The One Year Bible TLB (288 page)

10:17
land of Israel,
see 2 Kings 19:35 and Isaiah 37:36.

10:27
as decreed,
literally, “because of ointment.” Some see here a reference to the Messiah, the Anointed One.

11:1
David,
literally, “Jesse.”
from the stump will grow a Shoot—yes, a new Branch,
Christ, the Messiah.

11:10
the royal dynasty of David,
literally, “the Root of Jesse.” Possibly the meaning is, “the Heir of David’s royal line.”

11:15
the Red Sea,
literally, “the Sea of Egypt.”
the Euphrates,
literally, “the River.”

12:4
Tell the world about his wondrous love,
literally, “Proclaim his doings among the nations.”

13:20
the land will never again be lived in.
Babylon, in Iraq, still lies in utter ruin today.

14:13
the angels,
literally, “the stars of God.”
I will preside on the Mount of Assembly far away in the north,
literally, “I will sit upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north” (see Psalm 48:2) or “on the slopes of Mount Saphon.”

14:29
the king who smote you is dead,
Shalmaneser V of Assyria.

14:31
a perfectly trained army,
Sargon of Assyria.

13:1
Well, this is my third warning as I come now for this visit,
implied.

13:7
not because that will be a feather in our caps,
literally, “not that we may appear approved.”

13:8
Our responsibility is . . . not to hope for evil,
literally, “For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.”

16:3
The ambassadors, who accompany the gift to Jerusalem,
implied.

17:9
so long ago,
implied.

18:1
upper reaches of the Nile,
literally, “land beyond the rivers of Ethiopia.” Ethiopia was the seat of the powerful 25th Egyptian Dynasty (730–660 
B.C.
).

18:2
whose land the upper Nile divides,
literally, “whose land the rivers divide.”

18:4
of Israel,
implied.

1:1-2
Galatia.
Galatia was a province in what is now Turkey.

58:1-2
you give “justice” in exchange for bribes,
literally, “you deal out the violence of your hands in the land.”

58:7
Make their weapons useless in their hands,
or “Let them be trodden down and wither like grass.”

58:10
in the triumph of right,
literally, “when he sees the vengeance.”

23:12
help,
literally, “knowledge.”

19:18
the Hebrew language,
literally, “the language of Canaan.”

19:23
Iraq,
literally, “Assyria.”

19:25
because of their friendship,
implied.

20:5-6
Philistines,
literally, “inhabitants of the coastland.”

21:1
Babylon,
implied in v. 9.

21:5
pull up their chairs,
literally, “spread out the rugs.”
You are being attacked.
More details of the feast are seen in Daniel 5, as this prophecy was fulfilled when Cyrus captured the city.

21:6-7
in my vision,
implied.
riders in pairs on donkeys and camels,
literally, “a troop, horsemen in pairs, riders on asses, riders on camels.” Possibly the meaning is that the asses and camels were paired for the attack. The city fell to the Medes and Persians, perhaps represented by these paired riders.

21:11
Edom,
literally, “Dumah.”

21:16
But a long year from now.
The Dead Sea manuscript reads, “within
three
years, according to the year of a hireling,” like 16:14.
the great power of their enemy,
implied.

2:12
who don’t bother with circumcision and the many other Jewish laws,
implied.

22:1
Jerusalem,
literally, “the Valley of Vision.”

22:2
happy city
and
slain by plague,
implied.

23:1
Tyre.
Tyre was originally a colony of the mother city, Sidon. Also in v. 4.

23:18
the distant time will come when,
implied.

24:13
Throughout the land,
or possibly, “Throughout the nations of the world.”

2:19
that I could never find God’s favor . . . acceptance with God comes by believing in Christ,
literally, “for I through the law died to the law, that I might live unto God.”

60:4-5
all who love truth will rally to it,
literally, “that it may be displayed because of the truth.”

27:2
of Israel’s freedom,
implied.

27:3
Israel,
implied. Also in v. 4.

27:7-8
devastated her enemies,
implied.

27:9
purge away,
literally, “atone for.”

3:13
as Jesus was hung upon a wooden cross,
implied.

61:5
to praise,
implied in v. 8.

61:6
me,
literally, “to the days of the king.”

28:15
to the devil,
literally, “with Sheol,” “the underworld.”

29:1
to Jerusalem,
literally, “to Ariel.”

