1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 sn The Hebrew poets and prophets frequently refer to the morning clouds as a simile for transitoriness (e.g., Job 7:9; Isa 44:22; Hos 6:4; 13:3; BDB 778 s.v. עָנָן 1.c). For discussion of this phenomena in Palestine, see Chaplin, PEQ (1883): 19. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 sn In 6:3 unrepentant Israel uttered an over-confident boast that the 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27