Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Jer 26:16) | 3 tn Heb “For in the name of the Lord our God he has spoken to us.” The emphasis is on “in the name of…” |
| (0.30) | (Jer 22:20) | 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. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 21:5) | 1 tn Heb “with outstretched hand and with strong arm.” These are, of course, figurative of God’s power and might. He does not literally have hands and arms. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 19:14) | 1 tn Heb “And Jeremiah entered from Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.” |
| (0.30) | (Jer 16:21) | 1 tn The words “The Lord said” are not in the text. However, it is obvious that he is the speaker. These words are supplied in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 16:10) | 1 sn The actions of the prophet would undoubtedly elicit questions about his behavior, and he would have occasion to explain the reason. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 9:8) | 3 tn Heb “With his mouth a person speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets an ambush for him.” |
| (0.30) | (Jer 2:14) | 1 tn Heb “Is Israel a slave? Or is he a house-born slave?” The questions are rhetorical, expecting a negative answer. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 65:7) | 3 tn Heb “I will measure out their pay [from the] beginning into their lap,” i.e., he will give them everything they have earned. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 63:3) | 1 sn Nations, headed by Edom, are the object of the Lord’s anger (see v. 6). He compares military slaughter to stomping on grapes in a vat. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 49:6) | 2 sn The question is purely rhetorical; it does not imply that the servant was dissatisfied with his commission or that he minimized the restoration of Israel. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 49:5) | 2 tn The words “he did this” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text the infinitive construct of purpose is subordinated to the previous statement. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 48:16) | 2 sn The speaker here is not identified specifically, but he is probably Cyrus, the Lord’s “ally” mentioned in vv. 14-15. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 45:10) | 3 sn Verses 9-10 may allude to the exiles’ criticism that the Lord does not appear to know what he is doing. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 44:23) | 5 tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.” |
| (0.30) | (Isa 41:25) | 3 tn The Hebrew text has וְיָבֹא (veyavoʾ, “and he comes”), but this likely needs to be emended to an original וַיָּבָס (vayyavas), from בּוּס (bus, “step on”). |
| (0.30) | (Isa 40:28) | 2 sn Exiled Israel’s complaint (v. 27) implies that God might be limited in some way. Perhaps he, like so many of the pagan gods, has died. Or perhaps his jurisdiction is limited to Judah and does not include Babylon. Maybe he is unable to devise an adequate plan to rescue his people, or is unable to execute it. But v. 28 affirms that he is not limited temporally or spatially nor are his power and wisdom restricted in any way. He can and will deliver his people, if they respond in hopeful faith (v. 31a). |
| (0.30) | (Isa 39:8) | 2 tn Heb “and he said.” The verb אָמַר (ʾamar, “say”) is sometimes used of what one thinks (that is, says to oneself). |
| (0.30) | (Isa 37:26) | 2 tn Heb “Have you not heard?” The rhetorical question expresses the Lord’s amazement that anyone might be ignorant of what he is about to say. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 26:9) | 2 tn Or “long for, desire.” The speaker acknowledges that he is eager to see God come in judgment (see vv. 8, 9b). |
