Yesaya 44:23

44:23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; ¹ 

shout out, you subterranean regions ²  of the earth.

O mountains, give a joyful shout;

you too, O forest and all your trees! ³ 

For the Lord protects ⁴  Jacob;

he reveals his splendor through Israel. ⁵ 

Yesaya 60:9

60:9 Indeed, the coastlands ⁶  look eagerly for me,

the large ships ⁷  are in the lead,

bringing your sons from far away,

along with their silver and gold,

to honor the Lord your God, ⁸ 

the Holy One of Israel, ⁹  for he has bestowed honor on you.

[44:23]  ¹ tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”

[44:23]  ² tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.

[44:23]  ³ tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”

[44:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.

[44:23]  ⁵ tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”

[60:9]  ⁶ tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”

[60:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” See the note at 2:16.

[60:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”

[60:9]  ⁹ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.