Yesaya 31:5

31:5 Just as birds hover over a nest, ¹ 

so the Lord who commands armies will protect Jerusalem. ² 

He will protect and deliver it;

as he passes over ³  he will rescue it.

Yesaya 38:6

38:6 and rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will shield this city.”’”

Yesaya 38:2

38:2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

Kisah Para Rasul 20:6

20:6 We ⁴  sailed away from Philippi ⁵  after the days of Unleavened Bread, ⁶  and within five days ⁷  we came to the others ⁸  in Troas, ⁹  where we stayed for seven days.

[31:5]  ¹ tn Heb “just as birds fly.” The words “over a nest” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[31:5]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[31:5]  ³ tn The only other occurrence of this verb is in Exod 12:13, 23, 27, where the Lord “passes over” (i.e., “spares”) the Israelite households as he comes to judge their Egyptian oppressors. The noun פֶּסַח (pesakh, “Passover”) is derived from the verb. The use of the verb in Isa 31:5 is probably an intentional echo of the Exodus event. As in the days of Moses the Lord will spare his people as he comes to judge their enemies.

[20:6]  ⁴ sn This marks the beginning of another “we” section in Acts. These have been traditionally understood to mean that Luke was in the company of Paul for this part of the journey.

[20:6]  ⁵ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[20:6]  ⁶ sn The days of Unleavened Bread refer to the week following Passover. Originally an agricultural festival commemorating the beginning of harvest, it was celebrated for seven days beginning on the fifteenth day of the month Nisan (March-April). It was later combined with Passover (Exod 12:1-20; Ezek 45:21-24; Matt 26:17; Luke 22:1).

[20:6]  ⁷ tn BDAG 160 s.v. ἄχρι 1.a.α has “ἄ. ἡμερῶν πέντε within five days Ac 20:6.”

[20:6]  ⁸ tn Grk “to them”; the referent (the others mentioned in v. 4) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:6]  ⁹ sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. From Philippi to Troas was about 125 mi (200 km).