1996 NLT vs. 2007 NLT

I will be comparing some snips from the 1996 edition of the NLT with those of the 2007 edition.
The 96 version will be above in each pairing and the 2007 will be underneath.

Isaiah is the book.

53:3
bitterest grief
deepest grief

53:5
he was wounded and crushed for our sins
he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed in our sins

53:5
He was beaten so that we might have peace
He was beaten so that we could be whole

53:8
From prison and trial they led him away to his death. but who among the people realized that he was dying for their sins --that he was suffering their punishment?

Unjustly condemned, he was led away. No one cared that he died without descendants, that his life was cut short in midstream. But he was struck down for the rebellion of my people.

53:10
he will have a multitude of children, many heirs

he will have many descendants

53:12
I will give him the honors of one who is mighty and great

I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier

 

54:13
1996 : I will teach all your citizens, and their prosperity will be great
2007 : I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy grat peace

54:15
96 : it will not be because I sent them to punish you. Your enemies will always be defeated because I am on your side.
07 : it is not because I sent them. Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.

54:17
96 : everyone who tells lies in court will be brought to justice
07 : You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you.

 

55:2
96 : food that is good for the soul
07 : you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food.

55:3
96 : the life of your soul is at stake
07 : Listen, and you will find life

55:7
96 : he will abundantly pardon
07 : he will forgive generously

55:13
96 : This miracle
07 : These events

 

56:1
96 : to rescue you
07 : to rescue you and to display my righteousness among you

57:1
96 : The righteous pass away
07 : Good people pass away

57:8
96 : Behind closed doors, you have set up your idols and worship them instead of me
07 : You have put pagan symbols on your doorposts and behind your doors

57:11
96 : How is it that you don't even remember me or think about me?
07 : Is that why you have lied to me and forgotten me and my words?

57:17
96 : but they went right on sinning
07 : but they kept going on their own stubborn way

 

58:3
96 : We have done much penance
07 : We have been very hard on ourselves

58:9
96 : Stop oppressing the helpless and stop making false accusations.
07 : Remove the heavy yoke of oppression. Stop pointing your finger.

58:12
96 : Your children
07 : Some of you

 

59:4
96 : They spend their time plotting evil deeds and then doing them
07 : They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin

59:5
96 : They spend their time and energy spinning evil plans that end up in deadly actions.
07 : They hatch deadly snakes and weave spiders' webs. Whoever falls into their webs will die,
and there's danger even in getting near them.

59:6
96 : They cheat and shortchange everyone. Nothing they do is productive.
07 : They have mapped out crooked roads.

59:
96 : It is because of all this evil that deliverance is far from us. That is why God doesn't
punish those who injure us.
07 : So there is no justice among us, and we know nothing about right living.

 

63:3
96 : I have trodden the winepress alone
07 : I have been treading the winpress alone

63:8
96 : Surely they will not be false again
07 : Surely they will not betray me again

63:12
96 : establishing his reputation forever
07 : making himself famous forever

64:5
96 : your anger is heavy on us
07 : you have been very angry with us

66:14
96 : Vigorous health will be yours!
07 : You will flourish like the grass!

 

So which one is more dynamic overall? Cite the passages you like from the two and those ones you think didn't cut the mustard.

 

Your reading comprehension skills are severely lacking. Pay attention.

I was posting snips from the 1996 NLT and the 2007 version. How can you miss the obvious much of the time?

 

You decide. I gave a bunch of examples. You compare them. It's not an either/or proposition. It's on a case-by-case basis.

 

The 2007 version seems to be less dynamic. The NET note has "A warrior who will be richly rewarded."

 

The NET has "You will refute everyone who tries to accuse you."
So the 2007 edition seems to be less dynamic.

 

The NET renders it as :"...not remember me or think about me." That's
somewhat like the 1996 version.

 

The NET reads :"gaining for himself a lasting reputation."
That's closer to the 1996 version.

 

In the NET note it says the Hebrew renders it like "Your bones like grass will sprout."
Therefore the 2007 is less dynamic.

 

The NET reads:"You must remove the burdomsome yoke from among you and stop pointing fingers..."
So the 2007 edition is less dynamic of the two.