7:1 When the Lord your God brings you to the land that you are going to occupy and forces out many nations before you – Hittites, 4 Girgashites, 5 Amorites, 6 Canaanites, 7 Perizzites, 8 Hivites, 9 and Jebusites, 10 seven 11 nations more numerous and powerful than you –
47:2 For the sovereign Lord 14 is awe-inspiring; 15
he is the great king who rules the whole earth! 16
“O Lord, 17 great and awesome God who is faithful to his covenant 18 with those who love him and keep his commandments, 9:5 we have sinned! We have done what is wrong and wicked; we have rebelled by turning away from your commandments and standards. 9:6 We have not paid attention to your servants the prophets, who spoke by your authority 19 to our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, 20 and to all the inhabitants 21 of the land as well.
9:7 “You are righteous, 22 O Lord, but we are humiliated this day 23 – the people 24 of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far away in all the countries in which you have scattered them, because they have behaved unfaithfully toward you. 9:8 O LORD, we have been humiliated 25 – our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors – because we have sinned against you. 9:9 Yet the Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, 26 even though we have rebelled against him. 9:10 We have not obeyed 27 the LORD our God by living according to 28 his laws 29 that he set before us through his servants the prophets.
9:11 “All Israel has broken 30 your law and turned away by not obeying you. 31 Therefore you have poured out on us the judgment solemnly threatened 32 in the law of Moses the servant of God, for we have sinned against you. 33 9:12 He has carried out his threats 34 against us and our rulers 35 who were over 36 us by bringing great calamity on us – what has happened to Jerusalem has never been equaled under all heaven! 9:13 Just as it is written in the law of Moses, so all this calamity has come on us. Still we have not tried to pacify 37 the LORD our God by turning back from our sin and by seeking wisdom 38 from your reliable moral standards. 39 9:14 The LORD was mindful of the calamity, and he brought it on us. For the LORD our God is just 40 in all he has done, 41 and we have not obeyed him. 42
9:15 “Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with great power 43 and made a name for yourself that is remembered to this day – we have sinned and behaved wickedly. 9:16 O Lord, according to all your justice, 44 please turn your raging anger 45 away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. For due to our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people are mocked by all our neighbors.
9:17 “So now, our God, accept 46 the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to 47 your devastated sanctuary for your own sake. 48 9:18 Listen attentively, 49 my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins 50 and the city called by your name. 51 For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, 52 but because your compassion is abundant. 9:19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.” 53
1 tn Heb “And I saw.”
2 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
3 tn Heb “houses.”
4 sn Hittites. The center of Hittite power was in Anatolia (central modern Turkey). In the Late Bronze Age (1550-1200
5 sn Girgashites. These cannot be ethnically identified and are unknown outside the OT. They usually appear in such lists only when the intention is to have seven groups in all (see also the note on the word “seven” later in this verse).
6 sn Amorites. Originally from the upper Euphrates region (Amurru), the Amorites appear to have migrated into Canaan beginning in 2200
7 sn Canaanites. These were the indigenous peoples of the land, going back to the beginning of recorded history (ca. 3000
8 sn Perizzites. This is probably a subgroup of Canaanites (Gen 13:7; 34:30).
9 sn Hivites. These are usually thought to be the same as the Hurrians, a people well-known in ancient Near Eastern texts. They are likely identical to the Horites (see note on the term “Horites” in Deut 2:12).
10 sn Jebusites. These inhabited the hill country, particularly in and about Jerusalem (cf. Num 13:29; Josh 15:8; 2 Sam 5:6; 24:16).
11 sn Seven. This is an ideal number in the OT, one symbolizing fullness or completeness. Therefore, the intent of the text here is not to be precise and list all of Israel’s enemies but simply to state that Israel will have a full complement of foes to deal with. For other lists of Canaanites, some with fewer than seven peoples, see Exod 3:8; 13:5; 23:23, 28; 33:2; 34:11; Deut 20:17; Josh 3:10; 9:1; 24:11. Moreover, the “Table of Nations” (Gen 10:15-19) suggests that all of these (possibly excepting the Perizzites) were offspring of Canaan and therefore Canaanites.
