Astute observations, both. I think you’re right. Gotta hit the Bible again and try to get through it at least once in my life. Never could understand it. Don’t know if it’s the ancient way of speaking or my devilish nature that’s blocking my understanding of the Holy Book. Minister BIL recommended one to me that I’m going to try. Massive thing with lots of explanatory footnotes. I finally got through some of Shakespeare’s greatest works with good comprehension using such a crutch and my hopes are high!
I always liked the Amplified version. BibleGateway has it as on option on their online bible.