9:10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, 4
do it with all your might,
because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, 5
the place where you will eventually go. 6
54:16 Look, I create the craftsman,
who fans the coals into a fire
and forges a weapon. 7
I create the destroyer so he might devastate.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “and see my zeal for the
3 tc The MT has a plural form, but this is most likely an error. The LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate all have the singular.
4 tn Heb “Whatever your hand finds to do.”
5 tn Heb “Sheol.”
6 tn Or “where you are about to go.”
7 tn Heb “who brings out an implement for his work.”