Yesaya 14:13
Konteks“I will climb up to the sky.
Above the stars of El 2
I will set up my throne.
I will rule on the mountain of assembly
on the remote slopes of Zaphon. 3
Yeremia 50:29
Konteks50:29 “Call for archers 4 to come against Babylon!
Summon against her all who draw the bow!
Set up camp all around the city!
Do not allow anyone to escape!
Pay her back for what she has done.
Do to her what she has done to others.
For she has proudly defied me, 5
the Holy One of Israel. 6


[14:13] 1 tn Heb “you, you said in your heart.”
[14:13] 2 sn In Canaanite mythology the stars of El were astral deities under the authority of the high god El.
[14:13] 3 sn Zaphon, the Canaanite version of Olympus, was the “mountain of assembly” where the gods met.
[50:29] 4 tn For this word see BDB 914 s.v. III רַב and compare usage in Prov 26:10 and Job 16:12 and compare the usage of the verb in Gen 49:23. Based on this evidence, it is not necessary to emend the form to רֹבִים (rovim) as many commentators contend.
[50:29] 5 tn Heb “for she has acted insolently against the
[50:29] 6 sn The Holy One of Israel is a common title for the