6:12 The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; 1
her inhabitants lie, 2
their tongues speak deceptive words. 3
2:11 If a lying windbag should come and say, 4
‘I’ll promise you blessings of wine and beer,’ 5
he would be just the right preacher for these people! 6
1 tn Heb “because her rich are full of violence.”
2 tn Heb “speak lies.”
3 tn Heb “and their tongue is deceptive in their mouth.”
4 tn Heb “if a man, coming [as] wind and falsehood, should lie”; NASB “walking after wind and falsehood”; NIV “a liar and a deceiver.”
5 tn Heb “I will foam at the mouth concerning wine and beer.”
6 tn Heb “he would be the foamer at the mouth for this people.”