Hosea 10.8 |
erousi
|
tote arxontai legein
|
they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us |
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us |
they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us |
Comments: The NT modifies both the LXX and
the MT, interchanging the action. This verse is part of a short speech
Jesus made on the Via Dolorosa to certain women who were lamenting him.
His purpose was to demonstrate that they had more cause to be concerned
for themselves and their children. In the context, it is not introduced
as a direct quotation.
In Hosea 10.8, Codex Alexandrinus (the Septuagint text above generally follows Vaticanus) also interchanges the verbs, in agreement with the NT. |