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Isaiah 12:2

Behold, Godis my salvation Better: Behold the God of my salvation (Psalms 88:1).

The second half of the verse is repeated almost verbally from Exodus 15:2 my song the personal suff. is omitted in Hebr., probably through defective writing.

the Lord JEHOVAH Hebr. Yah Yahveh, a combination only recurring in ch. Isaiah 26:4. Since LXX. and other versions have only one Divine name here it is possible that the second was added in explanation of the rarer contracted form "Jah."

my salvation The word here used (yěshû-âh) is not found in genuine prophecies of Isaiah (unless ch. Isaiah 33:2; Isaiah 33:6 be exceptions).

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