3:17 When 4 the fig tree does not bud,
and there are no grapes on the vines;
when the olive trees do not produce, 5
and the fields yield no crops; 6
when the sheep disappear 7 from the pen,
and there are no cattle in the stalls,
1 tn Heb “the tree of the land will not give its fruit.” The collective singular has been translated as a plural. Tg. Onq., some medieval Hebrew
2 tn Heb “When I break to you staff of bread” (KJV, ASV, and NASB all similar).
3 tn Heb “they will return your bread in weight.”
4 tn Or “though.”
5 tn Heb “the produce of the olive disappoints.”
6 tn Heb “food.”
7 tn Or “are cut off.”