(A)Remember this, and be [a]assured;
(B)Recall it to [b]mind, you (C)wrongdoers.
Remember the (D)former things long past,
For I am God, and there is (E)no other;
I am God, and there is (F)no one like Me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, ‘(G)My plan will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
11 Calling a (H)bird of prey from the (I)east,
The man of [c]My purpose from a distant country.
Truly I have (J)spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.
I have planned it, I will certainly do it.

12 (K)Listen to Me, you (L)stubborn-minded,
Who are (M)far from righteousness.
13 I (N)bring near My righteousness, it is not far off;
And My salvation will not delay.
And I will grant (O)salvation in Zion,
And My (P)glory for Israel.

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  1. Isaiah 46:8 Lit firm
  2. Isaiah 46:8 Lit heart
  3. Isaiah 46:11 Lit His

Remember this, so you can be brave.[a]
Think about it, you rebels![b]
Remember what I accomplished in antiquity.[c]
Truly I am God, I have no peer;[d]
I am God, and there is none like me,
10 who announces the end from the beginning
and reveals beforehand[e] what has not yet occurred;
who says, ‘My plan will be realized,
I will accomplish what I desire;’
11 who summons an eagle[f] from the east,
from a distant land, one who carries out my plan.
Yes, I have decreed,[g]
yes, I will bring it to pass;
I have formulated a plan,
yes, I will carry it out.
12 Listen to me, you stubborn people,[h]
you who distance yourselves from doing what is right.[i]
13 I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away;
I am bringing my salvation near,[j] it does not wait.
I will save Zion;[k]
I will adorn Israel with my splendor.[l]

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  1. Isaiah 46:8 tn The meaning of the verb אָשַׁשׁ (ʾashash, which appears here in the Hitpolel stem) is uncertain. BDB 84 s.v. אשׁשׁ relates it to a root meaning “found, establish” in Arabic; HALOT 100 s.v. II אשׁשׁ gives the meaning “pluck up courage.” The imperative with vav (ו) may indicate purpose following the preceding imperative.
  2. Isaiah 46:8 tn Heb “return [it], rebels, to heart”; NRSV “recall it to mind, you transgressors.”
  3. Isaiah 46:9 tn Heb “remember the former things, from antiquity”; KJV, ASV “the former things of old.”
  4. Isaiah 46:9 tn Heb “and there is no other” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).
  5. Isaiah 46:10 tn Or “from long ago”; KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV “from ancient times.”
  6. Isaiah 46:11 tn Or, more generally, “a bird of prey” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV; see 18:6).
  7. Isaiah 46:11 tn Heb “spoken”; KJV “I have spoken it.”
  8. Isaiah 46:12 tn Heb “strong of heart [or, mind]”; KJV “stouthearted”; NAB “fainthearted”; NIV “stubborn-hearted.”
  9. Isaiah 46:12 tn Heb “who are far from righteousness [or perhaps, “deliverance”].”
  10. Isaiah 46:13 tn Heb “my salvation.” The verb “I am bringing near” is understood by ellipsis (note the previous line).
  11. Isaiah 46:13 tn Heb “I will place in Zion salvation”; NASB “I will grant salvation in Zion.”
  12. Isaiah 46:13 tn Heb “to Israel my splendor”; KJV, ASV “for Israel my glory.”