sinful chains,

to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke,

to set free the oppressed, ⁴ 

and to break every burdensome yoke.

[45:13]  ¹ tn Heb “I stir him up in righteousness”; NASB “I have aroused him.” See the note at 41:2. Cyrus (cf. 44:28) is in view here.

[58:6]  ² tn Heb “Is this not a fast I choose?” “No” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[58:6]  ³ tn The words “I want you” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[58:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “crushed.”