From 1729b3c30bd7b190469f77ec6ff127356c7c55f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 21:15:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Issue 3342 Hypothetical --- jer/23/22.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/jer/23/22.md b/jer/23/22.md index 189e62de5a..6e76bdc2ab 100644 --- a/jer/23/22.md +++ b/jer/23/22.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ # if they had stood in my council meeting -Yahweh states what would have happened if the priests and false prophets had participated in Yahweh's council meeting in heaven. This hypothetical situation is impossible. Alternate translation: "if they had truly listened to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]]) +Standing in Yahweh's council represents being one of those who meets with him to learn what he is thinking. This is a hypothetical situation; the false prophets had not stood in his council meeting. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]]) -# my council meeting +# had stood in my council meeting -In ancient times, God was thought to hold meetings with the angels in heaven. Yahweh is referring to this kind of meeting, which humans could not attend. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 23:18](../23/18.md). +See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 23:18](../23/18.md). # to turn from