55:11 Disaster is within it;
violence 1 and deceit do not depart from its public square.
85:12 Yes, the Lord will bestow his good blessings, 2
and our land will yield 3 its crops.
[55:11] 1 tn Or “injury, harm.”
[85:12] 2 tn Heb “what is good.”
[85:12] 3 tn Both “bestow” and “yield” translate the same Hebrew verb (נָתַן, natan). The repetition of the word emphasizes that agricultural prosperity is the direct result of divine blessing.
