80:9 You cleared the ground for it; 1
it took root, 2
and filled the land.
27:6 The time is coming when Jacob will take root; 3
Israel will blossom and grow branches.
The produce 4 will fill the surface of the world. 5
37:32 “For a remnant will leave Jerusalem;
survivors will come out of Mount Zion.
The intense devotion of the Lord who commands armies 7 will accomplish this.
1 tn Heb “you cleared away before it.”
2 tn Heb “and it took root [with] its roots.”
3 tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “the coming ones, let Jacob take root.” הַבָּאִים (habba’im, “the coming ones”) should probably be emended to יָמִים בָאִים (yamim va’im, “days [are] coming”) or בְּיָמִים הַבָּאִים (biyamim habba’im, “in the coming days”).
4 tn Heb “fruit” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
5 sn This apparently refers to a future population explosion. See 26:18.
6 tn Heb “The remnant of the house of Judah that is left will add roots below and produce fruit above.”
7 tn Heb “the zeal of the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].” In this context the Lord’s “zeal” refers to his intense devotion to and love for his people which prompts him to protect and restore them.