35:4 Tell those who panic, 1
“Be strong! Do not fear!
Look, your God comes to avenge!
With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.” 2
59:17 He wears his desire for justice 3 like body armor, 4
and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head. 5
He puts on the garments of vengeance 6
and wears zeal like a robe.
1 tn Heb “Say to the hasty of heart,” i.e., those whose hearts beat quickly from fear.
2 tn The jussive form וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶם (vÿyosha’akhem), which is subordinated to the preceding imperfect with vav conjunctive, indicates purpose.
3 tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “goodness.”
4 tn Or “a breastplate” (traditional; so many English versions); TEV “a coat of armour.”
5 tn Heb “and [as] a helmet deliverance on his head.”
6 tn Heb “and he puts on the clothes of vengeance [as] a garment.”