Isaiah 19:25

19:25 The Lord who commands armies will pronounce a blessing over the earth, saying, 1  “Blessed be my people, Egypt, and the work of my hands, Assyria, and my special possession, 2  Israel!”

Isaiah 44:3

44:3 For I will pour water on the parched ground 3 

and cause streams to flow 4  on the dry land.

I will pour my spirit on your offspring

and my blessing on your children.

1 tn Heb “which the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts] will bless [it], saying.” The third masculine singular suffix on the form בֵּרֲכוֹ (berakho) should probably be emended to a third feminine singular suffix בֵּרֲכָהּ (berakhah), for its antecedent would appear to be the feminine noun אֶרֶץ (’erets, “earth”) at the end of v. 24.

2 tn Or “my inheritance” (NAB, NASB, NIV).

3 tn Heb “the thirsty.” Parallelism suggests that dry ground is in view (see “dry land” in the next line.)

4 tn Heb “and streams”; KJV “floods.” The verb “cause…to flow” is supplied in the second line for clarity and for stylistic reasons.