Ezra 9:6

9:6 I prayed, ¹ 

“O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.

Ayub 40:4

40:4 “Indeed, I am completely unworthy ²  – how could I reply to you?

I put ³  my hand over my mouth to silence myself. ⁴ 

Ayub 42:6

42:6 Therefore I despise myself, ⁵ 

and I repent in dust and ashes!

Yeremia 3:3

3:3 That is why the rains have been withheld,

and the spring rains have not come.

Yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute. ⁶ 

You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done.

Yeremia 8:12

8:12 Are they ashamed because they have done such disgusting things?

No, they are not at all ashamed!

They do not even know how to blush!

So they will die just like others have died. ⁷ 

They will be brought to ruin when I punish them,

says the Lord.

Yeremia 31:19

31:19 For after we turned away from you we repented.

After we came to our senses ⁸  we beat our breasts in sorrow. ⁹ 

We are ashamed and humiliated

because of the disgraceful things we did previously.’ ¹⁰ 

Yehezkiel 16:61-63

16:61 Then you will remember your conduct, and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not on account of my covenant with you. 16:62 I will establish my covenant with you, and then you will know that I am the Lord. 16:63 Then you will remember, be ashamed, and remain silent ¹¹  when I make atonement for all you have done, ¹²  declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Yehezkiel 36:31-32

36:31 Then you will remember your evil behavior ¹³  and your deeds which were not good; you will loathe yourselves on account of your sins and your abominable deeds. 36:32 Understand that ¹⁴  it is not for your sake I am about to act, declares the sovereign Lord. Be ashamed and embarrassed by your behavior, O house of Israel.

Yehezkiel 43:11

43:11 When they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple, its pattern, its exits and entrances, and its whole design – all its statutes, its entire design, and all its laws; write it all down in their sight, so that they may observe its entire design and all its statutes and do them.

Daniel 9:7-8

9:7 “You are righteous, ¹⁵  O Lord, but we are humiliated this day ¹⁶  – the people ¹⁷  of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far away in all the countries in which you have scattered them, because they have behaved unfaithfully toward you. 9:8 O LORD, we have been humiliated ¹⁸  – our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors – because we have sinned against you.

Daniel 12:2

12:2 Many of those who sleep

in the dusty ground will awake –

some to everlasting life,

and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence. ¹⁹ 

Lukas 15:17-21

15:17 But when he came to his senses ²⁰  he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food ²¹  enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger! 15:18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned ²²  against heaven ²³  and against ²⁴  you. 15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me ²⁵  like one of your hired workers.”’ 15:20 So ²⁶  he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home ²⁷  his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; ²⁸  he ran and hugged ²⁹  his son ³⁰  and kissed him. 15:21 Then ³¹  his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven ³²  and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ ³³ 

Lukas 15:2

15:2 But ³⁴  the Pharisees ³⁵  and the experts in the law ³⁶  were complaining, ³⁷  “This man welcomes ³⁸  sinners and eats with them.”

Kolose 1:11

1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of ³⁹  all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

Kolose 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ⁴⁰  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Yohanes 2:1

Turning Water into Wine

2:1 Now on the third day there was a wedding at Cana ⁴¹  in Galilee. ⁴²  Jesus’ mother ⁴³  was there,

[9:6]  ¹ tn Heb “I said.”

[40:4]  ² tn The word קַלֹּתִי (qalloti) means “to be light; to be of small account; to be unimportant.” From this comes the meaning “contemptible,” which in the causative stem would mean “to treat with contempt; to curse.” Dhorme tries to make the sentence a conditional clause and suggests this meaning: “If I have been thoughtless.” There is really no “if” in Job’s mind.

[40:4]  ³ tn The perfect verb here should be classified as an instantaneous perfect; the action is simultaneous with the words.

[40:4]  ⁴ tn The words “to silence myself” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[42:6]  ⁵ tn Or “despise what I said.” There is no object on the verb; Job could be despising himself or the things he said (see L. J. Kuyper, “Repentance of Job,” VT 9 [1959]: 91-94).

[3:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “you have the forehead of a prostitute.”

[8:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “They will fall among the fallen.”

