Yesaya 51:11

51:11 Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return;

they will enter Zion with a happy shout.

Unending joy will crown them, ¹ 

happiness and joy will overwhelm ²  them;

grief and suffering will disappear. ³ 

Yesaya 52:9-10

52:9 In unison give a joyful shout,

O ruins of Jerusalem!

For the Lord consoles his people;

he protects ⁴  Jerusalem.

52:10 The Lord reveals ⁵  his royal power ⁶ 

in the sight of all the nations;

the entire ⁷  earth sees

our God deliver. ⁸ 

[51:11]  ¹ tn Heb “[will be] on their head[s].” “Joy” may be likened here to a crown (cf. 2 Sam 1:10). The statement may also be an ironic twist on the idiom “earth/dust on the head” (cf. 2 Sam 1:2; 13:19; 15:32; Job 2:12), referring to a mourning practice.

[51:11]  ² tn Heb “overtake” (so NIV); NASB “they will obtain.”

[51:11]  ³ tn Heb “grief and groaning will flee.”

[52:9]  ⁴ tn Or “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.

[52:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “lays bare”; NLT “will demonstrate.”

[52:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “his holy arm.” This is a metonymy for his power.

[52:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “the remote regions,” which here stand for the extremities and everything in between.

[52:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “the deliverance of our God.” “God” is a subjective genitive here.