34:15 Owls 1 will make nests and lay eggs 2 there;
they will hatch them and protect them. 3
Yes, hawks 4 will gather there,
each with its mate.
35:6 Then the lame will leap like a deer,
the mute tongue will shout for joy;
for water will flow 5 in the desert,
streams in the wilderness. 6
58:8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; 7
your restoration will quickly arrive; 8
your godly behavior 9 will go before you,
and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard. 10
1 tn Hebrew קִפּוֹז (qippoz) occurs only here; the precise meaning of the word is uncertain.
2 tn For this proposed meaning for Hebrew מָלַט (malat), see HALOT 589 s.v. I מלט.
3 tn Heb “and brood [over them] in her shadow.”
4 tn The precise meaning of דַּיָּה (dayyah) is uncertain, though the term appears to refer to some type of bird of prey, perhaps a vulture.
5 tn Heb “burst forth” (so NAB); KJV “break out.”
6 tn Or “Arabah” (NASB); KJV, NIV, NRSV, NLT “desert.”
9 tn Heb “will burst out like the dawn.”
10 tn Heb “prosper”; KJV “spring forth speedily.”
11 tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.
12 sn The nation will experience God’s protective presence.