29:21 those who bear false testimony against a person, 1
who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate 2
and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges. 3
30:12 For this reason this is what the Holy One of Israel says:
“You have rejected this message; 4
you trust instead in your ability to oppress and trick, 5
and rely on that kind of behavior. 6
1 tn Heb “the ones who make a man a sinner with a word.” The Hiphil of חָטָא (khata’) here has a delocutive sense: “declare a man sinful/guilty.”
2 sn Legal disputes were resolved at the city gate, where the town elders met. See Amos 5:10.
3 tn Heb “and deprive by emptiness the innocent.”
4 tn The sentence actually begins with the word “because.” In the Hebrew text vv. 12-13 are one long sentence.
5 tn Heb “and you trust in oppression and cunning.”
6 tn Heb “and you lean on it”; NAB “and depend on it.”