[13] 3:4 Some Septuagint and Syriac manuscripts; Hebrew and a hundred and twenty
[14] 3:8 That is, about 23 tons (about 21 metric tons)
[15] 3:9 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds (about 0.6 kilogram)
[16] 3:11 That is, about 7 1/2 feet (about 2.3 meters); also in verse 15
[17] 3:13 Or facing inward
[18] 3:15 That is, about 52 feet (about 16 meters)
[19] 3:16 Or possibly made chains in the inner sanctuary; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
[20] 3:17 Jakin probably means he establishes.
[21] 3:17 Boaz probably means in him is strength.
2 Chronicles 4
[22] 4:1 That is, about 30 feet (about 9 meters) long and wide, and about 15 feet (about 4.5 meters) high
[23] 4:2 That is, about 7 1/2 feet (about 2.3 meters)
[24] 4:2 That is, about 45 feet (about 13.5 meters)
[25] 4:3 That is, about 1 1/2 feet (about 0.5 meter)
[26] 4:5 That is, about 3 inches (about 8 centimeters)
[27] 4:5 That is, about 17,500 gallons (about 66 kiloliters)
[28] 4:17 Hebrew Zeredatha, a variant of Zarethan
2 Chronicles 6
[29] 6:13 That is, about 7 1/2 feet (about 2.3 meters)
[30] 6:13 That is, about 4 1/2 feet (about 1.3 meters)
2 Chronicles 7
[31] 7:7 Traditionally peace offerings
[32] 7:8 Or from the entrance to
[33] 7:19 The Hebrew is plural.
[34] 7:19 The Hebrew is plural.
2 Chronicles 8
[35] 8:2 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verse 18
[36] 8:6 Or charioteers
[37] 8:18 That is, about 17 tons (about 16 metric tons)
2 Chronicles 9
[38] 9:4 Or the ascent by which he went up to
[39] 9:9 That is, about 4 1/2 tons (about 4 metric tons)
[40] 9:10 Probably a variant of almugwood
[41] 9:13 That is, about 25 tons (about 23 metric tons)
[42] 9:15 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds (about 3.5 kilograms)
[43] 9:16 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds (about 1.7 kilograms)
[44] 9:21 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish
[45] 9:21 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram
[46] 9:25 Or charioteers
[47] 9:26 That is, the Euphrates
[48] 9:28 Or possibly Muzur, a region in Cilicia
2 Chronicles 10
[49] 10:18 Hebrew Hadoram, a variant of Adoniram
2 Chronicles 12
[50] 12:1 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
[51] 12:3 That is, people from the upper Nile region
2 Chronicles 13
[52] 13:2 Most Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Chron. 11:20 and 1 Kings 15:2); Hebrew Micaiah
[53] 13:2 Or granddaughter
2 Chronicles 14
[54] 14:3 That is, symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles
[55] 14:9 Hebrew with an army of a thousand thousands or with an army of thousands upon thousands
2 Chronicles 15
[56] 15:8 Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 1); Hebrew does not have Azariah son of.
2 Chronicles 16
[57] 16:4 Also known as Abel Beth Maacah
[58] 16:8 That is, people from the upper Nile region
[59] 16:8 Or charioteers
2 Chronicles 18
[60] 18:23 Or Spirit of
2 Chronicles 19
[61] 19:2 Or and make alliances with
2 Chronicles 20
[62] 20:1 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew Ammonites
[63] 20:2 One Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate Aram
[64] 20:2 That is, the Dead Sea
[65] 20:21 Or him with the splendor of
[66] 20:25 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts corpses
[67] 20:26 Beracah means praise.
[68] 20:36 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish
[69] 20:37 Hebrew sail for Tarshish
2 Chronicles 21
[70] 21:2 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
[71] 21:17 Hebrew Jehoahaz, a variant of Ahaziah
2 Chronicles 22
[72] 22:2 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:26); Hebrew forty-two
[73] 22:5 Hebrew Jehoram, a variant of Joram; also in verses 6 and 7
[74] 22:6 Hebrew Ramah, a variant of Ramoth
[75] 22:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:29); most Hebrew manuscripts Azariah
[76] 22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba
[77] 22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba
2 Chronicles 23
[78] 23:6 Or to observe the LORD’s command[not to enter]
[79] 23:14 Or out from the precincts
[80] 23:16 Or covenant between [the LORD] and the people and the king that they (see 2 Kings 11:17)
2 Chronicles 24
[81] 24:23 Probably in the spring
[82] 24:26 A variant of Jozabad
[83] 24:26 A variant of Shomer
2 Chronicles 25
[84] 25:1 Hebrew Jehoaddan, a variant of Jehoaddin
[85] 25:4 Deut. 24:16
[86] 25:6 That is, about 3 3/4 tons (about 3.4 metric tons); also in verse 9
[87] 25:17 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash; also in verses 18, 21, 23 and 25
[88] 25:23 Hebrew Jehoahaz, a variant of Ahaziah
[89] 25:23 Hebrew four hundred cubits (about 180 meters)
2 Chronicles 26
[90] 26:1 Also called Azariah
[91] 26:5 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; other Hebrew manuscripts vision
[92] 26:19 The Hebrew word was used for various diseases affecting the skin—not necessarily leprosy; also in verses 20, 21 and 23.
[93] 26:21 Or in a house where he was relieved of responsibilities
2 Chronicles 27
[94] 27:5 That is, about 3 3/4 tons (about 3.4 metric tons)
[95] 27:5 That is, probably about 62,000 bushels (about 2,200 kiloliters)
2 Chronicles 28
[96] 28:16 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also 2 Kings 16:7); most Hebrew manuscripts kings
[97] 28:19 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
[98] 28:20 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser
[99] 28:24 Or and cut them up
2 Chronicles 29
[100] 29:35 Traditionally peace offerings
2 Chronicles 30
[101] 30:21 Or priests praised the LORD every day with resounding instruments belonging to the LORD
[102] 30:22 Traditionally peace offerings
2 Chronicles 31
[103] 31:2 Traditionally peace offerings
2 Chronicles 32
[104] 32:4 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac king
[105] 32:5 Or the Millo
[106] 32:22 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate He gave them rest
2 Chronicles 33
[107] 33:6 Or He made his sons pass through
[108] 33:16 Traditionally peace offerings
[109] 33:18 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
[110] 33:19 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts of Hozai
2 Chronicles 34
[111] 34:20 Also called Acbor son of Micaiah
[112] 34:22 One Hebrew manuscript, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts do not have had sent with him.
[113] 34:22 Also called Tikvah
[114] 34:22 Also called Harhas
[115] 34:25 Or by everything they have done
2 Chronicles 36
[116] 36:2 Hebrew Joahaz, a variant of Jehoahaz; also in verse 4
[117] 36:3 That is, about 3 3/4 tons (about 3.4 metric tons)
[118] 36:3 That is, about 75 pounds (about 34 kilograms)
[119] 36:7 Or palace
[120] 36:9 One Hebrew manuscript, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 24:8); most Hebrew manuscripts eight
[121] 36:10 Hebrew brother, that is, relative (see 2 Kings 24:17)
[122] 36:17 Or Chaldeans
Ezra 1
[1] 1:7 Or gods
[2] 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Ezra 2
[3] 2:25 See Septuagint (see also Neh. 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath Arim.
