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OET (OET-LV) And_sit everyone under vine_of_his and_under fig_tree_of_his and_no one_who_terrifies if/because the_mouth_of YHWH hosts it_has_spoken.
OET (OET-RV) Then every person will be able to sit under their grapevine
⇔ ≈and under their fig tree.
⇔ No one will make them afraid,
⇔ because army commander Yahweh has spoken.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
(Occurrence 0) they will sit every person under his vine and under his fig tree
(Some words not found in UHB: and,sit (a)_man below/instead_of vine_of,his and,under fig_tree_of,his and,no make_~_afraid that/for/because/then/when mouth_of YHWH armies/messengers spoken )
Both the “vine” and the “fig tree” are symbols of prosperity. This phrase describes actions in which people live prosperously and in peace. If grapevines or fig trees are unknown you can translate this more generally. Alternate translation: “they will sit peacefully in their own gardens and fields”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
(Occurrence 0) for the mouth of Yahweh of hosts has spoken
(Some words not found in UHB: and,sit (a)_man below/instead_of vine_of,his and,under fig_tree_of,his and,no make_~_afraid that/for/because/then/when mouth_of YHWH armies/messengers spoken )
The mouth is a synecdoche for the person. Alternate translation: “for Yahweh of hosts has spoken”
4:4 Everyone will be free of enemies as in Solomon’s time (1 Kgs 4:25; cp. Isa 36:16; Zech 3:10).
• The prophets frequently described God as the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. This military title expresses his control of the universe and his unlimited power. The warrior kings of the ancient Near East were no match for the Lord.
OET (OET-LV) And_sit everyone under vine_of_his and_under fig_tree_of_his and_no one_who_terrifies if/because the_mouth_of YHWH hosts it_has_spoken.
OET (OET-RV) Then every person will be able to sit under their grapevine
⇔ ≈and under their fig tree.
⇔ No one will make them afraid,
⇔ because army commander Yahweh has spoken.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.