41:26 Who decreed this from the beginning, so we could know?
Who announced it 1 ahead of time, so we could say, ‘He’s correct’?
Indeed, none of them decreed it!
Indeed, none of them announced it!
Indeed, no one heard you say anything!
58:2 They seek me day after day;
they want to know my requirements, 2
like a nation that does what is right
and does not reject the law of their God.
They ask me for just decrees;
they want to be near God.
1 tn The words “who announced it” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The interrogative particle and verb are understood by ellipsis (see the preceding line).
2 tn Heb “ways” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV); NLT “my laws.”