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RVNow it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
WbstrNow it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
KJB-1769Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
KJB-1611Now it is in mine heart to make a couenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turne away from vs. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsAnd now it is in myne heart to make a couenaunt with the Lord God of Israel, that he may turne away his heauy indignation from vs. (And now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that he may turn away his heavy indignation from us.)
GnvaNow I purpose to make a couenant with the Lord God of Israel, that he may turne away his fierce wrath from vs. (Now I purpose to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that he may turn away his fierce wrath from us. )
CvdlNow am I mynded to make a couenaunt with the LORDE God of Israel, yt he maye turne awaie from vs his wrath & indignacion. (Now am I mindd to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, it he may turn awaie from us his wrath and indignacion.)
WyclNow therfor it plesith me, that we make a boond of pees with the Lord God of Israel, and that he turne fro vs the stronge veniaunce of his ire. (Now therefore it plesith me, that we make a bond of peace with the Lord God of Israel, and that he turn from us the strong veniaunce of his ire.)
LuthNun habe ich‘s im Sinn, einen Bund zu machen mit dem HErr’s, dem GOtt Israels, daß sein Zorn und Grimm sich von uns wende. (Now have ich‘s in_the Sinn, a Bund to make with to_him LORD’s, to_him God Israels, that his anger and Grimm itself/yourself/themselves from us/to_us/ourselves wende.)
ClVgNunc ergo placet mihi ut ineamus fœdus cum Domino Deo Israël, et avertet a nobis furorem iræ suæ. (Nunc therefore placet to_me as ineamus fœdus when/with Master Deo Israel, and avertet from us furorem iræ suæ. )
29:5-11 Hezekiah’s speech used vocabulary typical of exile to describe the failure of the nation. As in the days of the separation under Rehoboam (12:1; see 13:10), the people had been unfaithful when they abandoned theLord.
(Some words not found in UHB: now with heart,my to,make covenant to/for=YHWH god Yisrael and,turn_away from=him/it fierce anger,his )
Here the word “heart” represents the thoughts and intentions. Hezekiah speaks of deciding to do something as if that thing were in his heart. Alternate translation: “it is my intention” or “I have decided” (See also: figs-metaphor)
(Occurrence 0) his fierce anger may turn away from us
(Some words not found in UHB: now with heart,my to,make covenant to/for=YHWH god Yisrael and,turn_away from=him/it fierce anger,his )
Hezekiah speaks of Yahweh no longer being angry with them as if Yahweh’s anger were a person who turns away from them Alternate translation: “he may no longer be angry with us” (See also: figs-personification)
Throughout his reign, Hezekiah strengthened Judah by restoring proper worship of the Lord and preparing the nation for revolt against Assyria. Though the Bible does not clearly say, both of these aspects of Hezekiah’s reign may have been borne out of a desire to undo the detrimental choices of his father, Ahaz, who had promoted idolatry through Judah (2 Chronicles 28:1-4) and made Judah a vassal to the king of Assyria in exchange for help against Israel and Aram (2 Kings 16-17; 2 Chronicles 28; Isaiah 7-8; see also “The Final Days of the Northern Kingdom of Israel” map). Later, when Hezekiah was a teenager, he witnessed Assyria’s grueling three year siege to capture Samaria (2 Kings 17:1-6; 18:9-12), perhaps cementing his resolve to throw off Judah’s yolk of servitude to Assyria (2 Kings 18:7). Whatever the reasons for his actions as king, Hezekiah spent considerable resources promoting the worship of the Lord and preparing for the inevitable Assyrian attack that would follow Judah’s refusal to submit to Assyria any longer. Hezekiah began by directing the priests and Levites to consecrate themselves and restore ritual purity to the Temple and all its furnishings (2 Chronicles 29). He sent word throughout all Israel and Judah to come and celebrate Passover together once again in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 30). Though only a few from Israel accepted Hezekiah’s invitation, the Passover was a time of great celebration and worship for all who did come from Israel and Judah. After this, the worshipers went throughout Israel and Judah and destroyed the pagan worship centers (2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chronicles 31:1). Hezekiah also conducted a series of actions to strengthen Judah against the coming Assyrian attack. On the west he attacked the Philistines as far as Gaza (2 Kings 18:8). Part of this effort may have included a Simeonite attack on some Meunites in the valley of Gerar (as in the Septuagint; the Hebrew reading Gedor is likely due to a misreading of the letter r as the similarly shaped letter d), which is recounted in 1 Chronicles 4:39-41. Elsewhere in Scripture the Meunites appear to have lived in the region of Seir (2 Chronicles 20), south of Judah, but a remnant of them may have fled toward Gerar during Uzziah’s time when he attacked them and likely took some of them captive to serve at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (Ezra 2:50; Nehemiah 7:52; also see “Resurgence of Israel and Judah” map). Other Simeonites attacked a remnant of Amalekites living in Seir, thus providing increased protection on Judah’s southern border (1 Chronicles 4:39-43). Hezekiah also fortified Jerusalem and redirected various sources of water away from enemies who might lay siege to the city (2 Chronicles 32:1-8). As part of these preparations Hezekiah commissioned the hewing of a tunnel that channeled water from the Gihon spring (probably also called the “waters of Shiloah” in Isaiah 8:6) away from the eastern side of the city and deposited it in the Lower Pool (also called the Pool of Siloam) further inside the city walls. Hezekiah also repaired portions of the wall that were broken down and built a second wall outside it, likely in the Kidron Valley. He also produced many weapons and shields. The writer of Chronicles appears to portray these preparations as being in keeping with Hezekiah’s other acts of faithfulness and righteousness. Some scholars, however, suspect that Isaiah 22:1-14 may reflect another perspective regarding Hezekiah’s preparations, though it is not certain that this passage refers to Hezekiah’s efforts.