29:23
the surging birthrate and the expanding economy,
literally, “his children, the work of my hands, in his midst.”

30:2
Hezekiah was seeking a defensive alliance with Ethiopia’s Egyptian dynasty against Sennacherib of Assyria.

30:7
The Reluctant Dragon,
literally, “Rahab who sits still.”

4:15
to replace mine.
It is traditional to suppose that Paul was handicapped by a disease of the eyes.

62:3-4
when my throne,
implied.

62:7
success,
literally, “glory.”

32:19
but the Assyrians,
implied.

33:1
Assyrians,
implied.

33:4
fallen army of Assyria,
see 2 Kings 19:35.

33:8
peace pact,
see 2 Kings 18:14-17.

5:12
these teachers . . . would cut themselves off from you and leave you alone,
or “those disturbing you would go and castrate themselves.”

63:11
I,
literally, “the king.”

36:11
Please talk to us in Aramaic.
Aramaic was the language used in international diplomacy at this time.

64:6
They spend long hours with all their endless evil thoughts and plans,
literally, “And the inward thought and the heart of everyone is deep.”

37:8-9
from the south,
implied.

37:30
This year,
implied.
two years from now you will be living in luxury again.
The third harvest from then would yield a bumper crop.

38:18
For dead men cannot praise you.
The meaning is unclear. Perhaps Hezekiah was unaware of the blessedness of the future life for those who trust in God (57:1-2). Or perhaps his meaning is, “Dead bodies cannot praise you.”

65:5
will defend us from our enemies,
literally, “will answer in righteousness.”

39:1
Merodach-baladan . . . sent Hezekiah a present and his best wishes.
Merodach-baladan was at this time planning a revolt in the east against Sennacherib, so he was especially interested in Hezekiah’s activities in the west.

40:26
As a shepherd leads his sheep,
implied.

41:2
this one from the east.
Doubtless Cyrus the Great of Persia; see 44:28.

41:5
Cyrus’s,
implied from 45:1.

41:10
with my victorious right hand,
or “with the right hand of my righteousness.”

66:10
You have purified us with fire,
implied.

66:12
You sent troops to ride across our broken bodies,
literally, “You caused men to ride over our heads.”

42:1
See my servant.
Not Cyrus, as in ch. 41, but Christ.

42:4
He won’t be satisfied,
literally, “He will not burn dimly or be bruised.”

42:5
to his Servant, the Messiah,
implied.

42:6
I have given you to my people as the personal confirmation of my covenant with them,
or “you will be my covenant with all the people.”

42:19
as my own people,
literally, “as my servant.”

42:22
these who were to demonstrate to all the world the glory of his law,
implied in previous verse.

42:25
wanting them to repent,
implied.

43:3
to Cyrus,
implied.

2:5
gave us back our lives again,
literally, “made us alive.”

2:8
And even trusting is not of yourselves,
or “Salvation is not of yourselves.”

2:14
by making us all one family,
literally, “by making us one.”
breaking down the wall of contempt,
implied.

67:4
are their King,
literally, “govern the nations.”

44:5
proudly,
implied.

44:8
that I would save you,
implied.

44:28
This was written many years before Cyrus began his meteoric rise to power.

68:4
clouds,
or “deserts.”

68:5
is holy,
literally, “is God in his holy habitation.”

68:11-13
at home,
literally, “among the sheepfolds.”

68:18
he receives gifts for men,
implied in Ephesians 4:8.

45:13
I have raised up Cyrus,
literally, “I have raised up him.” The reference probably is also to Christ in the more distant future, as well as to Cyrus.

46:1-2
Bel and Nebo.
Names of Marduk and Nabu, the two principal gods in the Babylonian pantheon.

47:2
remove your veil.
In ancient Babylonia (and in many Eastern lands today) only harlots were permitted to go without veils.

4:15-16
speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly,
Amplified New Testament.

68:22
to all his people’s enemies,
literally, “I will bring back from Bashan.”

68:27
are right behind,
implied.

68:30
submissive, tax in hand,
literally, “everyone submitting himself with pieces of silver.” An alternate rendering of v. 30 could be, “Trample upon those who lust after the tribute of smaller nations and who delight in aggressive wars.”

49:3
a prince of power,
or “Israel.”

4:30
he is the one . . . salvation from sin will be complete,
literally, “he is the one in whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption.”

