8:13 You must recognize the authority of the Lord who commands armies. 1
He is the one you must respect;
he is the one you must fear. 2
9:15 The leaders and the highly respected people 3 are the head,
the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
52:6 For this reason my people will know my name,
for this reason they will know 4 at that time 5 that I am the one who says,
‘Here I am.’”
1 tn Heb “the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts], him you must set apart.” The word order is emphatic, with the object being placed first.
2 tn Heb “he is your [object of] fear, he is your [object of] terror.” The roots יָרֵא (yare’) and עָרַץ (’arats) are repeated from v. 12b.
3 tn Heb “the elder and the one lifted up with respect to the face.” For another example of the Hebrew idiom, see 2 Kgs 5:1.
5 tn The verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
6 tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).