65:9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
and from Judah people to take possession of my mountains.
My chosen ones will take possession of the land; 1
my servants will live there.
65:10 Sharon 2 will become a pasture for sheep,
and the Valley of Achor 3 a place where cattle graze; 4
they will belong to my people, who seek me. 5
1 tn Heb “it.” The third feminine singular pronominal suffix probably refers to the land which contains the aforementioned mountains.
2 sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.
3 sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.
4 tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”
5 tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”