1:12 At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps.
I will punish the people who are entrenched in their sin, 1
those who think to themselves, 2
‘The Lord neither rewards nor punishes.’ 3
3:11 In that day you 4 will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, 5
for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, 6
and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.
1 tn Heb “who thicken on their sediment.” The imagery comes from wine making, where the wine, if allowed to remain on the sediment too long, will thicken into syrup. The image suggests that the people described here were complacent in their sinful behavior and interpreted the delay in judgment as divine apathy.
2 tn Heb “who say in their hearts.”
3 tn Heb “The
4 sn The second person verbs and pronouns are feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed here.
5 tn Heb “In that day you not be ashamed because of all your actions, [in] which you rebelled against me.”
6 tn Heb “the arrogant ones of your pride.”