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This set of detailed commentaries provides valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text. Over the years this series has been instrumental in shedding light on the Scriptures so that translators all over the world could complete the important task of putting God's Word into the many languages spoken in the world today. Over the years church leaders...

Judah, and if this is true, then the use of this word may imply that the people of God have become no different from heathen nations. The opening words of verse 2 are very difficult to understand. A literal translation of the traditional Hebrew text is given in the RSV footnote, “before a decree is born; like chaff a day has passed away.” The first part of this, “before a decree is born,” can perhaps be taken to mean “before the events decreed by the Lord take place” (compare HOTTP). This interpretation
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