Mazmur 7:15

7:15 he digs a pit ¹ 

and then falls into the hole he has made. ² 

Yesaya 59:4

59:4 No one is concerned about justice; ³ 

no one sets forth his case truthfully.

They depend on false words ⁴  and tell lies;

they conceive of oppression ⁵ 

and give birth to sin.

Yakobus 1:15

1:15 Then when desire conceives, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is full grown, it gives birth to death.

[7:15]  ¹ tn Heb “a pit he digs and he excavates it.” Apparently the imagery of hunting is employed; the wicked sinner digs this pit to entrap and destroy his intended victim. The redundancy in the Hebrew text has been simplified in the translation.

[7:15]  ² tn The verb forms in vv. 15-16 describe the typical behavior and destiny of those who attempt to destroy others. The image of the evildoer falling into the very trap he set for his intended victim emphasizes the appropriate nature of God’s judgment.

[59:4]  ³ tn Heb “no one pleads with justice.”

[59:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “nothing”; NAB “emptiness.”

[59:4]  ⁵ tn Or “trouble” (NIV), or “harm.”