2:14 for all the tall mountains,
for all the high hills, 1
2:15 for every high tower,
for every fortified wall,
2:16 for all the large ships, 2
for all the impressive 3 ships. 4
56:9 All you wild animals in the fields, come and devour,
all you wild animals in the forest!
1 sn The high mountains and hills symbolize the apparent security of proud men, as do the high tower and fortified wall of v. 15.
2 tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.
3 tn Heb “desirable”; NAB, NIV “stately”; NRSV “beautiful.”
4 tn On the meaning of this word, which appears only here in the Hebrew Bible, see H. R. Cohen, Biblical Hapax Legomena (SBLDS), 41-42.