Discovery BoxIsaiah 42:10 
Context42:10 Sing to the Lord a brand new song!
Praise him 1 from the horizon of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and everything that lives in it, 2
you coastlands 3 and those who live there!
Isaiah 49:1
Context49:1 Listen to me, you coastlands! 4
Pay attention, you people who live far away!
The Lord summoned me from birth; 5
he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world. 6
Isaiah 51:5
Context51:5 I am ready to vindicate, 7
I am ready to deliver, 8
I will establish justice among the nations. 9
The coastlands 10 wait patiently for me;
they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power. 11
1 tn Heb “his praise.” The phrase stands parallel to “new song” in the previous line.
2 tn Heb “and its fullness”; NASB, NIV “and all that is in it.”
3 tn Or “islands” (NASB, NIV); NLT “distant coastlands.”
4 tn Or “islands” (NASB, NIV); NLT “in far-off lands.”
sn The Lord’s special servant, introduced in chap. 42, speaks here of his commission.
5 tn Heb “called me from the womb.”
6 tn Heb “from the inner parts of my mother he mentioned my name.”
7 tn Heb “my righteousness [or “vindication”] is near.”
8 tn Heb “my deliverance goes forth.”
9 tn Heb “and my arms will judge [on behalf of] nations.”
10 tn Or “islands” (NIV); TEV “Distant lands.”
11 tn Heb “for my arm” (so NIV, NRSV).
