Lamentations
B 1:2 = Jerusalem’s political allies
C 1:3 Or because of
D 1:8 Or become impure
E 1:13 DSS, LXX; MT reads bones, and it prevailed against them
F 1:14 Some Hb mss, LXX read He kept watch over my transgressions
G 1:14 Or The yoke of my transgressions is bound ; Hb obscure
H 1:15 Or has announced an appointed time
I 1:16 Lit my eye, my eye flows
J 1:20 Lit is turned within me
K 2:6 Lit booth
L 2:6 Lit it were a garden
M 2:9 Or the law
N 2:11 Lit My liver is poured out on the ground
O 2:14 Or insipid
P 2:18 Lit and the daughter of your
Q 2:20 Or infants in a healthy condition ; Hb obscure
R 2:22 Or terrors
S 2:22 Or I bore healthy ; Hb obscure
T 3:10 Lit is to me
U 3:14 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss, Syr read all peoples
V 3:16 Or and trampled me
W 3:17 Syr, Vg; MT reads You deprived my soul
X 3:18 Or splendor
Y 3:19 Or I remember
Z 3:20 Alt Hb tradition reads and you cause me to collapse
A 3:22 One Hb mss, Syr, Tg read The LORD’s faithful love, indeed, does not perish
B 3:28 Lit has laid a burden on
C 3:34 Or earth
D 3:52 Or Those who were my enemies for no reason
E 3:53 Or They ended my life in ; Hb obscure
F 3:62 Lit lips
G 3:65 Or them an obstinate heart ; Hb obscure
H 3:66 Lit under the LORD’s heavens
I 4:1 Or The sacred gems
J 4:7 Lit bones
K 4:20 Lit nostrils
L 4:22 Or not deport you again
M 5:6 Lit We gave the hand to
N 5:10 Or black ; Hb obscure
Ezekiel
A 1:12 Or spirit, also in v. 20
B 2:3 Or Israelites and to
C 2:4 Lit hard of face
D 3:12-13 Some emend to behind me as the glory of the LORD rose from his place: 13the
E 3:26 Or to rebuke
F 4:4 Or punishment
G 4:10 Lit 20 shekels
H 4:10 Lit from time to time, also in v. 11
I 4:11 Lit hin
J 5:10 Lit you
K 5:15 DSS, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; MT reads she
L 6:4 Or incense altars, also in v. 6
M 6:6 Hb obscure
N 6:12 Or besieged
P 7:7 Or A leash ; Hb obscure, also in v. 10
Q 7:11 Some Hb mss, Syr, Vg read and no rest
R 7:13 Lit sold, while still in life is their life
S 7:17 Lit knees will go water
T 7:20 Or They turned their beautiful ornaments into objects of pride, and
U 8:2 LXX; MT, Vg read like fire
V 8:17 Alt Hb tradition reads my nose
W 11:2 Lit He
X 11:3 Or “The time is not near to build houses.
Y 11:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read he
Z 11:15 LXX, Syr read your relatives, your fellow exiles
A 11:15 Or own brothers, your relatives
B 11:19 Lit give them one
C 11:19 Lit flesh
D 11:23 = the Mount of Olives
E 12:10 = King Zedekiah
F 12:10 Lit Israel among them
G 12:12 LXX, Syr read He
H 12:19 Lit its
I 12:19 = Jerusalem’s
J 13:11 One Hb ms, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read and you, hailstones, will plunge
K 13:17 Lit set your face
L 13:22 Lit strengthened the hand of
M 14:4 Alt Hb tradition reads him who comes
N 16:4 Hb obscure
O 16:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr omit Yes, I said to you as you lay in your blood, “Live! ”
P 16:7 LXX reads Thrive; I made you
Q 16:7 Or matured and developed the loveliest of ornaments
R 16:10 Hb obscure
S 16:15 Hb obscure
T 16:16 Hb obscure
U 16:30 Or was sick
V 16:49 Lit strengthen the hand of
W 16:50 Or them as you have seen
X 16:52 Lit you have been the advocate for your sisters
Y 16:53 LXX, Vg; MT reads Samaria and her daughters and the fortunes of
Z 16:57 Some Hb mss, Syr read Edom
A 16:61 Some LXX mss, Syr read I
B 17:5 Hb obscure
C 17:21 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg read choice men
D 18:6 Lit the mountains, also in vv. 11,15
E 18:13 Lit His blood will be on him
F 19:7 Tg, Aq; MT reads knew their widows
G 19:9 Or put him in a cage
H 19:10 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss read blood
I 19:11 Or thick foliage
J 19:14 Lit from the branch of its parts
K 20:5 Lit I lifted my hand
L 20:6 Lit lifted my hand, also in vv. 15,23,28,42
M 20:7 Lit things of your eyes
N 20:8 Lit things of their eyes
