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Isaiah 51:2
New English Translation
Isaiah 51:2
New English Translation
2 Look at Abraham, your father,
and Sarah, who gave you birth.[a]
When I summoned him, he was a lone individual,[b]
but I blessed him[c] and gave him numerous descendants.[d]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:2 sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.
- Isaiah 51:2 tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”
- Isaiah 51:2 tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.
- Isaiah 51:2 tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”
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