46:7 “Who is this that rises like the Nile,
like its streams 1 turbulent at flood stage?
48:35 I will put an end in Moab
to those who make offerings at her places of worship. 2
I will put an end to those who sacrifice to other gods.
I, the Lord, affirm it! 3
51:42 The sea has swept over Babylon.
She has been covered by a multitude 4 of its waves. 5
1 tn The word translated “streams” here refers to the streams of the Nile (cf. Exod 7:19; 8:1) for parallel usage.
2 tn Heb “high place[s].” For the meaning and significance of this term see the study note on 7:31.
3 tn Heb “Oracle of the
3 tn For the meaning “multitude” here rather than “tumult” see BDB 242 s.v. הָמוֹן 3.c, where reference is made that this refers to a great throng of people under the figure of an overwhelming mass of waves. The word is used of a multitude of soldiers, or a vast army in 1 Sam 14:16; 1 Kgs 20:13, 18 (cf. BDB 242 s.v. הָמוֹן 3.a for further references).
4 tn Heb “The sea has risen up over Babylon. She has been covered by the multitude of its waves.”