O 20:26 Lit they made every firstborn pass through the fire
P 20:29 = High Place
Q 20:31 Lit gifts, making your children pass through the fire
R 21:4 Lit off from you
S 21:6 Lit insides, or waist
T 21:7 Lit knees will go water
U 21:10 Hb obscure
V 21:13 Hb obscure
W 21:14 Or penetrates
X 21:15 Hb obscure
Y 21:15 Hb obscure
Z 21:22 Lit The divination for
A 21:22 Lit rams, open the mouth in
B 21:23 Lit them
C 21:25 = King Zedekiah
D 21:25 Lit come in the time of the punishment of the end, also in v. 29
E 21:26 Lit This not this
F 21:27 Or comes to whom it rightfully belongs, and I will give it to him
G 21:30 = the Ammonites
H 22:4 judgment supplied for clarity
I 22:4 punishment supplied for clarity
J 22:9 Lit the mountains
K 22:16 One Hb ms, LXX, Syr, Vg read I
L 22:24-25 LXX reads indignation, 25whose princes within her are
M 23:4 = Her Tent
N 23:4 = My Tent Is in Her
O 23:16 Lit of her eyes
P 23:20 Lit whose flesh
Q 23:24 LXX reads peoples, from the north, chariots and ; Hb obscure
R 23:25 Or and your descendants
S 23:32 Or It will bring
T 23:37 Lit have made pass through the fire
U 23:42 Or Sabeans
V 23:43 Or They will
W 23:46 Or I will summon
X 24:5 Lit bones
Y 24:7 Lit For her blood
Z 24:10 Some Hb mss read well; remove the broth ; LXX reads fire so that the meat may be cooked and the broth may be reduced
A 24:10 Or and stir the broth
B 24:12 Hb obscure
C 24:14 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read They
D 24:17 Lit men, also in v. 22
E 25:9 Lit with the cities, with its
F 25:16 Lit the seacoast
G 26:2 Or It has swung open for me
H 26:7 Lit Nebuchadrezzar
I 26:17 Some LXX mss read ‘How you were destroyed from the seas, city of renown!
J 26:17 Lit and all her inhabitants who put their terror on all her inhabitants ; Hb obscure
K 26:20 Lit the lower parts of the earth
L 26:20 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss, Syr read in
M 26:20 LXX reads or appear
N 27:11 Or quivers ; Hb obscure
O 27:13 Lit souls of men
P 27:15 LXX reads Rhodes
Q 27:16 Some Hb mss, Aq, Syr read Edom
R 27:16 Hb obscure
S 27:16 Hb obscure
T 27:16 Hb obscure
U 27:17 Or resin ; Hb obscure
V 27:18 Or and wool from Zahar
W 27:19 Or Dan
X 27:19 Hb obscure
Y 27:24 Hb obscure
Z 27:25 Or and very glorious
A 27:32 Hb obscure
B 27:36 Lit hiss
C 28:2 Lit Because your
D 28:9 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read of the one who kills
E 28:12 Or sealer
F 28:12 Hb obscure
G 28:13 Hb obscure
H 28:13 Or malachite, or garnet
I 28:13 Or beryl
J 28:14 Or With an anointed guardian cherub
K 28:16 Or and the guardian cherub banished you
L 28:17 Or earth
M 28:23 Or within her by the sword
N 28:24 Lit longer have
O 29:3 Or crocodile
P 29:6 LXX, Syr, Vg read you
Q 29:7 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads and you caused their hips to stand
R 29:9 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads he
S 29:12 Or Egypt the most desolate of
T 29:12 Or be the most desolate of
U 30:3 of doom supplied for clarity
V 30:5 Or all Arabia
W 30:5 Lit Cub ; Hb obscure
X 30:7 Or be the most desolate of
Y 30:7 Or will be the most ruined of
Z 30:9 Lit of Egypt
A 30:10 Or pomp, or wealth, also in v. 15
B 30:16 Or foes daily
C 30:17 LXX, Vg; MT reads iniquity
D 30:17 Or and the women ; lit and they
E 30:18 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read will withhold
F 30:18 Or Egypt
G 31:3 Or thick foliage, also in vv. 10,14
H 31:10 Syr, Vg; MT, LXX read you
I 31:10 Lit its heart
J 31:14 Or the descendants of Adam
K 31:15 Or I covered it with the underground deep
L 31:17 LXX, Syr read offspring
M 31:17 Lit arm
N 32:2 Or ‘Lion of the nations, you are destroyed;
O 32:2 Or crocodile
P 32:2 Lit their
Q 32:3 LXX, Vg read I
R 32:17 LXX reads year, in the first month,
S 32:18 Lit the lower parts of the earth, also in v. 24
T 32:21 Either Pharaoh or Egypt
U 32:26 Lit Meshech-tubal
V 32:27 LXX reads of antiquity
W 32:27 Or Do they not . . . heads?
