⁴ sn Lud may have been the ancestor of the Ludbu, who lived near the Tigris River.

³ sn Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city situated on the Tigris River.

⁴ sn The Assyrians waged war every spring after the Tigris and Euphrates rivers dried up, allowing them to cross. As the Mighty Warrior par excellence, the Lord is able to part the rivers to attack Assyria.

⁵ tn Heb “to drink water from the River [a common designation in biblical Hebrew for the Euphrates River].” This refers to seeking help through political alliance. See the preceding note.

¹ tn Or “tunnels.” The word is יְאֹרִים (y^eʾorim), the word for “rivers” and in the singular, the Nile River. Here it refers to tunnels or channels through the rocks.

³ tn Heb “for he was ruling over all [the region] beyond the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms beyond the River, and he had peace on every side all around.”

⁴ tn Heb “From the wilderness and this Lebanon even to the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, even to the great sea [at] the place where the sun sets, your territory will be.”

² sn One would assume this is east from the perspective of the land of Israel, particularly since the rivers in the area are identified as the rivers in those eastern regions.

⁴ sn The movement of the quaking earth is here compared to the annual flooding and receding of the Nile River.

¹ sn The mountainous terrain of Israel would contrast with the exiles’ habitat in the river valley of Babylonia.

² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn The words “the Jordan River” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.