69:9
for God and his work,
literally, “for your house.”

69:13
and rescue me as you promised,
literally, “in the truth of your salvation.”

69:17
me,
literally, “your servant.”

51:9
Egypt, the dragon,
literally, “Rahab, the dragon.”

52:1
from God,
implied.

52:13
my Servant.
The Servant of the Lord, as the term is used here, is the Messiah, our Lord Jesus. This was the interpretation of this passage by Christ himself, the writers of the New Testament, and orthodox Christianity ever since.

52:14-15
cleanse,
or “startle.” The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain.

53:2
In God’s eyes,
literally, “Before him.”

53:10
He shall live again,
literally, “He shall prolong his days.”

5:10
Learn as you go along what pleases the Lord,
or “Your lives should be an example.”

5:26
washed by baptism and God’s Word,
literally, “having cleansed it by washing of water with the word.”

69:22
their joys,
literally, “their table.”

69:28
Let these men be blotted from the list of the living,
or “Let them be blotted out of the book of life.”

69:35
Jerusalem,
literally, “Zion.”

54:1
Jerusalem,
implied.
blessings,
literally, “children.”

54:15
for I am on your side,
literally, “because of you.”

55:3
everlasting covenant . . . I had for King David.
See 2 Samuel 7 for the terms of God’s covenant with David here remembered.

55:4
foreign nations,
implied.

55:13
of God’s power and love,
implied.

56:9
devour my people,
implied.

57:20
those who still reject me,
literally, “the wicked.”

60:9
the very best,
literally, “the ships of Tarshish.”

60:12
refusing to be your allies,
literally, “that will not serve you.”

2:7
becoming like men,
literally, “made in the likeness of men.”

2:8
going so far as actually to die a criminal’s death on a cross,
literally, “became obedient to death, even the death of the cross.”

72:6
this son of mine.
The reference seems to look beyond Solomon’s son to Jesus the Messiah.

72:15
there will be constant praise for him,
literally, “men shall pray for him continually.”
His people,
implied; literally, “They” or “He.”

62:6-7
intercessors,
literally, “watchmen.”

63:9
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and he personally saved them,
or “The Angel of his Presence saved them out of their affliction.”

63:17
for we who belong to you need you so,
literally, “for your servants’ sake.”

64:6
filthy rags,
literally, “filthy as a menstruating woman’s rags.”

65:1
People,
literally, “those.” Also,
Nations.
Some believe this verse as well as the next applies to Israelites rather than to the nations. But see Romans 10:20-21.

65:15
by another name,
i.e., “Christians”? See Acts 11:26.

65:16
the days will come,
implied.

65:25
poisonous snakes shall strike no more,
literally, “dust [not men!] shall be the serpent’s food.”

73:4
all through life their road is smooth,
or “they never have any pains.”

73:24
receive me into the glories of heaven,
or “you will bring me unto honor.”

66:19
I will send those who escape.
It is not clear from the Hebrew whether “those who escape” means survivors of the armies of the nations, or survivors of the Jews in Israel. The context seems to favor the former. Put and Lud were in North Africa; Meshech, Rosh, and Tubal were in Asia Minor and Armenia.

66:20
transporting them gently,
implied.

74:2
Jerusalem,
literally, “Mount Zion.”

74:19
the hawks,
literally, “the wild beasts.”

1:12
I will surely carry out my threats of punishment.
There is a wordplay here between
shaqedh
(almond) in v. 11 and
shoqedh
(watching) in v. 12: “For I am watching over my word to perform it.”

1:13
spilling over Judah,
implied.

2:3
the first of my children,
literally, “the firstfruits of his harvest.”

2:15
I see great armies marching on Jerusalem with mighty shouts,
literally, “The lions have roared against him.”

75:4
lower their insolent gaze,
literally, “lift not up the horn.”

75:10
says the Lord,
implied.

2:32
How can you disown your God like that?
implied.
the most precious of their treasures,
implied.

2:35
he isn’t angry,
implied.

3:1
There is a law,
Deuteronomy 24:1-4.

3:2
your worshiping these other gods,
implied.

4:4
Cleanse your minds and hearts,
literally, “Circumcise yourselves . . . remove the foreskin of your hearts.”

4:6
from the north,
i.e., from Babylon. Nabopolasser and Nebuchadnezzar II soon attacked.

