19:4 I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master;
a powerful king will rule over them,”
says the sovereign master, 2 the Lord who commands armies.
1 sn Lair was a city located in northeastern Babylon. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 235.
2 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).