21:22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you 1 in all that you do.
45:14 This is what the Lord says:
“The profit 2 of Egypt and the revenue 3 of Ethiopia,
along with the Sabeans, those tall men,
will be brought to you 4 and become yours.
They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. 5
They will bow down to you
and pray to you: 6
‘Truly God is with 7 you; he has no peer; 8
there is no other God!’”
45:1 This is what the Lord says to his chosen 9 one,
to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold 10
in order to subdue nations before him,
and disarm kings, 11
to open doors before him,
so gates remain unclosed:
3:1 Look, the sovereign Lord who commands armies 12
is about to remove from Jerusalem 13 and Judah
every source of security, including 14
all the food and water, 15
3:2 the mighty men and warriors,
judges and prophets,
omen readers and leaders, 16
1 sn God is with you. Abimelech and Phicol recognized that Abraham enjoyed special divine provision and protection.
2 tn Heb “labor,” which stands metonymically for the fruits of labor, either “monetary profit,” or “products.”
3 tn Or perhaps, “merchandise” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “the gain of Ethiopia”; CEV “the treasures of Ethiopia.”
4 tn Heb “they will pass over to you”; NASB, NIV “will come over to you”; CEV “will belong to you.”
5 sn Restored Israel is depicted here in typical ancient Near Eastern fashion as an imperial power that receives riches and slaves as tribute.
6 sn Israel’s vassals are portrayed as so intimidated and awed that they treat Israel as an intermediary to God or sub-deity.
7 tn Or perhaps, “among.” Cf. KJV, ASV “Surely God is in thee.”
8 tn Heb “there is no other” (so NIV, NRSV). The same phrase occurs at the end of v. 18, in v. 21, and at the end of v. 22.
9 tn Heb “anointed” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “his appointed king.”
10 sn The “right hand” is a symbol of activity and strength; the Lord directs Cyrus’ activities and assures his success.
11 tn Heb “and the belts of kings I will loosen”; NRSV “strip kings of their robes”; NIV “strip kings of their armor.”
12 tn Heb “the master, the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].” On the title “the Lord who commands armies,” see the note at 1:9.
13 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
14 tn Heb “support and support.” The masculine and feminine forms of the noun are placed side-by-side to emphasize completeness. See GKC 394 §122.v.
15 tn Heb “all the support of food, and all the support of water.”
16 tn Heb “elder” (so ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); NCV “older leaders.”