Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Dan 3:1) | 4 tn Aram “60 cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, the image would be 90 feet (27.4 m) high. |
| (0.38) | (Eze 34:26) | 1 tn Heb “showers of blessing.” Abundant rain, which in turn produces fruit and crops (v. 27), is a covenantal blessing for obedience (Lev 26:4). |
| (0.38) | (Eze 5:12) | 2 sn Judgment by plague, famine, and sword occurs in Jer 21:9; 27:13; Ezek 6:11, 12; 7:15. |
| (0.38) | (Jer 51:28) | 1 tn See the first translator’s note on 51:27 and compare also 6:4 and the study note there. |
| (0.38) | (Jer 44:26) | 2 sn They will no longer be able to invoke his name in an oath because they will all be put to death (v. 27; cf. vv. 11-14). |
| (0.38) | (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. |
| (0.38) | (Jer 30:18) | 3 tn Heb “according to its custom [or plan].” See BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 6.d, and compare usage in 1 Sam 27:11. |
| (0.38) | (Jer 29:23) | 2 tn Heb “prophesying lies in my name.” For an explanation of this idiom see the study notes on 14:14 and 23:27. |
| (0.38) | (Jer 29:21) | 2 tn Heb “prophesying lies in my name.” For an explanation of this idiom see the study notes on 14:14 and 23:27. |
| (0.38) | (Jer 28:4) | 1 sn Notice again that the “false” prophet uses the same formula and claims the same source for his message as the true prophet has (cf. 27:22). |
| (0.38) | (Jer 7:6) | 1 sn Cf. Exod 22:21; Lev 19:33-34; Deut 10:18-19; 24:14, 17; 27:19. |
| (0.38) | (Pro 22:29) | 4 sn The fifth saying affirms that true skill earns recognition and advancement (cf. Instruction of Amenemope, chap. 30, 27:16-17 [ANET 424]). |
| (0.38) | (Pro 20:25) | 1 sn It would be a “snare” because it would lead people into financial difficulties; Leviticus 27 talks about foolish or rash vows. |
| (0.38) | (Pro 8:30) | 1 tn This preterite verb provides the concluding statement for the temporal clauses as well as the parallel to v. 27 “I was there.” |
| (0.38) | (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. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 118:28) | 1 sn You are my God. The psalmist speaks again (see v. 21), responding to the words of the worshipers (vv. 22-27). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 106:39) | 1 tn Heb “and they committed adultery in their actions.” This means that they were unfaithful to the Lord (see Ps 73:27). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 89:15) | 1 tn Heb “who know the shout.” “Shout” here refers to the shouts of the Lord’s worshipers (see Pss 27:6; 33:3; 47:5). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 59:10) | 3 tn Heb “those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 27:11; 54:5; 56:2. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 56:2) | 1 tn Heb “to those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 27:11; 54:5; 59:10. |
