33:14 Sinners are afraid in Zion;
panic 1 grips the godless. 2
They say, 3 ‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire?
Who among us can coexist with unquenchable 4 fire?’
35:4 Tell those who panic, 5
“Be strong! Do not fear!
Look, your God comes to avenge!
With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.” 6
52:12 Yet do not depart quickly
or leave in a panic. 7
For the Lord goes before you;
the God of Israel is your rear guard.
1 tn Or “trembling” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “shake with fear.”
2 tn Or “the defiled”; TEV “The sinful people of Zion”; NLT “The sinners in Jerusalem.”
3 tn The words “they say” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Or “perpetual”; or “everlasting” (KJV, ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).
5 tn Heb “Say to the hasty of heart,” i.e., those whose hearts beat quickly from fear.
6 tn The jussive form וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶם (vÿyosha’akhem), which is subordinated to the preceding imperfect with vav conjunctive, indicates purpose.
7 tn Heb “or go in flight”; NAB “leave in headlong flight.”