37:13 The Lord laughs in disgust 1 at them,
for he knows that their day is coming. 2
3:14 Crowds, great crowds are in the valley of decision,
for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision! 3
1 tn Heb “laughs.” As the next line indicates, this refers to derisive laughter (see 2:4). The Hebrew imperfect verbal form describes the action from the perspective of an eye-witness who is watching the divine response as it unfolds before his eyes.
2 tn Heb “for he sees that his day is coming.” As the following context makes clear (vv. 15, 17, 19-20), “his day” refers to the time when God will destroy evildoers.
3 sn The decision referred to here is not a response on the part of the crowd, but the verdict handed out by the divine judge.