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20 “And a redeemer will come to Zion,
    to those in Jacob who turn away from transgression,”

declares[a] Yahweh.

21 “And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says Yahweh:

my spirit that is upon you,
    and my words that I have placed in your mouth
shall not depart from your mouth,
    or[b] from the mouths[c] of your children,[d]
    or[e] from the mouths[f] of your children’s children,”[g]
        says Yahweh, “from now on and forever.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:20 Literally “declaration of”
  2. Isaiah 59:21 Or “and”
  3. Isaiah 59:21 Hebrew “mouth”
  4. Isaiah 59:21 Literally “offspring”
  5. Isaiah 59:21 Or “and”
  6. Isaiah 59:21 Hebrew “mouth”
  7. Isaiah 59:21 Literally “the offspring of your offspring”

20 “The Redeemer(A) will come to Zion,(B)
    to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,”(C)
declares the Lord.

21 “As for me, this is my covenant(D) with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit,(E) who is on you, will not depart from you,(F) and my words that I have put in your mouth(G) will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.

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