Yesaya 41:2
Konteks41:2 Who stirs up this one from the east? 1
Who 2 officially commissions him for service? 3
He hands nations over to him, 4
and enables him to subdue 5 kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
like windblown straw with his bow. 6
Yesaya 10:6
Konteks10:6 I sent him 7 against a godless 8 nation,
I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, 9
to take plunder and to carry away loot,
to trample them down 10 like dirt in the streets.
[41:2] 1 sn The expression this one from the east refers to the Persian conqueror Cyrus, as later texts indicate (see 44:28-45:6; 46:11; 48:14-16).
[41:2] 2 tn The interrogative particle is understood by ellipsis.
[41:2] 3 tn Heb “[in] righteousness called him to his foot.”
[41:2] 4 tn Heb “he [the Lord] places before him [Cyrus] nations.”
[41:2] 5 tn The verb יַרְדְּ (yardÿ) is an otherwise unattested Hiphil form from רָדָה (radah, “rule”). But the Hiphil makes no sense with “kings” as object; one must understand an ellipsis and supply “him” (Cyrus) as the object. The Qumran scroll 1QIsaa has יוֹרִד (yorid), which appears to be a Hiphil form from יָרַד (yarad, “go down”). Others suggest reading יָרֹד (yarod), a Qal form from רָדַד (radad, “beat down”).
[41:2] 6 sn The point is that they are powerless before Cyrus’ military power and scatter before him.
[10:6] 7 sn Throughout this section singular forms are used to refer to Assyria; perhaps the king of Assyria is in view (see v. 12).
[10:6] 8 tn Or “defiled”; cf. ASV “profane”; NAB “impious”; NCV “separated from God.”
[10:6] 9 tn Heb “and against the people of my anger I ordered him.”
[10:6] 10 tn Heb “to make it [i.e., the people] a trampled place.”