Discovery Box| (0.50) | (Jer 43:10) | 1 sn This is another of those symbolic prophecies of Jeremiah that involved an action and an explanation. Cf. Jer 19 and 27. |
| (0.50) | (Jer 27:5) | 1 tn Heb “by my great power and my outstretched arm.” Again “arm” is symbolical for “strength.” Compare the similar expression in 21:5. |
| (0.50) | (Isa 62:8) | 1 tn The Lord’s right hand and strong arm here symbolize his power and remind the audience that his might guarantees the fulfillment of the following promise. |
| (0.50) | (Isa 51:9) | 1 tn The arm of the Lord is a symbol of divine military power. Here it is personified and told to arouse itself from sleep and prepare for action. |
| (0.50) | (Isa 42:6) | 4 sn Light here symbolizes deliverance from bondage and oppression; note the parallelism in 49:6b and in 51:4-6. |
| (0.50) | (Isa 40:10) | 2 tn Heb “his arm rules for him” (so NIV, NRSV). The Lord’s “arm” symbolizes his military power (see Isa 51:9-10; 63:5). |
| (0.50) | (Isa 5:20) | 2 sn In this verse the prophet denounces the perversion of moral standards. Darkness and bitterness are metaphors for evil; light and sweetness symbolize uprightness. |
| (0.50) | (Isa 2:14) | 1 sn The high mountains and hills symbolize the apparent security of proud men, as do the high tower and fortified wall of v. 15. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 25:5) | 2 sn “Throne” is a metonymy of subject (or adjunct); it is the symbol of the government over which the king presides (cf. NCV, TEV). |
| (0.50) | (Pro 21:25) | 3 sn “Hands” is figurative for the whole person, but “hands” is retained in the translation because it is often the symbol to express one’s ability of action. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 143:10) | 4 sn A level land (where one can walk free of obstacles) here symbolizes divine blessing and protection. See Pss 26:12 and 27:11 for similar imagery. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 125:3) | 2 tn Heb “a scepter of wickedness.” The “scepter” symbolizes royal authority; when collocated with “wickedness” the phrase refers to an oppressive foreign conqueror. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 108:8) | 3 sn Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan River. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 71:18) | 2 tn Heb “until I declare your arm to a generation, to everyone who comes your power.” God’s “arm” here is an anthropomorphism that symbolizes his great strength. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 60:7) | 3 sn Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 48:13) | 3 sn The city’s towers, defenses, and fortresses are outward reminders and tangible symbols of the divine protection the city enjoys. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 44:3) | 3 tn Heb “your right hand.” The Lord’s “right hand” here symbolizes his power to protect and deliver (see Pss 17:7; 20:6; 21:8). |
| (0.50) | (Psa 18:38) | 3 sn They fall at my feet. For ancient Near Eastern parallels, see O. Keel, The Symbolism of the Biblical World, 294-97. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 2:9) | 2 tn The Hebrew term שֵׁבֶט (shevet) can refer to a “staff” or “rod,” but here it probably refers to the Davidic king’s royal scepter, symbolizing his sovereignty. |
| (0.50) | (Job 29:3) | 3 sn Lamp and light are symbols of God’s blessings of life and all the prosperous and good things it includes. |
