See in Reader
29 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
29 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
# General Information:
|
|
|
|
Isaiah continues to describe the time when God will save the people of Israel. Although these events will happen in the future ([Isaiah 9:1](./01.md)), Isaiah describes them as if they have already happened. This emphasizes that they certainly will happen. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-pastforfuture]])
|
|
|
|
# For the yoke of his burden ... you have broken to pieces as on the day of Midian
|
|
|
|
Isaiah speaks of the Israelites, who are the Assyrians' slaves, as if they were an ox wearing a yoke. This will happen in the future, but he speaks as if it has already happened. Alternate translation: "For as on the day of Midian you will set the people of Israel free from being slaves to their oppressors like a person removes a yoke from the shoulders of an animal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-pastforfuture]])
|
|
|
|
# For the yoke of his burden ... his shoulder ... his oppressor
|
|
|
|
Isaiah speaks of the people of Israel as if they were one man. Alternate translation: "For the yoke of their burden ... their shoulders ... their oppressor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
|
|
|
|
# the beam across his shoulder
|
|
|
|
The beam is the part of the yoke that goes over the shoulders of the ox.
|
|
|
|
# beam
|
|
|
|
Another possible meaning is "staff," a long piece of wood that a person uses to beat the oxen so they will work and a symbol of one person's power to rule other people.
|
|
|
|
# the rod of his oppressor
|
|
|
|
Isaiah speaks of the power the oppressor has over the people of Judah as if it were the piece of wood used by a person to beat oxen so they will work. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
|
|
|
|
# as on the day of Midian
|
|
|
|
The word "day" is an idiom that can refer to an event that takes more than one day to happen. Alternate translation: "as when you defeated the Midianites" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
|
|
|