14:21 Prepare to execute 1 his sons
for the sins their ancestors have committed. 2
They must not rise up and take possession of the earth,
or fill the surface of the world with cities.” 3
65:11 But as for you who abandon the Lord
and forget about worshiping at 4 my holy mountain,
who prepare a feast for the god called ‘Fortune,’ 5
and fill up wine jugs for the god called ‘Destiny’ 6 –
1 tn Or “the place of slaughter for.”
2 tn Heb “for the sin of their fathers.”
3 sn J. N. Oswalt (Isaiah [NICOT], 1:320, n. 10) suggests that the garrison cities of the mighty empire are in view here.
4 tn The Hebrew text has simply, “forget.” The words “about worshiping at” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
5 tn The Hebrew has לַגַּד (laggad, “for Gad”), the name of a pagan deity. See HALOT 176 s.v. II גַּד 2.
6 tn The Hebrew has לַמְנִי (lamni, “for Meni”), the name of a pagan deity. See HALOT 602 s.v. מְגִי.