9:18 for the needy are not permanently ignored, 1
the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed. 2
[9:18] 1 tn Or “forgotten.”
[9:18] 2 tn Heb “the hope of the afflicted does [not] perish forever.” The negative particle is understood by ellipsis; note the preceding line. The imperfect verbal forms express what typically happens.
