¹ tn Or “desert the faith by occupying themselves.”

¹ tn Heb “in the desert [or “steppe”].”

² tn Heb “a desert, no man in it.”

¹ tn Or “a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation).

¹ tn Or “a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation).

¹ tn Or “desolate” (NAB, NASB); NIV, NRSV, NLT “deserted.”

² tn The Hebrew text has “toward [across?] the desert.”

⁵ tn Or “in a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation). Here ὧδε (hōde) has not been translated.

⁷ tn Grk “into the deserts.” The plural use here has been translated as “deserted places,” that is, uninhabited areas.

³ tn The expression has also been translated “the desert has shut [the way] for them,” and more freely “[the Israelites are] hemmed in by the desert.”

⁵ tn Or “desert,” although for English readers this usually connotes a sandy desert like the Sahara rather than the arid wasteland of this region with its sparse vegetation.

³ tn Grk “deserting [turning away] to” a different gospel, implying the idea of “following.”

³ tn Or “desert,” but here such a translation might suggest neglect of the 99 sheep left behind.

¹ sn The south wind comes from the desert, and thus brings scorching heat.

² tn Heb “Therefore desert creatures will live with jackals, and ostriches will live in it.”

² tn Heb “A scorching wind from the hilltops in the desert toward…”

³ tn On “goat demons” of the desert regions see the note on Lev 16:8.

⁵ sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.

¹ sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.

¹ sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.