49:13 Shout for joy, O sky! 1
Rejoice, O earth!
Let the mountains give a joyful shout!
For the Lord consoles his people
and shows compassion to the 2 oppressed.
52:8 Listen, 3 your watchmen shout;
in unison they shout for joy,
for they see with their very own eyes 4
the Lord’s return to Zion.
1 tn Or “O heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
2 tn Heb “his” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
3 tn קוֹל (qol, “voice”) is used at the beginning of the verse as an interjection.
4 tn Heb “eye in eye”; KJV, ASV “eye to eye”; NAB “directly, before their eyes.”