44:23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; 1
shout out, you subterranean regions 2 of the earth.
O mountains, give a joyful shout;
you too, O forest and all your trees! 3
For the Lord protects 4 Jacob;
he reveals his splendor through Israel. 5
3:12 Therefore, because of you, 6 Zion will be plowed up like 7 a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
and the Temple Mount 8 will become a hill overgrown with brush! 9
11:2 Howl, fir tree,
because the cedar has fallen;
the majestic trees have been destroyed.
Howl, oaks of Bashan,
because the impenetrable forest has fallen.
1 tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”
2 tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.
3 tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”
4 tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.
5 tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”
6 tn The plural pronoun refers to the leaders, priests, and prophets mentioned in the preceding verse.
7 tn Or “into” (an adverbial accusative of result).
8 tn Heb “the mountain of the house” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV).
9 tn Heb “a high place of overgrowth.”