23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a human being, 2 that he should change his mind.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen? 3
44:26 who fulfills the oracles of his prophetic servants 4
and brings to pass the announcements 5 of his messengers,
who says about Jerusalem, 6 ‘She will be inhabited,’
and about the towns of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt,
her ruins I will raise up,’
1 sn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about 7 quarts.
2 tn Heb “son of man.”
3 tn The verb is the Hiphil of קוּם (qum, “to cause to rise; to make stand”). The meaning here is more of the sense of fulfilling the promises made.
3 tn Heb “the word of his servant.” The following context indicates that the Lord’s prophets are in view.
4 tn Heb “counsel.” The Hebrew term עֵצָה (’etsah) probably refers here to the divine plan as announced by the prophets. See HALOT 867 s.v. I עֵצָה.
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 sn The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself. For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; 55:10-11.