26:12 O Lord, you make us secure, 2
for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us. 3
40:16 Not even Lebanon could supply enough firewood for a sacrifice; 4
its wild animals would not provide enough burnt offerings. 5
1 tn Heb “Make it as deep as Sheol or make it high upwards.” These words suggest that Ahaz can feel free to go beyond the bounds of ordinary human experience.
2 tn Heb “O Lord, you establish peace for us.”
3 tc Some suggest emending גַּם כָּל (gam kol, “even all”) to כִּגְמֻל (kigmul, “according to the deed[s] of”) One might then translate “for according to what our deeds deserve, you have acted on our behalf.” Nevertheless, accepting the MT as it stands, the prophet affirms that Yahweh deserved all the credit for anything Israel had accomplished.
4 tn The words “for a sacrifice” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
5 sn The point is that not even the Lebanon forest could supply enough wood and animals for an adequate sacrifice to the Lord.