Job 10:2
Context10:2 I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn 1 me;
tell me 2 why you are contending 3 with me.’
Ezekiel 18:28
Context18:28 Because he considered 4 and turned from all the sins he had done, he will surely live; he will not die.
Haggai 1:5
Context1:5 Here then is what the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Think carefully about what you are doing. 5
Haggai 1:7
Context1:7 “Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Pay close attention to these things also. 6
Luke 15:17-19
Context15:17 But when he came to his senses 7 he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food 8 enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger! 15:18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned 9 against heaven 10 and against 11 you. 15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me 12 like one of your hired workers.”’
[10:2] 1 tn The negated jussive is the Hiphil jussive of רָשַׁע (rasha’); its meaning then would be literally “do not declare me guilty.” The negated jussive stresses the immediacy of the request.
[10:2] 2 tn The Hiphil imperative of יָדַע (yada’) would more literally be “cause me to know.” It is a plea for God to help him understand the afflictions.
[10:2] 3 tn The verb is רִיב (riv), meaning “to dispute; to contend; to strive; to quarrel” – often in the legal sense. The precise words chosen in this verse show that the setting is legal. The imperfect verb here is progressive, expressing what is currently going on.
[1:5] 5 tn Heb “Set your heart upon your ways” (see 2:15, 18); traditionally “Consider your ways” (so KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB).
[1:7] 6 tn Heb “Set your heart upon your ways”; see v. 5.
[15:17] 7 tn Grk “came to himself” (an idiom).
[15:17] 8 tn Grk “bread,” but used figuratively for food of any kind (L&N 5.1).
[15:18] 9 sn In the confession “I have sinned” there is a recognition of wrong that pictures the penitent coming home and “being found.”
[15:18] 10 sn The phrase against heaven is a circumlocution for God.
[15:18] 11 tn According to BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνωπιον 4.a, “in relation to ἁμαρτάνειν ἐ. τινος sin against someone Lk 15:18, 21 (cf. Jdth 5:17; 1 Km 7:6; 20:1).”
[15:19] 12 tn Or “make me.” Here is a sign of total humility.