lilies17 and the transformation (of the year)—the idea of springtime, when lilies bloom. So this may be an interpretation rather than a departure from the Hebrew. And there may be eschatological implications. For the idea of the transformation of the earth in spring connotes the image-complex of Passover, new creation and resurrection, for which lilies are an ancient symbol. Another example is the rendering of the heading על־הגתית (MT 8, 81, 84) as ὑπὲρ τῶν ληνῶν, Concerning the winepresses
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