PDF Isaiah 31-40 partial

isa/37/07.md

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-# I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear a certain report and go back to his own land
+# I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear a rumor and go back to his own land
 
-The phrase "put a spirit in him" means that God will influence him to make a specific decision. The word "spirit" here means a strong attitude or feeling. Alternate translation: "I will influence him so that when he hears a certain report, he will go back to his own land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
+The phrase "put a spirit in him" means that God will influence him to make a specific decision. The word "spirit" here means a strong attitude or feeling. Alternate translation: "he will hear a rumor, and when he does, I will cause him to go back to his own land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
 
 # Look
 

isa/37/35.md

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 Yahweh continues speaking.
 
-# for my own sake and for David my servant's sake
+# for my own sake and for the sake of David my servant
 
 "so that things will be better for me and for my servant David"
 

isa/38/15.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This is an idiom. Here "walking" refers to living. Alternate translation: "I wil
 
 This refers to the rest of his life. The meaning of this can be made clear. Alternate translation: "the rest of my life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
 
-# because I am overcome with grief
+# because of the bitterness of my soul
 
-"because I am full of grief" or "because I am very sad"
+The word "soul" is a metonym for the whole person. The phrase "bitterness of my soul" is an idiom for being very sad. Alternate translation: "because I am very sad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/idiom]])
 

isa/40/04.md

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-# Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled
+# Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be brought low
 
-These phrases explain how the people are to prepare a highway for Yahweh. They can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Lift up every valley, and level every mountain and hill" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+These phrases explain how the people are to prepare a highway for Yahweh. They can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Lift up every valley, and bring low every mountain and hill" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
 
 # Every valley will be lifted up
 
 Making the valleys level with the rest of the ground is spoken of as if it were lifting up the valleys. Alternate translation: "Every valley will be filled in" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
 
+# bring low
+
+make level
+
 # and the rugged land will be made level, and the rough places a plain
 
 These phrases explain how the people are to prepare a highway for Yahweh. They can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "make the rugged land level, and make the rough places into a plain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])

isa/40/10.md

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 Here the word "arm" represents God's power. Alternate translation: "he rules with great power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
 
-# his reward is with him ... those he has rescued go before him
+# his recompense goes before him
-
-These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The ones he rescued are his "reward." Alternate translation: "he is bringing those he rescued with him as his reward" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
 
+The word "recompense" is a metaphor for the people he has rescued. They are his "reward" for his work. Alternate translation: "those he has rescued go before him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

isa/40/23.md

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 "Yahweh reduces"
 
+# emptiness
+
+See how you translated this word in [Isaiah 40:17](../40/17.md)
+

isa/40/29.md

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-# He gives strength to the tired; and to the weak he gives renewed energy
-
-These two lines share similar meanings and emphasize that Yahweh strengthens those who have no strength. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
-
 # He gives strength
 
 "Yahweh gives strength"