Discovery BoxIsaiah 51:13-15 
Context51:13 Why do you forget 1 the Lord, who made you,
who stretched out the sky 2
and founded the earth?
Why do you constantly tremble all day long 3
at the anger of the oppressor,
when he makes plans to destroy?
Where is the anger of the oppressor? 4
51:14 The one who suffers 5 will soon be released;
he will not die in prison, 6
he will not go hungry. 7
51:15 I am the Lord your God,
who churns up the sea so that its waves surge.
The Lord who commands armies is his name!
1 tn Heb “and that you forget.”
2 tn Or “the heavens” (also in v. 16). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
3 tn Heb “and that you tremble constantly all the day.”
4 tn The question anticipates the answer, “Ready to disappear!” See v. 14.
5 tn Heb “who is stooped over” (under a burden).
6 tn Heb “the pit” (so KJV); ASV, NAB “die and go down into the pit”; NASB, NIV “dungeon”; NCV “prison.”
7 tn Heb “he will not lack his bread.”
