¹ tn Or “honor” (Grk “glory,” in the sense of respect or honor accorded to a person because of their status).

² tn Or “honor” (Grk “glory,” in the sense of respect or honor accorded to a person because of their status).

⁴ sn Bowed their faces to the ground. Such respect for angels is common: Dan 7:28; 10:9, 15.

¹ sn There is an important respect shown to women in this text, as their contributions were often ignored in ancient society.

³ tn That is, “who revere.” This refers to those who show God a reverential respect for his sovereignty.

² tn Or “fear.” The second person verb form (“you will respect”) is feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed.

¹ tn Or “For.” The Hebrew particle (כִּי, ki) here introduces the evidence that they had no respect for him.

² tn Heb “and those lightly esteemed those who are respected.” The verb רָהַב (rahav) does double duty in the parallelism.

³ tn The two infinitives construct form the contrast in this “better” sayings; each serves as the subject of its respective clause.

² tn Heb “among my helpers.” The preposition may indicate identity here, while the plural may be one of majesty or respect.

¹ tn Heb “[you who] forget God.” “Forgetting God” here means forgetting about his commandments and not respecting his moral authority.

⁵ sn Death shows no respect for anyone. No matter how wise or foolish an individual happens to be, all pass away.

¹ sn Perhaps these terms refer metonymically to the royal court, the priests and Levites, and the people, respectively.

¹ tn Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.”

¹ tn The preposition ל (lamed) is here specification, meaning “with respect to” (see R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 49, §273).

³ tn Or “to persevere.” Here ὑπομονῆς (hupomonēs) has been translated as a genitive of reference/respect related to τὸν λόγον (ton logon).

¹ sn The word honor here carries the double meaning of respect and financial support. This Greek word can imply both senses, and both are intended in this context.

³ tn BDAG 144 s.v. ἀσπάζομαι 1.b states, “Of official visits pay one’s respects to…Ac 25:13.”

³ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The official’s request is that the legal system be respected.

³ tn The word ἐπιστάτης is a term of respect for a person of high status (see L&N 87.50).