Isaiah 51:2

51:2 Look at Abraham, your father,

and Sarah, who gave you birth.4

When I summoned him, he was a lone individual,5

but I blessed him6 and gave him numerous descendants.7

4	sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.
5	tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”
6	tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.
7	tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”