15:14 The nations will hear 1 and tremble;
anguish 2 will seize 3 the inhabitants of Philistia.
1:1 After Moses the Lord’s servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:
3:28 Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, 12 “Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel 13 and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring 14 the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than 15 serve or pay homage to any god other than their God!
1 tn This verb is a prophetic perfect, assuming that the text means what it said and this song was sung at the Sea. So all these countries were yet to hear of the victory.
2 tn The word properly refers to “pangs” of childbirth. When the nations hear, they will be terrified.
3 tn The verb is again a prophetic perfect.
4 tn Heb “it is wisdom and understanding.”
5 tn Heb “wise and understanding.”
6 tn Heb “and what you did to the two Amorite kings who were beyond the Jordan, Sihon and Og, how you annihilated them.”
7 tn Heb “And we heard and our heart[s] melted and there remained no longer breath in a man because of you.”
8 tn Or “servants.”
9 tn Heb “name.”
10 tn Heb “the report about him, all that he did in Egypt.”
11 tn Heb “they gathered together to fight against Joshua and Israel [with] one mouth.”
12 tn Aram “answered and said.”
13 sn The king identifies the “son of the gods” (v. 25) as an angel. Comparable Hebrew expressions are used elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible for the members of God’s angelic assembly (see Gen 6:2, 4; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Pss 29:1; 89:6). An angel later comes to rescue Daniel from the lions (Dan 6:22).
14 tn Aram “they changed” or “violated.”
15 tn Aram “so that they might not.”
16 tn Aram “walk.”