Yesaya 37:30
Konteks37:30 1 “This will be your reminder that I have spoken the truth: 2 This year you will eat what grows wild, 3 and next year 4 what grows on its own. But the year after that 5 you will plant seed and harvest crops; you will plant vines and consume their produce. 6
Amos 9:14
Konteks9:14 I will bring back my people, Israel; 7
they will rebuild the cities lying in rubble 8 and settle down. 9
They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce; 10
they will grow orchards 11 and eat the fruit they produce. 12
[37:30] 1 tn At this point the word concerning the king of Assyria (vv. 22-29) ends and the Lord again addresses Hezekiah and the people directly (see v. 21).
[37:30] 2 tn Heb “and this is your sign.” In this case the אוֹת (’ot, “sign”) is a future reminder of God’s intervention designated before the actual intervention takes place. For similar “signs” see Exod 3:12 and Isa 7:14-25.
[37:30] 3 sn This refers to crops that grew up on their own (that is, without cultivation) from the seed planted in past years.
[37:30] 4 tn Heb “and in the second year” (so ASV).
[37:30] 5 tn Heb “in the third year” (so KJV, NAB).
[37:30] 6 tn The four plural imperatival verb forms in v. 30b are used rhetorically. The Lord commands the people to plant, harvest, etc. to emphasize the certainty of restored peace and prosperity.
[9:14] 7 tn This line can also be translated “I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel” and is a common idiom (e.g., Deut 30:3; Jer 30:3; Hos 6:11; Zeph 3:20). This rendering is followed by several modern English versions (e.g., NEB, NRSV, NJPS).
[9:14] 8 tn Or “the ruined [or “desolate”] cities.”
[9:14] 9 tn Or “and live [in them].”