4:26 I looked and saw that the fruitful land had become a desert
and that all of the cities had been laid in ruins.
The Lord had brought this all about
because of his blazing anger. 1
10:21 For our leaders 2 are stupid.
They have not sought the Lord’s advice. 3
So they do not act wisely,
and the people they are responsible for 4 have all been scattered.
22:17 But you are always thinking and looking
for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means.
Your eyes and your heart are set
on killing some innocent person
and committing fraud and oppression. 5
1 tn Heb “because of the
2 tn Heb “the shepherds.”
3 tn Heb “They have not sought the
4 tn Heb “all their flock (or “pasturage”).”
3 tn Heb “Your eyes and your heart do not exist except for dishonest gain and for innocent blood to shed [it] and for fraud and for oppression to do [them].” The sentence has been broken up to conform more to English style and the significance of “eyes” and “heart” explained before they are introduced into the translation.