Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Jer 18:12) | 2 sn This has been the consistent pattern of their behavior. See 7:24; 9:13; 13:10; 16:12. |
| (0.38) | (Jer 16:9) | 1 sn For the title “the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel,” see 7:3 and the study note on 2:19. |
| (0.38) | (Jer 15:19) | 3 sn For the classic statement of the prophet as God’s “mouth/mouthpiece,” = “spokesman,” see Exod 4:15-16; 7:1-2. |
| (0.38) | (Jer 6:16) | 3 tn Heb “the ancient path,” i.e., the path the Lord set out in ancient times (cf. Deut 32:7). |
| (0.38) | (Jer 3:19) | 1 tn Heb “And I myself said.” See note on “I thought that she might come back to me” in 3:7. |
| (0.38) | (Isa 60:13) | 2 tn Heb “the place of my feet.” See Ezek 43:7, where the Lord’s throne is called the “place of the soles of my feet.” |
| (0.38) | (Isa 47:9) | 3 tn For other examples of the preposition bet (בְּ) having the sense of “although, despite,” see BDB 90 s.v. III.7. |
| (0.38) | (Isa 36:19) | 2 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1. |
| (0.38) | (Isa 26:4) | 1 tn Or “forevermore.” For other uses of the phrase עֲדֵי־עַד (ʿade ʿad) see Isa 65:18 and Pss 83:17; 92:7. |
| (0.38) | (Isa 10:26) | 2 sn According to Judg 7:25, the Ephraimites executed the Midianite general Oreb at a rock which was subsequently named after the executed enemy. |
| (0.38) | (Isa 9:4) | 2 sn This alludes to Gideon’s victory over Midian (Judg 7-8), when the Lord delivered Israel from an oppressive foreign invader. |
| (0.38) | (Isa 8:4) | 1 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1. |
| (0.38) | (Ecc 11:2) | 5 tn The term רעה (lit. “evil”) refers to calamity (e.g., Eccl 5:13; 7:14; 9:12). |
| (0.38) | (Pro 22:28) | 2 sn The fourth saying deals with respect for property that belongs to other people (cf. Instruction of Amenemope, chap. 6, 7:12-13 [ANET 422]). |
| (0.38) | (Pro 12:18) | 1 tn The term בּוֹטֶה (boteh) means “to speak rashly [or, thoughtlessly]” (e.g., Lev 5:4; Num 30:7). |
| (0.38) | (Pro 2:16) | 5 sn For descriptions of seductive speech, see Prov 5:3 where it is compared to olive oil, and 7:14-20 where such speech is recorded. |
| (0.38) | (Pro 1:29) | 3 tn Heb “the fear of the Lord.” The noun is an objective genitive; the Lord is to be the object of fear. See note on 1:7. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 143:10) | 3 tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive. Taking the statement as a prayer fits well with the petitionary tone of vv. 7-10a. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 135:4) | 2 sn His special possession. The language echoes Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18. See also Mal 3:17. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 123:1) | 4 tn Heb “sitting.” The Hebrew verb יָשַׁב (yashav) is here used metonymically of “sitting enthroned” (see Pss 9:7; 29:10; 55:19; 102:12). |
