Yesaya 6:8

6:8 I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, “Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?” ¹  I answered, “Here I am, send me!”

Yesaya 31:2

31:2 Yet he too is wise ²  and he will bring disaster;

he does not retract his decree. ³ 

He will attack the wicked nation, ⁴ 

and the nation that helps ⁵  those who commit sin. ⁶ 

Yesaya 41:9

41:9 you whom I am bringing back ⁷  from the earth’s extremities,

and have summoned from the remote regions –

I told you, “You are my servant.”

I have chosen you and not rejected you.

Yesaya 43:6

43:6 I will say to the north, ‘Hand them over!’

and to the south, ‘Don’t hold any back!’

Bring my sons from distant lands,

and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth,

Yesaya 46:10-11

46:10 who announces the end from the beginning

and reveals beforehand ⁸  what has not yet occurred,

who says, ‘My plan will be realized,

I will accomplish what I desire,’

46:11 who summons an eagle ⁹  from the east,

from a distant land, one who carries out my plan.

Yes, I have decreed, ¹⁰ 

yes, I will bring it to pass;

I have formulated a plan,

yes, I will carry it out.

Yesaya 52:6

52:6 For this reason my people will know my name,

for this reason they will know ¹¹  at that time ¹²  that I am the one who says,

‘Here I am.’”

[6:8]  ¹ tn Heb “for us.” The plural pronoun refers to the Lord, the seraphs, and the rest of the heavenly assembly.

[31:2]  ² sn This statement appears to have a sarcastic tone. The royal advisers who are advocating an alliance with Egypt think they are wise, but the Lord possesses wisdom as well and will thwart their efforts.

[31:2]  ³ tn Heb “and he does not turn aside [i.e., “retract”] his words”; NIV “does not take back his words.”

[31:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he will arise against the house of the wicked.”

[31:2]  ⁵ sn That is, Egypt.

[31:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and against the help of the doers of sin.”

[41:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “whom I have taken hold of [i.e., to lead back].”

[46:10]  ⁸ tn Or “from long ago”; KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV “from ancient times.”

[46:11]  ⁹ tn Or, more generally, “a bird of prey” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV; see 18:6).

[46:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “spoken”; KJV “I have spoken it.”

[52:6]  ¹¹ tn The verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[52:6]  ¹² tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).