Yesaya 17:3

17:3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim,

and Damascus will lose its kingdom. ¹ 

The survivors in Syria

will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,”

says the Lord who commands armies.

Yesaya 61:6

61:6 You will be called, ‘the Lord’s priests,

servants of our God.’ ² 

You will enjoy ³  the wealth of nations

and boast about ⁴  the riches you receive from them. ⁵ 

[17:3]  ¹ tn Heb “and kingship from Damascus”; cf. NASB “And sovereignty from Damascus.”

[61:6]  ² tn The Hebrew text adds, “it will be said concerning you.”

[61:6]  ³ tn Heb “eat” (KJV, NAB, NASB); NIV “feed on”; NLT “be fed with.”

[61:6]  ⁴ tc The form in the Hebrew text is probably a corruption of יִתְאַמְּרוּ (yit’ammÿru), a Hitpael from אָמַר (’amar), meaning “boast about” (see HALOT 67 s.v. II אמר, HALOT 416 s.v. ימר, and BDB 56 s.v. אָמַר).

[61:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “their glory” (i.e., riches).