50:7 He says: 1
“Listen my people! I am speaking!
Listen Israel! I am accusing you! 2
I am God, your God!
81:8 I said, 3 ‘Listen, my people!
I will warn 4 you!
O Israel, if only you would obey me! 5
1 tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for clarification. God’s charges against his people follow.
2 tn Heb “Israel, and I will testify against you.” The imperative “listen” is understood in the second line by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
3 tn The words “I said” are supplied in the translation for clarification. Verses 8-10 appear to recall what the
4 tn Or perhaps “command.”
5 tn The Hebrew particle אִם (“if”) and following prefixed verbal form here express a wish (GKC 321 §109.b). Note that the apodosis (the “then” clause of the conditional sentence) is suppressed.