59:18 He repays them for what they have done,
dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries
and punishing his enemies. 1
He repays the coastlands. 2
59:19 In the west, people respect 3 the Lord’s reputation; 4
in the east they recognize his splendor. 5
For he comes like a rushing 6 stream
driven on by wind sent from the Lord. 7
1 tn Heb “in accordance with deeds, so he repays, anger to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies.”
2 tn Or “islands” (KJV, NIV).
3 tc Heb “fear.” A few medieval Hebrew
4 tn Heb “and they fear from the west the name of the Lord.”
5 tn Heb “and from the rising of the sun his splendor.”
6 tn Heb “narrow”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “pent-up.”
7 tn Heb “the wind of the Lord drives it on.” The term רוּחַ (ruakh) could be translated “breath” here (see 30:28).