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19 I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate.[a]
Complete prosperity[b] is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,”
says the Lord, “and I will heal them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:19 tc The Hebrew text has literally, “one who creates fruit of lips.” Perhaps the pronoun אֲנִי (ʾani) should be inserted after the participle; it may have been accidentally omitted by haplography: נוּב שְׂפָתָיִם [אֲנִי] בּוֹרֵי (boreʾ [ʾani] nuv sefatayim). “Fruit of the lips” is often understood as a metonymy for praise; perhaps it refers more generally to joyful shouts (see v. 18).
  2. Isaiah 57:19 tn Heb “Peace, peace.” The repetition of the noun emphasizes degree.