41:25 I have stirred up one out of the north 1 and he advances,
one from the eastern horizon who prays in my name. 2
He steps on 3 rulers as if they were clay,
like a potter treading the clay.
59:19 In the west, people respect 4 the Lord’s reputation; 5
in the east they recognize his splendor. 6
For he comes like a rushing 7 stream
driven on by wind sent from the Lord. 8
1 sn That is, Cyrus the Persian. See the note at v. 2.
2 tn Heb “[one] from the rising of the sun [who] calls in my name.”
3 tn The Hebrew text has וְיָבֹא (vÿyavo’, “and he comes”), but this is likely a corruption of an original וַיָּבָס (vayyavas), from בּוּס (bus, “step on”).
4 tc Heb “fear.” A few medieval Hebrew
5 tn Heb “and they fear from the west the name of the Lord.”
6 tn Heb “and from the rising of the sun his splendor.”
7 tn Heb “narrow”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “pent-up.”
8 tn Heb “the wind of the Lord drives it on.” The term רוּחַ (ruakh) could be translated “breath” here (see 30:28).