39:21 “I will display my majesty 1 among the nations. All the nations will witness the judgment I have executed, and the power I have exhibited 2 among them. 39:22 Then the house of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God, from that day forward.
“‘Look, I am against you, 3 Sidon,
and I will magnify myself in your midst.
Then they will know that I am the Lord
when I execute judgments on her
and reveal my sovereign power 4 in her.
126:2 At that time we laughed loudly
and shouted for joy. 5
At that time the nations said, 6
“The Lord has accomplished great things for these people.”
126:3 The Lord did indeed accomplish great things for us.
We were happy.
1 tn Or “my glory.”
2 tn Heb “my hand which I have placed.”
3 tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘h!nn#n' ?l?K>,’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8.
4 tn Or “reveal my holiness.” God’s “holiness” is fundamentally his transcendence as sovereign ruler of the world. The revelation of his authority and power through judgment is in view in this context.
5 tn Heb “then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a shout.”
6 tn Heb “they said among the nations.”