will bring their glory into it

The Greek that is translated as “will bring their glory into it” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as werden all ihren Glanz nur aus ihr beziehen or “will draw all their glory only from her.”

They explain in a footnote: “Literally: ‘bring their glory back to them,’ i.e. they only have their own glory as a reflection of the city. The usual translation ‘bring their glory into the city’ interrupts the context of verses 23-26 in a way that is contrary to the meaning.”

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