[4] 2:69 That is, about 1,100 pounds (about 500 kilograms)
[5] 2:69 That is, about 3 tons (about 2.9 metric tons)
Ezra 3
[6] 3:9 Hebrew Yehudah, probably a variant of Hodaviah
Ezra 4
[7] 4:4 Or and troubled them as they built
[8] 4:6 Hebrew Ahasuerus, a variant of Xerxes’ Persian name
[9] 4:7 Or written in Aramaic and translated
[10] 4:7 The text of Ezra 4:8–6:18 is in Aramaic.
[11] 4:9 Or officials, magistrates and governors over the men from
[12] 4:10 Aramaic Osnappar, a variant of Ashurbanipal
Ezra 5
[13] 5:4 See Septuagint; Aramaic 4We told them the names of the men constructing this building.
[14] 5:14 Or palace
[15] 5:14 Or palace
Ezra 6
[16] 6:3 Aramaic sixty cubits (about 27 meters)
Ezra 7
[17] 7:12 The text of Ezra 7:12–26 is in Aramaic.
[18] 7:22 That is, about 3 3/4 tons (about 3.4 metric tons)
[19] 7:22 That is, probably about 600 bushels (about 22 kiloliters)
[20] 7:22 That is, probably about 600 gallons (about 2.2 kiloliters)
[21] 7:22 That is, probably about 600 gallons (about 2.2 kiloliters)
Ezra 8
[22] 8:5 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:32); Hebrew does not have Zattu.
[23] 8:10 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:36); Hebrew does not have Bani.
[24] 8:26 That is, about 25 tons (about 22 metric tons)
[25] 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons (about 3.4 metric tons)
[26] 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons (about 3.4 metric tons)
[27] 8:27 That is, about 19 pounds (about 8.5 kilograms)
Ezra 10
[28] 10:37, 10:38 See Septuagint (also 1 Esdras 9:34); Hebrew Jaasu 38and Bani and Binnui,
[29] 10:44 Or and they sent them away with their children
Nehemiah 2
[1] 2:13 Or Serpent or Fig
Nehemiah 3
[2] 3:5 Or their Lord or the governor
[3] 3:6 Or Old
[4] 3:8 Or They left out part of
[5] 3:13 Hebrew a thousand cubits (about 450 meters)
[6] 3:15 Hebrew Shelah, a variant of Shiloah, that is, Siloam
[7] 3:16 Hebrew; Septuagint, some Vulgate manuscripts and Syriac tomb
[8] 3:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 24); most Hebrew manuscripts Bavvai
Nehemiah 4
[9] 4:5 Or have provoked you to anger before
[10] 4:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Nehemiah 5
[11] 5:15 That is, about 1 pound (about 0.5 kilogram)
[12] 5:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac I
Nehemiah 6
[13] 6:2 Or in Kephirim
[14] 6:6 Hebrew Gashmu, a variant of Geshem
Nehemiah 7
[15] 7:2 Or Hanani, that is,
[16] 7:68 Some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Ezra 2:66); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this verse.
[17] 7:70 That is, about 19 pounds (about 8.5 kilograms)
[18] 7:71 That is, about 375 pounds (about 170 kilograms); also in verse 72
[19] 7:71 That is, about 1 1/3 tons (about 1.2 metric tons)
[20] 7:72 That is, about 1 1/4 tons (about 1.1 metric tons)
Nehemiah 8
[21] 8:8 Or God, translating it
[22] 8:15 See Lev. 23:37–40.
Nehemiah 9
[23] 9:5 Or God for ever and ever
[24] 9:9 Hebrew Yam Suph; that is, Sea of Reeds
[25] 9:22 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts Sihon, that is, the country of the
Nehemiah 10
[26] 10:32 That is, about 1/8 ounce (about 4 grams)
Nehemiah 11
[27] 11:14 Most Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew their
Nehemiah 12
[28] 12:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Neh. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Ginnethoi
[29] 12:5 A variant of Miniamin
[30] 12:14 Very many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also Neh. 12:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Shebaniah’s
[31] 12:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Neh. 12:3); Hebrew Meraioth’s
[32] 12:31 Or go alongside
[33] 12:31 Or proceed alongside
[34] 12:38 Or them alongside
[35] 12:39 Or Old
Esther 1
[1] 1:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus, a variant of Xerxes’ Persian name; here and throughout Esther
[2] 1:1 That is, the upper Nile region
Esther 2
[3] 2:6 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin
[4] 2:21 Hebrew Bigthan, a variant of Bigthana
[5] 2:23 Or were hung (or impaled) on poles; similarly elsewhere in Esther
Esther 3
[6] 3:7 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have And the lot fell on.
[7] 3:9 That is, about 375 tons (about 345 metric tons)
Esther 5
[8] 5:14 Hebrew fifty cubits (about 23 meters)
Esther 7
[9] 7:4 Or quiet, but the compensation our adversary offers cannot be compared with the loss the king would suffer
[10] 7:9 Hebrew fifty cubits (about 23 meters)
Esther 8
[11] 8:9 That is, the upper Nile region
Esther 9
[12] 9:25 Or when Esther came before the king
Job 1
[1] 1:6, 2:1 Hebrew the sons of God
[2] 1:6 Satan means accuser.
[3] 1:21 Or will return there
Job 2
[4] 1:6, 2:1 Hebrew the sons of God
[5] 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.
Job 3
[6] 3:5 Or and the shadow of death
[7] 3:8 Or the sea
Job 4
[8] 4:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 17.
Job 5
[9] 5:17 Hebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job
Job 6
[10] 6:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
[11] 6:29 Or my righteousness still stands
Job 7
[12] 7:9 Hebrew Sheol
[13] 7:20 A few manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition and Septuagint; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text I have become a burden to myself.
Job 8
[14] 8:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[15] 8:19 Or Surely all the joy it has / is that
Job 9
[16] 9:19 See Septuagint; Hebrew me.
[17] 9:30 Or snow
Job 10
[18] 10:15 Or and aware of
[19] 10:21 Or and the shadow of death; also in verse 22
Job 11
[20] 11:8 Hebrew than Sheol
[21] 11:12 Or wild donkey can be born tame
Job 12
[22] 12:6 Or secure / in what God’s hand brings them
[23] 12:18 Or shackles of kings / and ties a belt
Job 13
[24] 13:15 Or He will surely slay me; I have no hope—/ yet I will
Job 14
[25] 14:3 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew me
[26] 14:13 Hebrew Sheol
[27] 14:14 Or release
Job 15
[28] 15:23 Or about, looking for food
Job 16
[29] 16:20 Or My friends treat me with scorn
Job 17
[30] 17:13, 17:16 Hebrew Sheol
[31] 17:13, 17:16 Hebrew Sheol
Job 18
[32] 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains
Job 19
[33] 19:20 Or only my gums
[34] 19:24 Or and
[35] 19:25 Or defender
[36] 19:25 Or upon my grave
[37] 19:26 Or And after I awake, / though this [body] has been destroyed, / then
[38] 19:26 Or / apart from
[39] 19:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts me
[40] 19:29 Or / that you may come to know the Almighty
Job 20
[41] 20:4 Or Adam
[42] 20:28 Or The possessions in his house will be carried off, / washed away
Job 21
[43] 21:13 Hebrew Sheol
[44] 21:13 Or in an instant
[45] 21:17–20 Verses 17 and 18 may be taken as exclamations and 19 and 20 as declarations.
