8:15 Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, 1
and will fall and be seriously injured,
and will be ensnared and captured.”
9:10 “The bricks have fallen,
but we will rebuild with chiseled stone;
the sycamore fig trees have been cut down,
but we will replace them with cedars.” 2
1 tn Heb “over them” (so NASB); NCV “over this rock.”
2 sn Though judgment (see v. 8) had taken away the prosperity they did have (symbolized by the bricks and sycamore fig trees), they arrogantly expected the future to bring even greater prosperity (symbolized by the chiseled stone and cedars).