X 32:27 Emended; MT reads iniquities
Y 32:32 Alt Hb tradition, LXX, Syr read his
Z 33:4 Lit his blood will be on his head
A 33:5 Lit his blood will be on him
B 33:16 Lit remembered
C 33:24 Lit these
D 33:31 Lit you like the coming of a people
E 34:10 Lit their hand
F 34:16 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg read watch over
G 34:29 LXX, Syr read a plant of peace
H 35:11 LXX reads you
I 36:5 Lit gave
J 36:5 Or contempt, to empty it of ; Hb obscure
K 36:7 Lit lift up my hand
L 36:14 Alt Hb tradition reads and cause your nation to stumble
M 36:15 Some Hb mss, Tg read no longer bereave your nation of children
N 36:26 Lit stone from your flesh
O 36:37 Lit flock of people
P 36:38 Lit as the consecrated flock, as the flock of Jerusalem
Q 37:9 Or wind, or spirit, also in v. 10
R 37:23 Some Hb mss, LXX, Sym; other Hb mss read their settlements where
S 38:2 Or the prince of Rosh,
T 38:8 Lit from the sword
U 38:13 Lit young lions, or villages
V 38:18 Lit up in my anger
W 39:1 Or Gog, prince of Rosh,
X 39:11 Hb obscure
Y 39:11 = Hamon-gog, also in v. 15
Z 39:14 Or basis, some to pass through the land, and with them some to bury those
A 39:16 In Hb, Hamonah is related to the word “horde.”
B 39:26 Some emend to will forget
C 39:26 Lit will bear
D 39:28 Lit behind there any longer
E 40:5 = a long cubit
F 40:5 Lit six cubits by the cubit and a handbreadth
G 40:5 Lit was one rod, also in v. 7
H 40:7 Lit five cubits, also in v. 30
I 40:8-9 Some Hb mss, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read gate facing the temple side; it was one rod. 9Then he measured the gate’s portico; it
J 40:9 Lit eight cubits
K 40:9 Lit two cubits
L 40:11 Lit 10 cubits
M 40:11 Lit length
N 40:11 Lit 13 cubits
O 40:12 Lit one cubit, also in v. 42
P 40:12 Lit six cubits
Q 40:13 Lit 25 cubits, also in vv. 21,25,29,33,36
R 40:14 MT adds To the jamb of the court, the gate was all around ; Hb obscure
S 40:14 Lit 60 cubits
T 40:15 Lit 50 cubits, also in vv. 21,25,29,33,36
U 40:19 Lit 100 cubits, also in vv. 23,27,47
V 40:30 Some Hb mss, LXX omit v. 30
W 40:37 LXX; MT reads jambs
X 40:38 Text emended; MT reads door was by the jambs, at the gates
Y 40:42 Lit one and a half cubits
Z 40:43 Lit one handbreadth
A 40:43 Or ledges
B 40:44 LXX reads were two chambers
C 40:44 LXX; MT reads singers, which was
D 40:44 LXX; MT reads east
E 40:48 Lit 14 cubits
F 40:48 LXX; MT omits 24 ½ feet, and the side walls of the gate were
G 40:48 Lit three cubits
H 40:49 Lit 20 cubits
I 40:49 LXX; MT reads 19 ¼
J 40:49 Lit 12 cubits
K 40:49 MT reads and it was on steps that they would go
L 41:1 LXX; MT reads jambs; they were 10 ½ feet wide on each side—the width of the tabernacle
M 41:1 Lit six cubits, also in vv. 3,5
N 41:2 Lit 10 cubits
O 41:2 Lit five cubits, also in vv. 9,11,12
P 41:2 Lit 40 cubits
Q 41:2 Lit 20 cubits, also in vv. 4,10
R 41:3 Lit two cubits, also in v. 22
S 41:3 LXX; MT reads width of the entrance
T 41:3 Lit seven cubits
U 41:5 Lit four cubits
V 41:6 Lit another three and thirty times
W 41:7 Hb obscure
X 41:8 Lit a full rod of six cubits of a joint ; Hb obscure
Y 41:12 Lit 70 cubits
Z 41:12 Lit 90 cubits
A 41:13 Lit 100 cubits
B 41:15 Or ledges
C 41:21-22 Or and in front of the sanctuary was something that looked like 22an altar
D 41:22 Lit three cubits
E 41:22 LXX reads long and 3 ½ feet wide
F 41:22 LXX reads base
G 41:25 Hb obscure
H 41:26 Hb obscure
I 42:2 Lit 100 cubits, also in vv. 4,8
J 42:2 Lit 50 cubits, also in v. 7
K 42:3 Lit 20 cubits
L 42:4 Lit 10 cubits
M 42:4 LXX, Syr; MT reads wide, a way of one cubit
N 42:10 LXX; MT reads east
O 42:12 Or protective ; Hb obscure
P 42:16 Lit 500 in rods, also in vv. 17,18,19
