Ezekiel 34:28

34:28 They will no longer be prey for the nations and the wild beasts will not devour them. They will live securely and no one will make them afraid.

Psalms 4:8

4:8 I will lie down and sleep peacefully, 1 

for you, Lord, make me safe and secure. 2 

Jeremiah 23:6

23:6 Under his rule 3  Judah will enjoy safety 4 

and Israel will live in security. 5 

This is the name he will go by:

‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’ 6 

Jeremiah 33:16

33:16 Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety 7  and Jerusalem 8  will live in security. At that time Jerusalem will be called “The Lord has provided us with justice.” 9 

1 tn Heb “in peace at the same time I will lie down and sleep.”

2 tn Heb “for you, Lord, solitarily, securely make me dwell.” The translation understands לְבָדָד (lÿvadad) as modifying the verb; the Lord keeps enemies away from the psalmist so that he is safe and secure. Another option is to take לְבָדָד with what precedes and translate, “you alone, Lord, make me secure.”

3 tn Heb “In his days [= during the time he rules].”

4 tn Parallelism and context (cf. v. 4) suggest this nuance for the word often translated “be saved.” For this nuance elsewhere see Ps 119:117; Prov 28:18 for the verb (יָשַׁע [yasha’] in the Niphal); and Ps 12:6; Job 5:4, 11 for the related noun (יֶשַׁע, yesha’).

5 sn It should be noted that this brief oracle of deliverance implies the reunification of Israel and Judah under the future Davidic ruler. Jeremiah has already spoken about this reunification earlier in 3:18 and will have more to say about it in 30:3; 31:27, 31. This same ideal was espoused in the prophecies of Hosea (1:10-11 [2:1-2 HT]), Isaiah (11:1-4, 10-12), and Ezekiel (37:15-28) all of which have messianic and eschatological significance.

6 tn Heb “his name will be called ‘The Lord our righteousness’.”

7 tn For the translation of this term in this context see the parallel context in 23:6 and consult the translator’s note there.

8 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

9 tn Heb “And this is what will be called to it: ‘The Lord our righteousness.’”