28:2 Look, the sovereign master 1 sends a strong, powerful one. 2
With the force of a hailstorm or a destructive windstorm, 3
with the might of a driving, torrential rainstorm, 4
he will knock that crown 5 to the ground with his hand. 6
1 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 16, 22 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
2 tn Heb “Look, a strong and powerful [one] belongs to the Lord.”
3 tn Heb “like a rainstorm of hail, a wind of destruction.”
4 tn Heb “like a rainstorm of mighty, overflowing waters.”
5 tn The words “that crown” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The object of the verb is unexpressed in the Hebrew text.
6 tn Or “by [his] power.”