14:15 But you were brought down 1 to Sheol,
to the remote slopes of the pit. 2
31:2 Yet he too is wise 3 and he will bring disaster;
he does not retract his decree. 4
He will attack the wicked nation, 5
and the nation that helps 6 those who commit sin. 7
3:38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes –
both calamity and blessing? 8
1 tn The prefixed verb form is taken as a preterite. Note the use of perfects in v. 12 to describe the king’s downfall.
2 tn The Hebrew term בּוּר (bor, “cistern”) is sometimes used metaphorically to refer to the place of the dead or the entrance to the underworld.
3 sn This statement appears to have a sarcastic tone. The royal advisers who are advocating an alliance with Egypt think they are wise, but the Lord possesses wisdom as well and will thwart their efforts.
4 tn Heb “and he does not turn aside [i.e., “retract”] his words”; NIV “does not take back his words.”
5 tn Heb “and he will arise against the house of the wicked.”
6 sn That is, Egypt.
7 tn Heb “and against the help of the doers of sin.”
8 tn Heb “From the mouth of the Most High does it not go forth, both evil and good?”