Q 42:16 Lit rod all around, also in vv. 17,18,19
R 42:17 LXX reads Then he turned to the north and
S 42:18 LXX reads Then he turned to the south and
T 43:3 Some Hb mss, Theod, Vg; other Hb mss, LXX, Syr read I
U 43:7 Or monuments, also in v. 9
V 43:7 Some Hb mss, Theod, Tg read their death
W 43:10-11 LXX, Vg; MT reads pattern. 11And if they are ashamed . . . done, reveal
X 43:13 Lit in cubits (a cubit being a cubit plus a handbreadth)
Y 43:13 Lit one cubit, also in vv. 14,17
Z 43:13 Lit one span
A 43:13 LXX reads height
B 43:14 Lit two cubits
C 43:14 Lit four cubits, also in v. 15
D 43:15 Hb obscure
E 43:16 Lit 12 cubits
F 43:17 Lit 14 cubits
G 43:17 Lit one-half cubit
H 43:26 Lit will fill its hands
I 44:7 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads They
J 44:12 Lit I lifted my hand
K 44:19 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read court, to the outer court
L 45:1 Lit 25,000 cubits, also in vv. 3,5,6
M 45:1 LXX reads 20,000 cubits ; MT reads 10,000 cubits
N 45:2 Lit square all around
O 45:2 Lit 500 by 500 cubits
P 45:2 Lit 50 cubits
Q 45:3 Lit this measured portion
R 45:3 Lit 10,000 cubits, also in v. 5
S 45:3 Lit be
T 45:5 LXX; MT, Syr, Tg, Vg read possession—20 chambers
U 45:6 Lit 5,000 cubits
V 45:9 Lit Enough of you
W 45:10 Lit an honest ephah
X 45:10 Lit and an honest bath
Y 45:11 Lit The ephah
Z 45:11 Lit the bath
A 45:11 Lit one-tenth of a homer
B 45:11 Lit one-tenth of a homer
C 45:11 Lit be based on the homer
D 45:12 A shekel is about two-fifths of an ounce of silver
E 45:13 Lit One-sixth of an ephah
F 45:13 Lit a homer
G 45:13 LXX, Vg; MT reads and you are to give
H 45:14 Lit oil, the bath, the oil
I 45:14 Lit be a tenth of the bath from the
J 45:14 Lit 10 baths, a homer
K 45:24 Lit an ephah
L 45:24 Lit a hin
M 45:25 = the Festival of Shelters
N 46:5 Lit an ephah, also in vv. 7,11
O 46:5 Lit a hin, also in vv. 7,11
P 46:9 Or the festivals
Q 46:14 Lit one-sixth of an ephah
R 46:14 Lit one-third of a hin
S 46:22 Hb obscure
T 46:22 Lit 40 cubits
U 46:22 Lit 30 cubits
V 46:23 Or a row
W 47:3 Lit 1,000 cubits, also in vv. 4,5
X 47:8 Or enters the sea, being brought out to the sea ; Hb obscure
Y 47:8 = the Dead Sea
Z 47:9 LXX, Vg; MT reads the two rivers flow
A 47:10 Two springs near the Dead Sea
B 47:13 Tg, Vg; Syr reads The valley of
C 47:14 Lit lifted my hand
D 47:15 LXX; MT reads and Lebo to Zedad, Hamath ; Ezk 48:1
E 47:18 = the Dead Sea
F 47:19 = Kadesh-barnea
G 47:22 Lit They will be to you
H 48:8 Lit 25,000 cubits, also in vv. 9,10,13,15,20,21
I 48:9 Lit 10,000 cubits, also in vv. 10,13,18
J 48:15 Lit 5,000 cubits
K 48:16 Lit 4,500 cubits, also in vv. 30,32,33,34
L 48:17 Lit 250 cubits
M 48:21 Lit border, and to the west,
N 48:35 Lit 18,000 cubits
Daniel
A 1:1 Or Nebuchadrezzar
B 1:2 Lit Shinar
C 1:2 Or gods
D 1:3 Or his eunuchs
E 1:5 Lit to stand before the king
F 1:10 Lit would make my head guilty
G 1:15 Lit fatter of flesh
H 1:20 Lit hands
I 2:2 In this chap. Chaldeans are influential Babylonian wise men.
J 2:4 Dn 2:4–7:28 is written in Aramaic.
K 2:5 Lit be made into limbs
L 2:14 Or executioners
M 2:15 Or urgent
N 2:23 Lit matter
O 2:29 Lit happen after this, also in v. 45
P 2:34 Lit off not by hands
Q 2:40 Lit all these
R 2:43 Lit another in the seed of men
S 2:45 Lit mountain, not by hands
T 3:1 Lit statue, its height sixty cubits, its width six cubits
U 3:5 Or lyre
V 3:5 Or sambuke
W 3:5 Or pipe
X 3:8 Lit and eat the pieces of
Y 3:17 Or If the God whom we serve is willing to save us from the furnace of blazing fire, then he will
Z 3:18 Lit But if not
A 3:21 The identity of these articles of clothing is uncertain.
