² tn The shift here to past tense reflects the Greek text.

² tn The shift in pronouns from second to third person corresponds to the Greek text.

¹ tn The shift to a second person pronoun here corresponds to the Greek text.

² tn BDAG 639 s.v. μετακινέω suggests “without shifting from the hope” here.

³ sn Until John; since then. This verse indicates a shift in era, from law to kingdom.

¹ tn The text now shifts to use an imperative with the vav (ו) conjunction.

² tn There is a shift to the plural here (Grk “if they continue”), but it still refers to the woman in a simple shift from generic singular to generic plural.

¹ tn In the Greek text there is a shift to the present tense here; the previous verbs translated “had” are imperfects.

³ tn The word for “well” has now shifted to φρέαρ (phrear, “cistern”); earlier in the passage it was πηγή (pēgē).

² tn Heb “Therefore, thus says the Lord…” The person is shifted from third to first to better conform with English style.

³ tn Heb “his own iniquities will capture the wicked.” The translation shifts the syntax for the sake of smoothness and readability.

¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the shift from the thoughts of the experts in the law to Jesus’ response.

¹ tn The words “say to them” are added in the translation for clarity to indicate the shift in addressee from the prophet to Egypt.

¹ sn The figure here shifts to that of a burned-up city whose stones cannot be used for building. Babylon will become a permanent heap of ruins.

¹ tn The words “Then I said” are not in the text. They are supplied in the translation for clarity to show the shift in speaker.

² tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.” The Lord has been speaking; the first person has been utilized in translation to avoid a shift that might create confusion.

¹ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.” The Lord has been speaking; the first person has been utilized in translation to avoid a shift that might create confusion.

¹ tn The words “I said” are not in the text. They are supplied in the translation for clarity to mark a shift in the speaker.

¹ tn Heb “Therefore, thus, says the Lord.” The person has been shifted in the translation in accordance with the difference between Hebrew and English style.

¹ tn These words, which are at the end of the Hebrew verse, are brought forward to show at the outset the shift in speaker.