translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: MIC

label: NET study note

text: Beginning with 5:1 , the verse numbers through 5:15 in the English Bible differ by one from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text ( BHS ), with 5:1 ET = 4:14 HT, 5:2 ET = 5:1 HT, 5:3 ET = 5:2 HT, etc., through 5:15 ET = 5:14 HT. From 6:1 the verse numbers in the English Bible and the Hebrew Bible are again the same.


text: Ephrathah is either an alternate name for Bethlehem or the name of the district in which Bethlehem was located. See Ruth 4:11 . map For location of Bethlehem see Map5-B1 ; Map7-E2 ; Map8-E2 ; Map10-B4 .


text: The woman in labor . Personified, suffering Jerusalem is the referent. See 4:9-10 .


text: Gives birth . The point of the figurative language is that Jerusalem finally finds relief from her suffering. See 4:10 .


text: The numbers seven and eight here symbolize completeness and emphasize that Israel will have more than enough military leadership and strength to withstand the Assyrian advance.


text: According to Gen 10:8-12 , Nimrod , who was famous as a warrior and hunter, founded Assyria.