B 3:22 Or harsh
C 3:22 Lit the flame of the fire
D 3:25 Or of a divine being
E 3:27 Lit fire had not overcome
F 3:28 Or messenger
G 4:11 Lit of all the
H 4:13 = an angel
I 4:16 Lit animal as seven times pass over him
J 4:16 Perhaps seven years
K 4:26 Lit enduring
L 4:26 = God
M 5:2 Or When he tasted
N 5:2 Or father, or grandfather
O 5:3 Theod, Vg add and silver
P 5:5 Lit part of the hand
Q 5:5-6 Lit writing, 6the king’s brightness changed
R 5:6 Lit that the knots of his loins were loosed
S 5:9 Lit his brightness changed on him
T 5:10 Perhaps the queen mother
U 5:10 Lit your brightness change
V 5:23 Lit and all your ways belong to him
W 5:26 Or a mina
X 5:26 The Aramaic word for numbered sounds like mene.
Y 5:27 Or a shekel
Z 5:27 The Aramaic word for weighed sounds like tekel.
A 5:28 Or half a shekel
B 5:28 In Aramaic, the word peres is the sg form of “parsin” in v. 25.
C 5:28 The Aramaic word for divided and Persians sounds like peres.
D 6:1 Lit It was pleasing before Darius
E 6:3 Lit Now this Daniel
F 6:12 Lit the word is certain
G 6:18 Aramaic obscure
H 6:20 Lit said to Daniel
I 6:24 Lit had eaten his pieces
J 6:28 Or Darius, even
K 7:1 Lit beginning
L 7:15 Lit was distressed in the middle of its sheath
M 7:25 Lit wear out
N 7:25 Lit change times
O 7:25 Or for three and a half years
P 7:28 Lit my brightness changed on me
Q 8:3 Lit I lifted my eyes and looked
R 8:5 Lit a horn of a vision
S 8:9 = Israel
T 8:10 Or some of the army, that is, some of the stars
U 8:14 LXX, Theod, Syr, Vg read him
V 8:21 = Alexander the Great
W 8:23 Lit have become complete
X 8:23 Lit strong of face
Y 8:23 Lit king, and understanding riddles
Z 9:11 Lit The curse and the oath
A 9:12 Lit against rulers who ruled us
B 9:18 Lit Stretch out your ear
C 9:23 by God added for clarity
D 9:25 Or until an anointed one, a prince
E 9:26 MT; Theod, some mss read The city and the sanctuary will be destroyed when the ruler comes.
F 9:26 Lit Its, or His
G 9:26 Or end of a
H 9:27 Or will enforce a covenant
I 9:27 LXX; MT reads of abominations
J 9:27 Or And the desolator will be on the wing of abominations, or And the desolator will come on the wings of monsters (or of horror); Hb obscure
K 10:4 = Nisan (March–April)
L 10:5 Some Hb mss read Ophir
M 10:6 The identity of this stone is uncertain.
N 10:8 Lit my splendor was turned on me to ruin
O 10:9 Lit a sleep on my face
P 10:11 by God added for clarity, also in v. 19
Q 10:17 Lit Can I, a servant of my lord
R 10:19 Lit afraid, man
S 11:6 Some Hb mss, Theod read the child ; Syr, Vg read her children
T 11:7 Lit from the shoot of her roots
U 11:10 Lit advance and overflow and pass through
V 11:13 Lit At the end of the times
W 11:16 = Israel
X 11:17 = the king of the South
Y 11:17 Lit him the daughter of women
Z 11:17 Perhaps the kingdom
A 11:18 of the Mediterranean
B 11:20 Or not openly
C 11:21 Or come without warning
D 11:23 Or a few people
E 11:24 Or Without warning
F 11:28 Or the Jewish people and religion
G 11:29 Lit but the last
H 11:30 = the Romans
I 11:37 Or God
J 11:39 Or those he acknowledges
K 11:41 Lit the first
L 11:43 Lit Cushites at his steps
M 11:45 Or the seas at
N 12:4 LXX reads and the earth will be filled with unrighteousness
O 12:7 Lit raised his right and his left
P 12:13 LXX omits to the end
Hosea
A 1:4 = God Sows
B 1:6 = No Compassion
C 1:9 = Not My People
D 1:9 Lit not be yours
E 1:11 Or and flourish in ; Hb obscure
F 2:1 Lit Say to
G 2:6 LXX, Syr; MT reads your
H 2:14 Lit speak to her heart
I 2:15 = Trouble
J 2:16 Or My Master
K 2:18 Or war on the earth
L 2:23 = Israel
M 3:2 LXX reads barley and a measure of wine
N 3:2 Lit silver, a homer of barley, and a lethek of barley
O 4:4 Text emended; MT reads argue, and your people are like those contending with a priest
P 4:4 Hb obscure
Q 4:7 Alt Hb tradition, Syr, Tg read They
R 4:7 Alt Hb tradition reads my
S 4:8 Or sin offerings
T 4:12 Lit promiscuously from under
U 4:15 = House of Wickedness
W 4:18 Hb obscure
X 4:19 Lit wind will bind it in its wings
Y 5:2 Hb obscure
Z 5:5 Lit against his face
A 5:8 Or We will follow you
B 5:11 Or follow a command ; Hb obscure
C 5:13 Or to King Yareb
D 6:5 Or have cut down the prophets
E 6:5 LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads Your judgments go out as light
F 6:7 Or they, as at Adam, or they, like men,
G 6:11 Or you. Judah, when I
H 7:5 Lit wine—he stretches out his hand to scorners ; Hb obscure
I 7:3-7 These vv. may refer to a king’s assassination; Hb obscure.
