10:3 What will you do on judgment day, 1
when destruction arrives from a distant place?
To whom will you run for help?
Where will you leave your wealth?
31:2 Yet he too is wise 2 and he will bring disaster;
he does not retract his decree. 3
He will attack the wicked nation, 4
and the nation that helps 5 those who commit sin. 6
1 tn Heb “the day of visitation” (so KJV, ASV), that is, the day when God arrives to execute justice on the oppressors.
2 sn This statement appears to have a sarcastic tone. The royal advisers who are advocating an alliance with Egypt think they are wise, but the Lord possesses wisdom as well and will thwart their efforts.
3 tn Heb “and he does not turn aside [i.e., “retract”] his words”; NIV “does not take back his words.”
4 tn Heb “and he will arise against the house of the wicked.”
5 sn That is, Egypt.
6 tn Heb “and against the help of the doers of sin.”