23:8 Who planned this for royal Tyre, 1
whose merchants are princes,
whose traders are the dignitaries 2 of the earth?
49:20 Yet the children born during your time of bereavement
will say within your hearing,
‘This place is too cramped for us, 3
make room for us so we can live here.’ 4
1 tn The precise meaning of הַמַּעֲטִירָה (hamma’atirah) is uncertain. The form is a Hiphil participle from עָטַר (’atar), a denominative verb derived from עֲטָרָה (’atarah, “crown, wreath”). The participle may mean “one who wears a crown” or “one who distributes crowns.” In either case, Tyre’s prominence in the international political arena is in view.
2 tn Heb “the honored” (so NASB, NRSV); NIV “renowned.”
3 tn Heb “me.” The singular is collective.
4 tn Heb “draw near to me so I can dwell.”