uW Translation Notes:

Connecting Statement:

Connecting Statement:

Yahweh continues to speak to the people of Israel.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Its quiver … They are all soldiers

(Some words not found in UHB: quiver_of,its [is]_like,a_grave open of_them_of,all mighty )

Here “Its quiver” represents the enemy nation’s army, and the arrows in the quiver represent the soldiers in the army.

(Occurrence 0) quiver

(Some words not found in UHB: quiver_of,its [is]_like,a_grave open of_them_of,all mighty )

a container for holding arrows

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) Its quiver is like an open tomb

(Some words not found in UHB: quiver_of,its [is]_like,a_grave open of_them_of,all mighty )

An open tomb is one that is prepared to have many dead bodies put in it. The enemy army will kill many people. Alternate translation: [That nation’s army will use their arrows and kill many people] or [Because of the arrows of its army, many people will die and be buried]