Discovery Box| (0.53926378431373) | (Isa 37:20) |
1 tn The parallel text in 2 Kgs 19:19 reads, “that you, Lord, are the only God.” |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Isa 46:4) |
1 tn Heb “until old age, I am he” (NRSV similar); NLT “I will be your God throughout your lifetime.” |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Isa 51:20) |
1 tn Heb “those who are full of the anger of the Lord, the shout [or “rebuke”] of your God.” |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Isa 58:8) |
1 sn Light here symbolizes God’s favor and restored blessing, as the immediately following context makes clear. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Isa 61:2) |
1 tn Heb “to announce the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of our God’s vengeance. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Jer 3:7) |
1 sn Open theists suggest that passages such as this indicate God has limited foreknowledge; however, more traditional theologians view this passage as an extended metaphor in which God presents himself as a deserted husband, hoping against hope that his adulterous wife might return to him. The point of the metaphor is not to make an assertion about God’s foreknowledge, but to develop the theme of God’s heartbreak due to Israel’s unrepentance. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Jer 10:16) |
4 sn For this rendering of the name for God and its significance see 2:19 and the study note there. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Jer 32:25) |
3 tn Heb “Lord |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Jer 49:26) |
1 tn Heb “Oracle of Yahweh of armies.” For this title for God see the study note on 2:19. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Eze 1:1) |
5 tn Or “saw visions from God.” References to divine visions occur also in Ezek 8:3; 40:2 |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Eze 22:14) |
1 tn Heb “stand.” The heart here stands for the emotions; Jerusalem would panic in the face of God’s judgment. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Eze 37:14) |
1 tn Or “spirit.” This is likely an allusion to Gen 2 and God’s breath which creates life. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Eze 39:19) |
1 sn Eating the fat and drinking blood were God’s exclusive rights in Israelite sacrifices (Lev 3:17). |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Dan 2:28) |
1 tn Aram “a revealer of mysteries.” The phrase serves as a quasi-title for God in Daniel. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Dan 7:18) |
1 sn The expression holy ones is either a reference to angels or to human beings devoted to God. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Dan 9:11) |
1 tn Or “transgressed.” The Hebrew verb has the primary sense of crossing a boundary, in this case, God’s law. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Hab 1:3) |
2 sn Habakkuk complains that God tolerates social injustice and fails to intervene on behalf of the oppressed (put up with wrongdoing). |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Zep 1:9) |
2 tn The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Zep 1:15) |
1 tn Heb “a day of wrath.” The word “God’s” is supplied in the translation for clarification. |
| (0.53926378431373) | (Zep 3:7) |
2 sn God’s judgment of the nations (v. 6) was an object lesson for Israel’s benefit. |
