Nehemia 9:29

9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them, ¹  will live. They boldly turned from you; ²  they rebelled ³  and did not obey.

Ayub 34:27

34:27 because they have turned away from following him,

and have not understood ⁴  any of his ways,

Mazmur 14:3

14:3 Everyone rejects God; ⁵ 

they are all morally corrupt. ⁶ 

None of them does what is right, ⁷ 

not even one!

[9:29]  ¹ tn Heb “if a man keep.” See note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[9:29]  ² tn Heb “they gave a stubborn shoulder.”

[9:29]  ³ tn Heb “they stiffened their neck.”

[34:27]  ⁴ tn The verb הִשְׂכִּילוּ (hiskilu) means “to be prudent; to be wise.” From this is derived the idea of “be wise in understanding God’s will,” and “be successful because of prudence” – i.e., successful with God.

[14:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “everyone turns aside.”

[14:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “together they are corrupt.”

[14:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “there is none that does good.”