Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Dear kgraham,

> Hey the NET makes some interesting observation, when it notes that 
> maybe bronze and iron are allegorical images pointing to unrepented 
> sinners.
>
> They use Jer 6:28 where sinners are compared to bronze and iron.
>
> "They are bronze and iron, they act corruptly."
>
> So maybe in 15:12 bronze and iron are still representing unrepented sinners.
>
> Can (those who are like) iron and bronze break iron from the north?
>
> Or less wordy, can iron and bronze break iron from the north ?

HH: That can make a lot of sense on a purely logical level, but the 
word order seems against it. The words "iron from the north" are in 
between the words "iron" and "bronze" in Hebrew. That makes it look 
more like an apposition: "iron, iron from the north."

                                Yours,
                                Harold Holmyard

> >  On 1/4/05 10:57 AM, "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com> wrote:
> >
> >  > There are not two instances of $RYTYK in Jer 15:11 ...
> >
> >  My error, as I have already noted.
> >
> >  The e-text of BHS I use puts both the Kethiv-Qere in the text one in
> >  brackets. This is very confusing to one who spends the majority of his time
> >  using a critical edition of the GNT where brackets are used for dubious
> >  readings not alternative readings. The BHS apparatus cleared up the issue
> >  once I figured it out.
> >
> >  >The LXX treatment
> >  > of 15:12 suggests a poor text and misinterpretation; I have no
> >  > confidence in following it.
> >
> >  Who does? When you are "up against the wall" you look at ALL the evidence.
> >
> >
> >  greetings,
> >  Clay Bartholomew
> >
> >
> >
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