46:7 They put it on their shoulder and carry it;
they put it in its place and it just stands there;
it does not 1 move from its place.
Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply;
it does not deliver him from his distress.
65:8 This is what the Lord says:
“When 2 juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes,
someone says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for it contains juice.’ 3
So I will do for the sake of my servants –
I will not destroy everyone. 4
1 tn Or perhaps, “cannot,” here and in the following two lines. The imperfect forms can indicate capability.
2 tn Heb “just as.” In the Hebrew text the statement is one long sentence, “Just as…, so I will do….”
3 tn Heb “for a blessing is in it.”
4 tn Heb “by not destroying everyone.”