6:13 “That is because, from the least important to the most important of them,
all of them are greedy for dishonest gain.
Prophets and priests alike,
all of them practice deceit.
23:18 Yet which of them has ever stood in the Lord’s inner circle 1
so they 2 could see and hear what he has to say? 3
Which of them have ever paid attention or listened to what he has said?
1 tn Or “has been the
2 tn The form here is a jussive with a vav of subordination introducing a purpose after a question (cf. GKC 322 §109.f).
3 tc Heb “his word.” In the second instance (“what he has said” at the end of the verse) the translation follows the suggestion of the Masoretes (Qere) and many Hebrew