20:9 People 1 who had seen him will not see him again,
and the place where he was
will recognize him no longer.
35:14 How much less, then,
when you say that you do not perceive him,
that the case is before him
and you are waiting for him! 2
1 tn Heb “the eye that had seen him.” Here a part of the person (the eye, the instrument of vision) is put by metonymy for the entire person.
2 sn The point is that if God does not listen to those who do not turn to him, how much less likely is he to turn to one who complains against him.