14:5 The Lord has broken the club of the wicked,
the scepter of rulers.
30:4 Though his 2 officials are in Zoan
and his messengers arrive at Hanes, 3
1 tn Heb “houses of breath.” HALOT 124 s.v. בַּיִת defines them as “scent-bottles”; cf. NAB, NRSV “perfume boxes.”
2 sn This probably refers to Judah’s officials and messengers.
3 sn Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta in the north; Hanes was located somewhere in southern region of lower Egypt, south of Memphis; the exact location is debated.