19:9 He went into a cave there and spent the night. All of a sudden the Lord spoke to him, “Why are you here, Elijah?” 19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal 1 to the Lord, the sovereign God, 2 even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, 3 torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” 4
62:1 “For the sake of Zion I will not be silent;
for the sake of Jerusalem 5 I will not be quiet,
until her vindication shines brightly 6
and her deliverance burns like a torch.”
62:6 I 7 post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
they should keep praying all day and all night. 8
You who pray to 9 the Lord, don’t be silent!
62:7 Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem, 10
until he makes Jerusalem the pride 11 of the earth.
1 tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.
2 tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”
3 tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”
4 tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Heb “goes forth like brightness.”
7 sn The speaker here is probably the prophet.
8 tn Heb “all day and all night continually they do not keep silent.” The following lines suggest that they pray for the Lord’s intervention and restoration of the city.
9 tn Or “invoke”; NIV “call on”; NASB, NRSV “remind.”
10 tn “Jerusalem” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons; note the following line.
11 tn Heb “[the object of] praise.”