Discovery Box| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 9:1) |
1 sn Beginning with 9:1, the verse numbers through 9:26 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 9:1 ET = 8:23 HT, 9:2 ET = 9:1 HT, 9:3 ET = 9:2 HT, etc., through 9:26 ET = 9:25 HT. Beginning with 10:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 11:22) |
2 tn Heb “Behold I will.” For the function of this particle see the translator’s note on 1:6. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 14:13) |
2 tn Heb “Behold.” See the translator’s note on usage of this particle in 1:6. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 15:20) |
1 sn See 1:18. The |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 18:20) |
3 sn See Jer 14:7-9, 19-21 and 15:1-4 for the idea. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 25:20) |
3 sn See further Jer 47:1-7 for the judgment against the Philistines. The Philistine cities were west of Judah. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 26:17) |
1 sn The elders were important land-owning citizens, separate from the “heads” or leaders of the tribes, the officers and the judges. They were very influential in both the judicial, political, and religious proceedings of the cities and the state. (See, e.g., Josh 24:1; 2 Sam 19:11; 2 Kgs 23:1 for elders of Israel/Judah, and Deut 21:1-9; Ruth 4:1-2 for elders of the cities.) |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 29:2) |
2 sn See 2 Kgs 24:14-16 and compare the study note on Jer 24:1. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 31:33) |
7 sn Compare Jer 24:7; 30:22; 31:1 and see the study note on 30:2. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 32:17) |
1 tn Heb “Lord Yahweh.” For an explanation of the rendering here see the study note on 1:6. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 32:25) |
3 tn Heb “Lord |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 40:6) |
1 sn Mizpah. It is generally agreed that this is the Mizpah that was on the border between Benjamin and Judah. It was located approximately eight miles north of Jerusalem and had been an important military and religious center from the time of the judges on (cf., e.g., Judg 20:1-3; 1 Sam 7:5-14; 1 Sam 10:17; 1 Kgs 15:22). It was not far from Ramah which was approximately four miles north of Jerusalem. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 41:17) |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Jer 50:12) |
2 tn Heb “Behold.” For the use of this particle see the translator’s note on 1:6. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Lam 1:3) |
3 tn Heb “great servitude.” The noun עֲבֹדָה (’avodah, “servitude”) refers to the enforced labor and suffering inflicted upon conquered peoples who are subjugated into slavery (Exod 1:14; 2:23; 5:9, 11; 6:9; Deut 26:6; 1 Kgs 12:4; 1 Chr 26:30; 2 Chr 10:4; 12:8; Isa 14:3; Lam 1:3). |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Eze 4:1) |
1 sn Ancient Near Eastern bricks were 10 to 24 inches long and 6 to 13 1/2 inches wide. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Eze 13:18) |
1 sn The wristbands mentioned here probably represented magic bands or charms. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:413. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Eze 16:24) |
2 tn Or “lofty place” (NRSV). See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 1:229, and B. Lang, Frau Weisheit, 137. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Eze 23:25) |
2 sn This method of punishment is attested among ancient Egyptian and Hittite civilizations. See W. Zimmerli, Ezekiel (Hermeneia), 1:489. |
| (0.69424825806452) | (Eze 24:17) |
3 sn The turban would normally be removed for mourning (Josh 7:6; 1 Sam 4:12). |
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