[46] 21:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[47] 21:30 Or man is reserved for the day of calamity, / that he is brought forth to
[48] 21:33 Or / as a countless throng went
Job 23
[49] 23:2 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew / the hand on me
[50] 23:2 Or heavy on me in
Job 24
[51] 24:11 Or olives between the millstones; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[52] 24:17 Or them, their morning is like the shadow of death
[53] 24:17 Or of the shadow of death
[54] 24:19 Hebrew Sheol
Job 26
[55] 26:6 Hebrew Sheol
[56] 26:6 Hebrew Abaddon
Job 28
[57] 28:6 Or lapis lazuli; also in verse 16
[58] 28:11 Septuagint, Aquila and Vulgate; Hebrew He dams up
[59] 28:22 Hebrew Abaddon
Job 29
[60] 29:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Job 30
[61] 30:3 Or gnawed
[62] 30:4 Or fuel
[63] 30:12 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[64] 30:13 Or me. / ‘No one can help him,’ [they say] .
[65] 30:18 Hebrew; Septuagint [God] grasps my clothing
Job 31
[66] 31:12 Hebrew Abaddon
[67] 31:33 Or as Adam did
Job 32
[68] 32:3 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition Job, and so had condemned God
[69] 32:8 Or Spirit; also in verse 18
[70] 32:9 Or many; or great
Job 33
[71] 33:13 Or that he does not answer for any of his actions
[72] 33:18 Or preserve him from the grave
[73] 33:18 Or from crossing the River
[74] 33:22 Or He draws near to the grave
[75] 33:22 Or to the dead
[76] 33:24 Or grave
[77] 33:28 Or redeemed me from going down to the grave
[78] 33:30 Or turn him back from the grave
Job 34
[79] 34:14 Or Spirit
Job 35
[80] 35:2 Or My righteousness is more than God’s
[81] 35:3 Or you
[82] 35:11 Or teaches us by
[83] 35:11 Or us wise by
[84] 35:15 Symmachus, Theodotion and Vulgate; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Job 36
[85] 36:12 Or will cross the River
[86] 36:20 The meaning of the Hebrew for verses 18–20 is uncertain.
[87] 36:27 Or distill from the mist as rain
[88] 36:31 Or nourishes
[89] 36:33 Or announces his coming— / the One zealous against evil
Job 37
[90] 37:7 Or / he fills all men with fear by his power
[91] 37:13 Or to favor them
[92] 37:24 Or for he does not have regard for any who think they are wise.
Job 38
[93] 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God
[94] 38:17 Or gates of deep shadows
[95] 38:31 Or the twinkling; or the chains of the
[96] 38:32 Or the morning star in its season
[97] 38:32 Or out Leo
[98] 38:33 Or his; or their
[99] 38:36 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[100] 38:36 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Job 40
[101] 40:15 Possibly the hippopotamus or the elephant
[102] 40:17 Possibly trunk
[103] 40:24 Or by a water hole
Job 41
[104] 41:1 Possibly the crocodile
[105] 41:15 Or His pride is his
Job 42
[106] 42:11 Hebrew him a kesitah; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.
Psalm 2
[1] 2:1 Hebrew; Septuagint rage
[2] 2:2 Or anointed one
[3] 2:6 Or king
[4] 2:7 Or son; also in verse 12
[5] 2:7 Or have begotten you
[6] 2:9 Or will break them with a rod of iron
Psalm 3
[7] 3:2 A word of uncertain meaning, occurring frequently in the Psalms; possibly a musical term
[8] 3:3 Or LORD, / my Glorious One, who lifts
Psalm 4
[9] 4:2 Or you dishonor my Glorious One
[10] 4:2 Or seek lies
Psalm 6
[11] Title: Probably a musical term
[12] 6:5 Hebrew Sheol
Psalm 7
[13] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[14] 7:10 Or sovereign
[15] 7:12 Or If a man does not repent, / God
Psalm 8
[16] Title: Probably a musical term
[17] 8:2 Or strength
[18] 8:5 Or than God
Psalm 9
[19] Psalms 9 and 10 may have been originally a single acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
[20] 9:16 Or Meditation; possibly a musical notation
[21] 9:17 Hebrew Sheol
Psalm 10
[22] Psalms 9 and 10 may have been originally a single acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
Psalm 11
[23] 11:3 Or what is the Righteous One doing
[24] 11:5 Or The LORD, the Righteous One, examines the wicked, /
Psalm 12
[25] Title: Probably a musical term
[26] 12:4 Or / our lips are our plowshares
Psalm 14
[27] 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
Psalm 16
[28] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[29] 16:3 Or As for the pagan priests who are in the land / and the nobles in whom all delight, I said:
[30] 16:10 Hebrew Sheol
[31] 16:10 Or your faithful one
[32] 16:11 Or You will make
Psalm 18
[33] 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.
[34] 18:5 Hebrew Sheol
[35] 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning
[36] 18:29 Or can run through a barricade
Psalm 19
[37] 19:3 Or They have no speech, there are no words; / no sound is heard from them
[38] 19:4 Septuagint, Jerome and Syriac; Hebrew line
Psalm 20
[39] 20:9 Or save! / O King, answer
Psalm 22
[40] 22:3 Or Yet you are holy, / enthroned on the praises of Israel
[41] 22:15 Or / I am laid
[42] 22:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts / like the lion,
[43] 22:21 Or / you have heard
[44] 22:25 Hebrew him
Psalm 23
[45] 23:4 Or through the darkest valley
Psalm 24
[46] 24:4 Or swear falsely
[47] 24:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob
Psalm 25
[48] This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 27
[49] 27:2 Or to slander me
[50] 27:8 Or To you, O my heart, he has said, “Seek my
Psalm 29
[51] 29:2 Or LORD with the splendor of
[52] 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon
[53] 29:9 Or LORD makes the deer give birth
[54] 29:10 Or sat
Psalm 30
[55] Title: Or palace
[56] 30:3 Hebrew Sheol
[57] 30:7 Or hill country
[58] 30:9 Or there if I am silenced
Psalm 31
[59] 31:10 Or guilt
[60] 31:17 Hebrew Sheol
Psalm 32
[61] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 33
[62] 33:7 Or sea as into a heap
Psalm 34
[63] This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 35
[64] 35:3 Or and block the way
[65] 35:16 Septuagint; Hebrew may mean ungodly circle of mockers.
Psalm 36
[66] 36:1 Or heart: / Sin proceeds from the wicked.
[67] 36:7 Or love, O God! / Men find; or love! / Both heavenly beings and men / find
Psalm 37
[68] This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
[69] 37:37 Or there will be posterity
[70] 37:38 Or posterity
Psalm 40
[71] 40:4 Or to falsehood
[72] 40:6 Hebrew; Septuagint but a body you have prepared for me (see also Symmachus and Theodotion)
[73] 40:6 Or opened
[74] 40:7 Or come / with the scroll written for me
Psalm 42
[75] In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
[76] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[77] 42:5, 42:6 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts praise him for his saving help. / 6O my God, my
Psalm 43
[78] In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
Psalm 44
[79] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[80] 44:4 Septuagint, Aquila and Syriac; Hebrew King, O God; / command
Psalm 45
[81] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[82] 45:12 Or A Tyrian robe is among the gifts
Psalm 46
[83] Title: Probably a musical term
[84] 46:9 Or chariots
Psalm 47
[85] 47:7 Or a maskil (probably a literary or musical term)
[86] 47:9 Or shields
Psalm 48
[87] 48:2 Zaphon can refer to a sacred mountain or the direction north.
