37:9 Wicked men 1 will be wiped out, 2
but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. 3
37:10 Evil men will soon disappear; 4
you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone. 5
37:11 But the oppressed will possess the land
and enjoy great prosperity. 6
1 tn Heb “for evil men.” The conjunction כִּי (ki, “for”) relates to the exhortations in v. 8; there is no reason to be frustrated, for the evildoers will be punished in due time.
2 tn Or “cut off, removed.”
3 tn Heb “and those who wait on the
4 tn Heb “and yet, a little, there will be no wicked [one].”
5 tn Heb “and you will carefully look upon his place, but he will not be [there].” The singular is used here in a representative sense; the typical evildoer is in view.
6 tn Heb “and they will take delight in (see v. 4) abundance of peace.”