J 7:10 Lit against his face
K 7:12 Lit news to
L 7:14 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read They stay
M 7:16 Some emend to turn to what is useless
N 8:4 Lit themselves that it might be cut off
O 8:5 Lit calf
P 8:12 Or Though I wrote out . . . instruction, they are
Q 8:13 Hb obscure
R 9:10 = Baal
S 10:1 Or ravaged
T 10:2 Or divided
U 10:6 Or to King Yareb
V 10:7 Or will be cut off
W 10:7 Or a stick
X 10:10 LXX, Syr, Vg read against them when they are disciplined
Y 10:11 Lit will pass over
Z 10:13 LXX reads your chariots
A 11:2 Lit They called to them; thus they went from before them
B 11:3 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads him
C 11:3 Lit them on his arms
D 11:6 Or devour his empty talkers, or devour his limbs ; Hb obscure
E 11:9 Or come into any city ; Hb obscure
F 11:12 Hb obscure
G 12:1 Or grazes on, or tends
H 12:4 LXX, Syr; MT reads us
I 12:8 Lit iniquity which is sin
J 12:9 LXX reads God who brought you out of
K 13:2 Or “Those who make human sacrifices
L 13:4 DSS, LXX read God who brought you out of
M 13:5 LXX, Syr read fed
N 13:9 LXX reads At your destruction, Israel, who will help you?
O 13:10 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads I will be your king
P 13:10 Lit your
Q 13:10 Or judges
R 13:13 Lit he will not present himself at the opening of the womb for sons
S 13:14 Or Should I ransom . . . ? Should I redeem . . . ?
T 13:15 Or among reeds
U 13:15 Probably the Assyrian king
V 14:2 LXX reads with the fruit
W 14:2 Lit repay the bulls of our
X 14:8 LXX reads he
Joel
A 1:11 Or The farmers are dismayed, the vinedressers wail
B 1:17 Or clods ; Hb obscure
C 1:20 Or animals pant for ; Hb obscure
D 2:16 Or elders
E 2:23 Or righteousness
F 3:2 = The LORD Will Judge
G 3:8 Probably the south Arabian kingdom of Sheba (modern Yemen)
H 3:11 LXX, Syr, Tg read Gather yourselves and come ; Hb obscure
I 3:18 Or Shittim
J 3:21 LXX, Syr read I will avenge their blood
Amos
A 1:1 Or the shepherds
B 1:2 Or dry up
C 1:5 Lit gate bars
D 1:9 Lit and did not remember
E 2:13 Or hinder ; Hb obscure
F 3:12 Or Israelites will be rescued, those who sit in Samaria on a corner of a bed or a
G 3:12 Hb obscure
H 3:12 LXX, Aq, Sym, Theod, Syr, Tg, Vg read or in Damascus
I 4:2 Lit coming on you
J 4:6 Lit you cleanness of teeth
K 4:11 Lit God
L 5:8 Or turns the shadow of death
M 5:9 Hb obscure
N 5:9 Or stronghold
O 5:13 Or who are prudent will perish
P 5:16 Lit will say, “Alas! Alas! ”
Q 5:16 Lit and those skilled in lamentation
R 5:26 Or you will lift up
T 6:5 Hb obscure
U 6:5 Or compose on
V 6:10 Lit His uncle
W 6:10 A burner of incense, a memorial fire, or a body; Hb obscure
X 6:10 Lit remove bones
Y 6:12 Some emend to plow the sea
Z 6:14 Or from Lebo-hamath
A 6:14 Probably the Valley of Zared at the southeast end of the Dead Sea
B 7:12 Lit Eat bread
C 7:14 Or am
D 7:14 = a prophet’s disciple or a member of a prophetic guild
E 7:14 Or am
F 7:17 Lit unclean
G 8:2 In Hb the word for summer fruit sounds like the word for end.
