9:13 when they prayed: 3
“Have mercy on me, 4 Lord!
See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, 5
O one who can snatch me away 6 from the gates of death!
14:20 You will not be buried with them, 7
because you destroyed your land
and killed your people.
The offspring of the wicked
will never be mentioned again.
1 tn Heb “and I will repay you in this plot of land.”
2 tn Heb “according to the word of the
3 tn The words “when they prayed,” though not represented in the Hebrew text, are supplied in the translation for clarification. The petition in vv. 13-14 is best understood as the cry for help which the oppressed offered to God when the nations threatened. The
4 tn Or “show me favor.”
5 tn Heb “see my misery from the ones who hate me.”
6 tn Heb “one who lifts me up.”
5 tn Heb “you will not be united with them in burial” (so NASB).