34:26 He strikes them for their wickedness, 1
in a place where people can see, 2
41:17 They lock tightly together, one to the next; 3
they cling together and cannot be separated.
1 tn Heb “under wicked men,” or “under wickednesses.” J. C. Greenfield shows that the preposition can mean “among” as well (“Prepositions B Tachat in Jes 57:5,” ZAW 32 [1961]: 227). That would allow “among wicked men.” It could also be “instead of” or even “in return for [their wickedness]” which is what the RSV does.
2 tn The text simply uses רֹאִים (ro’im): “[in the place where there are] seers,” i.e., spectators.
3 tn Heb “a man with his brother.”