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
Yesaya 50:9
Konteks50:9 Look, the sovereign Lord helps me.
Who dares to condemn me?
Look, all of them will wear out like clothes;
a moth will eat away at them.
Yesaya 56:11
Konteks56:11 The dogs have big appetites;
they are never full. 4
They are shepherds who have no understanding;
they all go their own way,
each one looking for monetary gain. 5
[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.
[56:11] 4 sn The phrase never full alludes to the greed of the leaders.