2 Samuel 1:22
Context1:22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors,
the bow of Jonathan was not turned away.
The sword of Saul never returned 1 empty.
Isaiah 13:18
Context13:18 Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; 2
they have no compassion on a person’s offspring, 3
they will not 4 look with pity on children.
[1:22] 1 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form is used here to indicate repeated past action.
[13:18] 2 tn Heb “and bows cut to bits young men.” “Bows” stands by metonymy for arrows.
[13:18] 3 tn Heb “the fruit of the womb.”
[13:18] 4 tn Heb “their eye does not.” Here “eye” is a metonymy for the whole person.