63:8 He said, “Certainly they will be my people,
children who are not disloyal.” 2
He became their deliverer.
1 tn The words “Isaiah replied” are supplied in the translation for clarification. In the present form of the Hebrew text v. 7 is joined directly to v. 6, but vv. 21-22, if original to Isaiah 38, must be inserted here. See 2 Kgs 20:7-8.
2 tn Heb “children [who] do not act deceitfully.” Here the verb refers to covenantal loyalty.