6:1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death, 1 I saw the sovereign master 2 seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple.
32:13 Mourn 3 over the land of my people,
which is overgrown with thorns and briers,
and over all the once-happy houses 4
in the city filled with revelry. 5
66:11 For 6 you will nurse from her satisfying breasts and be nourished; 7
you will feed with joy from her milk-filled breasts. 8
1 sn That is, approximately 740
2 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 8, 11 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
3 tn “Mourn” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text vv. 12-13 are one long sentence.
4 tn Heb “indeed, over all the houses of joy.” It is not certain if this refers to individual homes or to places where parties and celebrations were held.
5 sn This same phrase is used in 22:2.
6 tn Or “in order that”; ASV, NRSV “that.”
7 tn Heb “you will suck and be satisfied, from her comforting breast.”
8 tn Heb “you will slurp and refresh yourselves from her heavy breast.”
sn Zion’s residents will benefit from and enjoy her great material prosperity. See v. 12.