Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Lam 3:37) | 2 tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the Lord”). See the note at 1:14. |
| (0.30) | (Lam 3:6) | 1 tn The plural form of the noun מַחֲשַׁכִּים (makhashakkim, “darknesses”) is an example of the plural of intensity (see IBHS 122 §7.4.3a). |
| (0.30) | (Lam 3:1) | 3 tn The verb רָאָה (raʾah, “to see”) has a broad range of meanings, including (1) “to see” as to learn from experience and (2) “to see” as to experience (e.g., Gen 20:10; Ps 89:49; Eccl 5:17; Jer 5:12; 14:13; 20:18; 42:14; Zeph 3:15). Here it means that the speaker has experienced these things. The same Hebrew verb occurs in 2:20, where the Lord is asked to “see” (translated “Consider!”), although it is difficult to maintain this connection in an English translation. |
| (0.30) | (Lam 2:20) | 5 tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the Lord”) as at the beginning of the verse. See the note at 1:14. |
| (0.30) | (Lam 2:19) | 3 tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the Lord”). See the note at 1:14. |
| (0.30) | (Lam 2:18) | 3 tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the Lord”). See the note at 1:14. |
| (0.30) | (Lam 2:17) | 2 tn Heb “His word.” When used in collocation with the verb בָּצַע (batsaʿ, “to fulfill,” see previous), the accusative noun אִמְרָה (ʾimrah, “word”) means “promise.” |
| (0.30) | (Lam 2:5) | 1 tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the Lord”). See the note at 1:14. |
| (0.30) | (Lam 2:2) | 1 tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the Lord”). See the note at 1:14. |
| (0.30) | (Lam 2:1) | 2 tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the Lord”). See the note at 1:14. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 52:12) | 3 tn For the meaning of this phrase see BDB 371 s.v. טַבָּח 2 and compare the usage in Gen 39:1. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 52:8) | 2 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 51:49) | 1 tn The infinitive construct is used here to indicate what is about to take place. See IBHS 610 §36.2.3g. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 51:28) | 1 tn See the first translator’s note on 51:27 and compare also 6:4 and the study note there. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 51:25) | 3 tn Heb “I will reach out my hand against you.” See the translator’s note on 6:12 for explanation. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 51:3) | 2 sn For the concept underlying this word, see the study note on “utterly destroy” in Jer 25:9 and compare the usage in 50:21, 26. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 50:43) | 1 tn Heb “his hands will drop/hang limp.” For the meaning of this idiom see the translator’s note on 6:24. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 50:31) | 2 tn Heb “oracle of the Lord Yahweh of Armies.” For the rendering of this title and an explanation of its significance, see the study note on 2:19. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 50:25) | 3 tn Heb “the Lord Yahweh of Armies.” For an explanation of this rendering and the significance of this title, see the study note on 2:19. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 50:13) | 2 sn Cf. Jer 49:17 and the study note there; see also the study notes on 18:16 and 19:8. |