H 8:3 Or palace
I 8:5 Lit reduce the ephah and make the shekel great
J 8:7 = the LORD or the promised land
K 8:10 Lit every waist
L 8:14 LXX reads god
M 8:14 Or power
N 9:7 Probably Crete
O 9:10 Or “You will not let disaster come near
Q 9:14 Or restore my people Israel from captivity
Obadiah
A 1 = Edom
B 3 Or in Sela ; probably = Petra
C 3 Probably Petra
D 4 Or to build high
E 7 Some LXX mss, Sym, Tg, Vg; MT reads They will set your bread as
F 9 = a region or city in Edom
G 11 Or forces
H 12-14 Or You should not throughout vv. 12-14
I 12 Lit not make your mouth big
J 14 Hb obscure
K 17 DSS, LXX, Syr, Vg, Tg; MT reads Jacob will possess its inheritance
L 18 Lit they
M 18 Lit them
N 19 = The house of Jacob
O 20 Or of this host of the Israelites ; Hb obscure
P 21 Or Those who have been delivered
Jonah
A 1:6 Or God
B 1:9 Or fear
C 2:2 Lit from the stomach of
D 2:3 Lit river
E 2:4 LXX reads said, “Indeed, will I look . . . ?
F 2:5 Or me, threatening my life
G 2:9 Or Deliverance
H 3:3 Or was a great city to God
I 3:8 Or injustice, or violence
J 4:6 Or disaster, or evil
Micah
A 1:2 Or land
B 1:3 Or high places
C 1:8 Or eagle owls ; lit daughters of the desert
D 1:11 Lit its standing place ; Hb obscure
E 1:15 Lit glory
F 2:5 Lit LORD stretching the measuring line by lot
G 2:6 = the prophets
H 2:6 Text emended; MT reads things. Shame will not depart
I 2:9 Perhaps the land
J 3:7 Lit mustache
K 4:8 Or flock, Ophel
L 4:10 Hb obscure
M 4:13 LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads I
N 5:2 Lit His going out
O 5:6 Aq, Vg; MT, Sym read Nimrod at its gateways
P 5:14 Or shrines
Q 6:1 Lit voice
R 6:5 Or from Shittim
S 6:9 = Jerusalem
T 6:9 Or attention, you tribe. Who has ordained it? ; Hb obscure
U 6:10 Hb obscure
V 6:13 LXX, Aq, Theod, Syr, Vg; MT reads I have made you sick by striking you down
W 6:14 Hb obscure
X 6:16 Lit and its
Y 6:16 Lit residents a hissing
Z 6:16 LXX reads of the peoples
A 7:9 Or righteousness
B 7:15 = Israel
C 7:16 Or ashamed in spite of
D 7:19 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read their
Nahum
A 1:2 Lit is a master of
B 1:5 Some emend to earth is laid waste
C 1:5 Lit lifts
D 1:8 Lit her place
E 1:9 = Nineveh
F 1:10 Hb obscure
G 1:11 Possibly Nineveh
H 1:12 Lit intact
I 1:12 Either the king of Assyria or his army
J 1:12 = Judah
K 1:14 Lit It will not be sown from your name any longer
L 2:1 Lit Strengthen
M 2:2 Or like
N 2:3 = the army commander attacking Nineveh
O 2:7 Text emended; MT reads Huzzab
P 2:7 Hb obscure
Q 2:8 Hb obscure
R 2:13 Lit will burn her chariots in smoke
S 3:8 Hb No-amon
T 3:8 LXX, Syr, Vg read water
U 3:8 Lit sea from sea
V 3:9 Lit your
W 3:11 = Nineveh
X 3:11 Or will be overcome
Y 3:16 Or sheds its skin
Habakkuk
A 1:3 Lit observe, also in v. 13
B 1:5 DSS, LXX, Syr read Look, you treacherous people
C 1:6 = the Babylonians
D 1:8 Or and quicker
E 1:9 Hb obscure
F 1:11 Or wind, and transgress and incur guilt
G 1:12 Alt Hb tradition reads we
H 1:13 = Babylon
I 1:13 = Judah
J 2:1 Syr reads what he will
K 2:2 Lit one who reads in it may run
L 2:4 Hb obscure
M 2:4 Or faithfulness
N 2:5 DSS read wealth
O 2:5 Or man does not endure ; Hb obscure
P 2:9 Or dynasty
Q 2:15 Or venom
R 2:16 DSS, LXX, Aq, Syr, Vg read and stagger
S 2:17 DSS, LXX, Aq, Syr, Tg, Vg; MT reads them
T 3:1 Perhaps a passionate song with rapid changes of rhythm, or a dirge
U 3:6 Or surveys
V 3:7 = Midian
W 3:9 Or set
X 3:9 Hb obscure
Y 3:10 Lit hands
Z 3:13 The Davidic king or the nation of Israel
A 3:13 Lit foundation
B 3:19 Lit on my
Zephaniah
A 1:3 Perhaps objects connected with idolatry