[88] 48:2 Or earth, / Mount Zion, on the northern side / of the
Psalm 49
[89] 49:11 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew In their thoughts their houses will remain
[90] 49:11 Or / for they have
[91] 49:12 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac read verse 12 the same as verse 20.
[92] 49:14 Hebrew Sheol; also in verse 15
[93] 49:14 Hebrew Sheol; also in verse 15
[94] 49:15 Or soul
Psalm 50
[95] 50:21 Or thought the ‘I AM’ was
[96] 50:23 Or and to him who considers his way / I will show
Psalm 51
[97] 51:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
[98] 51:6 Or you desired …; / you taught
[99] 51:17 Or My sacrifice, O God, is
Psalm 52
[100] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 53
[102] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[101] Title: Probably a musical term
Psalm 54
[103] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 55
[104] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[105] 55:15 Hebrew Sheol
Psalm 56
[106] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[107] 56:8 Or / put my tears in your wineskin
[108] 56:13 Or my soul
[109] 56:13 Or the land of the living
Psalm 57
[110] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 58
[111] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[112] 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
Psalm 59
[113] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[114] 59:11 Or sovereign
Psalm 60
[115] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[116] Title: That is, Arameans of Northwest Mesopotamia
[117] Title: That is, Arameans of central Syria
Psalm 62
[118] 62:7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor
Psalm 64
[119] 64:5 Or us
Psalm 65
[120] 65:1 Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[121] 65:3 Or made atonement for
[122] 65:9 Or for that is how you prepare the land
Psalm 68
[123] 68:4 Or / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
[124] 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland
[125] 68:13 Or saddlebags
[126] 68:14 Hebrew Shaddai
[127] 68:18 Or gifts for men, / even
[128] 68:18 Or they
[129] 68:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for you
[130] 68:31 That is, the upper Nile region
Psalm 69
[131] 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become
Psalm 72
[132] 72:2 Or May he; similarly in verses 3–11 and 17
[133] 72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared
[134] 72:8 That is, the Euphrates
[135] 72:8 Or the end of the land
Psalm 73
[136] 73:4 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text struggles at their death; / their bodies are healthy
[137] 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat
[138] 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
Psalm 74
[139] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 76
[140] 76:10 Or Surely the wrath of men brings you praise, / and with the remainder of wrath you arm yourself
Psalm 78
[141] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 80
[142] 80:11 Probably the Mediterranean
[143] 80:11 That is, the Euphrates
[144] 80:15 Or branch
Psalm 81
[145] Title: Probably a musical term
[146] 81:5 Or / and we heard a voice we had not known
Psalm 82
[147] 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
Psalm 83
[148] 83:7 That is, Byblos
Psalm 84
[149] Title: Probably a musical term
[150] 84:6 Or blessings
[151] 84:9 Or sovereign
Psalm 86
[152] 86:13 Hebrew Sheol
[153] 86:16 Or save your faithful son
Psalm 87
[154] 87:4 A poetic name for Egypt
[155] 87:4 That is, the upper Nile region
[156] 87:4 Or “O Rahab and Babylon, / Philistia, Tyre and Cush, / I will record concerning those who acknowledge me: / ‘This
Psalm 88
[157] Title: Possibly a tune, “The Suffering of Affliction”
[158] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[159] 88:3 Hebrew Sheol
[160] 88:11 Hebrew Abaddon
Psalm 89
[161] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[162] 89:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one.
[163] 89:18 Or sovereign
[164] 89:24 Horn here symbolizes strength.
[165] 89:48 Hebrew Sheol
[166] 89:50 Or your servants have
Psalm 90
[167] 90:10 Or yet the best of them
[168] 90:17 Or beauty
Psalm 91
[169] 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai
[170] 91:2 Or He says
Psalm 92
[171] 92:10 Horn here symbolizes strength.
Psalm 95
[172] 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
[173] 95:8 Massah means testing.
Psalm 96
[174] 96:9 Or LORD with the splendor of
Psalm 99
[175] 99:8 Hebrew them
[176] 99:8 Or / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
Psalm 100
[177] 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
Psalm 102
[178] 102:23 Or By his power
Psalm 104
[179] 104:4 Or angels
[180] 104:18 That is, the hyrax or rock badger
[181] 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.
Psalm 105
[182] 105:45 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 106
[183] 106:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 48
[184] 106:7 Hebrew Yam Suph; that is, Sea of Reeds; also in verses 9 and 22
[185] 106:33 Or against his spirit, / and rash words came from his lips
Psalm 107
[186] 107:3 Hebrew north and the sea
Psalm 109
[187] 109:6 Or [They say:] “Appoint (with quotation marks at the end of verse 19)
[188] 109:6 Or the Evil One
[189] 109:6 Or let Satan
[190] 109:10 Septuagint; Hebrew sought
[191] 109:17 Or curse, / and it has
[192] 109:17 Or blessing, / and it is
Psalm 110
[193] 110:3 Or / your young men will come to you like the dew
[194] 110:7 Or / The One who grants succession will set him in authority
Psalm 111
[195] This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
[196] 111:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 112
[197] This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
[198] 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
[199] 112:4 Or / for[the LORD] is gracious and compassionate and righteous
[200] 112:9 Horn here symbolizes dignity.
Psalm 113
[201] 113:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9
Psalm 115
[202] 115:18 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 116
[203] 116:3 Hebrew Sheol
[204] 116:10 Or believed even when
[205] 116:16 Or servant, your faithful son
[206] 116:19, 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 117
[207] 116:19, 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 118
[208] 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.
[209] 118:27 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it
Psalm 119
[210] This psalm is an acrostic poem; the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
[211] 119:37 Two manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text life in your way
[212] 119:48 Or for
Psalm 126
[213] 126:1 Or LORD restored the fortunes of
[214] 126:1 Or men restored to health
[215] 126:4 Or Bring back our captives
Psalm 127
[216] 127:2 Or eat—/ for while they sleep he provides for
Psalm 132
[217] 132:6 That is, Kiriath Jearim
[218] 132:6 Or heard of it in Ephrathah, / we found it in the fields of Jaar. (And no quotes around verses 7–9)
[219] 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.
Psalm 135
[220] 135:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verses 3 and 21
Psalm 136
[221] 136:13 Hebrew Yam Suph; that is, Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15
Psalm 139
[222] 139:8 Hebrew Sheol
[223] 139:17 Or concerning
Psalm 141
[224] 141:5 Or Let the Righteous One
[225] 141:7 Hebrew Sheol
Psalm 142
[226] Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 144
[227] 144:2 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Jerome and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text subdues my people
[228] 144:14 Or our chieftains will be firmly established
Psalm 145
[229] This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
[230] 145:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text On the glorious splendor of your majesty / and on your wonderful works I will meditate
[231] 145:13 One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.
Psalm 146
[232] 146:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 10
Psalm 147
[233] 147:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 20
Psalm 148
[234] 148:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 14
[235] 148:14 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.