1:15
He existed before God made anything at all,
literally, “He is the firstborn of all creation.”

5:15
an ancient nation.
The kingdom of Babylonia, being revived in Jeremiah’s time (around 626 
B.C.
) had a long and illustrious history. The old Babylonian Empire lasted from about 1900 
B.C.
–1550 
B.C.
(the days of the Hebrew patriarchs), and earlier kingdoms had ruled on Babylonian soil as early as 3000 
B.C.

1:18
he is the Leader of all those who arise from the dead,
literally, “he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead.”

77:10
that the blessings of God have changed to hate,
literally, “that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

7:18
Queen of Heaven,
a name by which Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war, was called. After the fall of Jerusalem, the refugees who fled to Egypt continued to worship her (ch. 44). A papyrus dating from the fifth century 
B.C.
found at Hermopolis in Egypt mentions the “Queen of Heaven” among the gods honored by the Jewish community.

2:20
by doing good and obeying various rules,
literally, “by the rudiments of the world.”

8:16
The noise of war resounds from the northern border,
literally, “The snorting of their war horses can be heard all the way from Dan in the north.”

78:43
Tanis,
literally, “the plains of Zoan.”

78:51
the eldest son,
literally, “all the firstborn.”

4:10
give Mark a hearty welcome,
literally, “receive him.”

12:3
I am poor,
implied.

12:5
these men of Anathoth . . . against the king, his court, and all his evil priests,
implied.

13:12
how prosperous we will be,
literally, “that every bottle will be filled with wine.”

13:13
That’s not what I mean,
implied.

13:18
Say to the king and queen mother,
i.e., to King Jehoiachin and his mother, Nehashta.

13:19
for Jerusalem cannot help,
literally, “for the cities are closed and none can open them.” Perhaps the meaning is that they are permanently abandoned.

13:20
Jerusalem,
implied.

16:8
As a sign to them of these sad days ahead,
implied.

3:13
with all those who belong to him,
literally, “with all his saints. Amen.”

80:3
Look down on us in joy and love,
literally, “Cause your face to shine upon us.”

80:7
Look down on us in joy and love,
literally, “Cause your face to shine upon us.”

80:10
the mighty cedar trees,
literally, “the cedars of God.”

80:17
the man you love,
literally, “the man of your right hand.”
the son of your choice,
literally, “the son of man you made strong for yourself.”

25:1
These proverbs of Solomon,
see 1 Kings 4:32.
King Hezekiah.
Hezekiah lived 200 years after Solomon.

16:21
And when they come in that spirit, I will show them,
literally, “Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know.”

17:21-22
unnecessary,
implied.

81:7
from Mount Sinai,
implied; literally, “in the hiding place of thunder.”

81:9
nor ever have an idol in your home,
literally, “There shall no foreign god be in you.”

81:10
Only test me,
implied.

81:16
honey for the taking,
literally, “honey out of the rock.”

21:2
as in olden times.
King Zedekiah doubtless had in mind God’s deliverances of Jerusalem from Sennacherib, king of Assyria, in the days of Hezekiah (Isaiah 36–37). But Zedekiah’s hopes were dashed. He was Judah’s last ruler before the exile of 597 
B.C.

82:1
He pronounces judgment on the judges,
implied in vv. 2-4, 6; literally, “He judges among the gods.”

82:5
of society,
literally, “of the earth.”

22:11
Jehoahaz who succeeded his father.
Jehoahaz, or Shallum, reigned for three months in the year 609 
B.C.

22:12
in a distant land,
i.e., Egypt.

22:13
King Jehoiakim,
implied, see v. 18. He was chosen by the Egyptians to replace Jehoahaz, whom they took back to Egypt with them. He ruled from 609–598 
B.C.

22:24-25
Coniah,
is an abbreviation—perhaps a disparaging nickname for Jeconiah and Jehoiachin, his other names. His name means, “The Lord will establish my throne!”

22:30
none of his children shall ever sit upon the throne of David or rule in Judah.
This man, Coniah’s grandson, Zerubbabel, was briefly governor but not king.

23:5-6
throughout the earth,
or “throughout the land.”

23:9
because of the awful fate awaiting them,
implied.

23:20
Later, when Jerusalem has fallen,
literally, “In the latter days.”

83:8
the descendants of Lot.
The Moabites and Ammonites were among Lot’s descendants.