59:19 In the west, people respect 1 the Lord’s reputation; 2
in the east they recognize his splendor. 3
For he comes like a rushing 4 stream
driven on by wind sent from the Lord. 5
59:20 “A protector 6 comes to Zion,
to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds,” 7 says the Lord.
59:21 “As for me, this is my promise to 8 them,” says the Lord. “My spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward,” 9 says the Lord.
1 tc Heb “fear.” A few medieval Hebrew
2 tn Heb “and they fear from the west the name of the Lord.”
3 tn Heb “and from the rising of the sun his splendor.”
4 tn Heb “narrow”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “pent-up.”
5 tn Heb “the wind of the Lord drives it on.” The term רוּחַ (ruakh) could be translated “breath” here (see 30:28).
6 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
7 tn Heb “and to those who turn from rebellion in Jacob.”
11 tn Or “my covenant with” (so many English versions); NCV “my agreement with.”
12 tn Heb “from now and on into the future.”