Psalm 149
[236] 149:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9
Psalm 150
[237] 150:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 6
Proverbs 1
[1] 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote one who is morally deficient.
[2] 1:12 Hebrew Sheol
[3] 1:21 Hebrew; Septuagint / on the tops of the walls
[4] 1:22 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs generally denotes one without moral direction and inclined to evil.
Proverbs 2
[5] 2:17 Or covenant of her God
Proverbs 3
[6] 3:6 Or will direct your paths
[7] 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint / and he punishes
Proverbs 4
[8] 4:7 Or Whatever else you get
[9] 4:26 Or Consider the
Proverbs 5
[10] 5:5 Hebrew Sheol
Proverbs 6
[11] 6:11 Or like a vagrant / and scarcity like a beggar
Proverbs 7
[12] 7:14 Traditionally peace offerings
[13] 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
[14] 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
[15] 7:27 Hebrew Sheol
Proverbs 8
[16] 8:16 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts and nobles—all righteous rulers
[17] 8:22 Or way; or dominion
[18] 8:22 Or The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The LORD brought me forth at the beginning of his work
[19] 8:23 Or fashioned
Proverbs 9
[20] 9:18 Hebrew Sheol
Proverbs 10
[21] 10:6 Or but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence; also in verse 11
Proverbs 12
[22] 12:26 Or man is a guide to his neighbor
[23] 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Proverbs 13
[24] 13:15 Or unfaithful does not endure
Proverbs 14
[25] 14:22 Or show
[26] 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac / but in the heart of fools she is not known
Proverbs 15
[27] 15:11 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon
[28] 15:24 Hebrew Sheol
[29] 15:33 Or Wisdom teaches the fear of the LORD
Proverbs 16
[30] 16:21 Or words make a man persuasive
[31] 16:23 Or mouth / and makes his lips persuasive
Proverbs 17
[32] 17:1 Hebrew sacrifices
[33] 17:7 Or Eloquent
Proverbs 19
[34] 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
[35] 19:22 Or A man’s greed is his shame
Proverbs 20
[36] 20:27 Or The spirit of man is the LORD’s lamp
Proverbs 21
[37] 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
[38] 21:12 Or The righteous man
[39] 21:21 Or righteousness
[40] 21:28 Or / but the words of an obedient man will live on
Proverbs 22
[41] 22:6 Or Start
[42] 22:20 Or not formerly written; or not written excellent
Proverbs 23
[43] 23:1 Or who
[44] 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
[45] 23:14 Hebrew Sheol
Proverbs 24
[46] 24:34 Or like a vagrant / and scarcity like a beggar
Proverbs 25
[47] 25:4 Or comes a vessel from
[48] 25:7, 25:8 Or nobleman / on whom you had set your eyes. / 8Do not go
Proverbs 26
[49] 26:23 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text of silver dross
Proverbs 27
[50] 27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon
Proverbs 28
[51] 28:3 Or A poor man
Proverbs 29
[52] 29:21 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Proverbs 30
[53] 30:1 Or Jakeh of Massa
[54] 30:1 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew declared, “I am weary, O God; / I am weary, O God, and faint.
[55] 30:16 Hebrew Sheol
[56] 30:26 That is, the hyrax or rock badger
[57] 30:31 Or king secure against revolt
Proverbs 31
[58] 31:1 Or of Lemuel king of Massa, which
[59] 31:2 Or / the answer to my prayers
[60] 31:10 Verses 10–31 are an acrostic, each verse beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Ecclesiastes 1
[1] 1:1 Or leader of the assembly; also in verses 2 and 12
Ecclesiastes 2
[2] 2:8 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Ecclesiastes 3
[3] 3:15 Or God calls back the past
[4] 3:19 Or spirit
[5] 3:21 Or Who knows the spirit of man, which rises upward, or the spirit of the animal, which
Ecclesiastes 7
[6] 7:18 Or will follow them both
[7] 7:27 Or leader of the assembly
Ecclesiastes 8
[8] 8:8 Or over his spirit to retain it
[9] 8:9 Or to their
[10] 8:10 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (Aquila); most Hebrew manuscripts and are forgotten
Ecclesiastes 9
[11] 9:2 Septuagint (Aquila), Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew does not have and the bad.
[12] 9:4 Or What then is to be chosen? With all who live, there is hope
[13] 9:10 Hebrew Sheol
Ecclesiastes 10
[14] 10:16 Or king is a child
Ecclesiastes 11
[15] 11:5 Or know how life (or the spirit) / enters the body being formed
Ecclesiastes 12
[16] 12:8 Or the leader of the assembly; also in verses 9 and 10
Song of Songs 1
[1] Primarily on the basis of the gender of the Hebrew pronouns used, male and female speakers are indicated in the margins by the captions Lover and Beloved respectively. The words of others are marked Friends. In some instances the divisions and their captions are debatable.
[2] 1:4 The Hebrew is masculine singular.
[3] 1:5 Or Salma
[4] Or Lover
Song of Songs 2
[5] 2:1 Possibly a member of the crocus family
[6] 2:17 Or the hills of Bether
Song of Songs 3
[7] 3:10 Or its inlaid interior a gift of love / from
Song of Songs 4
[8] 4:4 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[9] 4:15 Or I am (spoken by the Beloved)
Song of Songs 5
[10] 5:6 Or heart had gone out to him when he spoke
[11] 5:14 Or lapis lazuli
Song of Songs 6
[12] 6:12 Or among the chariots of Amminadab; or among the chariots of the people of the prince
Song of Songs 7
[13] 7:9 Septuagint, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew lips of sleepers
[14] 7:11 Or henna bushes
Song of Songs 8
[15] 8:6 Or ardor
[16] 8:6 Hebrew Sheol
[17] 8:6 Or / like the very flame of the LORD
[18] 8:7 Or he
[19] 8:11 That is, about 25 pounds (about 11.5 kilograms); also in verse 12
[20] 8:12 That is, about 5 pounds (about 2.3 kilograms)
Isaiah 1
[1] 1:17 Or / rebuke the oppressor
Isaiah 2
[2] 2:9 Or not raise them up
[3] 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish
Isaiah 4
[4] 4:4 Or the Spirit
[5] 4:4 Or the Spirit
Isaiah 5
[6] 5:10 Hebrew ten-yoke, that is, the land plowed by 10 yoke of oxen in one day
[7] 5:10 That is, probably about 6 gallons (about 22 liters)
[8] 5:10 That is, probably about 6 bushels (about 220 liters)
[9] 5:10 That is, probably about 3/5 bushel (about 22 liters)
[10] 5:14 Hebrew Sheol
[11] 5:17 Septuagint; Hebrew / strangers will eat
Isaiah 6
[12] 6:9, 6:10 Hebrew; Septuagint ‘You will be ever hearing, but never understanding; / you will be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / 10This people’s heart has become calloused; / they hardly hear with their ears, / and they have closed their eyes
Isaiah 7
[13] 7:2 Or has set up camp in
[14] 7:3 Shear-Jashub means a remnant will return.
[15] 7:14 The Hebrew is plural.
[16] 7:14 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and he or and they
[17] 7:14 Immanuel means God with us.
[18] 7:20, 8:7 That is, the Euphrates
[19] 7:23 That is, about 25 pounds (about 11.5 kilograms)
Isaiah 8
[21] 7:20, 8:7 That is, the Euphrates
[20] 8:1 Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz means quick to the plunder, swift to the spoil; also in verse 3.
