4:3 Those remaining in Zion, 1 those left in Jerusalem, 2
will be called “holy,” 3
all in Jerusalem who are destined to live. 4
10:19 There will be so few trees left in his forest,
a child will be able to count them. 5
34:3 Their slain will be left unburied, 8
their corpses will stink; 9
the hills will soak up their blood. 10
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 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
3 tn Or “set apart,” cf. CEV “special.”
4 tn Heb “all who are written down for life in Jerusalem.” A city register is envisioned; everyone whose name appears on the roll will be spared. This group comprises the remnant of the city referred to earlier in the verse.
5 tn Heb “and the rest of the trees of his forest will be counted, and a child will record them.”
6 tn Heb “and the remnant of the number of the bow, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few.”
7 tn Or “for” (KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).
8 tn Heb “will be cast aside”; NASB, NIV “thrown out.”
9 tn Heb “[as for] their corpses, their stench will arise.”
10 tn Heb “hills will dissolve from their blood.”