41:6 They help one another; 1
one says to the other, ‘Be strong!’
13:8 They panic –
cramps and pain seize hold of them
like those of a woman who is straining to give birth.
They look at one another in astonishment;
their faces are flushed red. 2
34:14 Wild animals and wild dogs will congregate there; 3
wild goats will bleat to one another. 4
Yes, nocturnal animals 5 will rest there
and make for themselves a nest. 6
1 tn Heb “each his neighbor helps”; NCV “The workers help each other.”
2 tn Heb “their faces are faces of flames.” Their faces are flushed with fear and embarrassment.
3 tn Heb “will meet” (so NIV); NLT “will mingle there.”
4 tn Heb “and a goat will call to its neighbor.”
5 tn The precise meaning of לִּילִית (lilit) is unclear, though in this context the word certainly refers to some type of wild animal or bird. The word appears to be related to לַיְלָה (laylah, “night”). Some interpret it as the name of a female night demon, on the basis of an apparent Akkadian cognate used as the name of a demon. Later Jewish legends also identified Lilith as a demon. Cf. NRSV “Lilith.”
6 tn Heb “and will find for themselves a resting place.”