17:7 At that time 1 men will trust in their creator; 2
they will depend on 3 the Holy One of Israel. 4
44:15 A man uses it to make a fire; 5
he takes some of it and warms himself.
Yes, he kindles a fire and bakes bread.
Then he makes a god and worships it;
he makes an idol and bows down to it. 6
27:11 When its branches get brittle, 7 they break;
women come and use them for kindling. 8
For these people lack understanding, 9
therefore the one who made them has no compassion on them;
the one who formed them has no mercy on them.
1 tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB, NIV); KJV “At that day.”
2 tn Heb “man will gaze toward his maker.”
3 tn Heb “his eyes will look toward.”
4 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
5 tn Heb “and it becomes burning [i.e., firewood] for a man”; NAB “to serve man for fuel.”
6 tn Or perhaps, “them.”
9 tn Heb “are dry” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).
10 tn Heb “women come [and] light it.” The city is likened to a dead tree with dried up branches that is only good for firewood.
11 tn Heb “for not a people of understanding [is] he.”