16:6 We have heard about Moab’s pride,
their great arrogance,
their boasting, pride, and excess. 1
But their boastful claims are empty! 2
56:12 Each one says, 3
‘Come on, I’ll get some wine!
Let’s guzzle some beer!
Tomorrow will be just like today!
We’ll have everything we want!’ 4
64:12 In light of all this, 5 how can you still hold back, Lord?
How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?
1 tn עֶבְרָה (’evrah) often means “anger, fury,” but here it appears to refer to boastful outbursts or excessive claims. See HALOT 782 s.v. עֶבְרָה.
2 tn Heb “not so his boasting.”
3 tn The words “each one says” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Heb “great, [in] abundance, very much,” i.e., “very great indeed.” See HALOT 452 s.v. יֶתֶר.
5 tn Heb “because of these”; KJV, ASV “for these things.”