40:17 All the nations are insignificant before him;
they are regarded as absolutely nothing. 1
49:16 Look, I have inscribed your name 2 on my palms;
your walls are constantly before me.
65:24 Before they even call out, 3 I will respond;
while they are still speaking, I will hear.
1 tn Heb “[as derived] from nothing and unformed.”
2 tn Heb “you.” Here the pronoun is put by metonymy for the person’s name.
3 tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.