This is fairly clear from the literal translation “he multiplies the stumbling one. Also [= and] a man falls against a man and they say [probably = “saying”; an ...

[46:5] sn The passage takes an unexpected turn at v. 5. After ironically summoning the Egyptian army to battle, the Lord rhetorically expresses his surprise ...

[46:16] tn Heb “to our native lands from before the sword of the oppressor.” The compound preposition “from before” is regularly used in a causal sense (see BDB ...

46:25 The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, “I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes. ... I will punish Egypt, its gods, and its kings. I will punish ...

[46:20] tn Heb “Egypt is a beautiful heifer. A gadfly from the north will come against her.” The metaphors have been turned into similes for the sake of clarity ...

[46:9] sn The peoples that are referred to here are all known to have been mercenaries in the army of Egypt (see Nah 3:9; Ezek 30:5). The place names in Hebrew ...

“Horeb” occurs 9 times in the Book of Deuteronomy and “Sinai” only once (33:2). ... The Hebrew name “Eshcol” means “trestle,” that is, the frame on which ...

For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, so ...

[49:29] sn This expression is a favorite theme in the book of Jeremiah. It describes the terrors of war awaiting the people of Judah and Jerusalem (6:25), the ...

36:37 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will allow the house of Israel to ask me to do this for them: I will multiply their people like sheep.