2 Chronicles 20:22

20:22 When they began to shout and praise, the Lord suddenly attacked ¹  the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir ²  who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.

Joshua 8:4

8:4 He told ³  them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!

Proverbs 21:30

21:30 There is no wisdom and there is no understanding,

and there is no counsel against ⁴  the Lord. ⁵ 

Jeremiah 4:22

4:22 The Lord answered, ⁶ 

“This will happen ⁷  because my people are foolish.

They do not know me.

They are like children who have no sense. ⁸ 

They have no understanding.

They are skilled at doing evil.

They do not know how to do good.”

[20:22]  ¹ tn Heb “set ambushers against.” This is probably idiomatic here for launching a surprise attack.

[20:22]  ² tn Heb “the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir.”

[8:4]  ³ tn Or “commanded, ordered.”

[21:30]  ⁴ tn The form לְנֶגֶד (lÿneged) means “against; over against; in opposition to.” The line indicates they cannot in reality be in opposition, for human wisdom is nothing in comparison to the wisdom of God (J. H. Greenstone, Proverbs, 232).

[21:30]  ⁵ sn The verse uses a single sentence to state that all wisdom, understanding, and advice must be in conformity to the will of God to be successful. It states it negatively – these things cannot be in defiance of God (e.g., Job 5:12-13; Isa 40:13-14).

[4:22]  ⁶ tn These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation to show clearly the shift in speaker. Jeremiah has been speaking; now the Lord answers, giving the reason for the devastation Jeremiah foresees.

[4:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “For….” This gives the explanation for the destruction envisaged in 4:20 to which Jeremiah responds in 4:19, 21.

[4:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “They are senseless children.”