Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Isa 22:18) | 1 tn Heb “and he will tightly [or “surely”] wind you [with] winding like a ball, to a land broad of hands [i.e., “sides”].” |
| (0.30) | (Isa 10:13) | 2 tc The consonantal text (Kethib) has כְּאַבִּיר (keʾabbir, “like a strong one”); the marginal reading (Qere) is כַּבִיר (kavir, “mighty one”). |
| (0.30) | (Isa 10:14) | 1 sn The Assyrians’ conquests were relatively unopposed, like robbing a bird’s nest of its eggs when the mother bird is absent. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 1:18) | 5 tn Heb “though your sins are like red, they will become white like snow; though they are red like scarlet, they will be like wool.” The point is not that the sins will be covered up, though still retained. The metaphorical language must be allowed some flexibility and should not be pressed into a rigid literalistic mold. The people’s sins will be removed and replaced by ethical purity. The sins that are now as obvious as the color red will be washed away and the ones who are sinful will be transformed. |
| (0.30) | (Ecc 11:7) | 2 tn The Hebrew term מָתוֹק (matoq, “sweet”) is often used elsewhere in reference to honey. The point is that life is sweet and should be savored like honey. |
| (0.30) | (Ecc 8:13) | 3 tn The phrase “like a shadow” (כַּצֵּל, katsel) modifies the verb (“prolong”) rather than the noun (“days”). Several English versions misconstrue the line: “he will not prolong his days, [which are] like a shadow” (KJV, ASV); “the man who does not fear God is like a shadow” (NEB); and “he will not prolong his shadowy days” (NAB). It should be rendered “he will not prolong his days like a shadow” (RSV, NRSV, NASB, MLB, NIV). Unlike a shadow that lengthens at sunset, the wicked do not normally live long. |
| (0.30) | (Ecc 1:14) | 6 tn Heb “striving of wind.” The word “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text; it has been added in the translation to make the comparative notion clear. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 31:10) | 5 sn This line expresses that her value (Heb “her price”), like wisdom, is worth more than rubies (e.g., 3:15; 8:11). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 30:28) | 1 sn The point of this saying is that a weak creature like a lizard, that is so easily caught, cannot be prevented from getting into the most significant places. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 30:5) | 2 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 30:14) | 1 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 29:25) | 3 sn “Snare” is an implied comparison; fearing people is like being in a trap—there is no freedom of movement or sense of security. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 28:3) | 2 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 26:17) | 3 sn Perhaps the passerby who intrudes (likely not knowing all the facts of the matter) will become the target of both parties’ displeasure. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 26:10) | 1 tn The line does not start with the comparative preposition כ (kaf) “like,” but the proverb clearly invites comparison between the two lines. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 26:9) | 1 tn The line does not start with the comparative preposition כ (kaf) “like,” but the proverb clearly invites comparison between the two lines. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 26:7) | 1 tn The line does not start with the comparative preposition כ(kaf) “like,” but the proverb clearly invites comparison between the two lines. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 26:8) | 1 tn The translation “like tying a stone in a sling” seems to make the most sense, even though the word for “sling” occurs only here. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 26:3) | 1 sn A fool must be disciplined by force like an animal—there is no reasoning. The fool is as difficult to manage as the donkey or horse. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 26:4) | 2 sn The person who descends to the level of a fool to argue with him only looks like a fool as well. |
