Jeremiah 8:15
Context8:15 We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it.
We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror. 1
Jeremiah 14:19
Context14:19 Then I said,
“Lord, 2 have you completely rejected the nation of Judah?
Do you despise 3 the city of Zion?
Why have you struck us with such force
that we are beyond recovery? 4
We hope for peace, but nothing good has come of it.
We hope for a time of relief from our troubles, but experience terror. 5
Isaiah 59:9
Context59:9 For this reason deliverance 6 is far from us 7
and salvation does not reach us.
We wait for light, 8 but see only darkness; 9
we wait for 10 a bright light, 11 but live 12 in deep darkness. 13
Lamentations 4:17
Contextע (Ayin)
4:17 Our eyes continually failed us
as we looked in vain for help. 14
From our watchtowers we watched
for a nation that could not rescue us.
[8:15] 1 tn Heb “[We hoped] for a time of healing but behold terror.”
[14:19] 2 tn The words, “Then I said, ‘
[14:19] 3 tn Heb “does your soul despise.” Here as in many places the word “soul” stands as part for whole for the person himself emphasizing emotional and volitional aspects of the person. However, in contemporary English one does not regularly speak of the “soul” in contexts such as this but of the person.
[14:19] 4 tn Heb “Why have you struck us and there is no healing for us.” The statement involves poetic exaggeration (hyperbole) for rhetorical effect.
[14:19] 5 tn Heb “[We hope] for a time of healing but behold terror.”
[59:9] 6 tn מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat), which refers to “justice” in the earlier verses, here refers to “justice from God,” or “vindication.” Because the people are unjust, God refuses to vindicate them before their enemies. See v. 11.
[59:9] 7 sn The prophet speaks on behalf of the sinful nation and confesses its sins.
[59:9] 8 sn Light here symbolizes prosperity and blessing.
[59:9] 9 tn Heb “but, look, darkness”; NIV “but all is darkness.”
[59:9] 10 tn The words “we wait for” are supplied in the translation; the verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
[59:9] 11 tn The plural noun form may indicate degree here.
[59:9] 12 tn Or “walk about”; NCV “all we have is darkness.”