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Look, I made him a witness to nations,[a]
a ruler and commander of nations.”
Look, you will summon nations[b] you did not previously know;
nations[c] that did not previously know you will run to you,
because of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,[d]
for he bestows honor on you.
Seek the Lord while he makes himself available;[e]
call to him while he is nearby!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 55:4 sn Ideally the Davidic king was to testify to the nations of God’s greatness (cf. Pss 18:50 HT [18:49 ET]; 22:28 HT [22:27 ET]). See J. H. Eaton, Kingship in the Psalms (SBT), 182-84.
  2. Isaiah 55:5 tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs in the next line indicate (note that both “know” and “run” are third plural forms).
  3. Isaiah 55:5 tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs that follow indicate.
  4. Isaiah 55:5 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
  5. Isaiah 55:6 tn Heb “while he allows himself to be found.” The Niphal form has a tolerative force here.