Discovery Box| (0.04) | (Dan 8:10) | 2 sn In prescientific Israelite thinking the stars were associated with the angelic members of God’s heavenly assembly. See Judg 5:20; Job 38:7; Isa 40:26. In west Semitic mythology the stars were members of the high god’s divine assembly (see Isa 14:13). |
| (0.04) | (Dan 7:27) | 1 tn If the “holy ones” are angels, then this probably refers to the angels as protectors of God’s people. If the “holy ones” are God’s people, then this is an appositional construction, “the people who are the holy ones.” See 8:24 for the corresponding Hebrew phrase and the note there. |
| (0.04) | (Dan 5:11) | 3 tc Theodotion lacks the phrase “and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods.” |
| (0.04) | (Eze 43:2) | 3 sn Earlier Ezekiel had observed God leaving the temple to the east (11:23). |
| (0.04) | (Eze 36:26) | 2 sn That is, a heart that symbolizes a will that is responsive and obedient to God. |
| (0.04) | (Eze 33:22) | 4 sn Ezekiel’s God-imposed muteness was lifted (see 3:26). |
| (0.04) | (Eze 8:10) | 2 tn Heb “detestable.” The word is often used to describe the figures of foreign gods. |
| (0.04) | (Eze 1:3) | 1 sn The prophet’s name, Ezekiel, means in Hebrew “May God strengthen.” |
| (0.04) | (Jer 44:4) | 2 sn This refers to the worship of other gods mentioned in the previous verse. |
| (0.04) | (Jer 26:18) | 3 sn For an explanation of this title for God, see the study note on 2:19. |
| (0.04) | (Jer 25:32) | 2 tn The words “of military destruction” have been supplied in the translation to make the metaphor clear. The metaphor has shifted from that of God as a lion, to God as a warrior, to God as a judge, to God as the author of the storm winds of destruction. |
| (0.04) | (Jer 20:12) | 1 sn See the study note on 2:19 for explanation of this title for God. |
| (0.04) | (Jer 12:10) | 2 sn The figures of Israel as God’s vine and the land as God’s vineyard are found several times in the Bible. The best known of these is the extended metaphor in Isa 5:1-7. This figure also appears in Jer 2:20. |
| (0.04) | (Jer 10:14) | 2 tn Or “nothing but a phony god”; Heb “a lie/falsehood.” |
| (0.04) | (Jer 2:24) | 2 sn The metaphor is intended to depict Israel’s irrepressible desire to worship other gods. |
| (0.04) | (Isa 58:8) | 3 tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see. |
| (0.04) | (Isa 46:1) | 2 sn Nebo is a variation of the name of the Babylonian god Nabu. |
| (0.04) | (Isa 45:14) | 6 tn Or perhaps, “among.” Cf. KJV, ASV “Surely God is in thee.” |
| (0.04) | (Isa 41:21) | 2 sn Apparently this challenge is addressed to the pagan idol gods, see vv. 23-24. |
| (0.04) | (Isa 42:5) | 1 tn Heb “the God.” The definite article here indicates distinctiveness or uniqueness. |
