26:39 “‘As for the ones who remain among you, they will rot away because of 7 their iniquity in the lands of your enemies, and they will also rot away because of their ancestors’ 8 iniquities which are with them.
42:6 Therefore I despise myself, 9
and I repent in dust and ashes!
64:6 We are all like one who is unclean,
all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. 10
We all wither like a leaf;
our sins carry us away like the wind.
30:18 The Lord says,
“I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob.
I will show compassion on their ruined homes. 11
Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. 12
Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site. 13
30:19 Out of those places you will hear songs of thanksgiving 14
and the sounds of laughter and merriment.
I will increase their number and they will not dwindle away. 15
I will bring them honor and they will no longer be despised.
1 tn Heb “and your mouth will not be open any longer.”
2 tn Heb “when I make atonement for you for all which you have done.”
3 tn Heb “ways.”
4 tn Heb “loathe yourselves in your faces.”
5 tn Heb “ways.”
6 tn Heb “Let it be known.”
7 tn Heb “in” (so KJV, ASV; also later in this verse).
8 tn Heb “fathers’” (also in the following verse).
9 tn Or “despise what I said.” There is no object on the verb; Job could be despising himself or the things he said (see L. J. Kuyper, “Repentance of Job,” VT 9 [1959]: 91-94).
10 tn Heb “and like a garment of menstruation [are] all our righteous acts”; KJV, NIV “filthy rags”; ASV “a polluted garment.”
11 tn Heb “I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob and will have compassion on his habitations.” For the meaning of the idiom “restore the fortunes of” see the translator’s note on 29:14. The “tents of Jacob” refers to their homes or houses (see BDB 14 s.v. אֹהֶל 2 and compare usage in Judg 19:9; Mal 2:12). The word “ruined” has been supplied in the translation to show more clearly the idea of restoration of their houses on their former sites in conformity to the concepts in the latter half of the verse.
12 sn Heb “on its tel.” A tel is a site where successive layers of occupation are built upon one another after the destruction or decay of the former city. The original site was not abandoned because it had been chosen for strategic purposes, such as proximity to water or ease of defense. Many modern archaeological sites have the designation “Tel” as a component of their name because of this practice.
13 tn Heb “according to its custom [or plan].” Cf. BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 6.d and compare usage in 1 Sam 27:11.
14 tn Heb “Out of them will come thanksgiving and a sound of those who are playful.”
15 sn Compare Jer 29:6.