[22] 8:8 Immanuel means God with us.
[23] 8:9 Or Do your worst
[24] 8:10 Hebrew Immanuel
[25] 8:12 Or Do not call for a treaty / every time these people call for a treaty
Isaiah 9
[26] 9:2 Or land of darkness
[27] 9:6 Or Wonderful, Counselor
[28] 9:20 Or arm
Isaiah 10
[29] 10:13 Or / I subdued the mighty,
[30] 10:21 Hebrew shear-jashub; also in verse 22
[31] 10:27 Hebrew; Septuagint broken / from your shoulders
Isaiah 11
[32] 11:6 Hebrew; Septuagint lion will feed
[33] 11:11 Hebrew from Pathros
[34] 11:11 That is, the upper Nile region
[35] 11:11 Hebrew Shinar
[36] 11:13 Or hostility
[37] 11:15 Hebrew the River
Isaiah 13
[38] 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai
[39] 13:19 Or Chaldeans’
Isaiah 14
[40] 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
[41] 14:9 Hebrew Sheol; also in verses 11 and 15
[42] 14:13 Or the north; Hebrew Zaphon
Isaiah 15
[43] 15:9 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate Dibon
[44] 15:9 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate Dibon
Isaiah 16
[45] 16:5 Hebrew tent
[46] 16:7 Or “raisin cakes,” a wordplay
Isaiah 17
[47] 17:8 That is, symbols of the goddess Asherah
Isaiah 18
[48] 18:1 Or of locusts
[49] 18:1 That is, the upper Nile region
Isaiah 19
[50] 19:13 Hebrew Noph
[51] 19:18 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate City of the Sun (that is, Heliopolis)
Isaiah 20
[52] 20:3 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verse 5
Isaiah 21
[53] 21:8 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac; Masoretic Text A lion
[54] 21:11 Dumah means silence or stillness, a wordplay on Edom.
Isaiah 22
[55] 22:23 Or throne
Isaiah 23
[56] 23:1 Hebrew Kittim
[57] 23:2, 23:3 Masoretic Text; one Dead Sea Scroll Sidon, / who cross over the sea; / your envoys 3are on the great waters. / The grain of the Shihor, / the harvest of the Nile,
[58] 23:10 Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts; Masoretic Text Go through
[59] 23:11 Hebrew Canaan
[60] 23:12 Hebrew Kittim
[61] 23:13 Or Chaldeans
Isaiah 24
[62] 24:22 Or released
Isaiah 25
[63] 25:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Isaiah 26
[64] 26:8 Or judgments
[65] 26:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Isaiah 27
[66] 27:8 See Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[67] 27:9 That is, symbols of the goddess Asherah
[68] 27:12 Hebrew River
Isaiah 28
[69] 28:10 Hebrew / sav lasav sav lasav / kav lakav kav lakav (possibly meaningless sounds; perhaps a mimicking of the prophet’s words); also in verse 13
[70] 28:15 Hebrew Sheol; also in verse 18
[71] 28:15 Or false gods
[72] 28:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[73] 28:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Isaiah 29
[74] 29:2 The Hebrew for altar hearth sounds like the Hebrew for Ariel.
[75] 29:13 Hebrew; Septuagint They worship me in vain; / their teachings are but rules taught by men
Isaiah 33
[76] 33:6 Or is a treasure from him
[77] 33:8 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / the cities
[78] 33:9 Or dries up
Isaiah 34
[79] 34:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 5.
[80] 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
[81] 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
[82] 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
Isaiah 35
[83] 35:8 Or / the simple will not stray from it
Isaiah 37
[84] 37:9 That is, from the upper Nile region
[85] 37:20 Dead Sea Scrolls (see also 2 Kings 19:19); Masoretic Text alone are the LORD
[86] 37:25 Dead Sea Scrolls (see also 2 Kings 19:24); Masoretic Text does not have in foreign lands.
[87] 37:27 Some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Kings 19:26); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text roof / and terraced fields
Isaiah 38
[88] 38:10, 38:18 Hebrew Sheol
[89] 38:11 A few Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts in the place of cessation
[90] 38:10, 38:18 Hebrew Sheol
Isaiah 40
[91] 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the desert: / “Prepare the way for the LORD
[92] 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
[93] 40:9 Or O Zion, bringer of good tidings, / go up on a high mountain. / O Jerusalem, bringer of good tidings
[94] 40:13 Or Spirit; or spirit
Isaiah 41
[95] 41:2 Or / whom victory meets at every step
Isaiah 43
[96] 43:3 That is, the upper Nile region
[97] 43:14 Or Chaldeans
[98] 43:28 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them.
Isaiah 45
[99] 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
[100] 45:13 Hebrew him
[101] 45:14 That is, the upper Nile region
Isaiah 46
[102] 46:1 Or are but beasts and cattle
Isaiah 47
[103] 47:1 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 5
Isaiah 48
[104] 48:14 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 20
Isaiah 49
[105] 49:12 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text Sinim
[106] 49:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 25); Masoretic Text righteous
Isaiah 51
[107] 51:19 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text / how can I
Isaiah 52
[108] 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail
[109] 52:13 Or will prosper
[110] 52:14 Hebrew you
[111] 52:15 Hebrew; Septuagint so will many nations marvel at him
Isaiah 53
[112] 53:8 Or From arrest
[113] 53:8 Or away. / Yet who of his generation considered / that he was cut off from the land of the living / for the transgression of my people, / to whom the blow was due?
[114] 53:10 Hebrew though you make
[115] 53:11 Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text does not have the light [of life] .
[116] 53:11 Or (with Masoretic Text) 11He will see the result of the suffering of his soul / and be satisfied
[117] 53:11 Or by knowledge of him
[118] 53:12 Or many
[119] 53:12 Or numerous
Isaiah 54
[120] 54:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[121] 54:11 Or lapis lazuli
Isaiah 57
[122] 57:9 Or to the king
[123] 57:9 Or idols
[124] 57:9 Hebrew Sheol
Isaiah 58
[125] 58:8 Or your righteous One
Isaiah 59
[126] 59:19 Or When the enemy comes in like a flood, / the Spirit of the LORD will put him to flight
Isaiah 60
[127] 60:9 Or the trading ships
Isaiah 61
[128] 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind
Isaiah 62
[129] 62:4 Hephzibah means my delight is in her.
[130] 62:4 Beulah means married.
[131] 62:5 Or Builder
Isaiah 63
[132] 63:11 Or But may he recall
[133] 63:19 Or We are like those you have never ruled, / like those never called by your name
Isaiah 65
[134] 65:20 Or / the sinner who reaches
Isaiah 66
[135] 66:17 Or gardens behind one of your temples, and
[136] 66:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
[137] 66:19 Some Septuagint manuscripts Put (Libyans); Hebrew Pul
Jeremiah 1
[1] 1:5 Or chose
[2] 1:12 The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.
