17:16 “‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, surely in the city 1 of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke – in the middle of Babylon he will die!
34:25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and will rid the land of wild beasts, so that they can live securely 2 in the wilderness and even sleep in the woods. 3
1 tn Heb “place.”
2 tn The phrase “live securely” occurs in Ezek 28:26; 38:8, 11, 14; 39:26 as an expression of freedom from fear. It is a promised blessing resulting from obedience (see Lev 26:5-6).
3 sn The woods were typically considered to be places of danger (Ps 104:20-21; Jer 5:6).
4 tn Heb “to desecrate.”
5 tc The Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions read “you.” The Masoretic text reads “they.”