41:5 My enemies ask this cruel question about me, 1
‘When will he finally die and be forgotten?’ 2
41:6 When someone comes to visit, 3 he pretends to be friendly; 4
he thinks of ways to defame me, 5
and when he leaves he slanders me. 6
41:7 All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; 7
they plan ways to harm me.
1 tn Heb “my enemies speak evil concerning me.”
2 tn Heb “and his name perish.”
3 tn Heb “to see.”
4 tn Heb “he speaks deceitfully.”
5 tn Heb “his heart gathers sin to itself.”
6 tn Heb “he goes outside and speaks.”
5 tn Heb “together against me they whisper, all those who hate me.” The Hitpael of לָחַשׁ (lakhash) refers here to whispering to one another (see 2 Sam 12:19).