26:21 For look, the Lord is coming out of the place where he lives, 1
to punish the sin of those who live on the earth.
The earth will display the blood shed on it;
it will no longer cover up its slain. 2
45:14 This is what the Lord says:
“The profit 3 of Egypt and the revenue 4 of Ethiopia,
along with the Sabeans, those tall men,
will be brought to you 5 and become yours.
They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. 6
They will bow down to you
and pray to you: 7
‘Truly God is with 8 you; he has no peer; 9
there is no other God!’”
63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom, 10
dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah? 11
Who 12 is this one wearing royal attire, 13
who marches confidently 14 because of his great strength?
“It is I, the one who announces vindication,
and who is able to deliver!” 15
1 tn Heb “out of his place” (so KJV, ASV).
2 sn This implies that rampant bloodshed is one of the reasons for divine judgment. See the note at 24:5.
3 tn Heb “labor,” which stands metonymically for the fruits of labor, either “monetary profit,” or “products.”
4 tn Or perhaps, “merchandise” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “the gain of Ethiopia”; CEV “the treasures of Ethiopia.”
5 tn Heb “they will pass over to you”; NASB, NIV “will come over to you”; CEV “will belong to you.”
6 sn Restored Israel is depicted here in typical ancient Near Eastern fashion as an imperial power that receives riches and slaves as tribute.
7 sn Israel’s vassals are portrayed as so intimidated and awed that they treat Israel as an intermediary to God or sub-deity.
8 tn Or perhaps, “among.” Cf. KJV, ASV “Surely God is in thee.”
9 tn Heb “there is no other” (so NIV, NRSV). The same phrase occurs at the end of v. 18, in v. 21, and at the end of v. 22.
10 sn Edom is here an archetype for the Lord’s enemies. See 34:5.
11 tn Heb “[in] bright red garments, from Bozrah.”
12 tn The interrogative particle is understood by ellipsis; note the first line of the verse.
13 tn Heb “honored in his clothing”; KJV, ASV “glorious in his apparel.”
14 tc The Hebrew text has צָעָה (tsa’ah), which means “stoop, bend” (51:14). The translation assumes an emendation to צָעַד (tsa’ad, “march”; see BDB 858 s.v. צָעָה).
15 tn Heb “I, [the one] speaking in vindication [or “righteousness”], great to deliver.”