2:19 They 1 will go into caves in the rocky cliffs
and into holes in the ground, 2
trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord 3
and his royal splendor,
when he rises up to terrify the earth. 4
2:21 so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs
and the openings under the rocky overhangs, 5
trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord 6
and his royal splendor,
when he rises up to terrify the earth. 7
14:11 Your splendor 8 has been brought down to Sheol,
as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. 9
You lie on a bed of maggots,
with a blanket of worms over you. 10
17:3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim,
and Damascus will lose its kingdom. 13
The survivors in Syria
will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,”
says the Lord who commands armies.
24:23 The full moon will be covered up, 14
the bright sun 15 will be darkened; 16
for the Lord who commands armies will rule 17
on Mount Zion in Jerusalem 18
in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor. 19
28:1 The splendid crown of Ephraim’s drunkards is doomed, 20
the withering flower, its beautiful splendor, 21
situated 22 at the head of a rich valley,
the crown of those overcome with wine. 23
28:4 The withering flower, its beautiful splendor,
situated at the head of a rich valley,
will be like an early fig before harvest –
as soon as someone notices it,
he grabs it and swallows it. 24
46:13 I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away;
I am bringing my salvation near, 25 it does not wait.
I will save Zion; 26
I will adorn Israel with my splendor.” 27
58:8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; 28
your restoration will quickly arrive; 29
your godly behavior 30 will go before you,
and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard. 31
59:19 In the west, people respect 32 the Lord’s reputation; 33
in the east they recognize his splendor. 34
For he comes like a rushing 35 stream
driven on by wind sent from the Lord. 36
60:19 The sun will no longer supply light for you by day,
nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you;
the Lord will be your permanent source of light –
the splendor of your God will shine upon you. 37
60:21 All of your people will be godly; 38
they will possess the land permanently.
I will plant them like a shoot;
they will be the product of my labor,
through whom I reveal my splendor. 39
1 tn The identity of the grammatical subject is unclear. The “idols” could be the subject; they will “go” into the caves and holes when the idolaters throw them there in their haste to escape God’s judgment (see vv. 20-21). The picture of the idols, which represent the foreign deities worshiped by the people, fleeing from the Lord would be highly polemical and fit the overall mood of the chapter. However it seems more likely that the idolaters themselves are the subject, for v. 10 uses similar language in sarcastically urging them to run from judgment.
2 tn Heb “dust”; ASV “into the holes of the earth.”
3 tn Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “trying to escape” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
4 tn Or “land.” It is not certain if these verses are describing the judgment of Judah (see vv. 6-9) or a more universal judgment on all proud men.
5 sn The precise point of vv. 20-21 is not entirely clear. Are they taking the idols into their hiding places with them, because they are so attached to their man-made images? Or are they discarding the idols along the way as they retreat into the darkest places they can find? In either case it is obvious that the gods are incapable of helping them.
6 tn Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “trying to escape” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
7 tn Or “land.” It is not certain if these verses are describing the judgment of Judah (see vv. 6-9) or a more universal judgment on all proud men. Almost all English versions translate “earth,” taking this to refer to universal judgment.
8 tn Or “pride” (NCV, CEV); KJV, NIV, NRSV “pomp.”
9 tn Or “harps” (NAB, NIV, NRSV).
10 tn Heb “under you maggots are spread out, and worms are your cover.”
11 tn Heb “in three years, like the years of a hired worker.” The three years must be reckoned exactly, just as a hired worker would carefully keep track of the time he had agreed to work for an employer in exchange for a predetermined wage.
12 tn Heb “and the splendor of Moab will be disgraced with all the great multitude, and a small little remnant will not be strong.”
13 tn Heb “and kingship from Damascus”; cf. NASB “And sovereignty from Damascus.”
14 tn Heb “will be ashamed.”
15 tn Or “glow of the sun.”
16 tn Heb “will be ashamed” (so NCV).
17 tn Or “take his throne,” “become king.”
18 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
19 tn Heb “and before his elders [in] splendor.”
20 tn Heb “Woe [to] the crown [or “wreath”] of the splendor [or “pride”] of the drunkards of Ephraim.” The “crown” is Samaria, the capital city of the northern kingdom (Ephraim). Priests and prophets are included among these drunkards in v. 7.
21 tn Heb “the beauty of his splendor.” In the translation the masculine pronoun (“his”) has been replaced by “its” because the referent (the “crown”) is the city of Samaria.
22 tn Heb “which [is].”
23 tn Heb “ones overcome with wine.” The words “the crown of” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The syntactical relationship of the final phrase to what precedes is uncertain. הֲלוּמֵי יָיִן (halume yayin, “ones overcome with wine”) seems to correspond to שִׁכֹּרֵי אֶפְרַיִם (shikkore ’efrayim, “drunkards of Ephraim”) in line 1. The translation assumes that the phrase “the splendid crown” is to be understood in the final line as well.
24 tn Heb “which the one seeing sees, while still it is in his hand he swallows it.”
25 tn Heb “my salvation.” The verb “I am bringing near” is understood by ellipsis (note the previous line).
26 tn Heb “I will place in Zion salvation”; NASB “I will grant salvation in Zion.”
27 tn Heb “to Israel my splendor”; KJV, ASV “for Israel my glory.”
28 tn Heb “will burst out like the dawn.”
sn Light here symbolizes God’s favor and restored blessing, as the immediately following context makes clear.
29 tn Heb “prosper”; KJV “spring forth speedily.”
30 tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.
31 sn The nation will experience God’s protective presence.
32 tc Heb “fear.” A few medieval Hebrew
33 tn Heb “and they fear from the west the name of the Lord.”
34 tn Heb “and from the rising of the sun his splendor.”
35 tn Heb “narrow”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “pent-up.”
36 tn Heb “the wind of the Lord drives it on.” The term רוּחַ (ruakh) could be translated “breath” here (see 30:28).
37 tn Heb “and your God for your splendor.”
38 tn Or “righteous” (NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “just.”
39 tn Heb “a shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to reveal splendor.”