Jeremiah 18:20

18:20 Should good be paid back with evil?

Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. ¹ 

Just remember how I stood before you

pleading on their behalf ² 

to keep you from venting your anger on them. ³ 

Genesis 19:27

19:27 Abraham got up early in the morning and went ⁴  to the place where he had stood before the Lord.

Psalms 106:23

106:23 He threatened ⁵  to destroy them,

but ⁶  Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him ⁷ 

and turned back his destructive anger. ⁸ 

Zechariah 3:3

3:3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes ⁹  as he stood there before the angel.

Hebrews 9:24

9:24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands – the representation ¹⁰  of the true sanctuary ¹¹  – but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.

[18:20]  ¹ tn Or “They are plotting to kill me”; Heb “They have dug a pit for my soul.” This is a common metaphor for plotting against someone. See BDB 500 s.v. כָּרָה Qal and for an example see Pss 7:16 (7:15 HT) in its context.

[18:20]  ² tn Heb “to speak good concerning them” going back to the concept of “good” being paid back with evil.

[18:20]  ³ tn Heb “to turn back your anger from them.”

[19:27]  ⁴ tn The words “and went” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[106:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he said.”

[106:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”

[106:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”

[106:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”

[3:3]  ⁹ sn The Hebrew word צוֹאִים (tso’im) means “excrement.” This disgusting figure of speech suggests Joshua’s absolute disqualification for priestly service in the flesh, but v. 2 speaks of his having been rescued from that deplorable state by God’s grace. He is like a burning stick pulled out of the fire before it is consumed. This is a picture of cleansing, saving grace.

[9:24]  ¹⁰ tn Or “prefiguration.”

[9:24]  ¹¹ tn The word “sanctuary” is not in the Greek text at this point, but has been supplied for clarity.