[10:25] 1 sn The word for “storm wind” comes from the root סוּף (suf, “to come to an end; to cease”). The noun may then describe the kind of storm that makes an end of things, a “whirlwind” (so KJV, NASB; NLT “cyclone”). It is used in prophetic passages that describe swift judgment and destruction.
[10:25] 2 tn Heb “the wicked are not”; ASV, NAB, NASB “is no more.”
[10:25] 3 tn Heb “a foundation forever”; NLT “have a lasting foundation.”
[10:25] sn The metaphor compares the righteous to an everlasting foundation to stress that they are secure when the catastrophes of life come along. He is fixed in a covenantal relationship and needs not to fear passing misfortunes. The wicked has no such security.
[14:11] 4 tn Heb “house.” The term “house” is a metonymy of subject, referring to their contents: families and family life.
[14:11] sn Personal integrity ensures domestic stability and prosperity, while lack of such integrity (= wickedness) will lead to the opposite.
[14:11] 5 tn The term “tent” is a metonymy here referring to the contents of the tent: families.
