14:13 You said to yourself, 1
“I will climb up to the sky.
Above the stars of El 2
I will set up my throne.
I will rule on the mountain of assembly
on the remote slopes of Zaphon. 3
24:23 The full moon will be covered up, 4
the bright sun 5 will be darkened; 6
for the Lord who commands armies will rule 7
on Mount Zion in Jerusalem 8
in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor. 9
1 tn Heb “you, you said in your heart.”
2 sn In Canaanite mythology the stars of El were astral deities under the authority of the high god El.
3 sn Zaphon, the Canaanite version of Olympus, was the “mountain of assembly” where the gods met.
4 tn Heb “will be ashamed.”
5 tn Or “glow of the sun.”
6 tn Heb “will be ashamed” (so NCV).
7 tn Or “take his throne,” “become king.”
8 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
9 tn Heb “and before his elders [in] splendor.”