Yesaya 45:23

45:23 I solemnly make this oath ¹  –

what I say is true and reliable: ² 

‘Surely every knee will bow to me,

every tongue will solemnly affirm; ³ 

Yesaya 47:8

47:8 So now, listen to this,

O one who lives so lavishly, ⁴ 

who lives securely,

who says to herself, ⁵ 

‘I am unique! No one can compare to me! ⁶ 

I will never have to live as a widow;

I will never lose my children.’ ⁷ 

[45:23]  ¹ tn Heb “I swear by myself”; KJV, NASB “have sworn.”

[45:23]  ² tn Heb “a word goes out from my mouth [in] truth and will not return.”

[45:23]  ³ tn Heb “swear” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “confess allegiance.”

[47:8]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps, “voluptuous one” (NAB); NAB “you sensual one”; NLT “You are a pleasure-crazy kingdom.”

[47:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “the one who says in her heart.”

[47:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “I [am], and besides me there is no other.” See Zeph 2:15.

[47:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “I will not live [as] a widow, and I will not know loss of children.”