Jeremiah 2
[3] 2:6 Or and the shadow of death
[4] 2:10 That is, Cyprus and western coastlands
[5] 2:10 The home of Bedouin tribes in the Syro-Arabian desert
[6] 2:11 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition my
[7] 2:16 Hebrew Noph
[8] 2:16 Or have cracked your skull
[9] 2:18 That is, a branch of the Nile
[10] 2:18 That is, the Euphrates
Jeremiah 3
[11] 3:2 Or an Arab
Jeremiah 4
[12] 4:12 Or comes at my command
Jeremiah 6
[13] 6:10 Hebrew uncircumcised
Jeremiah 7
[14] 7:9 Or and swear by false gods
Jeremiah 8
[15] 8:13 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
[16] 8:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Jeremiah 9
[17] 9:3 Or lies; / they are not valiant for truth
[18] 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob
[19] 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)
[20] 9:26 Or desert and who clip the hair by their foreheads
Jeremiah 10
[21] 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.
Jeremiah 11
[22] 11:15 Or Could consecrated meat avert your punishment? / Then you would rejoice
Jeremiah 12
[23] 12:4 Or land mourn
[24] 12:5 Or If you put your trust in a land of safety
[25] 12:5 Or the flooding of
Jeremiah 13
[26] 13:4 Or possibly the Euphrates; also in verses 5–7
[27] 13:23 Hebrew Cushite (probably a person from the upper Nile region)
Jeremiah 14
[28] 14:14 Or visions, worthless divinations
Jeremiah 15
[29] 15:14 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also Jer. 17:4); most Hebrew manuscripts I will cause your enemies to bring you / into
Jeremiah 17
[30] 17:2 That is, symbols of the goddess Asherah
[31] 17:2, 17:3 Or hills / 3and the mountains of the land. / Your
Jeremiah 18
[32] 18:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
Jeremiah 19
[33] 19:7 The Hebrew for ruin sounds like the Hebrew for jar (see verses 1 and 10).
Jeremiah 20
[34] 20:3 Magor-Missabib means terror on every side.
[35] 20:7 Or persuaded
[36] 20:7 Or persuaded
Jeremiah 21
[37] 21:2 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, of which Nebuchadnezzar is a variant; here and often in Jeremiah and Ezekiel
[38] 21:4 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 9
Jeremiah 22
[39] 22:11 Also called Jehoahaz
[40] 22:23 That is, the palace in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 7:2)
[41] 22:24 Hebrew Coniah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 28
[42] 22:25 Or Chaldeans
Jeremiah 23
[43] 23:5 Or up from David’s line
[44] 23:10 Or because of these things
[45] 23:10 Or land mourns
[46] 23:33 Or burden (see Septuagint and Vulgate)
[47] 23:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate ‘You are the burden. (The Hebrew for oracle and burden is the same.)
Jeremiah 24
[48] 24:1 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin
[49] 24:5 Or Chaldeans
Jeremiah 25
[50] 25:9 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them.
[51] 25:12 Or Chaldeans
[52] 25:23 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads
[53] 25:26 Sheshach is a cryptogram for Babylon.
[54] 25:38 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also Jer. 46:16 and 50:16); most Hebrew manuscripts anger
Jeremiah 26
[55] 26:18 Micah 3:12
Jeremiah 27
[56] 27:1 A few Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Jer. 27:3, 12 and 28:1); most Hebrew manuscripts Jehoiakim (Most Septuagint manuscripts do not have this verse.)
[57] 27:20, 28:44 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin
Jeremiah 28
[58] 27:20, 28:44 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin
Jeremiah 29
[59] 29:2 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin
[60] 29:14 Or will restore your fortunes
Jeremiah 30
[61] 30:3 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah
Jeremiah 31
[62] 31:3 Or LORD has appeared to us from afar
[63] 31:22 Or will go about[seeking]; or will protect
[64] 31:23 Or I restore their fortunes
[65] 31:32 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac / and I turned away from
[66] 31:32 Or was their master
Jeremiah 32
[67] 32:4 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 5, 24, 25, 28, 29 and 43
[68] 32:9 That is, about 7 ounces (about 200 grams)
[69] 32:35 Or to make their sons and daughters pass through[the fire]
[70] 32:44 Or will bring them back from captivity
Jeremiah 33
[71] 33:5 Or Chaldeans
[72] 33:7 Or will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel
[73] 33:16 Or he
[74] 33:24 Or families
[75] 33:26 Or will bring them back from captivity
Jeremiah 34
[76] 34:14 Deut. 15:12
Jeremiah 35
[77] 35:11 Or Chaldean
Jeremiah 37
[78] 37:1 Hebrew Coniah, a variant of Jehoiachin
[79] 37:5 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 8, 9, 13 and 14
[80] 37:10 Or Chaldean; also in verse 11
Jeremiah 38
[81] 38:1 Hebrew Jucal, a variant of Jehucal
[82] 38:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 18, 19 and 23
[83] 38:7 Probably from the upper Nile region
[84] 38:7 Or a eunuch
[85] 38:23 Or and you will cause this city to
Jeremiah 39
[86] 39:3 Or Nergal-Sharezer, Samgar-Nebo, Sarsekim
[87] 39:4 Or the Jordan Valley
[88] 39:5 Or Chaldean
[89] 39:8 Or Chaldeans
Jeremiah 40
[90] 40:5 Or Jeremiah answered
[91] 40:8 Hebrew Jezaniah, a variant of Jaazaniah
[92] 40:9 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 10
Jeremiah 41
[93] 41:3 Or Chaldean
[94] 41:18 Or Chaldeans
Jeremiah 42
[95] 42:1 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also 43:2) Azariah
[96] 42:20 Or you erred in your hearts
Jeremiah 43
[97] 43:3 Or Chaldeans
[98] 43:12 Or I
[99] 43:13 Or in Heliopolis
Jeremiah 44
[100] 44:1 Hebrew Noph
[101] 44:1 Hebrew in Pathros
[102] 44:15 Hebrew in Egypt and Pathros
Jeremiah 46
[103] 46:9 That is, the upper Nile region
[104] 46:14 Hebrew Noph; also in verse 19
[105] 46:25 Hebrew No
Jeremiah 47
[106] 47:4 That is, Crete
Jeremiah 48
[107] 48:1 Or / Misgab
[108] 48:2 The Hebrew for Heshbon sounds like the Hebrew for plot.
[109] 48:2 The name of the Moabite town Madmen sounds like the Hebrew for be silenced.
[110] 48:4 Hebrew; Septuagint / proclaim it to Zoar
[111] 48:6 Or like Aroer
[112] 48:9 Or Give wings to Moab, / for she will fly away
[113] 48:25 Horn here symbolizes strength.
[114] 48:41 Or The cities
Jeremiah 49
[115] 49:1 Or their king; Hebrew malcam; also in verse 3
[116] 49:21 Hebrew Yam Suph; that is, Sea of Reeds
[117] 49:23 Hebrew on or by
[118] 49:32 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads
Jeremiah 50
[119] 50:1 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 8, 25, 35 and 45
[120] 50:10 Or Chaldea
[121] 50:21 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.
[122] 50:38 Or A sword against
Jeremiah 51
[123] 51:1 Leb Kamai is a cryptogram for Chaldea, that is, Babylonia.
[124] 51:3 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them.
[125] 51:4 Or Chaldea
[126] 51:5 Or / and the land[of the Babylonians]
[127] 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35
[128] 51:35 Or done to us and to our children
[129] 51:41 Sheshach is a cryptogram for Babylon.
