Isaiah 12:6

12:6 Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,

for the Holy One of Israel ¹  acts mightily ²  among you!”

Isaiah 14:32

14:32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? ³ 

Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure;

the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.

Isaiah 24:23

24:23 The full moon will be covered up, ⁴ 

the bright sun ⁵  will be darkened; ⁶ 

for the Lord who commands armies will rule ⁷ 

on Mount Zion in Jerusalem ⁸ 

in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor. ⁹ 

Isaiah 24:1

The Lord Will Judge the Earth

24:1 Look, the Lord is ready to devastate the earth

and leave it in ruins;

he will mar its surface

and scatter its inhabitants.

Isaiah 23:1

The Lord Will Judge Tyre

23:1 Here is a message about Tyre:

Wail, you large ships, ¹⁰ 

for the port is too devastated to enter! ¹¹ 

From the land of Cyprus ¹²  this news is announced to them.

Psalms 9:11

9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, who rules ¹³  in Zion!

Tell the nations what he has done! ¹⁴ 

Zechariah 8:3

8:3 The Lord says, ‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. ¹⁵  Now Jerusalem will be called “truthful city,” “mountain of the Lord who rules over all,” “holy mountain.”’

Hebrews 12:22

12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, the city ¹⁶  of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly

[12:6]  ¹ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[12:6]  ² tn Or “is great” (TEV). However, the context emphasizes his mighty acts of deliverance (cf. NCV), not some general or vague character quality.

[14:32]  ³ sn The question forces the Philistines to consider the dilemma they will face – surrender and oppression, or battle and death.

[24:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “will be ashamed.”

[24:23]  ⁵ tn Or “glow of the sun.”

[24:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “will be ashamed” (so NCV).

[24:23]  ⁷ tn Or “take his throne,” “become king.”

[24:23]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “and before his elders [in] splendor.”

[23:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “ships of Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

[23:1]  ¹¹ tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “for it is destroyed, from a house, from entering.” The translation assumes that the mem (מ) on בַּיִת (bayit) was originally an enclitic mem suffixed to the preceding verb. This assumption allows one to take בַּיִת as the subject of the preceding verb. It is used in a metaphorical sense for the port city of Tyre. The preposition min (מִן) prefixed to בּוֹא (bo’) indicates negative consequence: “so that no one can enter.” See BDB 583 s.v. מִן 7.b.

[23:1]  ¹² tn Heb “the Kittim,” a designation for the people of Cyprus. See HALOT 504-05 s.v. כִּתִּיִּים.

[9:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “sits” (i.e., enthroned, and therefore ruling – see v. 4). Another option is to translate as “lives” or “dwells.”

[9:11]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “declare among the nations his deeds.”

[8:3]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[12:22]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “and the city”; the conjunction is omitted in translation since it seems to be functioning epexegetically – that is, explaining further what is meant by “Mount Zion.”