Job 10:2

10:2 I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn ¹  me;

tell me ²  why you are contending ³  with me.’

Ezekiel 18:28

18:28 Because he considered ⁴  and turned from all the sins he had done, he will surely live; he will not die.

Haggai 1:5

1:5 Here then is what the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Think carefully about what you are doing. ⁵ 

Haggai 1:7

The Instruction of the People

1:7 “Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Pay close attention to these things also. ⁶ 

Luke 15:17-19

15:17 But when he came to his senses ⁷  he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food ⁸  enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger! 15:18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned ⁹  against heaven ¹⁰  and against ¹¹  you. 15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me ¹²  like one of your hired workers.”’

¹ tn The negated jussive is the Hiphil jussive of רָשַׁע (rasha’); its meaning then would be literally “do not declare me guilty.” The negated jussive stresses the immediacy of the request.

² tn The Hiphil imperative of יָדַע (yada’) would more literally be “cause me to know.” It is a plea for God to help him understand the afflictions.

³ tn The verb is רִיב (riv), meaning “to dispute; to contend; to strive; to quarrel” – often in the legal sense. The precise words chosen in this verse show that the setting is legal. The imperfect verb here is progressive, expressing what is currently going on.

⁴ tn Heb “he saw.”

⁵ tn Heb “Set your heart upon your ways” (see 2:15, 18); traditionally “Consider your ways” (so KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB).

⁶ tn Heb “Set your heart upon your ways”; see v. 5.

⁷ tn Grk “came to himself” (an idiom).

⁸ tn Grk “bread,” but used figuratively for food of any kind (L&N 5.1).

⁹ sn In the confession “I have sinned” there is a recognition of wrong that pictures the penitent coming home and “being found.”

¹⁰ sn The phrase against heaven is a circumlocution for God.

¹¹ tn According to BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνωπιον 4.a, “in relation to ἁμαρτάνειν ἐ. τινος sin against someone Lk 15:18, 21 (cf. Jdth 5:17; 1 Km 7:6; 20:1).”

¹² tn Or “make me.” Here is a sign of total humility.