33:7 Look, ambassadors 1 cry out in the streets;
messengers sent to make peace 2 weep bitterly.
14:32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? 3
Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure;
the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.
1 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word is unknown. Proposals include “heroes” (cf. KJV, ASV “valiant ones”; NASB, NIV “brave men”); “priests,” “residents [of Jerusalem].” The present translation assumes that the term is synonymous with “messengers of peace,” with which it corresponds in the parallel structure of the verse.
2 tn Heb “messengers of peace,” apparently those responsible for negotiating the agreements that have been broken (see v. 8).
3 sn The question forces the Philistines to consider the dilemma they will face – surrender and oppression, or battle and death.