532 Wilson de Angelo Cunha scholars usually see no connection between v. 14 and the preceding, interpreting it instead in light of the “I” statement in v. 16b (10). As it can be seen from this brief summary, there is no consensus regarding the identity of hmh in v. 14a. In the second section of this presentation, we will discuss how LXX Isa solved this problem. b) The Interpretation of qydxl ybx The phrase qydxl ybx “glory to the righteous or Righteous” in v. 16b has also been interpreted in two different ways. Some scholars read qydxl ybx as a reference to a “righteous people” and translate the phrase as “glory to the righteous” (11). Others interpret qydxl ybx as a divine epithet and render it as “glory to the Righteous One” (12). The problem is that qydxl is never used in the Hebrew Bible as an independent qualifier for Yahweh. Despite this fact, some commentators argue that similar expressions such as qydxh hwhy (Exod 9,27), [yçwmw qydx la (Isa 45,21), qydx μyhla (Ps 7,10), hwhy qydx (Ps 11,7), qydxw hwhy ˆwnj (Ps 116,5) come very close to qydxl and, therefore, point to the possibility that the latter could function as an epithet for God (13). Given the divergence in the interpretation of the phrase qydxl ybx, it will be interesting to see how LXX Isa read it. c) The Function of the “I” Statement Isa 24,14-15 function as a declaration of praise by an unidentified “they” in v. 14a. V. 16a is usually taken as the continuation of the praise in vv. 14-15. But in v. 16b, the phrase “and I said” rm'aow: starts the proclamation of doom to a people being described as “treacherous”. The problem is how to conciliate these two apparently paradoxal themes. An influent type of interpretation holds that vv. 14-16a strongly contrast with the “I” statement in v. 16b. For instance, one scholar took hmh in v. 14 in opposition to the “I” in v. 16 and postulated their identity as the Jews of the Diaspora. He claimed there was a contrast between the view of the hmh and that of the poet. Whereas the former sees the (10) Exceptions are, as far as I could see, JOHNSON (Chaos, 40) and LOETE (“Praise”, 233). (11) Cf. e.g., GESENIUS, Jesaja, 768; GRAY, Isaiah, I, 418; O. KAISER, Isaiah 13–39. A Commentary (OTL; Philadelphia, PE 1974) 188; VERMEYLEN, “‘Apo- calypse d’Isaïe’”, 14. (12) Cf. e.g, WILDBERGER, Jesaja, II, 936; SWEENEY, Isaiah, 329; LOETE, “Praise”, 234. (13) Cf. WILDBERGER, Jesaja, II, 936; LOETE, “Praise”, 234, n. 31.