4:2 Many nations will come, saying,
“Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain,
to the temple 1 of Jacob’s God,
so he can teach us his commands 2
and we can live by his laws.” 3
For Zion will be the source of instruction;
the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem. 4
4:10 Twist and strain, 5 Daughter Zion, as if you were in labor!
For you will leave the city
and live in the open field.
You will go to Babylon,
but there you will be rescued.
There the Lord will deliver 6 you
from the power 7 of your enemies.
1 tn Heb “house.”
2 tn Heb “ways.”
3 tn Heb “and we can walk in his paths.”
4 tn Heb “instruction [or, “law”] will go out from Zion, and the word of the
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5 tn Or perhaps “scream”; NRSV, TEV, NLT “groan.”
6 tn Or “redeem” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
7 tn Heb “hand.” The Hebrew idiom is a metonymy for power or control.