12 tn Heb “to the
13 tn The Hebrew word תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, “an abomination”; cf. NAB) describes persons, things, or practices offensive to ritual or moral order. See M. Grisanti, NIDOTTE 4:314-18; see also the note on the word “abhorrent” in Deut 7:25.
14 tn Heb “the
15 tn Or “awesome.” The Niphal participle נוֹרָא (nora’), when used of God in the psalms, focuses on the effect that his royal splendor and powerful deeds have on those witnessing his acts (Pss 66:3, 5; 68:35; 76:7, 12; 89:7; 96:4; 99:3; 111:9). Here it refers to his capacity to fill his defeated foes with terror and his people with fearful respect.
16 tn Heb “a great king over all the earth.”
17 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in vv. 7, 9, 15, 16, and 19 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
18 tn Heb “who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.
19 tn Heb “in your name.” Another option is to translate, “as your representatives.”
20 tn Heb “our fathers” (also in vv. 8, 16). The Hebrew term translated “father” can refer to more distant relationships such as grandfathers or ancestors.
21 tn Heb “people.”
22 tn Heb “to you (belongs) righteousness.”
23 tn Heb “and to us (belongs) shame of face like this day.”
24 tn Heb “men.”
25 tn Heb “to us (belongs) shame of face.”
26 tn Heb “to the Lord our God (belong) compassion and forgiveness.”
27 tn Heb “paid attention to the voice of,” which is an idiomatic expression for obedience (cf. NASB “nor have we obeyed the voice of”).
28 tn Heb “to walk in.”
29 tc The LXX and Vulgate have the singular.
30 tn Or “transgressed.” The Hebrew verb has the primary sense of crossing a boundary, in this case, God’s law.
31 tn Heb “by not paying attention to your voice.”
32 tn Heb “the curse and the oath which is written.” The term “curse” refers here to the judgments threatened in the Mosaic law (see Deut 28) for rebellion. The expression “the curse and the oath” is probably a hendiadys (cf. Num 5:21; Neh 10:29) referring to the fact that the covenant with its threatened judgments was ratified by solemn oath and made legally binding upon the covenant community.
33 tn Heb “him.”
34 tn Heb “he has fulfilled his word(s) which he spoke.”
35 tn Heb “our judges.”
36 tn Heb “who judged.”
37 tn Heb “we have not pacified the face of.”
38 tn Or “by gaining insight.”
39 tn Heb “by your truth.” The Hebrew term does not refer here to abstract truth, however, but to the reliable moral guidance found in the covenant law. See vv 10-11.
40 tn Or “righteous.”
41 tn Heb “in all his deeds which he has done.”
42 tn Heb “we have not listened to his voice.”
43 tn Heb “with a powerful hand.”
44 tn Or “righteousness.”
45 tn Heb “your anger and your rage.” The synonyms are joined here to emphasize the degree of God’s anger. This is best expressed in English by making one of the terms adjectival (cf. NLT “your furious anger”; CEV “terribly angry”).
46 tn Heb “hear.” Here the verb refers to hearing favorably, accepting the prayer and responding positively.
47 tn Heb “let your face shine.” This idiom pictures God smiling in favor. See Pss 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19.
48 tn Heb “for the sake of my Lord.” Theodotion has “for your sake.” Cf. v. 19.
49 tn Heb “turn your ear.”
50 tn Heb “desolations.” The term refers here to the ruined condition of Judah’s towns.
51 tn Heb “over which your name is called.” Cf. v. 19. This expression implies that God is the owner of his city, Jerusalem. Note the use of the idiom in 2 Sam 12:28; Isa 4:1; Amos 9:12.
52 tn Heb “praying our supplications before you.”
53 tn Heb “for your name is called over your city and your people.” See the note on this expression in v 18.