Exclamations are words or sentences that show strong feeling such as surprise, joy, fear, or anger. In the ULT and UST, they usually have an exclamation mark (!) at the end. The mark shows that it is an exclamation. The situation and the meaning of what the people say helps us understand what feelings they were expressing. In the example below from Matthew 8, the speakers were terribly afraid. In the example from Matthew 9, the speakers were amazed, because something happened that they had never seen before.
> When the demon had been driven out, the mute man spoke. The crowds were astonished and said, “This has never been seen before in Israel!” (Matthew 9:33 ULT)
> Gideon understood that this was the angel of Yahweh. Gideon said, “**Ah**, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!” (Judges 6:22 ULT)
Some exclamations start with a question word such as “how” or “why”, even though they are not questions. The sentence below shows that the speaker is amazed at how unsearchable God’s judgments are.
(2) Use an exclamation word from your language that shows the strong feeling. The word “wow” below shows that they were astonished. The expression “Oh no” shows that something terrible or frightening has happened.
> Gideon understood that this was the angel of Yahweh. Gideon said, “**Ah**, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!” (Judges 6:22 ULT)
>> “Gideon understood that this was the angel of Yahweh. **He was terrified** and said, “**Ah**, Lord Yahweh! I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!” (Judges 6:22 ULT)