“Sovereign Lord, forgive Israel! 1
How can Jacob survive? 2
He is too weak!” 3
7:3 The Lord decided not to do this. 4 “It will not happen,” the Lord said.
7:5 I said, “Sovereign Lord, stop!
How can Jacob survive? 5
He is too weak!” 6
7:6 The Lord decided not to do this. 7 The sovereign Lord said, “This will not happen either.”
1 tn “Israel” is supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “stand” (so ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).
3 tn Heb “small.”
4 tn Or “changed his mind about this.”
5 tn Heb “stand.”
6 tn Heb “small.”
7 tn Or “changed his mind about this.”