22:11 You made a reservoir between the two walls
for the water of the old pool –
but you did not trust in 1 the one who made it; 2
you did not depend on 3 the one who formed it long ago!
25:1 O Lord, you are my God! 4
I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. 5
For you have done extraordinary things,
and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed. 6
37:26 7 Certainly you must have heard! 8
Long ago I worked it out,
in ancient times I planned 9 it,
and now I am bringing it to pass.
The plan is this:
Fortified cities will crash
into heaps of ruins. 10
1 tn Heb “look at”; NAB, NRSV “did not look to.”
2 tn The antecedent of the third feminine singular suffix here and in the next line is unclear. The closest feminine noun is “pool” in the first half of the verse. Perhaps this “old pool” symbolizes the entire city, which had prospered because of God’s provision and protection through the years.
3 tn Heb “did not see.”
4 sn The prophet speaks here as one who has observed the coming judgment of the proud.
5 tn Heb “name.” See the note at 24:15.
6 tn Heb “plans from long ago [in] faithfulness, trustworthiness.” The feminine noun אֱמוּנָה (’emunah, “faithfulness”) and masculine noun אֹמֶן (’omen, “trustworthiness”), both of which are derived from the root אָמַן (’aman), are juxtaposed to emphasize the basic idea conveyed by the synonyms. Here they describe the absolute reliability of the divine plans.
7 tn Having quoted the Assyrian king’s arrogant words in vv. 23-24, the Lord now speaks to the king.
8 tn Heb “Have you not heard?” The rhetorical question expresses the Lord’s amazement that anyone might be ignorant of what he is about to say.
9 tn Heb “formed” (so KJV, ASV).
10 tn Heb “and it is to cause to crash into heaps of ruins fortified cities.” The subject of the third feminine singular verb תְהִי (tÿhi) is the implied plan, referred to in the preceding lines with third feminine singular pronominal suffixes.