Discovery BoxJeremiah 20:9
Context20:9 Sometimes I think, “I will make no mention of his message.
I will not speak as his messenger 1 any more.”
But then 2 his message becomes like a fire
locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. 3
I grow weary of trying to hold it in;
I cannot contain it.
Ezekiel 3:14
Context3:14 A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, 4 my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully 5 on me.
Micah 3:8
Context3:8 But I 6 am full of the courage that the Lord’s Spirit gives,
and have a strong commitment to justice. 7
This enables me to confront Jacob with its rebellion,
and Israel with its sin. 8
Micah 3:1
Context3:1 I said,
“Listen, you leaders 9 of Jacob,
you rulers of the nation 10 of Israel!
You ought to know what is just, 11
Colossians 1:6
Context1:6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel 12 is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing 13 among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
[20:9] 1 tn Heb “speak in his name.” This idiom occurs in passages where someone functions as the messenger under the authority of another. See Exod 5:23; Deut 18:19, 29:20; Jer 14:14. The antecedent in the first line is quite commonly misidentified as being “him,” i.e., the
[20:9] 2 tn The English sentence has again been restructured for the sake of English style. The Hebrew construction involves two vav consecutive perfects in a condition and consequence relation, “If I say to myself…then it [his word] becomes.” See GKC 337 §112.kk for the construction.
[20:9] 3 sn Heb “It is in my heart like a burning fire, shut up in my bones.” In addition to standing as part for the whole, the “bones” for the person (e.g., Ps 35:10), the bones were associated with fear (e.g., Job 4:14) and with pain (e.g., Job 33:19, Ps 102:3 [102:4 HT]) and joy or sorrow (e.g., Ps 51:8 [51:10 HT]). As has been mentioned several times, the heart was connected with intellectual and volitional concerns.
[3:14] 4 tn The traditional interpretation is that Ezekiel embarked on his mission with bitterness and anger, either reflecting God’s attitude toward the sinful people or his own feelings about having to carry out such an unpleasant task. L. C. Allen (Ezekiel [WBC], 1:13) takes “bitterly” as a misplaced marginal note and understands the following word, normally translated “anger,” in the sense of fervor or passion. He translates, “I was passionately moved” (p. 4). Another option is to take the word translated “bitterly” as a verb meaning “strengthened” (attested in Ugaritic). See G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 152.
[3:14] 5 tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was on me heavily.” The “hand of the Lord” is a metaphor for his power or influence; the modifier conveys intensity.
[3:8] 6 sn The prophet Micah speaks here and contrasts himself with the mercenaries just denounced by the
[3:8] 7 tn Heb “am full of power, the Spirit of the
[3:8] 8 tn Heb “to declare to Jacob his rebellion and to Israel his sin.” The words “this enables me” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[3:1] 11 tn Heb “Should you not know justice?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you should!”
[1:6] 12 tn Grk “just as in the entire world it is bearing fruit.” The antecedent (“the gospel”) of the implied subject (“it”) of ἐστιν (estin) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:6] 13 tn Though the participles are periphrastic with the present tense verb ἐστίν (estin), the presence of the temporal indicator “from the day” in the next clause indicates that this is a present tense that reaches into the past and should be translated as “has been bearing fruit and growing.” For a discussion of this use of the present tense, see ExSyn 519-20.
