3:15 Why do you crush my people
and grind the faces of the poor?” 1
The sovereign Lord who commands armies 2 has spoken.
5:3 So now, residents of Jerusalem, 3
people 4 of Judah,
you decide between me and my vineyard!
32:18 My people will live in peaceful settlements,
in secure homes,
and in safe, quiet places. 5
33:13 You who are far away, listen to what I have done!
You who are close by, recognize my strength!”
49:16 Look, I have inscribed your name 6 on my palms;
your walls are constantly before me.
52:13 “Look, my servant will succeed! 7
He will be elevated, lifted high, and greatly exalted 8 –
57:14 He says, 9
“Build it! Build it! Clear a way!
Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!”
63:8 He said, “Certainly they will be my people,
children who are not disloyal.” 10
He became their deliverer.
1 sn The rhetorical question expresses the Lord’s outrage at what the leaders have done to the poor. He finds it almost unbelievable that they would have the audacity to treat his people in this manner.
2 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.
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “men,” but in a generic sense.
5 tn Or “in safe resting places”; NAB, NRSV “quiet resting places.”
7 tn Heb “you.” Here the pronoun is put by metonymy for the person’s name.
9 tn Heb “act wisely,” which by metonymy means “succeed.”
10 tn This piling up of synonyms emphasizes the degree of the servant’s coming exaltation.
11 tn Since God is speaking throughout this context, perhaps we should emend the text to “and I say.” However, divine speech is introduced in v. 15.
13 tn Heb “children [who] do not act deceitfully.” Here the verb refers to covenantal loyalty.