3:4 Then the herald 2 made a loud 3 proclamation: “To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given: 4
1 tn This is sometimes taken as a comparative: “[some of the] strongest.”
2 tn According to BDB 1097 s.v. כָּרוֹז the Aramaic word used here is a Greek loanword, but other scholars have argued instead for a Persian derivation (HALOT 1902 s.v. *כָּרוֹז).
3 tn Aram “in strength.”
4 tn Aram “they are saying.”