[31:19]  ⁸ tn For this meaning of the verb see HAL 374 s.v. יָדַע Nif 5 or W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 129. REB translates “Now that I am submissive” relating the verb to a second root meaning “be submissive.” (See HALOT 375 s.v. II יָדַע and J. Barr, Comparative Philology and the Text of the Old Testament, 19-21, for evidence for this verb. Other passages cited with this nuance are Judg 8:16; Prov 10:9; Job 20:20.)

[31:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “I struck my thigh.” This was a gesture of grief and anguish (cf. Ezek 21:12 [21:17 HT]). The modern equivalent is “to beat the breast.”

[31:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “because I bear the reproach of my youth.” For the plural referents see the note at the beginning of v. 18.

[31:19]  sn The expression the disgraceful things we did in our earlier history refers to the disgrace that accompanied the sins that Israel did in her earlier years before she learned the painful lesson of submission to the Lord through the discipline of exile. For earlier references to the sins of her youth (i.e., in her earlier years as a nation) see 3:24-25; 22:21 and see also 32:29. At the time that these verses were written, neither northern Israel or Judah had expressed the kind of contrition voiced in vv. 18-19. As one commentator notes, the words here are both prophetic and instructive.

[16:63]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and your mouth will not be open any longer.”

[16:63]  ¹² tn Heb “when I make atonement for you for all which you have done.”

[36:31]  ¹³ tn Heb “ways.”

[36:32]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Let it be known.”

[9:7]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to you (belongs) righteousness.”

[9:7]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and to us (belongs) shame of face like this day.”

[9:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “men.”

[9:8]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “to us (belongs) shame of face.”

[12:2]  ¹⁹ sn This verse is the only undisputed reference to a literal resurrection found in the Hebrew Bible.

[15:17]  ²⁰ tn Grk “came to himself” (an idiom).

[15:17]  ²¹ tn Grk “bread,” but used figuratively for food of any kind (L&N 5.1).

[15:18]  ²² sn In the confession “I have sinned” there is a recognition of wrong that pictures the penitent coming home and “being found.”

[15:18]  ²³ sn The phrase against heaven is a circumlocution for God.

[15:18]  ²⁴ tn According to BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνωπιον 4.a, “in relation to ἁμαρτάνειν ἐ. τινος sin against someone Lk 15:18, 21 (cf. Jdth 5:17; 1 Km 7:6; 20:1).”

[15:19]  ²⁵ tn Or “make me.” Here is a sign of total humility.

[15:20]  ²⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the son’s decision to return home. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style generally does not.

[15:20]  ²⁷ tn Grk “a long way off from [home].” The word “home” is implied (L&N 85.16).

[15:20]  ²⁸ tn Or “felt great affection for him,” “felt great pity for him.”

[15:20]  sn The major figure of the parable, the forgiving father, represents God the Father and his compassionate response. God is ready with open arms to welcome the sinner who comes back to him.

[15:20]  ²⁹ tn Grk “he fell on his neck,” an idiom for showing special affection for someone by throwing one’s arms around them. The picture is of the father hanging on the son’s neck in welcome.

[15:20]  ³⁰ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the son) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:21]  ³¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[15:21]  ³² sn The phrase against heaven is a circumlocution for God. 1st century Judaism tended to minimize use of the divine name out of reverence.

[15:21]  ³³ sn The younger son launches into his confession just as he had planned. See vv. 18-19.

[15:2]  ³⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[15:2]  ³⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[15:2]  ³⁶ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[15:2]  ³⁷ tn Or “grumbling”; Grk “were complaining, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[15:2]  ³⁸ tn Or “accepts,” “receives.” This is not the first time this issue has been raised: Luke 5:27-32; 7:37-50.

[1:11]  ³⁹ tn The expression “for the display of” is an attempt to convey in English the force of the Greek preposition εἰς (eis) in this context.

[1:1]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[2:1]  ⁴¹ map For location see Map1 C3; Map2 D2; Map3 C5.

[2:1]  ⁴² sn Cana in Galilee was not a very well-known place. It is mentioned only here, in 4:46, and 21:2, and nowhere else in the NT. Josephus (Life 16 [86]) says he once had his quarters there. The probable location is present day Khirbet Cana, 8 mi (14 km) north of Nazareth, or Khirbet Kenna, 4 mi (7 km) northeast of Nazareth.

[2:1]  ⁴³ tn Grk “in Galilee, and Jesus’ mother.”