31:10 Hear what the Lord has to say, O nations.
Proclaim it in the faraway lands along the sea.
Say, “The one who scattered Israel will regather them.
He will watch over his people like a shepherd watches over his flock.”
1 tn Heb “his face.” See v. 19 as well.
2 sn The commander is probably the Roman commander, Lucius Cornelius Scipio.
3 tn The Hebrew here is difficult in that the negative בִּלְתִּי (biltiy, “not”) is used in an unusual way. The sense is not entirely clear.
4 tn Heb “his shameful conduct he will return to him.”