12:7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemaiah: 1 “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon. 2 My anger will not be unleashed against 3 Jerusalem through 4 Shishak.
12:8 Yet they will become his subjects, so they can experience how serving me differs from serving the surrounding nations.” 5
1 tnHeb “the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying.”
2 tnHeb “and I will give to them soon deliverance.”
3 tn Or “gush forth upon.”
4 tnHeb “by the hand of.”
5 tnHeb “so they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.”