13:42a
And they will throw them: The angels will throw evil people into the fire. Here the word throw refers to “forcefully putting” someone in a place that he does not want to go.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
⌊the angels⌋ will throw them
-or-
⌊the angels⌋ will throw these evil people
into the fiery furnace: A furnace is like an oven. It is a metal box or clay construction that has a fire inside and openings for air and fuel. It is designed to make the fire very hot. Here, the furnace refers to hell. The word fiery refers to the fire in the furnace. It is very hot. This refers to the intense punishment and suffering of those there.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
into the oven with a great fire
-or-
into the place of hot/strong fire
-or-
into the great fire ⌊of hell⌋
13:42b
where there will be weeping: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as weeping refers to the loud sound that people make when they have much grief and sorrow. It is not a quiet sobbing.
Here are some other ways to translate this word:
where there will be wailing (Revised English Bible)
-or-
People will cry (God’s Word)
This same clause is found in 8:12c.
and gnashing of teeth: This phrase refers to grinding of teeth because of pain, anger, and bitterness. In hell, people will be in pain. They will also be angry at what happened to them.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
• Use a term in your language that describes what people do with their teeth when they are in pain and are also angry. For example:
grind teeth
-or-
clench teeth
• Add some information. For example:
they will grind their teeth ⌊in pain and anger⌋
• Translate the meaning of the action. For example:
and be in extreme pain there (God’s Word)
This verb also occurs in 8:12c.
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