Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Nah 3:9) | 5 tn The noun עֶזְרָה (ʿezrah) means “help, assistance, strength” (HALOT 812, s.v.). Nations named as help would either be allies or vassals responsible to give support. |
| (0.30) | (Amo 9:12) | 3 tn Heb “nations over whom my name is proclaimed.” The Hebrew idiom indicates ownership, sometimes as a result of conquest. See 2 Sam 12:28. |
| (0.30) | (Eze 38:2) | 4 sn Meshech and Tubal were two nations in Cappadocia of Asia Minor. They were also sons of Japheth (Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5). |
| (0.30) | (Eze 23:5) | 1 sn Engaged in prostitution refers to alliances with pagan nations in this context. In Ezek 16 harlotry described the sin of idolatry. |
| (0.30) | (Eze 5:6) | 2 tn Heb “she defied my laws, becoming wicked more than the nations, and [she defied] my statutes [becoming wicked] more than the countries around her.” |
| (0.30) | (Eze 5:6) | 1 sn The nations are subject to a natural law according to Gen 9; see also Amos 1:3-2:3 and Jonah 1:2. |
| (0.30) | (Lam 1:18) | 3 tn Heb “O peoples.” Here Jerusalem addresses the peoples of the surrounding nations (note the use of “neighbors” in the preceding verse). |
| (0.30) | (Jer 50:41) | 1 sn A mighty nation and many kings is an allusion to the Medo-Persian empire and the vassal kings who provided forces for the Medo-Persian armies. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 48:17) | 1 sn This refers both to the nearby nations and to those who lived farther away and had heard of Moab’s power and might only by repute. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 14:20) | 1 sn For a longer example of an individual identifying with the nation and confessing their sins and the sins of their forefathers, see Ps 106. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 9:26) | 2 tn Heb “For all of these nations are uncircumcised.” The words “I will do so” are supplied in the translation to indicate the connection with the preceding statement. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 5:16) | 2 tn Heb “his quiver [is] an open grave.” The order of the lines has been reversed to make the transition from “nation” to “their arrows” easier. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 66:12) | 1 tn Heb “Look, I am ready to extend to her like a river prosperity [or “peace”], and like an overflowing stream, the riches of nations.” |
| (0.30) | (Isa 63:3) | 1 sn Nations, headed by Edom, are the object of the Lord’s anger (see v. 6). He compares military slaughter to stomping on grapes in a vat. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 60:16) | 1 sn The nations and kings are depicted as a mother nursing her children. Restored Zion will be nourished by them as she receives their wealth as tribute. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 55:2) | 6 sn Nourishing, fine food here represents the blessings God freely offers. These include forgiveness, a new covenantal relationship with God, and national prominence (see vv. 3-6). |
| (0.30) | (Isa 55:3) | 1 sn To live here refers to covenantal blessing, primarily material prosperity and national security (see vv. 4-5, 13, and Deut 30:6, 15, 19-20). |
| (0.30) | (Isa 55:5) | 1 tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs in the next line indicate (note that both “know” and “run” are third plural forms). |
| (0.30) | (Isa 42:6) | 5 tn Or “the Gentiles” (so KJV, ASV, NIV); the same Hebrew word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 41:1) | 2 tn The Hebrew term מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) could be translated “judgment,” but here it seems to refer to the dispute or debate between the Lord and the nations. |
