The same change would apply to Zeph 3 : 3 ( Roberts 1991 : 92 ). Finally, in Hab 1 : 11 the
translation assumes that the persistent subject is the Chaldean enemy. It is he who sweeps by
like the wind, assuming an implied comparative. In verse 11 b, we rephrase the hemistiche and
emend to read: weya ̄s ́e ̄m zû ko ̄hô l’e ̄lo ̄hô, literally: “He ascribes that which is his strength to his
God.” (from Masoretic: wea ̄sˇe ̄m – Driver 1906 : 71 ). The Hebrew form zû is a relative pronoun:
“which, whom.”
6 In Hab 2 : 3 read ‘e ̄d “witness,” instead of Masoretic ‘ôd “yet, still.” In Hab 2 : 4 , the problematic
form ‘upla ̄h (presumably: “puffed up,” cf. ‘opel “tower” – Micah 4 : 8 ), is better taken as a
metasthesis of ‘ulpeh “ one who is faint.” Cf. Ezek 31 : 15 , where this very form describes trees
that have withered, expressing the verb ‘a ̄ lap “to be faint, weak.” Cf. Isa 51 : 20 : “Your sons
have become faint (‘ulpû).” What we have is contrasting parallelism: one who is not upright
will fail, whereas those who are steadfast will survive.
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