² tn Heb “dust.”

¹ tn Heb “from dust.”

² tn Heb “[the] dust of [the] earth.”

³ tn Heb “her dust,” probably referring to the dust of the city’s rubble.

⁶ tn Heb “clouds are the dust of his feet.”

³ sn The name Beth Leaphrah means “house of dust.”

¹ tn Heb “Let him put his mouth in the dust.”

² tn Heb “and from the dust your word will be low.”

² tn Heb “dust” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

² tn Heb “dust”; ASV “into the holes of the earth.”

² tn The text has a conjunction: “and to dust….”

³ tn Heb “they tossed dust skyward over their heads.”

³ tn Heb “and made them like dust for trampling.”

³ sn The dust may have come from the sanctuary floor, but it is still dust, and therefore would have all the pollutants in it.

¹ tn Heb “From the abundance of his horses he will cover you (with) their dust.”

² sn As they bow down before him, it will appear that his enemies are licking the dust.

⁴ tn Heb “dust.” The words “of the grave” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹ tn The word “dust” can mean “ground” here, or more likely, “grave.”

³ tn Heb “dust” (so KJV) or “rubble”; NIV “the material”; NLT “the scrapings.”

¹ tn Heb “I pulverize them like dust upon the face of the wind.” The phrase “upon the face of” here means “before.” 2 Sam 22:43 reads, “like dust of the earth.”