NLT NOTES
1:6a Hebrew the sons of God.
1:6b Hebrew and the satan; similarly throughout this chapter.
2:1a Hebrew the sons of God.
2:1b Hebrew and the satan; similarly throughout this chapter.
3:8 The identification of Leviathan is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.
4:15a Or wind; also in 4:16.
4:15b Or its wind sent shivers up my spine.
5:1 Hebrew the holy ones.
5:5a The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
5:5b As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads A snare snatches their wealth.
6:6 Or the tasteless juice of the mallow plant?
6:14 Or friend, / or he might lose his fear of the Almighty.
6:27 Hebrew even gamble over an orphan.
7:9 Hebrew who go down to Sheol.
7:20 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads target, so that I am a burden to myself?
9:3 Or If God wanted to take someone to court.
9:13 Hebrew the helpers of Rahab, the name of a mythical sea monster that represents chaos in ancient literature.
9:19 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads me.
9:20 Or he.
9:23 Or disaster.
10:10 Hebrew You poured me out like milk / and curdled me like cheese.
11:8 Hebrew than Sheol.
11:12 Or than a wild male donkey can bear a tame colt.
12:6 Or safety—those who try to manipulate God. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
12:9 Hebrew that this.
13:14 Hebrew Why should I take my flesh in my teeth.
13:15 An alternate reading in the Masoretic Text reads God might kill me, but I hope in him.
14:13 Hebrew in Sheol.
15:12 Or Why do your eyes flash with anger; Hebrew reads Why do your eyes blink.
15:15 Hebrew the holy ones.
15:23 Greek version reads He is appointed to be food for a vulture.
16:13 Hebrew my gall.
17:13 Hebrew to Sheol; also in 17:16.
19:6 Or for I am like a city under siege.
19:26 Or without my body I will see God. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
20:25 Hebrew with gall.
21:13 Hebrew to Sheol.
24:19 Hebrew Sheol.
26:6a Hebrew Sheol.
26:6b Hebrew Abaddon.
26:9 Or covers his throne.
26:12 Hebrew Rahab, the name of a mythical sea monster that represents chaos in ancient literature.
27:18 As in Greek and Syriac versions (see also 8:14); Hebrew reads a moth.
28:13 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads knows its value.
28:19 Hebrew from Cush.
28:22 Hebrew Abaddon.
29:18 Hebrew after I have counted my days like sand.
30:18 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads hand, my garment is disfigured.
31:10 Hebrew grind for.
31:12 Hebrew to Abaddon.
32:3 As in ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; the Masoretic Text reads Job.
32:8 Or Spirit; also in 32:18.
33:27 Greek version reads but he [God] did not punish me as my sin deserved.
35:13-14 These verses can also be translated as follows: 13Indeed, God doesn’t listen to their empty plea; / the Almighty is not concerned. / 14How much less will he listen when you say you don’t see him, / and that your case is before him and you’re waiting for justice.
35:15 As in Greek and Latin versions; the meaning of this Hebrew word is uncertain.
36:18 Or But don’t let your anger lead you to mockery.
36:19 Or Could all your cries for help.
36:16-20 The meaning of the Hebrew in this passage is uncertain.
36:31 Or he governs.
36:33 Or even the cattle know when a storm is coming. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
37:20 Or speak without being swallowed up?
37:22 Or from the north; or from the abode.
37:24 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads He is not impressed by the wise.
38:7 Hebrew the sons of God.
38:14 Or its features stand out like folds in a robe.
40:15 The identification of Behemoth is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.
40:21 Or bramble bushes; also in 40:22.
41:1a Verses 41:1-8 are numbered 40:25-32 in Hebrew text.
41:1b The identification of Leviathan is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.
41:9 Verses 41:9-34 are numbered 41:1-26 in Hebrew text.
41:13 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads its bridle?
41:15 As in some Greek manuscripts and Latin Vulgate; Hebrew reads Its pride is in its.
42:11 Hebrew a kesitah; the value or weight of the kesitah is no longer known.
1:1 Hebrew Qoheleth; this term is rendered “the Teacher” throughout this book.
2:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
2:25 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads apart from me?
3:19 Or both have the same spirit.
4:15 Hebrew the second youth.
4:16 Hebrew There is no end to all the people, to all those who are before them.
5:1 Verse 5:1 is numbered 4:17 in Hebrew text.
5:2 Verses 5:2-20 are numbered 5:1-19 in Hebrew text.
5:9 The meaning of the Hebrew in verses 8 and 9 is uncertain.
7:18 Or will follow them both.
7:26 Hebrew a woman.
8:10 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version; many Hebrew manuscripts read and are forgotten.
9:2 As in Greek and Syriac versions and Latin Vulgate; Hebrew lacks or bad.
9:10 Hebrew to Sheol.
10:16 Or a child.
11:1 Or Give generously, / for your gifts will return to you later. Hebrew reads Throw your bread on the waters, / for after many days you will find it again.
11:2 Hebrew among seven or even eight.
11:5 Some manuscripts read Just as you cannot understand how breath comes to a tiny baby in its mother’s womb.
11:9 Hebrew Young man.
12:10 Or sought to write what was upright and true.
12:11 Or one shepherd.
12:12 Hebrew my son.
1:1 The headings identifying the speakers are not in the original text, though the Hebrew usually gives clues by means of the gender of the person speaking.
1:7 Hebrew like a veiled woman.
2:1 Traditionally rendered I am the rose of Sharon. Sharon Plain is a region in the coastal plain of Palestine.
2:7 Or not to awaken love until it is ready.
2:12 Or the season of pruning vines.
2:17 Or on the hills of Bether.
3:5 Or not to awaken love until it is ready.
3:11 Hebrew of Zion.
4:2 Hebrew Not one is missing; each has a twin.
4:8 Or Look down.
4:9 Hebrew my sister; also in 4:10, 12.
5:1 Hebrew my sister; also in 5:2.
6:6 Hebrew Not one is missing; each has a twin.
6:12 Or to the royal chariots of my people, or to the chariots of Amminadab. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
6:13a Verse 6:13 is numbered 7:1 in Hebrew text.
6:13b Or as you would at the movements of two armies? or as you would at the dance of Mahanaim? The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
7:1 Verses 7:1-13 are numbered 7:2-14 in Hebrew text.
7:9 As in Greek and Syriac versions and Latin Vulgate; Hebrew reads over lips of sleepers.
7:11 Or in the villages.
8:2 Or there she will teach me.
8:4 Or not to awaken love until it is ready.
8:6a Or its passion.
8:6b Hebrew as Sheol.