38:15 What can I say?
He has decreed and acted. 1
I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief. 2
40:5 The splendor 3 of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people 4 will see it at the same time.
For 5 the Lord has decreed it.” 6
43:12 I decreed and delivered and proclaimed,
and there was no other god among you.
You are my witnesses,” says the Lord, “that I am God.
65:6 Look, I have decreed: 7
I will not keep silent, but will pay them back;
I will pay them back exactly what they deserve, 8
1 tn Heb “and he has spoken and he has acted.”
2 tn Heb “because of the bitterness of my soul.”
3 tn Or “glory.” The Lord’s “glory” is his theophanic radiance and royal splendor (see Isa 6:3; 24:23; 35:2; 60:1; 66:18-19).
4 tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, ASV, NASB); NAB, NIV “mankind”; TEV “the whole human race.”
5 tn Or “indeed.”
6 tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord has spoken” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).
7 tn Heb “Look, it is written before me.”
8 tn Heb “I will pay back into their lap.”