³ tn Traditionally, “abound” (here and throughout this section).

¹ sn Verse 17 is actually a lengthy protasis (“if” section) of a conditional sentence, the apodosis (“then” section) of which appears in v. 18.

¹ tn The text has “and my days” following the thoughts in the previous section.

¹ sn This section of the rift valley is along the western part of the Dead Sea.

¹ sn This section of the rift valley is to the north and west of the Dead Sea.

² sn For a good summary of the differences between the instruction section and the completion section, and the reasons for the changes and the omissions, see B. Jacob, Exodus, 1022-23.

¹ tn Grk “O” (an interjection used both in address and emotion). In context the following section is highly charged emotionally.

⁴ sn This marks the end of the disputed section, taken here to be a quotation by Job of their sentiments.

² tn The verb “say” is not in the text; it is supplied here to indicate that this is a different section.

¹ tn This section begins with the relative pronoun אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) which usually means “who” or “which,” but here means “whenever.”

³ tn Throughout this section the actions of Moses and the people are frequentative. The text tells what happened regularly.

¹ sn The underlying point of this section remains vital today: The people of God must treat all human life as sacred.

⁴ tn The rift valley (עֲרָבָה, ʿaravah) extends from Galilee to the Gulf of Aqaba, but the term normally refers only to a section of it. For the book of Job, the most likely section is that south of the Dead Sea, a section that is arid with only sparse vegetation.

² sn Does not love his fellow Christian. The theme of loving one’s fellow Christian appears in the final clause of 3:10 because it provides the transition to the second major section of 1 John, 3:11-5:12, and specifically to the following section 3:11-24. The theme of love will dominate the second major section of the letter (see 1 John 4:8).

¹ tn This section is related loosely to the preceding by μετὰ ταῦτα (meta tauta). This constitutes an indefinite temporal reference; the intervening time is not specified.

³ tn The double mention of rejection in this clause—ἀθετῶν ἀθετεῖ (athetōn athetei) in the Greek text—keeps up the emphasis of the section.

² sn The mention of glorifying and praising God is the second note of praise in this section; see Luke 2:13-14.

³ sn If the passages in this section are chronologically ordered, this refers to the help that Jehoiakim relied on when he rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

¹ sn Throughout this section singular forms are used to refer to Assyria; perhaps the king of Assyria is in view (see v. 12).

¹ tn The conditional particle now reiterates the initial conditional clause of this introductory section (1-4); the apodosis will follow in v. 5.