"... The translator read תֵּדְעִי “you will know” or הוֹדִיעִי “you will make known” for תָּרִיעִי “raise a shout” (common resh/dalet confusion in the Assyrian square script or paleo-Hebrew script and missed yod or added waw). This mistake was likely influenced by reading רַע “evil, bad” for רֵעַ “a shout.” The two qatals אָבַד “he perished” and הֶחֱזִיקָךְ “it has seized you” influenced how the translator rendered tense in ἔγνως “you knew” and μὴ βασιλεὺς οὐκ ἦν σοι “was there no king for you?” Though the adverb of negation אֵין “there is/was not” can be used for past time, in the context the Hebrew would be most naturally understood in present time. However, the translator took advantage of the grammatical ambiguity to clarify the time reference for the target audience ..."