18:7 At that time
tribute will be brought to the Lord who commands armies,
by a people that are tall and smooth-skinned,
a people that are feared far and wide,
a nation strong and victorious,
whose land rivers divide. 1
The tribute 2 will be brought to the place where the Lord who commands armies has chosen to reside, on Mount Zion. 3
29:8 It will be like a hungry man dreaming that he is eating,
only to awaken and find that his stomach is empty. 4
It will be like a thirsty man dreaming that he is drinking,
only to awaken and find that he is still weak and his thirst unquenched. 5
So it will be for the horde from all the nations
that fight against Mount Zion.
1 tn On the interpretive difficulties of this verse, see the notes at v. 2, where the same terminology is used.
2 tn The words “the tribute” are repeated here in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “to the place of the name of the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts], Mount Zion.”
4 tn Or “that he [or “his appetite”] is unsatisfied.”
5 tn Or “that he is faint and that he [or “his appetite”] longs [for water].”