Discovery Box| (0.5320333) | (Isa 9:6) |
1 tn The Hebrew perfect (translated “has been born” and “has been given”) is used here as the prophet takes a rhetorical stance in the future. See the note at here%27s&tab=notes" ver="">9:1. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 14:14) |
1 tn Heb “the high places.” This word often refers to the high places where pagan worship was conducted, but here it probably refers to the “backs” or tops of the clouds. See HALOT 136 s.v. בָּמָה. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 14:31) |
1 tn Or “despair” (see HALOT 555 s.v. מוג). The form נָמוֹג (namog) should be taken here as an infinitive absolute functioning as an imperative. See GKC 199-200 §72.v. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 16:4) |
4 tn A perfect verbal form is used here and in the next two lines for rhetorical effect; the demise of the oppressor(s) is described as if it had already occurred. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 16:6) |
1 tn עֶבְרָה (’evrah) often means “anger, fury,” but here it appears to refer to boastful outbursts or excessive claims. See HALOT 782 s.v. עֶבְרָה. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 22:4) |
3 tn Heb “the daughter of my people.” “Daughter” is here used metaphorically to express the speaker’s emotional attachment to his people, as well as their vulnerability and weakness. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 23:15) |
2 sn The number seventy is probably used in a stereotypical, nonliteral sense here to indicate a long period of time that satisfies completely the demands of God’s judgment. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 24:4) |
2 tn Or “mourns” (BDB 5 s.v. אָבַל). HALOT 6-7 lists the homonyms I אבל (“mourn”) and II אבל (“dry up”). They propose the second here on the basis of parallelism. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 24:6) |
2 tn The verb אָשַׁם (’asham, “be guilty”) is here used metonymically to mean “pay, suffer for one’s guilt” (see HALOT 95 s.v. אשׁם). |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 27:9) |
3 tn Heb “when he makes the stones of an altar.” The singular “altar” is collective here; pagan altars are in view, as the last line of the verse indicates. See also here%27s&tab=notes" ver="">17:8. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 27:10) |
3 tn Heb “and destroy her branches.” The city is the antecedent of the third feminine singular pronominal suffix. Apparently the city is here compared to a tree. See also v. here%27s&tab=notes" ver="">11. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 28:24) |
1 tn Heb “All the day does the plowman plow in order to plant?” The phrase “all the day” here has the sense of “continually, always.” See BDB 400 s.v. יוֹם. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 29:1) |
2 tn Heb “the town where David camped.” The verb חָנָה (khanah, “camp”) probably has the nuance “lay siege to” here. See v. here%27s&tab=notes" ver="">3. Another option is to take the verb in the sense of “lived, settled.” |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 29:2) |
1 tn The term אֲרִיאֵל (’ari’el, “Ariel”) is the word translated “altar hearth” here. The point of the simile is not entirely clear. Perhaps the image likens Jerusalem’s coming crisis to a sacrificial fire. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 29:21) |
1 tn Heb “the ones who make a man a sinner with a word.” The Hiphil of חָטָא (khata’) here has a delocutive sense: “declare a man sinful/guilty.” |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 31:9) |
4 sn The “fire” and “firepot” here symbolize divine judgment, which is heating up like a fire in Jerusalem, waiting to be used against the Assyrians when they attack the city. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 32:14) |
2 tn Hebrew עֹפֶל (’ofel), probably refers here to a specific area within the city of Jerusalem. See HALOT 861 s.v. II עֹפֶל. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 33:9) |
2 tn Or “mourns” (BDB 5 s.v. I אָבַל). HALOT 6-7 lists homonyms I אבל (“mourn”) and II אבל (“dry up”). They propose the second here on the basis of parallelism. See here%27s&tab=notes" ver="">24:4. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 34:16) |
1 sn It is uncertain what particular scroll is referred to here. Perhaps the phrase simply refers to this prophecy and is an admonition to pay close attention to the details of the message. |
| (0.5320333) | (Isa 41:1) |
2 tn The Hebrew term מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) could be translated “judgment,” but here it seems to refer to the dispute or debate between the Lord and the nations. |
