7:14 Shepherd your people with your shepherd’s rod, 1
the flock that belongs to you, 2
the one that lives alone in a thicket,
in the midst of a pastureland. 3
Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, 4
as they did in the old days. 5
1 tn Or “with your scepter” (the Hebrew term can mean either “rod” or “scepter”).
2 tn Heb “the flock of your inheritance.”
3 tn Or “in the midst of Carmel.” The Hebrew term translated “pastureland” may be a place name.
4 sn The regions of Bashan and Gilead, located in Transjordan, were noted for their rich grazing lands.
5 tn Heb “as in the days of antiquity.”