51:56 For a destroyer is attacking Babylon. 1
Her warriors will be captured;
their bows will be broken. 2
For the Lord is a God who punishes; 3
he pays back in full. 4
1 tn Heb “for a destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon.”
2 tn The Piel form (which would be intransitive here, see GKC 142 §52.k) should probably be emended to Qal.
3 tn Or “God of retribution.”
4 tn The infinitive absolute emphasizes the following finite verb. Another option is to translate, “he certainly pays one back.” The translation assumes that the imperfect verbal form here describes the