Discovery Box| (0.53002810869565) | (Lam 5:21) |
2 tn Heb “our days.” The term “days” is a synecdoche of time (= days) for what is experienced within that time span (= life) (e.g., Gen 5:4, 8, 11; 6:3; 9:29; 11:32; 25:7; 47:8, 9; Deut 22:19, 29; 23:7; Josh 24:31; Judg 2:7, 18; 2 Sam 19:35; Job 7:1, 16, 18; Pss 8:9; 39:5, 6; 90:9, 10, 12, 14; 103:15; Prov 31:12; Eccl 2:3; 5:17, 19; 6:3). |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Eze 1:15) |
2 sn Another vision which includes wheels on thrones occurs in Dan 7:9. Ezek 10 contains a vision similar to this one. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Eze 3:7) |
1 sn Moses (Exod 3:19) and Isaiah (Isa 6:9-10) were also told that their messages would not be received. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Eze 5:6) |
1 sn The nations are subject to a natural law according to Gen 9; see also Amos 1:3-2:3; Jonah 1:2. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Eze 5:12) |
2 sn Judgment by plague, famine, and sword occurs in Jer 21:9; 27:13; Ezek 6:11, 12; 7:15. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Eze 9:2) |
4 tn Or “a scribe’s inkhorn.” The Hebrew term occurs in the OT only in Ezek 9 and is believed to be an Egyptian loanword. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Eze 9:4) |
2 sn For a similar concept in the Bible, see Rev 7:2-4; 13:16; 14:9, 11; 20:4; 22:4. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Eze 16:8) |
3 tn Heb “wing” or “skirt.” The gesture symbolized acquiring a woman in early Arabia (similarly, see Deut 22:30; Ruth 3:9). |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Eze 22:11) |
3 sn Sexual relations with one’s half-sister may be primarily in view here. See Lev 18:9; 20:17. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Eze 23:35) |
1 tn Heb “and you cast me behind your back.” The expression pictures her rejection of the Lord (see 1 Kgs 14:9). |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Eze 36:18) |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Dan 3:1) |
5 tn Aram “six cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, the image would be 9 feet (2.74 m) wide. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Dan 9:4) |
1 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in vv. 7, 9, 15, 16, and 19 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay). |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Hos 12:9) |
3 tn Heb “as in the days of meeting” (כִּימֵי מוֹעֵד, kime mo’ed). This phrase might refer to “time of the festival” (e.g., Hos 2:13; 9:5; cf. NASB, NRSV, NLT) or the |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Amo 1:2) |
6 sn Carmel was a region known for its abundant plants and trees. See Isa 33:9; 35:2; Jer 50:19. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Amo 1:5) |
6 sn According to Amos 9:7, the Arameans originally came from Kir. The |
| (0.53002810869565) | (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. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Zec 3:9) |
2 sn The seven eyes are symbolic of divine omniscience and universal dominion (cf. Zech 1:10; 4:10; 2 Chr 16:9). |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Mat 13:15) |
1 sn A quotation from Isa 6:9-10. Thus parables both conceal or reveal depending on whether one is open to hearing what they teach. |
| (0.53002810869565) | (Mat 27:45) |
2 sn This imagery has parallels to the Day of the Lord: Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9; Zeph 1:15. |
