6.a. The Versions read “the voice of one saying.” See n. 3.a. 6.b. MT וְאָמַר “and he said” is supported by Syr. But DSSIsa LXX and Vg read a 1st sg, “I said.” Tg. and 31 Heb. MSS read a ptcp. This translation makes it 1st sg, as do BHS, Elliger, and most others. 6.c. Tg. translates “the godless.” 6.d. MT חסדו “its loyalty.” DSSIsa חסדיו is pl. LXX δόξα ἀνθρώπον “glory of man” (1 Pet 1:24, “its glory”), Syr. y Ɵ; ywt
h “its beauty,” Vg gloria eius “its glory.” חסד usually means “devotion or
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