[130] 51:54 Or Chaldeans
Jeremiah 52
[131] 52:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 17
[132] 52:7 Or the Jordan Valley
[133] 52:8 Or Chaldean; also in verse 14
[134] 52:15 Or populace
[135] 52:21 That is, about 27 feet (about 8.1 meters) high and 18 feet (about 5.4 meters) in circumference
[136] 52:22 That is, about 7 1/2 feet (about 2.3 meters)
[137] 52:31 Also called Amel-Marduk
Lamentations 1
[1] This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
[2] 1:14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; Septuagint He kept watch over my sins
[3] 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will
Lamentations 2
[4] This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
[5] 2:1 Or How the Lord in his anger / has treated the Daughter of Zion with contempt
[6] 2:3 Or / all the strength; or every king; horn here symbolizes strength.
[7] 2:17 Horn here symbolizes strength.
Lamentations 3
[8] This chapter is an acrostic poem; the verses of each stanza begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and the verses within each stanza begin with the same letter.
Lamentations 4
[9] This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
[10] 4:7 Or lapis lazuli
Ezekiel 1
[1] 1:1 Or [my ]
[2] 1:3 Or Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest
[3] 1:3 Or Chaldeans
[4] 1:17 Or aside
[5] 1:24 Hebrew Shaddai
[6] 1:26 Or lapis lazuli
Ezekiel 3
[7] 3:18 Or in; also in verses 19 and 20
Ezekiel 4
[8] 4:4 Or your side
[9] 4:10 That is, about 8 ounces (about 0.2 kilogram)
[10] 4:11 That is, about 2/3 quart (about 0.6 liter)
[11] 4:17 Or away in
Ezekiel 5
[12] 5:7 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac You have
Ezekiel 6
[13] 6:14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts Riblah
Ezekiel 7
[14] 7:5 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Disaster after
[15] 7:11 Or The violent one has become
Ezekiel 8
[16] 8:2 Or saw a fiery figure
Ezekiel 10
[17] 10:1 Or lapis lazuli
[18] 10:5 Hebrew El-Shaddai
[19] 10:11 Or aside
Ezekiel 11
[20] 11:3 Or This is not the time to build houses.
[21] 11:15 Or are in exile with you (see Septuagint and Syriac)
[22] 11:15 Or those to whom the people of Jerusalem have said, ‘Stay
[23] 11:24 Or Chaldea
Ezekiel 13
[24] 13:3 Or wicked
[25] 13:14 Or the city
Ezekiel 14
[26] 14:14 Or Danel; the Hebrew spelling may suggest a person other than the prophet Daniel; also in verse 20.
Ezekiel 16
[27] 16:6 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts “Live!” And as you lay there in your blood I said to you, “Live!”
[28] 16:7 Or became mature
[29] 16:9 Or I had bathed
[30] 16:15 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript (see some Septuagint manuscripts) by. Such a thing should not happen
[31] 16:21 Or and made them pass through [the fire ]
[32] 16:29 Or Chaldea
[33] 16:36 Or lust
[34] 16:57 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate Aram
Ezekiel 18
[35] 18:8 Or take interest; similarly in verses 13 and 17
[36] 18:10 Or things to a brother
[37] 18:17 Septuagint (see also verse 8); Hebrew from the poor
Ezekiel 19
[38] 19:7 Targum (see Septuagint); Hebrew He knew
[39] 19:10 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts your blood
[40] 19:14 Or from under its
Ezekiel 20
[41] 20:26 Or —making every firstborn pass through [the fire ]
[42] 20:29 Bamah means high place.
[43] 20:31 Or —making your sons pass through
[44] 20:40 Or and the gifts of your firstfruits
Ezekiel 21
[45] 21:15 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Ezekiel 22
[46] 22:12 Or usury and interest
[47] 22:16 Or When I have allotted you your inheritance
[48] 22:24 Septuagint; Hebrew has not been cleansed or rained on
[49] 22:25 Septuagint; Hebrew prophets
Ezekiel 23
[50] 23:14 Or Babylonians
[51] 23:15 Or Babylonia; also in verse 16
[52] 23:21 Syriac (see also verse 3); Hebrew caressed because of your young breasts
[53] 23:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[54] 23:37 Or even made the children they bore to me pass through [the fire ]
[55] 23:42 Or drunkards
Ezekiel 24
[56] 24:23 Or away in
Ezekiel 26
[57] 26:7 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, of which Nebuchadnezzar is a variant; here and often in Ezekiel and Jeremiah
[58] 26:20 Septuagint; Hebrew return, and I will give glory
Ezekiel 27
[59] 27:5 That is, Hermon
[60] 27:6 Targum; the Masoretic Text has a different division of the consonants.
[61] 27:6 Hebrew Kittim
[62] 27:9 That is, Byblos
[63] 27:15 Septuagint; Hebrew Dedan
[64] 27:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Edom
[65] 27:17 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Ezekiel 28
[66] 28:3 Or Danel; the Hebrew spelling may suggest a person other than the prophet Daniel.
[67] 28:13 Or lapis lazuli
[68] 28:13 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
[69] 28:13 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Ezekiel 29
[70] 29:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to stand
[71] 29:10 That is, the upper Nile region
[72] 29:14 Hebrew to Pathros
[73] 29:21 Horn here symbolizes strength.
Ezekiel 30
[74] 30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9
[75] 30:5 Hebrew Cub
[76] 30:13 Hebrew Noph; also in verse 16
[77] 30:14 Hebrew waste Pathros
[78] 30:14 Hebrew No; also in verses 15 and 16
[79] 30:15 Hebrew Sin; also in verse 16
[80] 30:17 Hebrew Awen (or On)
[81] 30:17 Hebrew Pi Beseth
Ezekiel 31
[82] 31:15 Hebrew Sheol; also in verses 16 and 17
Ezekiel 32
[83] 32:9 Hebrew; Septuagint bring you into captivity among the nations, / to
[84] 32:21 Hebrew Sheol; also in verse 27
Ezekiel 33
[85] 33:8 Or in; also in verse 9
[86] 33:10 Or away in
Ezekiel 34
[87] 34:26 Or I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing
Ezekiel 37
[88] 37:5 The Hebrew for this word can also mean wind or spirit (see verses 6–14).
[89] 37:23 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts all their dwelling places where they sinned
Ezekiel 38
[90] 38:2 Or the prince of Rosh,
[91] 38:3 Or Gog, prince of Rosh,
[92] 38:5 That is, the upper Nile region
[93] 38:13 Or her strong lions
Ezekiel 39
[94] 39:1 Or Gog, prince of Rosh,
[95] 39:11 Or of
[96] 39:11 That is, the Dead Sea
[97] 39:11 Hamon Gog means hordes of Gog.
[98] 39:16 Hamonah means horde.
[99] 39:25 Or now restore the fortunes of Jacob
Ezekiel 40
[100] 40:5 The common cubit was about 1 1/2 feet (about 0.5 meter).
[101] 40:5 That is, about 3 inches (about 8 centimeters)
[102] 40:6 Septuagint; Hebrew deep, the first threshold, one rod deep
[103] 40:8, 40:9 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts gateway facing the temple; it was one rod deep. 9 Then he measured the portico of the gateway; it
[104] 40:14 Septuagint; Hebrew projecting wall
[105] 40:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
[106] 40:37 Septuagint (see also verses 31 and 34); Hebrew jambs
[107] 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were rooms for singers, which were
[108] 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east
[109] 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew entrance was