The house of Israel will no longer profane my holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their spiritual prostitution or by the pillars of their kings set up ...

[43:17] tn Heb “fourteen”; the word “cubits” is not in the Hebrew text but is understood from the context; the phrase occurs again later in this verse. Fourteen ...

[3:6] tn The Hebrew word תַּאֲוָה (ta'avah, translated “attractive” here) actually means “desirable.” This term and the later term נֶחְמָד (nekhmad, “desirable”) are ...

[1:1] tn The Hebrew noun is an abstract plural. The word often refers metonymically to the happiness that God-given security and prosperity produce (see v. 3; ...

The Hebrew word, cognate with Akkadian sataru, means “to write.” These people were to Israel what the scribes and chroniclers were to the pagan nations.

43:1 Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men! 43:2 For you are the God who shelters me.

[3:6] tn The Hebrew word תַּאֲוָה (ta'avah, translated “attractive” here) actually means “desirable.” This term and the later term נֶחְמָד (nekhmad, “desirable”) are ...

[43:12] tc The translation follows the Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions. The Hebrew text reads: “I will set fire to.” While it would be possible to explain the ...

The verse refers to the destruction of the Egyptians at the Red Sea. [43:17] tn Heb “lay down”; NAB “lie prostrate together”; CEV “lie dead” ...

[43:1] tn Heb “from the deceitful and evil man.” The Hebrew text uses the singular form “man” in a collective sense, as the reference to a “nation” in the ...