17:22 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
“‘I will take a sprig 1 from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. 2
I will pluck from the top one of its tender twigs;
I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
48:8 “Next to the border of Judah from the east side to the west will be the allotment you must set apart. It is to be eight and a quarter miles 3 wide, and the same length as one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west; the sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
1 sn The language is analogous to messianic imagery in Isa 11:1; Zech 3:8; 6:4 although the technical terminology is not the same.
2 tc The LXX lacks “and plant it.”
3 tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).