14:13 You said to yourself, 1
“I will climb up to the sky.
Above the stars of El 2
I will set up my throne.
I will rule on the mountain of assembly
on the remote slopes of Zaphon. 3
40:31 But those who wait for the Lord’s help 4 find renewed strength;
they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, 5
they run without growing weary,
they walk without getting tired.
1 tn Heb “you, you said in your heart.”
2 sn In Canaanite mythology the stars of El were astral deities under the authority of the high god El.
3 sn Zaphon, the Canaanite version of Olympus, was the “mountain of assembly” where the gods met.
4 tn The words “for the Lord’s help” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
5 tn Heb “they rise up [on] wings like eagles” (TEV similar).