From cc51f258cfc5b7fd3c86c2bdff225f63c2f98d84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PaulDeYoung <paul_deyoung@wycliffeassociates.org> Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 18:00:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update jer/21/12.md --- jer/21/12.md | 14 +++++--------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/jer/21/12.md b/jer/21/12.md index 18fb52b5fc..66f46129f3 100644 --- a/jer/21/12.md +++ b/jer/21/12.md @@ -1,23 +1,19 @@ # House of David -This refers to the same people as "the house of the king of Judah." All of the kings of Judah were descendants of David. Alternate translation: "Descendants of David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) +"Descendants of David". All of the kings of Judah were descendants of David. The ULB sets (21:12-14) poetry farther to the right to show that it is poetry. # Bring about justice in the morning -The abstract noun "justice" can be stated as an action. Alternate translation: "Always treat the people whom you rule over fairly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]]) +"Always treat the people whom you rule over fairly" # the hand of the oppressor -Here "hand" refers to power. Alternate translation: "the power of the one who oppresses them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) +"the power of the one who oppresses them" # my fury will go out like fire and burn -Here Yahweh's punishment is spoken of as if it was a fire that would burn up those who did evil. Alternate translation: "I will punish and destroy you in my anger quickly and completely" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) - -# there is no one who can quench it - -Jeremiah continues the simile of Yahweh's punishment as a fire that was so hot that no one could put it out with water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +"I will punish and destroy you in my anger quickly and completely". Yahweh's punishment is spoken of as if it was a fire that would burn up those who did evil. # the wickedness of your practices -"the evil things you do" or "how evil what you do is." See how this is translated in [Jeremiah 4:4](../04/04.md). \ No newline at end of file +"the evil things you do" or "how evil what you do is." See Jeremiah 4:4. \ No newline at end of file