14:13 Then I said, “Oh, Lord God, 1 look! 2 The prophets are telling them that you said, 3 ‘You will not experience war or suffer famine. 4 I will give you lasting peace and prosperity in this land.’” 5
49:31 The Lord says, 6 “Army of Babylon, 7 go and attack
a nation that lives in peace and security.
They have no gates or walls to protect them. 8
They live all alone.
1 tn Heb “Lord Yahweh.” The translation follows the ancient Jewish tradition of substituting the Hebrew word for God for the proper name Yahweh.
2 tn Heb “Behold.” See the translator’s note on usage of this particle in 1:6.
3 tn The words “that you said” are not in the text but are implicit from the first person in the affirmation that follows. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “You will not see sword and you will not have starvation [or hunger].”
5 tn Heb “I will give you unfailing peace in this place.” The translation opts for “peace and prosperity” here for the word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) because in the context it refers both to peace from war and security from famine and plague. The word translated “lasting” (אֱמֶת, ’emet) is a difficult to render here because it has broad uses: “truth, reliability, stability, steadfastness,” etc. “Guaranteed” or “lasting” seem to fit the context the best.
6 tn Heb “Oracle of the
7 tn The words “Army of Babylon” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Heb “no gates and no bar,” i.e., “that lives securely without gates or bars.” The phrase is used by the figure of species for genus (synecdoche) to refer to the fact that they have no defenses, i.e., no walls, gates, or bars on the gates. The figure has been interpreted in the translation for the benefit of the average reader.