22:7 Your very best valleys were full of chariots; 1
horsemen confidently took their positions 2 at the gate.
24:12 The city is left in ruins; 3
the gate is reduced to rubble. 4
1 tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
2 tn Heb “taking a stand, take their stand.” The infinitive absolute emphasizes the following finite verb. The translation attempts to bring out this emphasis with the adverb “confidently.”
3 tn Heb “and there is left in the city desolation.”
4 tn Heb “and [into] rubble the gate is crushed.”