94:20 Cruel rulers 1 are not your allies,
those who make oppressive laws. 2
94:9 Does the one who makes the human ear not hear?
Does the one who forms the human eye not see? 3
1 tn Heb “a throne of destruction.” “Throne” stands here by metonymy for rulers who occupy thrones.
2 tn Heb “Is a throne of destruction united to you, one that forms trouble upon a statute?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “Of course not!” The translation, while not preserving the interrogative form of the statement, reflects its rhetorical force.
3 tn Heb “The one who plants an ear, does he not hear? The one who forms an eye, does he not see?”