en_tn_condensed/mat/13/35.md

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# General Information:
Here the author quotes from the Psalms to show that Jesus's teaching in parables fulfilled prophecy.
# what had been said through the prophet might be fulfilled, when he said
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "what God told one of the prophets to write long ago might come true" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
# when he said
"when the prophet said"
# I will open my mouth
This is an idiom that means to speak. Alternate translation: "I will speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
# things that were hidden
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "things that God has kept hidden" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
# from the foundation of the world
The author speaks of the world as if it were a building set on a foundation. Alternate translation: "since the beginning of the world" or "since God created the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])