55:7 Look, I will escape to a distant place;
I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah)
65:12 The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture, 1
and the hills are clothed with joy. 2
75:6 For victory does not come from the east or west,
or from the wilderness. 3
78:19 They insulted God, saying, 4
“Is God really able to give us food 5 in the wilderness?
78:40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness,
and insulted him 6 in the desert!
106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving 7 for meat; 8
they challenged God 9 in the desert.
136:16 to the one who led his people through the wilderness,
for his loyal love endures,
1 tn Heb “drip.”
2 tn That is, with rich vegetation that brings joy to those who see it.
3 tn Heb “for not from the east or from the west, and not from the wilderness of the mountains.” If one follows this reading the sentence is elliptical. One must supply “does help come,” or some comparable statement. However, it is possible to take הָרִים (harim) as a Hiphil infinitive from רוּם (rum), the same verb used in vv. 4-5 of “lifting up” a horn. In this case one may translate the form as “victory.” In this case the point is that victory does not come from alliances with other nations.
4 tn Heb “they spoke against God, they said.”
5 tn Heb “to arrange a table [for food].”
6 tn Or “caused him pain.”
7 sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.
8 tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”
9 tn Heb “they tested God.”