(0.37) | (Isa 47:9) | 4 sn Reference is made to incantations and amulets, both of which were important in Mesopotamian religion. They were used to ward off danger and demons. |
(0.37) | (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. |
(0.37) | (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”). |
(0.37) | (Isa 41:1) | 2 tn The Hebrew term מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) could be translated “judgment,” but here it seems to refer to the dispute or debate between the Lord and the nations. |
(0.37) | (Isa 34:15) | 4 tn The precise meaning of דַּיָּה (dayyah) is uncertain, though the term appears to refer to some type of bird of prey, perhaps a vulture. |
(0.37) | (Isa 32:13) | 2 tn Heb “indeed, over all the houses of joy.” It is not certain if this refers to individual homes or to places where parties and celebrations were held. |
(0.37) | (Isa 33:18) | 3 sn The people refer to various Assyrian officials who were responsible for determining the amount of taxation or tribute Judah must pay to the Assyrian king. |
(0.37) | (Isa 33:11) | 2 sn The hostile nations’ plans to destroy God’s people will come to nothing; their hostility will end up being self-destructive. |
(0.37) | (Isa 30:6) | 4 sn This verse describes messengers from Judah transporting wealth to Egypt in order to buy Pharaoh’s protection through a treaty. |
(0.37) | (Isa 27:12) | 4 sn The Israelites will be freed from exile (likened to beating the olives off the tree) and then gathered (likened to collecting the olives). |
(0.37) | (Isa 23:1) | 2 tn Heb “ships of Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant, western port of Tarshish. |
(0.37) | (Isa 22:8) | 1 tn Heb “he,” i.e., the enemy invader. NASB, by its capitalization of the pronoun, takes this to refer to the Lord. |
(0.37) | (Isa 16:6) | 1 tn עֶבְרָה (ʿevrah) often means “anger, fury,” but here it appears to refer to boastful outbursts or excessive claims. See HALOT 782 s.v. עֶבְרָה. |
(0.37) | (Isa 14:25) | 2 tn Heb “him.” This is a collective singular referring to the nation, or a reference to the king of Assyria, who by metonymy stands for the entire nation. |
(0.37) | (Isa 10:6) | 1 sn Throughout this section singular forms are used to refer to Assyria; perhaps the king of Assyria is in view (see v. 12). |
(0.37) | (Isa 4:1) | 1 sn The seven-to-one ratio emphasizes the great disparity that will exist in the population due to the death of so many men in battle. |
(0.37) | (Isa 3:6) | 3 sn The man’s motives are selfish. He tells his brother to assume leadership because he thinks he has some wealth to give away. |
(0.37) | (Isa 2:16) | 1 tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish. |
(0.37) | (Ecc 11:6) | 4 tn The verb כָּשֵׁר (kasher, “to prosper”) is used metonymically to denote “will succeed.” In 11:10, it means “skill in work.” |
(0.37) | (Ecc 9:16) | 2 tn The participle form נִשְׁמָעִים (nishmaʿim, Niphal participle masculine plural from שָׁמַע, [shamaʿ] “to listen”) is used verbally to emphasize a continual, durative, gnomic action. |