Yesaya 2:7

2:7 Their land is full of gold and silver;

there is no end to their wealth. ¹ 

Their land is full of horses;

there is no end to their chariots. ² 

Habakuk 1:4

1:4 For this reason the law lacks power, ³ 

and justice is never carried out. ⁴ 

Indeed, ⁵  the wicked intimidate ⁶  the innocent. ⁷ 

For this reason justice is perverted. ⁸ 

[2:7]  ¹ tn Or “treasuries”; KJV “treasures.”

[2:7]  ² sn Judah’s royal bureaucracy had accumulated great wealth and military might, in violation of Deut 17:16-17.

[1:4]  ³ tn Heb “the law is numb,” i.e., like a hand that has “fallen asleep” (see Ps 77:2). Cf. NAB “is benumbed”; NIV “is paralyzed.”

[1:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “never goes out.”

[1:4]  ⁵ tn Or “for.”

[1:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “surround” (so NASB, NRSV).

[1:4]  ⁷ tn Or “righteous” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[1:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “comes out crooked.”