48:14 All of you, gather together and listen!
Who among them 1 announced these things?
The Lord’s ally 2 will carry out his desire against Babylon;
he will exert his power against the Babylonians. 3
48:20 Leave Babylon!
Flee from the Babylonians!
Announce it with a shout of joy!
Make this known!
Proclaim it throughout the earth! 4
Say, ‘The Lord protects 5 his servant Jacob.
48:21 They do not thirst as he leads them through dry regions;
he makes water flow out of a rock for them;
he splits open a rock and water flows out.’ 6
1 sn This probably refers to the idol gods (see v. 5).
2 tn Or “friend,” or “covenant partner.”
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3 tn Heb “and his arm [against] the Babylonians.”
4 tn Heb “to the end of the earth” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV).
5 tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.
6 sn The translation above (present tense) assumes that this verse describes God’s provision for returning Babylonian exiles (see v. 20; 35:6; 49:10) in terms reminiscent of the Exodus from Egypt (see Exod 17:6).