25:15 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘The Philistines 2 have exacted merciless revenge, 3 showing intense scorn 4 in their effort to destroy Judah 5 with unrelenting hostility. 6
27:31 they will tear out their hair because of you and put on sackcloth,
and they will weep bitterly over you with intense mourning. 7
1 tn Heb “with all your scorn in (the) soul.”
2 sn The Philistines inhabited the coastal plain by the Mediterranean Sea, west of Judah.
3 tn Heb “have acted with vengeance and taken vengeance with vengeance.” The repetition emphasizes the degree of vengeance which they exhibited, presumably toward Judah.
4 tn Heb “with scorn in (the) soul.”
5 tn The object is not specified in the Hebrew text, but has been clarified as “Judah” in the translation.
6 tn Heb “to destroy (with) perpetual hostility.” Joel 3:4-8 also speaks of the Philistines taking advantage of the fall of Judah.
7 tn Heb “and they will weep concerning you with bitterness of soul, (with) bitter mourning.”