The original beside the translation.

Qimah is an equivocal noun. One of its senses is standing up, which is the opposite of sitting: 'he neither rose nor stirred before him' (Esth 5:9).

It also bears the sense of the confirmation and validity of a matter: 'the Lord will establish His word' (1 Sam 1:23); 'and the field of Ephron was made over' (Gen 23:17); 'and the house that is in the city shall be made sure' (Lev 25:30); 'and the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand' (1 Sam 24:21).

And in this sense is said every 'rising' regarding God, may He be exalted: 'now will I arise, says the Lord' (Ps 12:6) — by which He means, now will I confirm My command, My promise, and My threat. 'Thou wilt arise and have compassion on Zion' (Ps 102:14) — Thou wilt make good what Thou hast promised of compassion for her.

And since one resolved upon doing some deed sets about doing it by rising, it was said of everyone who rose up for some affair that he 'arose': 'for my son has stirred up my servant against me' (1 Sam 22:8).

And this sense was borrowed for the execution of God's decree upon a people who deserved punishment for their rising up: 'and I will arise against the house of Jeroboam' (Amos 7:9); 'and he will arise against the house of evildoers' (Isa 31:2).

And its saying 'now will I arise' may be of this sense, and likewise 'Thou wilt arise and have compassion on Zion' may mean: Thou wilt rise against her enemies.

Of this meaning many texts have come — not that there is any standing or sitting, may He be exalted. The Sages, peace be upon them, said: 'above there is neither sitting nor standing,' for ʿamad too may come in the sense of qam (to rise).