Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Zep 3:7) | 5 tn Heb “all which I have punished her.” The precise meaning of this statement and its relationship to what precedes are unclear. |
| (0.30) | (Zep 1:8) | 2 sn The very dress of the royal court, foreign styles of clothing, revealed the degree to which Judah had assimilated foreign customs. |
| (0.30) | (Hab 3:10) | 2 sn The great deep, which is to be equated with the sea (vv. 8, 15), is a symbol of chaos and represents the Lord’s enemies. |
| (0.30) | (Hab 3:3) | 5 tn Selah. The meaning of this musical term (which also appears in vv. 9, 13, and in the Psalms as well) is unknown. |
| (0.30) | (Hab 2:2) | 4 tn Heb “might run,” which here probably means “run [through it quickly with one’s eyes],” that is, read it easily. |
| (0.30) | (Mic 6:16) | 3 sn The Omride dynasty, of which Ahab was the most infamous king, had a reputation for implementing unjust and oppressive measures. See 1 Kgs 21. |
| (0.30) | (Mic 4:3) | 4 sn Instead of referring to the large plow as a whole, the plowshare is simply the metal tip which actually breaks the earth and cuts the furrow. |
| (0.30) | (Mic 5:2) | 1 sn Ephrathah is either an alternate name for Bethlehem or the name of the district in which Bethlehem was located. See Ruth 4:11. |
| (0.30) | (Mic 2:3) | 2 tn Heb “from which you will not remove your neck.” The words “It will be like a yoke” are supplied in the translation for clarification. |
| (0.30) | (Jon 2:3) | 1 tn Or “You had thrown me.” Verse 3 begins the detailed description of Jonah’s plight, which resulted from being thrown into the sea. |
| (0.30) | (Oba 1:13) | 1 tn Heb “the gate.” The term “gate” here functions as a synecdoche for the city as a whole, which the Edomites plundered. |
| (0.30) | (Oba 1:12) | 6 tn Or “boasted with your mouth.” The Hebrew text includes the phrase “with your mouth,” which is redundant in English and has been left untranslated. |
| (0.30) | (Amo 6:8) | 4 tn Heb “the city”; this probably refers to the city of Samaria (cf. 6:1), which in turn, by metonymy, represents the entire northern kingdom. |
| (0.30) | (Amo 6:5) | 1 tn The meaning of the Hebrew verb פָּרַט (parat), which occurs only here in the OT, is unclear. Some translate “strum,” “pluck,” or “improvise.” |
| (0.30) | (Amo 4:9) | 1 tn Heb “you.” By metonymy the crops belonging to these people are meant. See the remainder of this verse, which describes the agricultural devastation caused by locusts. |
| (0.30) | (Amo 4:2) | 1 sn The message that follows is an unconditional oath, the fulfillment of which is just as certain as the Lord’s own holy character. |
| (0.30) | (Amo 2:4) | 6 sn Here the idolatry of the parents carried over to the children, who persisted in worshiping the idols to which their fathers were loyal. |
| (0.30) | (Amo 2:4) | 6 tn Heb “after which their fathers walked.” The expression “to walk after” is an idiom meaning “to be loyal to.” See S. M. Paul, Amos (Hermeneia), 75-76. |
| (0.30) | (Joe 3:10) | 1 sn Instead of referring to the large plow as a whole, the plowshare is simply the metal tip which actually breaks the earth and cuts the furrow. |
| (0.30) | (Hos 14:3) | 1 tn Heb “For the orphan is shown compassion by you.” The present translation takes “orphan” as a figurative reference to Israel, which is specified in the translation for clarity. |
