2:16 for all the large ships, 1
for all the impressive 2 ships. 3
23:14 Wail, you large ships, 4
for your fortress is destroyed!
1 tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.
2 tn Heb “desirable”; NAB, NIV “stately”; NRSV “beautiful.”
3 tn On the meaning of this word, which appears only here in the Hebrew Bible, see H. R. Cohen, Biblical Hapax Legomena (SBLDS), 41-42.
sn The ships mentioned in this verse were the best of their class, and therefore an apt metaphor for the proud men being denounced in this speech.
4 tn Heb “ships of Tarshish.” See the note at v. 1.