Jeremiah 29:23 tn It is commonly assumed that this word is explained by the two verbal actions that follow. The word (נְבָלָה, nevalah) is rather commonly used of sins of unchastity (cf., e.g., Gen 34:7; Judg 19:23; 2 Sam 13:12), which would fit the refer...
30 In vain I have struck down your children; they accepted no correction. Your own sword devoured your prophets like a ravening lion. Read Chapter Compare PREVIOUS Jeremiah 2:29 NEXT Jeremiah 2:31 Jeremiah 2:30 Meaning and Commentary Jeremiah 2:30 In vain have I smitten your children ...
Jeremiah 7:31tnHeb“the high places of [or in] Topheth.”snThe nounTophethis generally explained as an artificial formation of a word related to the Aramaic word for “cooking stove” combined with the vowels for the word for “shame.” Hence, Jewish piety viewed it as a very shameful...
and all the kings of the land of the Philistines; the petty kings of it, called the lords of the Philistines elsewhere, who were great enemies to the people of the Jews: the prophecy of their destruction is in forty seventh chapter, and whose principal cities are next mentioned: and Ashke...
Exodus 29:6; and the transference of the same word to the hair of the head is explained by the practice of the Nazarites, to wear the hair uncut as a mark of consecration to the Lord,Numbers 6:5. The hair of the Nazarite is called inNumbers 6:7the consecration (נזר) of ...
Jeremiah 26:19 tn This Hebrew idiom (חָלָה פָּנִים, khalah panim) is often explained in terms of “stroking” or “patting the face” of someone, seeking to gain his favor. It is never used in a literal sense and is found in contexts of prayer (Exod...
It occurs only here; in 29:26, where it is followed by a parallel word that occurs only there and is generally translated “collar”; and in 2 Chr 16:10, where it is preceded by the word “house of.” It is most often translated “stocks” and explained as an instrument of ...
5tnSome commentaries and English versions follow the suggestion given inHALOT116 s.v. IIבָּטַחthat a homonym meaning “to stumble, fall down” is involved here and inProv 14:16. The evidence for this homonym is questionable because both passages can be explained on other ...
Jeremiah 32:15snThe significance of the symbolic act performed by Jeremiah, as explained here, was a further promise (see the “again” statements in31:4,5,23and the “no longer” statements in31:12,29,34,40) of future restoration beyond the destruction implied invv. 3-5. After the in...
An example of false prophesying and a vindication of the true as opposed to the false will be given in the chapter that follows this. Jeremiah 27:9 sn An example of this is seen in 1 Sam 28. Jeremiah 27:9 tn The verb in this context is best taken as a negative obligatory imperfect...