B 1:5 Some LXX mss, Syr, Vg; MT, other LXX mss read their king
C 1:9 Hb obscure
D 1:11 Or the market district
E 1:11 Or Canaanites
F 1:12 Lit who thicken on their dregs
G 2:1 Or shameless
H 2:5 = Sea Peoples
I 2:14 Lit every wild animal of a nation
J 2:14 Or the pelicans
K 2:14 Or the hedgehogs
L 2:14 Lit sing
M 2:14 LXX, Vg read ravens
N 2:14 Hb obscure
O 2:15 Or hisses
P 3:1 Or filthy
Q 3:3 Lit Her
R 3:3 Or that had nothing to gnaw in
S 3:7 LXX, Syr read her eyes
T 3:8 LXX, Syr read for a witness ; Vg reads up forever
U 3:9 Lit with one shoulder
V 3:11 = Israel
W 3:17 LXX, Syr read He will renew you
X 3:18 = Jerusalem
Y 3:18 Hb obscure
Z 3:20 = people of Israel
Haggai
A 1:1 King of Persia reigned 522–486 BC
B 1:4 = the temple
C 1:5 Lit Place your heart on, also in v. 7
D 1:9 Lit blew on
E 1:10 Or So above you
F 2:9 Or The glory of this latter house
G 2:16 Hb obscure
Zechariah
A 1:8 Lit red
B 1:8 Lit depths
C 1:15 Lit they helped for evil
D 1:21 Lit throw down
E 2:8 Or apple
F 2:8 Alt Hb tradition; MT reads his
G 2:11 LXX, Syr read his
H 3:1 Or the accuser
I 3:2 Syr reads The Angel of the LORD
J 3:3 Probably stained with human excrement
K 3:4 Lit he
L 3:4 = the angels
M 4:2 Or seven lips to
N 4:10 Lit the tin stone
O 4:12 Or branches
P 4:14 = Joshua and Zerubbabel
Q 5:2 Lit 20 cubits
R 5:2 Lit 10 cubits
S 5:3 Or side, will be removed
T 5:6 Lit It’s an ephah
U 5:6 One Hb ms, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read eye
V 6:2 Lit red
W 6:5 Or winds
X 6:11 Lit crowns
Y 6:14 Probably Josiah
Z 7:7 Or prosperous
A 8:7 Lit sunset
B 9:1 Or eyes of the LORD are on mankind—
C 9:9 Or and has salvation
D 9:13 Lit Javan
E 10:3 Lit male goats
F 10:4 Lit him
G 10:4 Lit also from him the . . . , from him every
H 10:6 = the northern kingdom
I 10:6 Other Hb mss, LXX read settle
J 10:11 Lit He
K 11:3 Lit for the majesty of the Jordan is
L 11:7 LXX reads slaughter that belonged to the sheep merchants
M 11:11 LXX reads and the sheep merchants
N 11:13 Syr reads treasury
O 11:13 One Hb ms, Syr read treasury
P 11:16 Or young
Q 11:16 Or exhausted
R 11:17 Lit be against
S 12:10 Or out the Spirit
T 12:10 Or to
U 12:12 = a son of David
V 12:13 = a descendant of Levi
W 13:2 = false prophets
X 13:5 Or sold
Y 13:6 Lit wounds between your hands
Z 13:8 Lit two-thirds in it
A 14:5 Some Hb mss, LXX, Sym, Tg read The valley of my mountains will be blocked
B 14:5 LXX reads It will be blocked as it was blocked
C 14:5 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg, Tg, Syr; other Hb mss read you
D 14:6 LXX, Sym, Syr, Tg, Vg read no light or cold or ice
E 14:6 Lit no light; the precious ones will congeal
F 14:8 = the Dead Sea
G 14:8 = the Mediterranean Sea
H 14:10 Or will be inhabited
I 14:10 Or the former gate
J 14:15 Lit be on
K 14:18 Lit family
L 14:21 Or merchant
Malachi
A 1:1 = My Messenger
B 1:4 Or will return and build
C 1:4 Or LORD is angry with
D 1:5 Or great over
E 1:11 Or Burnt offerings
F 1:11 Or is great . . . are presented . . . is great
G 1:13 Lit blow at
H 1:13 Alt Hb tradition reads me
I 1:13 Or injured
J 2:3 Dung or entrails
K 2:8 Lit corrupted
L 2:11 Or profaned what is holy to the LORD
M 2:11 = a woman who worshiped a foreign god
N 2:12 Hb obscure
O 2:15 Hb obscure
P 2:15 Lit So guard yourselves in your spirit
Q 2:15 Lit your
R 2:16 Or The LORD God of Israel says that he hates divorce and the one who
S 2:16 Lit Therefore, guard yourselves in your spirit
T 3:2 Lit cleansing agent
U 3:6 Or Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob are not destroyed
V 3:9 Or because
W 3:11 Perhaps locusts
X 4:2 Or like stall-fed calves
Y 4:6 Or earth