uW Translation Notes:

Connecting Statement:

Connecting Statement:

Yahweh continues to speak. Here he speaks to the enemies of Israel.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) Go up onto her vineyards’ terraces

(Some words not found in UHB: go_up among,its_vine_of,rows and,destroy_[them] and,complete_destruction not make strip_away tendrils_of,its that/for/because/then/when not to/for=YHWH they(emph) )

In verses 10–13 Yahweh speaks to Israel’s enemies. This can be made clear in the quotation. Alternate translation: [You enemies of Israel, go up onto her vineyards’ terraces]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Go up onto her vineyards’ terraces and destroy

(Some words not found in UHB: go_up among,its_vine_of,rows and,destroy_[them] and,complete_destruction not make strip_away tendrils_of,its that/for/because/then/when not to/for=YHWH they(emph) )

Yahweh speaks of Israel and Judah as if they were a vineyard and the people there were vines. Alternate translation: [Go up into Israel and Judah, which are like a vineyard to me, and destroy them]

(Occurrence 0) do not bring complete destruction to them

(Some words not found in UHB: go_up among,its_vine_of,rows and,destroy_[them] and,complete_destruction not make strip_away tendrils_of,its that/for/because/then/when not to/for=YHWH they(emph) )

Alternate translation: [do not completely destroy them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Trim their vines, since those vines do not come from Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: go_up among,its_vine_of,rows and,destroy_[them] and,complete_destruction not make strip_away tendrils_of,its that/for/because/then/when not to/for=YHWH they(emph) )

The word “their” refers to the vineyards. Yahweh speaks of the people of Israel and Judah as if they were vines. Alternate translation: [like farmers who trim the vines of a vineyard, you must remove many of the people of Israel and Judah, because they do not belong to Yahweh]