41:9 you whom I am bringing back 1 from the earth’s extremities,
and have summoned from the remote regions –
I told you, “You are my servant.”
I have chosen you and not rejected you.
43:6 I will say to the north, ‘Hand them over!’
and to the south, ‘Don’t hold any back!’
Bring my sons from distant lands,
and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth,
48:21 They do not thirst as he leads them through dry regions;
he makes water flow out of a rock for them;
he splits open a rock and water flows out.’ 2
58:11 The Lord will continually lead you;
he will feed you even in parched regions. 3
He will give you renewed strength, 4
and you will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring that continually produces water.
1 tn Heb “whom I have taken hold of [i.e., to lead back].”
2 sn The translation above (present tense) assumes that this verse describes God’s provision for returning Babylonian exiles (see v. 20; 35:6; 49:10) in terms reminiscent of the Exodus from Egypt (see Exod 17:6).
3 tn Heb “he will satisfy in parched regions your appetite.”
4 tn Heb “and your bones he will strengthen.”