Yesaya 2:7
Konteks2:7 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
Konteks1:4 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] 6 tn Heb “surround” (so NASB, NRSV).