Yesaya 45:4-5

45:4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,

Israel, my chosen one,

I call you by name

and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize ¹  me.

45:5 I am the Lord, I have no peer, ² 

there is no God but me.

I arm you for battle, ³  even though you do not recognize ⁴  me.

[45:4]  ¹ tn Or “know” (NCV, NRSV, TEV, NLT); NIV “acknowledge.”

[45:5]  ² tn Heb “and there is none besides.” On the use of עוֹד (’od) here, see BDB 729 s.v. 1.c.

[45:5]  ³ tn Heb “gird you” (so NASB) or “strengthen you” (so NIV).

[45:5]  ⁴ tn Or “know” (NAB, NCV, NRSV, TEV, CEV, NLT); NIV “have not acknowledged.”